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).
Sporting
St Patrick's is one of eight member schools of the Associated Independent Colleges (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. The 2019 House Championship was won by joint-winners Ryan and Xavier.
Notable alumni
- Jayson Bukuya – rugby league player
- Joseph Champness – A-League player for the Newcastle Jets and professional rapper JOWIC
- 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 Sydney Roosters
- 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 North Melbourne Kangaroos
- Josh Wagner – Australian rules football player for the Melbourne Demons
- Adam White – Australian Olympic volleyball player
- Brendan Whitecross – Australian rules football player for the Hawthorn Hawks
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.[2] The two students found themselves in a bullying situation at the Catholic school.[3]
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. Patricks College Press Information
- Elliott Fletcher slain at St Patrick's College