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'''St Patrick's College''' is an [[Independent school|independent]] [[Catholic school|Catholic]] primary and secondary [[day school]] for boys, located on the waterfront in [[Shorncliffe, Queensland|Shorncliffe]], north of [[Brisbane]], in [[Queensland]], [[Australia]]. Established by the [[Congregation of Christian Brothers]] in 1952, the college currently enrols approximately |
'''St Patrick's College''' is an [[Independent school|independent]] [[Catholic school|Catholic]] primary and secondary [[day school]] for boys, located on the waterfront in [[Shorncliffe, Queensland|Shorncliffe]], north of [[Brisbane]], in [[Queensland]], [[Australia]]. Established by the [[Congregation of Christian Brothers]] in 1952, the college currently enrols approximately 1400 students across eight grades (Years 5 to 12).<ref>{{Cite web |title=ST PATRICK'S COLLEGE, SHORNCLIFFE QLD |url=https://privateschoolsguide.com/st-patrick-s-college-shorncliffe-qld |access-date=15 October 2022 |website=Private Schools Guide}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=History and Traditions |url=https://www.stpatricks.qld.edu.au/discover-st-patricks/get-to-know-st-patricks/history-and-traditions |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240725013805/https://www.stpatricks.qld.edu.au/discover-st-patricks/get-to-know-st-patricks/history-and-traditions |archive-date=25 July 2024 |access-date=25 July 2024 |website=St Patrick's College, Shorncliffe}}</ref> |
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== History == |
== History == |
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=== 1800s === |
=== 1800s === |
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In 1862, [[John McConnel]], a pastoralist and member of the [[Queensland Legislative Council]], began construction on a house for his family on Park Parade. McConnel commissioned [[Benjamin Backhouse]], another politician at the time, and his architectural firm to design the property; a single-story timber house facing the waterfront. By 1864, construction was complete. A number of other properties under McConnel's name during the 1870s were built, including the Seaview Hotel built on Kate Street (now Pier Avenue) and Holland House, a boarding home.<ref name=" |
In 1862, [[John McConnel]], a pastoralist and member of the [[Queensland Legislative Council]], began construction on a house for his family on Park Parade. McConnel commissioned [[Benjamin Backhouse]], another politician at the time, and his architectural firm to design the property; a single-story timber house facing the waterfront. By 1864, construction was complete. A number of other properties under McConnel's name during the 1870s were built, including the Seaview Hotel built on Kate Street (now Pier Avenue) and Holland House, a boarding home.<ref name="St P's College">{{Cite web |date=August 2012 |title=St Patrick's College |url=https://heritage.brisbane.qld.gov.au/heritage-places/1471 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128143329/https://heritage.brisbane.qld.gov.au/heritage-places/1471 |archive-date=28 November 2021 |access-date=22 September 2022 |website=Brisbane City Council Local Heritage Places}}</ref> |
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In 1879, Moses Ward, a land speculator and chairman of the Redcliffe and Sandgate Steam Ferry Company,<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 March 1883 |title=Redcliffe and Sandgate Steam Ferry Company. |pages=406 |work=The Queenslander |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19790011 |access-date=22 September 2022}}</ref> purchased the property. Ward sold the property the following year to David Brown of the firm Thomas Brown and Sons located in inner-city Brisbane.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 January 2014 |title=Queensland Places - Morven, Shorncliffe |url=https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/blog/queensland-places-morven-shorncliffe |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226034535/https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/blog/queensland-places-morven-shorncliffe |archive-date=26 February 2022 |access-date=22 September 2022 |website=State Library of Queensland}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=4 March 1898 |title=THOMAS BROWN AND SONS, LIMITED. |pages=6 |work=The Brisbane Courier |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3667507 |access-date=22 September 2022}}</ref> The property was named “Morven” after Brown's [[Morvern|homeland]] in Scotland and is still known by that name today. In 1886, architect [[Francis Drummond Greville Stanley|F.D.G. Stanley]] renovated the property to a Georgian, two-story mansion and in 1891, further work was performed by the architectural firm [[Oakden, Addison and Kemp]].<ref name=" |
In 1879, Moses Ward, a land speculator and chairman of the Redcliffe and Sandgate Steam Ferry Company,<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 March 1883 |title=Redcliffe and Sandgate Steam Ferry Company. |pages=406 |work=The Queenslander |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19790011 |access-date=22 September 2022}}</ref> purchased the property. Ward sold the property the following year to David Brown of the firm Thomas Brown and Sons located in inner-city Brisbane.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 January 2014 |title=Queensland Places - Morven, Shorncliffe |url=https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/blog/queensland-places-morven-shorncliffe |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226034535/https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/blog/queensland-places-morven-shorncliffe |archive-date=26 February 2022 |access-date=22 September 2022 |website=State Library of Queensland}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=4 March 1898 |title=THOMAS BROWN AND SONS, LIMITED. |pages=6 |work=The Brisbane Courier |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3667507 |access-date=22 September 2022}}</ref> The property was named “Morven” after Brown's [[Morvern|homeland]] in Scotland and is still known by that name today. In 1886, architect [[Francis Drummond Greville Stanley|F.D.G. Stanley]] renovated the property to a Georgian, two-story mansion and in 1891, further work was performed by the architectural firm [[Oakden, Addison and Kemp]].<ref name="St P's College" /> |
