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Honouring a great: George Devine Treloar Memorial Statue anniversary
Our newest student leaders have hit the ground running, attending the fifth anniversary of the unveiling of the George Devine Treloar Memorial Statue in Ballarat at the weekend.
In their first public appearance as College leaders, Hugo, Harrison and Brendon were honoured to lay a wreath during the ceremony with our Deputy Principal - Community John Richards.
Mr Richards also addressed those gathered to recognise the work of humanitarian and Old Collegian George Divine Treloar (SPC 1900), who assisted more than 100,000 members of the Pontian Greek community during troubles in the north-east region of Anatolia in the early 1920s.
“George is an Old Collegian of our great school, and he embodies many of the values that we aim to instil in our boys: honour, respect, empathy and hopefulness, and a deep value of human life," he said.
"At St Patrick’s, we hold the story of George Devine Treloar as an example to our boys of what is possible if you have sound values and an orientation towards considering others.”
We thank the Merimna Pontion Kyrion of Oceania for the kind invitation to participate in the ceremony.
Dobson's Uniform Shop
A reminder that College uniform is now available through Dobson's new store, which opened during the holidays at 29 Mair St East Ballarat, or online at https://dobsons.com.au/schools/st-patricks-college
The store's opening hours are:
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday: 8:30am – 5:00pm
- Saturday: 9:00am – 12:00pm
- Wednesday: CLOSED
Click and Collect is also available, with all orders placed before 1pm on Thursdays delivered free to the College on Friday mornings.
2025 VCE Early English booklist reminder
The 2025 VCE Early English booklist is now available. All orders need to be completed online at Campion using code Y373. The deadline for orders is this Sunday, 27 October.
Click on the link below for the booklist.
2024 Term 4 Key Dates
2025 Term Dates
Term 1
Years 7 & 12 Commence: Thursday, 30 January
All Students Commence: Friday, 31 January
Public Holiday: Monday, 10 March
Classes Conclude: Friday, 4 April
Term 2
Classes commence: Tuesday, 22 April
Public Holidays: Friday, 25 April (ANZAC Day) & Monday, 9 June (King’s Birthday)
Classes Conclude: Friday, 4 July
Term 3
All Students Commence: Tuesday, 22 July
Boarders’ Exeat: Monday, 18 August
Classes Conclude: Friday, 12 September
VCE Practice Exams: Monday, 15 September – Friday, 19 September
Term 4
All Students Commence: Monday, 6 October
Boarders' Exeat: Monday, 3 November & Tuesday, 4 November (Melbourne Cup)
Year 10-11 Head Start: Monday, 24 November – Tuesday, 9 December
Classes Conclude: Tuesday, 9 December