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.
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| Coordinates | 27°19′25.82″S 153°4′57.48″E |
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| Type | Private, single-sex and day |
| Motto | Latin: Certa Bonum Certamen (Fight the Good Fight) |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1952 |
| Principal | Chris Mayes[1] |
| Years offered | Years 5–12 |
| Enrolment | 1,400 |
| Campus | Shorncliffe |
| Colour(s) | Green and gold |
| Affiliations | Associated Independent Colleges, Christian Brothers |
| Website | stpatricks |
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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
- Jayson Bukuya – rugby league player
- Joseph Champness – A-League player for the Brisbane Lions (on loan from the Newcastle Jets) [4] and professional rapper JOWIC [5]
- Nathan Corbett – boxer; W.K.N. Muay Thai Heavyweight World Champion
- Michael Crocker – rugby league player; represented Queensland and Australian Kangaroos
- Frank Dunell - first Queenslander to play in a VFL/AFL Premiership (1984) playing for the Essendon Football Club
- Lolo Fakaosilea – rugby union Player for the ACT Brumbies
- Justice Tony Fitzgerald – chaired Queensland's anti-corruption inquiry in the late 1980s Fitzgerald Inquiry and several other inquiries
- Drew Mitchell – rugby union player; represented the New South Wales Waratahs and Australian Wallabies
- Jesse Mogg – rugby union player; represented Montpelier and Australian Wallabies
- Dylan Napa – rugby league player for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
- Kyle Noke – professional mixed martial artist
- Sam Simpson – Olympic gymnast
- Jeral Skelton – rugby union player for Australia 7s
- Cheynee Stiller – Australian rules football player
- Corey Wagner – Australian rules football player for the Melbourne Demons
- Josh Wagner – Australian rules football player for the Melbourne Demons
- Adam White – Australian Olympic volleyball player
- Brendan Whitecross – Former Australian rules football player for the Hawthorn Hawks
- Ryan Smith - Queensland Reds Rugby Player and Captain of Brisbane City Rugby Union Team
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
- List of schools in Queensland
- Associated Independent Colleges
- Combined Independent Colleges
- Private Schools Guide
References
- "PRINCIPAL'S WELCOME". www.stpatricks.qld.edu.au. St. Patrick’s College. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- "St. Patrick's College on Instagram: "⭐ 2021 LEADERSHIP COMMISSIONING LITURGY ⭐ 2021 College Captain Angwik Shan. #menofaction #spcclassof2020 #spcclassof2021"". Instagram. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- "AIC Sport Results - Associated Independent Colleges". AIC. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- "Confirmed: Champness secures loan move to Roar". A-League. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- "JOWIC". Spotify. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- St. Patricks College Press Information
- Elliott Fletcher slain at St Patrick's College