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Due to the waterfront views the building provides and its lavish<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007 |title=Lounge room in Morven, a residence in Shorncliffe |url=https://collections.slq.qld.gov.au/viewer/IE345224 |access-date=22 September 2022 |website=State Library of Queensland}}</ref> upgrade, Morven became a popular residence for Brisbane's wealthy, including the likes of Queensland Governor [[Henry Wylie Norman]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Forrest |first=Peter |title=All for Queensland : the governors and the people |publisher=Shady Tree |year=2009 |isbn=9780980351569 |location=Darwin, N.T. |pages=123 |language=en}}</ref> |
Due to the waterfront views the building provides and its lavish<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007 |title=Lounge room in Morven, a residence in Shorncliffe |url=https://collections.slq.qld.gov.au/viewer/IE345224 |access-date=22 September 2022 |website=State Library of Queensland}}</ref> upgrade, Morven became a popular residence for Brisbane's wealthy, including the likes of Queensland Governor [[Henry Wylie Norman]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Forrest |first=Peter |title=All for Queensland : the governors and the people |publisher=Shady Tree |year=2009 |isbn=9780980351569 |location=Darwin, N.T. |pages=123 |language=en}}</ref> |
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=== 1900s === |
=== 1900s === |
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[[File:StateLibQld 1 192007 Morven, a residence in Shorncliffe, ca. 1932.jpg|left|thumb|Morven during its years as a guesthouse, ca. 1932]] |
[[File:StateLibQld 1 192007 Morven, a residence in Shorncliffe, ca. 1932.jpg|left|thumb|Morven during its years as a guesthouse, ca. 1932]] |
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In 1910, Edward Goddard Blume purchased Morven and in the following years it was run as a guesthouse by Blume's sister-in-law and her daughters. In 1943, Blume |
In 1910, Edward Goddard Blume purchased Morven and in the following years it was run as a guesthouse by Blume's sister-in-law and her daughters. In 1943, Blume died and the property became derelict. Morven was commonly referred to as a 'haunted house' by locals and was in complete disuse until 1947 where the evangelical Christian movement known for their beach missions, [[Children's Special Service Mission]], made use of the run-down property.<ref name="St P's Shorncliffe">{{Cite web |title=HISTORICAL TIMELINE |url=https://www.stpatricks.qld.edu.au/discover-st-patricks/2022-celebrating-70-years/timeline |access-date=22 September 2022 |website=St Patrick's College, Shorncliffe}}</ref> |
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In 1951, the dilapidated Morven building was purchased by the parish priest of Sandgate, Father Patrick O’Rourke, in order to build a Catholic boys' school due to overcrowding at Sacred Heart, a local convent school. St Patrick’s College commenced on 29 January 1952 with Brother Coffey as the principal and 172 enrolled students.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History and Traditions |url=https://www.stpatricks.qld.edu.au/discover-st-patricks/get-to-know-st-patricks/history-and-traditions |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517005655/https://www.stpatricks.qld.edu.au/discover-st-patricks/get-to-know-st-patricks/history-and-traditions |archive-date=17 May 2022 |access-date=15 October 2022 |website=St Patrick's College, Shorncliffe}}</ref> |
In 1951, the dilapidated Morven building was purchased by the parish priest of Sandgate, Father Patrick O’Rourke, in order to build a Catholic boys' school due to overcrowding at Sacred Heart, a local convent school. St Patrick’s College commenced on 29 January 1952 with Brother Coffey as the principal and 172 enrolled students.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History and Traditions |url=https://www.stpatricks.qld.edu.au/discover-st-patricks/get-to-know-st-patricks/history-and-traditions |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517005655/https://www.stpatricks.qld.edu.au/discover-st-patricks/get-to-know-st-patricks/history-and-traditions |archive-date=17 May 2022 |access-date=15 October 2022 |website=St Patrick's College, Shorncliffe}}</ref> |
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On 22 October 1988, [[Tony Fitzgerald]], an old boy of SPC, talked at a speech night at the |
On 22 October 1988, [[Tony Fitzgerald]], an 'old boy' of SPC, talked at a speech night at the college in his first public outing since his appointment as chair of the Fitzgerald Inquiry. The speech focused on the youth and their role in the challenges the inquiry brought to light, saying "the solutions to the problems with which my inquiry is concerned lie with us collectively, with our attitudes and behaviour as a community".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Simons |first=Margaret |date=25 October 1988 |title=An Old Boy gives an in-school warning |pages=3 |work=The Age |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UJxVAAAAIBAJ&dq=%22St+Patrick%27s+College%2C+Shorncliffe%22&pg=PA3&article_id=2221,3854400 |access-date=15 October 2022}}</ref> |
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More facilities were built over the decades to accommodate the growing student body, including a tuckshop in 1958, a swimming pool in 1972, and a middle school building for Years 5-6 in 1977 (called the Morrissey Building).<ref name=" |
More facilities were built over the decades to accommodate the growing student body, including a tuckshop in 1958, a swimming pool in 1972, and a middle school building for Years 5-6 in 1977 (called the Morrissey Building).<ref name="St P's Shorncliffe" /> In 1992, the college's main sporting fields were built on top of an old rubbish dump on Curlew Street in Sandgate, becoming known as Curlew Park.<ref>{{Cite web |title=THE ESSENTIALS |url=https://www.stpatricks.qld.edu.au/the-essentials |access-date=22 September 2022 |website=St Patrick's College, Shorncliffe}}</ref> |
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=== 2000s === |
=== 2000s === |
