St Patrick's College, Shorncliffe

St Patrick's College is a private, Catholic day school for boys, situated on the waterfront in Shorncliffe, north of Brisbane, in Queensland, Australia.

St Patrick's College, Shorncliffe
Location
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Coordinates27°19′25.82″S 153°4′57.48″E
Information
TypePrivate, single-sex and day
MottoLatin: Certa Bonum Certamen
(Fight the Good Fight)
DenominationRoman Catholic
Established1952
PrincipalChris Mayes[1]
Years offeredYears 5–12
Enrolment1,400
CampusShorncliffe
Colour(s)Green and gold   
AffiliationsAssociated Independent Colleges, Christian Brothers
Websitestpatricks.qld.edu.au

Park Parade entrance

Established by the Congregation of Christian Brothers in 1952, the college currently enrols approximately 1340 students across eight grades (Years 5 to 12). The current college captain is Angwik Shan. [2]

Sporting

St Patrick's is one of eight member schools of the Associated Independent Colleges [3] (AIC) 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.

House system

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

Notable alumni

Notable incidents

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.[6] The two students found themselves in a bullying situation at the Catholic school.[7]

See also

References

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