St Patrick's College is a

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secondary (7–12) college, located in Launceston,

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. The college has close to 1500 students enrolled.

History

The present St Patrick's College began on February 7, 1873, when the Presentation Sisters began teaching pupils at their convent in Launceston and Sacred Heart College was established. The growing need for the education of Catholic children in Launceston was further met by the arrival of the Christian Brothers and the opening of St Patrick's Christian Brothers' College at York Street on February 3, 1919. The third branch of the threefold educational tradition in Launceston began with the establishment of St Thomas More's School under the auspices of the Sisters of St Joseph in March 1938 at Newstead. The three schools flourished, and the Religious Orders made a significant contribution to the Catholic community of Launceston. Despite the hardships of earlier years, the Catholic community of Launceston continued to invest in the education of their children. Further financial strain and the challenges of a more extensive curriculum soon led to an amalgamation of the two secondary girl's Colleges of Sacred Heart and St Thomas More's. On March 3, 1978, the two schools joined to form Marian College. In 1984, St Patrick's College became a co-educational secondary school when the secondary classes from Marian College were transferred to St Patrick's. In 1987, St Patrick's Preparatory School (boys, Grade 3-6) joined with Sacred Heart School (co-educational to Grade 2, then girls only). The newly combined Sacred Heart School continues as a co-educational primary school today. In 1998, Year 7 classes left St Thomas More's Newstead campus and joined the other classes at Prospect. The process of amalgamation to a Catholic College on a single campus was complete. In 2019, St Patrick's College celebrated the 100th anniversary of the opening of the St Patrick's Christian Brothers' College. On Saturday, August 17, a gala dinner featuring parish clergy, alumni, staff, students and the wider community formally celebrated the anniversary.

Crest

The College crest, designed by staff and students, combines elements of the crests of the three Catholic colleges that previously existed in Launceston. The three sides of the triangle represent the three founding orders that were involved in the College (the Presentation Sisters, the Christian Brothers and the Sisters of St Joseph). The three red flames in the centre of represent the influence of the Holy Spirit on the founding orders, and the circle running through the triangle in the crest represents the unity of the three colleges combined. The chain in the crest symbolises the College's motto, and the cross represents the Christian faith as fundamental to the College.

House System

St Patrick's College is divided into four major houses. These are: MacKillop (blue), Tenison (yellow), Rice (red) and Nagle (green). These Houses act in the same way as houses do in many other Australian schools and students represent these bodies in school athletics and swimming carnivals as well as various academic competitions. Furthermore, each major House is divided into two sub-Houses - MacKillop - St Mary of the Cross MacKillop - Co-founder of the Sisters of St Joseph MacKillop Barry - Archbishop William Barry - Archbishop of Hobart 1926-29 MacKillop More - St Thomas More Nagle - Sister Nano Nagle - Founder of the Presentation Sisters Nagle Rochester - St John Fisher - Archbishop of Rochester Nagle Young - Archbishop Guilford Young - Archbishop of Hobart 1955-88 Rice - Brother Edmund Rice - Founder of the Christian Brothers Rice Bourke - The Bourke family - Generous benefactors to the founding schools Rice Chisholm - Caroline Chisholm - 19th-century humanitarian known for promoting the wellbeing of female immigrants in Australia. Tenison - Father Julian Tenison Woods - Co-founder of the Sisters of St Joseph Tenison Cotham - Father James Cotham - First priest in Launceston 1 13c 897 Tenison Delany - Archbishop Patrick Delany - Archbishop of Hobart 1907-26 This House system is intwined with the college's pastoral care system through the Tutor groups, Tutor roles and House Head support roles

Facilities

St Patrick's College is situated on approximately 16 hectares (39 acres) in Prospect, a suburb of Launceston, Tasmania. With approximately 1500 day students it is the largest school accommodating Years 7 through to 12 in Tasmania.

Sport

St Patrick's College is a member of the Sports Association of Tasmanian Independent Schools (SATIS). The school competes in various competitions including: athletics, badminton, basketball, cricket, cross country, equestrian, football, hockey, mountain biking, netball, rowing, soccer, swimming and tennis.

SATIS premierships

St Patrick's College has won the following SATIS premierships. Combined: * Athletics (11) - 1998, 1999, 2000, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 *Rowing - 2021 * Swimming (15) - 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 Boys: * Athletics (5) - 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 2012 * Basketball - 2011 * Cricket (14) - 1963, 1964, 1977, 1985, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2022 * Football (15) - 1964, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022 * Hockey (2) - 1980, 1982 * Rowing (3) - 2004, 2005, 2008 * Soccer (8) - 1989, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017 * Swimming (7) - 1982, 1983, 2007, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021 * Tennis (10) - 1963, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1987, 2002, 2003, 2004 Girls: * Athletics (7) - 1991, 2002, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018 * Football - 2018 * Hockey - 2015 * Netball (7) - 2006, 2009, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020 * Soccer (9) - 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 * Softball (5) - 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007 * Swimming (13) - 1984, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 * Tennis (7) - 1984, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

NSATIS premierships

St Patrick's College has won the following NSATIS premierships. Combined: * Athletics (13) - 1993, 1998, 1999, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 * Cross Country (12) - 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 * Swimming (20) - 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 Boys: * Athletics (13) - 1993, 1998, 1999, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 * Cross Country (14) - 1993, 1994, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 * Soccer (1sts) (19) - 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021 * Swimming (16) - 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 * Tennis (1sts) (4) - 2002, 2003, 2004, 2021 * Tennis (2nds) (5) - 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2011 Girls: * Athletics (10) - 1998, 1999, 2001, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 * Cross Country (10) - 1998, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 * Swimming (23) - 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 * Tennis (1sts) (7) - 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, * Tennis (2nds) (2) - 2001, 2002

Notable former students

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References

External links

St Patrick's College, Launceston website
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