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==== Heritage listing of Morven ==== |
==== Heritage listing of Morven ==== |
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In 2004, the Christian Brother's stopped residing in the college after 52 years of living within Morven.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022 |title=THE MORVEN OBA MAGAZINE - Gala Special, Issue No.5 |url=https://media.digistormhosting.com.au/spc-au-qld-15-website/content/The-Morven-2022-Issue-5.pdf?mtime=20220518115319 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922034131/https://media.digistormhosting.com.au/spc-au-qld-15-website/content/The-Morven-2022-Issue-5.pdf?mtime=20220518115319 |archive-date=22 September 2022 |access-date=22 September 2022 |website=St Patrick's College, Shorncliffe - The Essentials - The Morven OBA Magazine}}</ref> It was declared a local heritage place that same year due to its historical and social significance.<ref name=" |
In 2004, the Christian Brother's stopped residing in the college after 52 years of living within Morven.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022 |title=THE MORVEN OBA MAGAZINE - Gala Special, Issue No.5 |url=https://media.digistormhosting.com.au/spc-au-qld-15-website/content/The-Morven-2022-Issue-5.pdf?mtime=20220518115319 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922034131/https://media.digistormhosting.com.au/spc-au-qld-15-website/content/The-Morven-2022-Issue-5.pdf?mtime=20220518115319 |archive-date=22 September 2022 |access-date=22 September 2022 |website=St Patrick's College, Shorncliffe - The Essentials - The Morven OBA Magazine}}</ref> It was declared a local heritage place that same year due to its historical and social significance.<ref name="St P's College" /> The building now contains offices for teachers and the administration office. |
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==== 2010 stabbing of |
==== 2010 stabbing of student ==== |
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On 15 February 2010, twelve-year-old Elliot Fletcher was stabbed in the |
On 15 February 2010, twelve-year-old Elliot Fletcher was stabbed in the college's bathroom by a thirteen-year-old classmate before dying upon arrival at hospital. Media reports claimed the alleged offender was a victim of bullying at the college who stabbed Elliot using a knife intended to "scare" his tormentors.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ironside |first=Robyn |date=16 February 2010 |title=School stabbing victim revealed - 12-year-old Elliott Fletcher |work=The Daily Telegraph |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/school-stabbing-victim-revealed-12-year-old-elliott-fletcher/news-story/1b44985d62382255133f156936eeeab3 |access-date=20 September 2022}}</ref> After fleeing the college grounds, the attacker was found with minor wounds and taken to hospital by police; he was charged with murder the same day.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Schoolboy charged with murder - World News |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/schoolboy-charged-with-murder/BBGQCILVFD2R4KFLJQMEINGNHY/ |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=NZ Herald |language=en-NZ}}</ref> |
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A Facebook memorial page was created following the tragedy, seeing hundreds of people paying tribute to Elliot. After a number of graphic images were put up in an effort to vandalise the tribute page, Queensland Police launched an investigation and, in the following months, the man responsible for the defacement was charged with child exploitation offenses.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hurst |first=Daniel |date=2010-06-04 |title=Man charged with defacing online tributes to dead children |url=https://www.smh.com.au/technology/man-charged-with-defacing-online-tributes-to-dead-children-20100604-xi2n.html |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}</ref> |
A Facebook memorial page was created following the tragedy, seeing hundreds of people paying tribute to Elliot. After a number of graphic images were put up in an effort to vandalise the tribute page, Queensland Police launched an investigation and, in the following months, the man responsible for the defacement was charged with child exploitation offenses.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hurst |first=Daniel |date=2010-06-04 |title=Man charged with defacing online tributes to dead children |url=https://www.smh.com.au/technology/man-charged-with-defacing-online-tributes-to-dead-children-20100604-xi2n.html |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}</ref> |
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==== Support for LGBTQ+ rights ==== |
==== Support for LGBTQ+ rights ==== |
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In 2021, the |
In 2021, the college organised activities for celebrating IDAHOBIT which involved age-appropriate education surrounding LGBTQ+ issues. This garnered backlash from some in the Catholic community, a [[The Catholic Weekly|Catholic Weekly]] article penning that the education was "a dangerous institutionalised cave-in hidden beneath the title of pastoral care".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Parker |first=James |date=3 June 2021 |title=Catholic college’s ‘Pride’ days: what’s wrong with this picture? |work=The Catholic Weekly |url=https://www.catholicweekly.com.au/catholic-colleges-pride-days-whats-wrong-with-this-picture/ |url-status=live |access-date=3 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230902225003/https://www.catholicweekly.com.au/catholic-colleges-pride-days-whats-wrong-with-this-picture/ |archive-date=2 September 2023}}</ref> A [[QNews]] article instead highlighted the "overwhelming response" on social media to their "inclusive approach" to the issue.<ref>{{Cite news |last=James |first=Michael |date=26 May 2021 |title=Brisbane Catholic school comes out in support of pride for IDAHOBIT |work=QNews |url=https://qnews.com.au/brisbane-catholic-school-comes-out-in-support-of-pride-for-idahobit/ |url-status=live |access-date=3 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230902225335/https://qnews.com.au/brisbane-catholic-school-comes-out-in-support-of-pride-for-idahobit/ |archive-date=2 September 2023}}</ref> |
