St Patrick's College, Shorncliffe

St Patrick's College is an independent Catholic primary and secondary day school for boys, located on the waterfront in Shorncliffe, north of Brisbane, in Queensland, Australia. Established by the Congregation of Christian Brothers in 1952, the college currently enrols approximately 1340 students across eight grades (Years 5 to 12).

St Patrick's College, Shorncliffe
Park Parade entrance
Location
Shorncliffe, Brisbane
,
Queensland

Australia
Coordinates27°19′25.82″S 153°4′57.48″E
Information
TypeIndependent primary and secondary day school
MottoLatin: Certa Bonum Certamen
(Fight the Good Fight)
Religious affiliation(s)Catholicism
DenominationCongregation of Christian Brothers
Established1952 (1952)
TrustEdmund Rice Education Australia
PrincipalChris Mayes[1]
Years offered5–12
Enrolment1,400
CampusSuburban
Colour(s)Green and gold   
AffiliationAssociated Independent Colleges
Websitestpatricks.qld.edu.au

On 15 February 2010, twelve-year-old Elliot Fletcher was stabbed in the bathroom by a thirteen-year-old classmate before dying shortly upon arrival at hospital.[2] Media reports claimed that the incident was related to bullying.[3]

Sport

St Patrick's is one of eight member schools of the Associated Independent Colleges (AIC)[4] and participates in that association's sporting competitions for high school students and junior school students. The college has had success in AIC, winning 5 aggregate cross country running championships (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014), a first VI volleyball premiership in 2014, a first XI cricket premiership and a first XV rugby premiership in 2018. The school also won the AIC aggregate chess championship in 2017.

AIC premierships

St Patrick's College has won the following AIC premierships.[5]

  • Australian Football - 2020
  • Basketball - 2015
  • Cricket (2) - 2018, 2020
  • Cross Country (4) - 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
  • Rugby - 2018
  • Soccer (2) - 2013, 2015
  • Tennis - 2006
  • Volleyball - 2015

House system

There are nine houses at SPC: Coffey, Kennedy, Mooney, O'Rourke, Quane, Rice, Ryan, Treacy and Xavier.

Notable alumni

See also

References
  1. "PRINCIPAL'S WELCOME". www.stpatricks.qld.edu.au. St. Patrick’s College. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  2. "St. Patricks College Press Information" (PDF) (Press release). St. Patrick's College, Shorncliffe. 15 February 2020.
  3. "Elliott Fletcher slain at St Patrick's College". news.com.au.
  4. "AIC Sport Results - Associated Independent Colleges". AIC. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  5. "About Associated Independent Colleges". AIC. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  6. "Squad Update: Joe Champness joins on loan". Brisbane Roar FC. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  7. "Confirmed: Champness secures loan move to Roar". A-League. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  8. "JOWIC". Spotify. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  9. Tucker, Jim; readApril 28, Lachlan Grey2 min; 2019 - 12:36pm (28 April 2019). "St Patrick's College champ thrilled with turnaround". couriermail. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  10. Garry, Chris; readOctober 4, Peter Badel2 min; 2013 - 9:19am (3 October 2013). "Rookie Rooster Dylan on song for GF". dailytelegraph. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  11. "Ryan Smith". reds.rugby. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
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