St Patrick's College, Ballarat
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Ballarat, Victoria Australia |
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| Coordinates | 37°33′37″S 143°49′53″E / 37.56028°S 143.83139°ECoordinates: 37°33′37″S 143°49′53″E / 37.56028°S 143.83139°E |
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| Type | Independent, single-sex, day school |
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Latin: Facere et Docere (To Do and To Teach) |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic, Congregation of Christian Brothers |
| Established | 1893 |
| Founder | Christian Brothers |
| Chairman | Dennis Foley |
| Headmaster | John Crowley |
| Years | 7-12 |
| Enrolment | 1,430 |
| Colour(s) | Green, White & Blue |
| Slogan | "Ballarat's Best for Boys" |
| VCE average | 30 |
| Website | stpats.vic.edu.au |
St Patrick's College, sometimes referred to as St Pat's or SPC, is an Australian school founded by the Christian Brothers in 1893. It is a Roman Catholic day and boarding school, located in Ballarat, Victoria. It provides education for boys from Year 7 to Year 12, with an emphasis on sporting and academic programs. The school continues the tradition of the Christian Brothers in providing education for boys in Victoria and continuing the tradition of Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice, who founded the Congregation of Christian Brothers in 1802.
The college was originally called Holy Ghost College, which was administered by the Holy Ghost Fathers and started in 1888. Also in 1888, St Alipius' Primary School was established by the Christian Brothers. However, after a promising start, the senior school closed due to the Holy Ghost Fathers' departure for France. The Bishop of Ballarat at the time, the Most Reverend James Moore, quickly contacted the Provincial of the Christian Brothers in Australia, Brother Patrick Ambrose Treacy, to take over the running of the school. The new college opened its doors on 24 January 1893, as St Patrick's College. Four Christian Brothers were on the initial staff, with the Brother J. L. Ryan as the founding headmaster.
In 1924 St Patrick’s Christian Brother's boys’ primary school was built in Drummond Street South. This school and St Alipius were operated by the Christian Brothers at St Patrick's College but both became parish schools in the 1980s. St Patrick's College now no longer has a junior school attached to it and students commence at Year 7 having completed their primary education elsewhere.
The school gradually grew in stature and size to become not only the largest Catholic school in Ballarat, but one of the leading Catholic schools in Victoria. The college, under the governance of the Christian Brothers, grew from its first enrollment of 36 students in 1893 to 168 in 1902. The school's academic record was first class even in its infancy, with the 1893 dux of the college, Sir Hugh Devine, becoming a world-famous surgeon. The school has grown immensely in the past 100 years, with over 1,000 boys enrolled.
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