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==Sport== |
==Sport== |
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St Patrick's College is one of eight member schools of the [[Associated Independent Colleges]] (AIC) |
St Patrick's College is one of eight member schools of the [[Associated Independent Colleges]] (AIC) and participates in that association's sporting competitions for high school and junior school students. The college has had success in AIC, winning four aggregate cross country championships (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014), two First XI cricket premierships (2018, 2020) and two First XI football premierships (2013, 2015). |
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=== AIC premierships === |
=== AIC premierships === |
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St Patrick's College has won the following AIC premierships as of July 2024: |
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St Patrick's College has won the following AIC premierships.<ref>{{Cite web|title=About Associated Independent Colleges|url=https://aicsport.com.au/about-aic/|access-date=2021-09-15|website=AIC|language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=PREMIERSHIP HISTORY AIC CHESS FIRST IV PREMIERS |url=https://aicsport.com.au/premiership-history-chess/ |access-date=22 September 2022 |website=Associated Independent Colleges}}</ref> |
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* Australian Football<ref>{{Cite web |title=AFL PREMIERSHIP HISTORY |url=https://aicsport.com.au/premiership-history-afl/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240725000427/https://aicsport.com.au/premiership-history-afl/ |archive-date=25 July 2024 |access-date=25 July 2024 |website=AIC Sport}}</ref> – 2020 |
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* Australian Football – 2020 |
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* Basketball<ref>{{Cite web |title=BASKETBALL PREMIERSHIP HISTORY |url=https://aicsport.com.au/premiership-history-basketball/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240725001129/https://aicsport.com.au/premiership-history-basketball/ |archive-date=25 July 2024 |access-date=25 July 2024 |website=AIC Sport}}</ref> – 2015 |
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* Basketball – 2015 |
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* Chess<ref>{{Cite web |title=CHESS PREMIERSHIP HISTORY |url=https://aicsport.com.au/premiership-history-chess/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240725001317/https://aicsport.com.au/premiership-history-chess/ |archive-date=25 July 2024 |access-date=25 July 2024 |website=AIC Sport}}</ref> – 2020 |
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* Chess – 2020 |
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* Cricket (2)<ref>{{Cite web |title=CRICKET PREMIERSHIP HISTORY |url=https://aicsport.com.au/premiership-history-cricket/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240725001512/https://aicsport.com.au/premiership-history-cricket/ |archive-date=25 July 2024 |access-date=25 July 2024 |website=AIC Sport}}</ref> – 2018, 2020 |
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* Cricket (2) – 2018, 2020 |
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* Cross Country (4)<ref>{{Cite web |title=CROSS COUNTRY PREMIERSHIP HISTORY |url=https://aicsport.com.au/premiership-history-cross-country/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240725001735/https://aicsport.com.au/premiership-history-cross-country/ |archive-date=25 July 2024 |access-date=25 July 2024 |website=AIC Sport}}</ref> – 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
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* Cross Country (4) – 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
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* Rugby Union<ref>{{Cite web |title=RUGBY PREMIERSHIP HISTORY |url=https://aicsport.com.au/premiership-history-rugby/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240725002620/https://aicsport.com.au/premiership-history-rugby/ |archive-date=25 July 2024 |access-date=25 July 2024 |website=AIC Sport}}</ref> – 2018 |
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* Rugby League<ref>{{Cite web |title=RUGBY LEAGUE PREMIERSHIP HISTORY |url=https://aicsport.com.au/premiership-history-rugby-league/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240725002916/https://aicsport.com.au/premiership-history-rugby-league/ |archive-date=25 July 2024 |access-date=25 July 2024 |website=AIC Sport}}</ref> – 2021 |
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* Rugby Union – 2018 |
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* Football (2)<ref>{{Cite web |title=FOOTBALL PREMIERSHIP HISTORY |url=https://aicsport.com.au/premiership-history-football/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240725002333/https://aicsport.com.au/premiership-history-football/ |archive-date=25 July 2024 |access-date=25 July 2024 |website=AIC Sport}}</ref> – 2013, 2015 |
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* Rugby League – 2021 |
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* Tennis<ref>{{Cite web |title=TENNIS PREMIERSHIP HISTORY |url=https://aicsport.com.au/premiership-history-tennis/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240725003203/https://aicsport.com.au/premiership-history-tennis/ |archive-date=25 July 2024 |access-date=25 July 2024 |website=AIC Sport}}</ref> – 2006 |
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* Soccer (2) – 2013, 2015 |
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* Volleyball<ref>{{Cite web |title=VOLLEYBALL PREMIERSHIP HISTORY |url=https://aicsport.com.au/premiership-history-volleyball/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240725003853/https://aicsport.com.au/premiership-history-volleyball/ |archive-date=25 July 2024 |access-date=25 July 2024 |website=AIC Sport}}</ref> – 2015 |
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* Tennis – 2006 |
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St Patrick's College also won the Balharry Shield in 2014, an AIC golf tournament.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014 |title=The Buzz |url=https://www.marash.qld.edu.au/files/sport/Senior%20Sport/WeeklyNewsletter/The_Buzz_Week_6_Term_4_-_12_11_2014.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119232758/https://www.marash.qld.edu.au/files/sport/Senior%20Sport/WeeklyNewsletter/The_Buzz_Week_6_Term_4_-_12_11_2014.pdf |archive-date=19 November 2018 |website=Marist College Ashgrove}}</ref> |
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* Volleyball – 2015 |
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=== Non |
=== Non-AIC sports === |
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College [[esports]] started in Term 3 2022 with the college's participation and first place finish in the Acer High Schools Cup's annual [[Rocket League]] competition.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 September 2022 |title=CONGRATULATIONS SPC Rocket League E-Sports team |url=https://www.facebook.com/StPatricksCollegeofficial/posts/586523639678607/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240725005553/https://www.facebook.com/StPatricksCollegeofficial/posts/586523639678607/ |archive-date=25 July 2024 |access-date=25 July 2024 |website=Facebook}}</ref> |
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College [[esports]] competitions were first officially started in 2022, with the college's participation in the [https://ael.org.au/ Australian Esports League] and [https://ael.org.au/hs/ Acer High Schools Cup's] annual [[Rocket League]] competition marking the very first time the school would recognise gaming as a sport.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SPC Paddy’s Battalion ☘️ on Instagram: "SPC we are making history ‼️ The first ever St Patricks College E-Sports team led by Caleb Harrison, featuring Joel Heinrich, Ethan Olsson, Noah Bradfield and Jake Smith. Make sure to watch these boys participate in their first ever school competition in the Australians E-Sports League! To watch try either of the two links below! Good luck to all! https://www.facebook.com/gaming/auesportsleague https://www.youtube.com/c/AUesportsleague" |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/ChHiyxBpprW/ |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=Instagram |language=en}}</ref> This would lead to St Patrick's College earning a spot in the league's Hall of Fame after winning the Term 3 2022 Rocket League championship.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Acer High Schools Cup powered by Predator |url=https://ael.org.au/hs/ |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=Australian Esports League |language=en-AU}}</ref> There was also a separate AIC esports competition in [[Minecraft]] 5v5 Capture the Flag.<ref>{{Cite web |title=St Patrick's College on Instagram: "Good luck to our SPC esports teams who will participate in the first AIC esports competition this weekend. They will play off against the eight participating AIC schools in Minecraft Education Edition ‘Capture the Flag 5 vs 5’. 👍🏁 #esports • #minecraftEDU" |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj9duvyP8uT/ |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=Instagram |language=en}}</ref> |
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== Culture == |
== Culture == |
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St Patrick's College offers a number of cultural programs, including:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cultural Program |url=https://www.stpatricks.qld.edu.au/student-life/cultural-program |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018160405/https://www.stpatricks.qld.edu.au/student-life/cultural-program |archive-date=18 October 2022 |access-date=19 October 2022 |website=St Patrick's College, Shorncliffe}}</ref> |
St Patrick's College offers a number of cultural programs, including:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cultural Program |url=https://www.stpatricks.qld.edu.au/student-life/cultural-program |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018160405/https://www.stpatricks.qld.edu.au/student-life/cultural-program |archive-date=18 October 2022 |access-date=19 October 2022 |website=St Patrick's College, Shorncliffe}}</ref> |
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* Instrumental and Vocal Music |
* Instrumental and Vocal Music – there are over 20 ensembles ranging from percussion to jazz performing at the college and other events such as the [[Queensland Catholic Schools & Colleges Music Festival|QCMF]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Co-Curricular Music Program |url=https://www.stpatricks.qld.edu.au/student-life/cultural-program/co-curricular-music-program |access-date=19 October 2022 |website=St Patrick's College, Shorncliffe}}</ref> |
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* Chess |
* Chess |
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* Debating |
* Debating |
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* Dance Crew |
* Dance Crew |
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The college stages biannual senior and junior musicals with another Catholic secondary school, St John Fisher College and in collaboration with local community theatre company [https://brisbanejuniortheatre.com.au/ Brisbane Junior Theatre]. The most recent senior school musicals were [[High School Musical on Stage!|High School Musical]] (2017), [[Grease (musical)|Grease]] (2019), [[The Addams Family (musical)|The Addams Family]] (2021) and [[Shrek The Musical]] (2023).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cultural Activities & Sign-On |url=https://www.stpatricks.qld.edu.au/student-life/cultural-program/culture-activities |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018162504/https://www.stpatricks.qld.edu.au/student-life/cultural-program/culture-activities |archive-date=18 October 2022 |access-date=19 October 2022 |website=St Patrick's College, Shorncliffe}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Shrek the Musical, St. Patrick's College, Thu 11th May 2023, 7:00 pm - Sat 13th May 2023, 9:30 pm AEST {{!}} Humanitix |url=https://events.humanitix.com/shrek-the-muscial |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=events.humanitix.com |language=en}}</ref> The college also stages biannual dramatic stage play productions, starting with The Ghost of Morven in 2022, an entirely original play based on local folktale about the college.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Ghost of Morven - Senior Dramatic Production 26 August 2022, Fri 26th Aug 2022, 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm AEST {{!}} Humanitix |url=https://events.humanitix.com/the-ghost-of-morven-senior-dramatic-production-lgg8y36l |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=events.humanitix.com |language=en}}</ref> The students of the college also help organise a yearly "Showcase" event where each house competes in a battle of stage performance.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |
The college stages biannual senior and junior musicals with another Catholic secondary school, St John Fisher College, and in collaboration with local community theatre company [https://brisbanejuniortheatre.com.au/ Brisbane Junior Theatre]. The most recent senior school musicals were [[High School Musical on Stage!|High School Musical]] (2017), [[Grease (musical)|Grease]] (2019), [[The Addams Family (musical)|The Addams Family]] (2021) and [[Shrek The Musical]] (2023).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cultural Activities & Sign-On |url=https://www.stpatricks.qld.edu.au/student-life/cultural-program/culture-activities |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018162504/https://www.stpatricks.qld.edu.au/student-life/cultural-program/culture-activities |archive-date=18 October 2022 |access-date=19 October 2022 |website=St Patrick's College, Shorncliffe}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Shrek the Musical, St. Patrick's College, Thu 11th May 2023, 7:00 pm - Sat 13th May 2023, 9:30 pm AEST {{!}} Humanitix |url=https://events.humanitix.com/shrek-the-muscial |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=events.humanitix.com |language=en}}</ref> The college also stages biannual dramatic stage play productions, starting with The Ghost of Morven in 2022, an entirely original play based on local folktale about the college.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Ghost of Morven - Senior Dramatic Production 26 August 2022, Fri 26th Aug 2022, 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm AEST {{!}} Humanitix |url=https://events.humanitix.com/the-ghost-of-morven-senior-dramatic-production-lgg8y36l |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=events.humanitix.com |language=en}}</ref> The students of the college also help organise a yearly "Showcase" event where each house competes in a battle of stage performance.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=2021 Showcase - House Messages and Photo Album |url=https://www.stpatricks.qld.edu.au/newsletter-articles/st-patricks-college-showcase |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240725010534/https://www.stpatricks.qld.edu.au/newsletter-articles/st-patricks-college-showcase |archive-date=25 July 2024 |access-date=25 July 2024 |website=St Patrick's College, Shorncliffe}}</ref> |
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==House system== |
==House system== |
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There are nine houses at St Patrick's College:<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018 |title=St Patrick's College 2018 Orientation |url=https://emarketing-au.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/85146/42vbZ8PHQBW7I2vnc9hL5Uy6xejm7LzPmG9cjM1oBlI/1880981.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922025836/https://emarketing-au.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/85146/42vbZ8PHQBW7I2vnc9hL5Uy6xejm7LzPmG9cjM1oBlI/1880981.pdf |archive-date=22 September 2022 |access-date=22 September 2022}}</ref> |
There are nine houses at St Patrick's College:<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018 |title=St Patrick's College 2018 Orientation |url=https://emarketing-au.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/85146/42vbZ8PHQBW7I2vnc9hL5Uy6xejm7LzPmG9cjM1oBlI/1880981.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922025836/https://emarketing-au.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/85146/42vbZ8PHQBW7I2vnc9hL5Uy6xejm7LzPmG9cjM1oBlI/1880981.pdf |archive-date=22 September 2022 |access-date=22 September 2022}}</ref> |
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* Coffey (blue) – named after Brother Coffey, the first principal of the college from 1952 to 1957 |
* Coffey (blue) – named after Brother Coffey, the first principal of the college from 1952 to 1957 |
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* Kennedy (purple) – named after John J. Kennedy, principal of the college from 1995 to 1999 |
* Kennedy (purple) – named after John J. Kennedy, principal of the college from 1995 to 1999 |
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* Mooney (green) – named after Brother Mooney, principal of the college from 1966 to 1971 |
* Mooney (green) – named after Brother Mooney, principal of the college from 1966 to 1971 |
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* O'Rourke (yellow) – named after Father Patrick O'Rourke, the |
* O'Rourke (yellow) – named after Father Patrick O'Rourke, the college's founder |
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* Quane (red) – named after Brother Quane, principal of the college from 1964 to 1965 |
* Quane (red) – named after Brother Quane, principal of the college from 1964 to 1965 |
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* Rice (orange) – named after [[Edmund Ignatius Rice]], the catholic missionary who founded the [[Congregation of Christian Brothers]] |
* Rice (orange) – named after [[Edmund Ignatius Rice]], the catholic missionary who founded the [[Congregation of Christian Brothers]] |
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==Notable alumni== |
==Notable alumni== |
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Alumni of St Patrick’s College are called Old Boys and can join the St Patrick’s Old Boys' Association (SPCOBA).<ref>{{Cite web |title=OLD BOYS' ASSOCIATION |url=https://www.stpatricks.qld.edu.au/the-essentials/past-students-association |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103014121/https://www.stpatricks.qld.edu.au/the-essentials/past-students-association |archive-date=3 January 2023 |access-date=3 January 2023}}</ref> |
Alumni of St Patrick’s College are called Old Boys and can join the St Patrick’s Old Boys' Association (SPCOBA).<ref>{{Cite web |title=OLD BOYS' ASSOCIATION |url=https://www.stpatricks.qld.edu.au/the-essentials/past-students-association |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103014121/https://www.stpatricks.qld.edu.au/the-essentials/past-students-association |archive-date=3 January 2023 |access-date=3 January 2023}}</ref> Notable Old Boys include: |
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* [[Jayson Bukuya]]<ref name=" |
* [[Jayson Bukuya]]<ref name="champ thrilled" /> – former rugby league footballer; represented the [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks|Cronulla Sharks]], the [[New Zealand Warriors]], and [[Fiji national rugby league team|Fiji's national team]] |
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* [[Joseph Champness]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Squad Update: Joe Champness joins on loan|url=https://www.brisbaneroar.com.au/news/squad-update-joe-champness-joins-loan|access-date=2021-07-09|website=Brisbane Roar FC|language=en}}</ref> – footballer for the [[New Zealand national football team|New Zealand national team]] and professional rapper JOWIC<ref>{{Cite web|title=JOWIC|url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/2kVjfu0cjXHPSS4JJvQMsQ|access-date=2020-12-03|website=Spotify|language=en}}</ref> |
* [[Joseph Champness]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Squad Update: Joe Champness joins on loan|url=https://www.brisbaneroar.com.au/news/squad-update-joe-champness-joins-loan|access-date=2021-07-09|website=Brisbane Roar FC|language=en}}</ref> – footballer for the [[New Zealand national football team|New Zealand national team]] and professional rapper JOWIC<ref>{{Cite web|title=JOWIC|url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/2kVjfu0cjXHPSS4JJvQMsQ|access-date=2020-12-03|website=Spotify|language=en}}</ref> |
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* [[Michael Crocker]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 February 2015 |title=Teen to face court over fatal stabbing |work=SBS News |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/teen-to-face-court-over-fatal-stabbing/wys7kfsov |url-status=live |access-date=15 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221015114106/https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/teen-to-face-court-over-fatal-stabbing/wys7kfsov |archive-date=15 October 2022}}</ref> – former Australian rugby league footballer; represented [[Queensland State of Origin|Queensland]] and the [[Australian Kangaroos]] |
* [[Michael Crocker]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 February 2015 |title=Teen to face court over fatal stabbing |work=SBS News |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/teen-to-face-court-over-fatal-stabbing/wys7kfsov |url-status=live |access-date=15 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221015114106/https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/teen-to-face-court-over-fatal-stabbing/wys7kfsov |archive-date=15 October 2022}}</ref> – former Australian rugby league footballer; represented [[Queensland State of Origin|Queensland]] and the [[Australian Kangaroos]] |
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* [[Lolo Fakaosilea]]<ref name=" |
* [[Lolo Fakaosilea]]<ref name="champ thrilled" /> – rugby union footballer for the [[Hanazono Kintetsu Liners|Kintetsu Liners]] |
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* [[Tony Fitzgerald]] {{Post-nominals|country=AUS|AC|KC}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Honourable Gerald (Tony) Fitzgerald AC |url=https://www.sclqld.org.au/judicial-papers/judicial-profiles/profiles/gefitzgerald |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170219015031/https://www.sclqld.org.au/judicial-papers/judicial-profiles/profiles/gefitzgerald |archive-date=19 February 2017 |access-date=20 September 2022 |website=Supreme Court Library Queensland}}</ref> – former Australian judge; chaired the [[Fitzgerald Inquiry]] in Queensland relating to police corruption |
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* [[Drew Mitchell]]<ref name=" |
* [[Drew Mitchell]]<ref name="champ thrilled">{{Cite web |last1=Tucker |first1=Jim |last2=Grey |first2=Lachlan |date=2019-04-28 |title=St Patrick's College champ thrilled with turnaround |url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/rugby/gps-rugby/st-patricks-college-champ-drew-mitchell-thrilled-with-turnaround/news-story/bbb08787d73d43e80bbc6ba711925b95 |url-access=subscription |access-date=2021-07-09 |website=The Courier-Mail |language=en}}</ref> – former Australian rugby union footballer; represented the [[Queensland Reds]], the [[New South Wales Waratahs|Waratahs]], and [[Australia national rugby union team|Australia's national team]] |
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* [[Jesse Mogg]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harris |first=Bret |date=20 September 2022 |title=Brumbies fullback Jesse Mogg playing in similar fashion to former Wallabies winger Joe Roff |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/rugby/super-rugby/brumbies-fullback-jesse-mogg-playing-in-similar-fashion-to-former-wallabies-winger-joe-roff/news-story/47dedb266334d9282c725e9599d0ecd2 |access-date=20 September 2022 |website=Fox Sports}}</ref> – Australian rugby union footballer for the [[ACT Brumbies]] |
* [[Jesse Mogg]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harris |first=Bret |date=20 September 2022 |title=Brumbies fullback Jesse Mogg playing in similar fashion to former Wallabies winger Joe Roff |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/rugby/super-rugby/brumbies-fullback-jesse-mogg-playing-in-similar-fashion-to-former-wallabies-winger-joe-roff/news-story/47dedb266334d9282c725e9599d0ecd2 |access-date=20 September 2022 |website=Fox Sports}}</ref> – Australian rugby union footballer for the [[ACT Brumbies]] |
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* [[Dylan Napa]]<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Garry |first1=Chris |last2=Badel |first2=Peter |date=4 October 2013 |title=Sonny Bill Williams inspires rookie Rooster Dylan Napa |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/sonny-bill-williams-inspires-rookie-rooster-dylan-napa/news-story/3298516f76e5fa19f52812742090df0d |access-date=20 September 2022 |website=The Daily Telegraph |language=en}}</ref> – rugby league footballer for the [[Catalans Dragons]] |
* [[Dylan Napa]]<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Garry |first1=Chris |last2=Badel |first2=Peter |date=4 October 2013 |title=Sonny Bill Williams inspires rookie Rooster Dylan Napa |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/sonny-bill-williams-inspires-rookie-rooster-dylan-napa/news-story/3298516f76e5fa19f52812742090df0d |access-date=20 September 2022 |website=The Daily Telegraph |language=en}}</ref> – rugby league footballer for the [[Catalans Dragons]] |
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* [[Jeral Skelton]]<ref name=" |
* [[Jeral Skelton]]<ref name="champ thrilled" /> – Australian rugby league footballer for the [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs|Canterbury Bulldogs]] |
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* [[Ryan Smith (rugby union, born 1996)|Ryan Smith]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 February 2020 |title=Ryan closing in on Super Reds’ debut |pages=44 |work=Caboolture Shire Herald |url=https://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/permalink/61SLQ_INST/150f1in/BM_eNrjYuBNLC3JSM0ryUxOLElNYWHgNLC0MNS1NDE35WDgLS7OTDIwMLAwMzc2MuRkUAuqTMxTSM7JL87MS1fIzFPIz1MILi1ILVIISk0pftQwUyElNam0hIeBNS0xpziVF0pzM6i6uYY4e-gWFOUXlqYWl8TnpZYXFyQCNRbHGxmbGptaGloaGxgTqw4A_Dk3GA |url-access=limited |access-date=3 January 2023}}</ref> – Australian rugby union footballer for the Queensland Reds |
* [[Ryan Smith (rugby union, born 1996)|Ryan Smith]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 February 2020 |title=Ryan closing in on Super Reds’ debut |pages=44 |work=Caboolture Shire Herald |url=https://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/permalink/61SLQ_INST/150f1in/BM_eNrjYuBNLC3JSM0ryUxOLElNYWHgNLC0MNS1NDE35WDgLS7OTDIwMLAwMzc2MuRkUAuqTMxTSM7JL87MS1fIzFPIz1MILi1ILVIISk0pftQwUyElNam0hIeBNS0xpziVF0pzM6i6uYY4e-gWFOUXlqYWl8TnpZYXFyQCNRbHGxmbGptaGloaGxgTqw4A_Dk3GA |url-access=limited |access-date=3 January 2023}}</ref> – Australian rugby union footballer for the [[Queensland Reds]] |
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* [[Cheynee Stiller]]<ref name=" |
* [[Cheynee Stiller]]<ref name="gem kids">{{Cite news |last=Stannard |first=Damien |date=21 October 2007 |title=Queensland kids an AFL gem field |work=The Sunday Mail |url=https://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/permalink/61SLQ_INST/150f1in/BM_eNrjYuBNLC3JSM0ryUxOLElNYWLgNDQ2MtI1NTIxZkFiczBwFRdnGRgAmeZGnAwKgaWpqXnFOYl5KQrZmSnFCol5Co5uPgrpqbkKaZmpOSk8DKxpiTnFqbxQmptBxc01xNlDt6Aov7A0tbgkPi-1vLggsSC1qDje2NTYxNLMxMjCmEhlAII-NDU |url-access=limited |access-date=1 January 2023}}</ref> – former Australian rules footballer; represented the [[Brisbane Lions]] |
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* [[Corey Wagner]]<ref name=" |
* [[Corey Wagner]]<ref name="Wagner grassroots">{{Cite news |last=Pramberg |first=Bernie |date=21 September 2015 |title=Love of the Game: Wagner family grassroots greats in Aussie rules |work=Herald Sun |url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/love-of-the-game-wagner-family-grassroots-greats-in-aussie-rules/news-story/32ea24ca3b1070c7a07e433b76dfa61e |access-date=21 September 2022}}</ref> – Australian rules footballer |
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* [[Josh Wagner (footballer)|Josh Wagner]]<ref name=" |
* [[Josh Wagner (footballer)|Josh Wagner]]<ref name="Wagner grassroots" /> – former Australian rules footballer |
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* [[Adam White (volleyball)|Adam White]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=ADAM WHITE |url=http://london2012.olympics.com.au/athlete/adam-white |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120817190909/http://london2012.olympics.com.au/athlete/adam-white |archive-date=17 August 2012 |website=2012 Australian Olympic Team}}</ref> – Australian volleyball player; represented [[Australia men's national volleyball team|Australia's national team]] and competed in the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] |
* [[Adam White (volleyball)|Adam White]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=ADAM WHITE |url=http://london2012.olympics.com.au/athlete/adam-white |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120817190909/http://london2012.olympics.com.au/athlete/adam-white |archive-date=17 August 2012 |website=2012 Australian Olympic Team}}</ref> – Australian volleyball player; represented [[Australia men's national volleyball team|Australia's national team]] and competed in the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] |
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* [[Brendan Whitecross]]<ref name=" |
* [[Brendan Whitecross]]<ref name="gem kids" /> – former Australian rules footballer; represented the [[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn Hawks]] |
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* [[Matthew Lydement]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 2021 |title=THE MORVEN OBA MAGAZINE - September 2021, Issue No.3 |url=https://www.flipsnack.com/stpatsofficial/the-morven-september-issue-3/full-view.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220923074710/https://www.flipsnack.com/stpatsofficial/the-morven-september-issue-3/full-view.html |archive-date=23 September 2022 |access-date=23 September 2022 |website=St Patrick's College, Shorncliffe - The Essentials - The Morven OBA Magazine}}</ref> – Australian weightlifter; competed in the [[2020 Summer Olympics]] |
* [[Matthew Lydement]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 2021 |title=THE MORVEN OBA MAGAZINE - September 2021, Issue No.3 |url=https://www.flipsnack.com/stpatsofficial/the-morven-september-issue-3/full-view.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220923074710/https://www.flipsnack.com/stpatsofficial/the-morven-september-issue-3/full-view.html |archive-date=23 September 2022 |access-date=23 September 2022 |website=St Patrick's College, Shorncliffe - The Essentials - The Morven OBA Magazine}}</ref> – Australian weightlifter; competed in the [[2020 Summer Olympics]] |
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* [[Brendan Creevey]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 May 2020 |title=Brendan Creevey - a different pathway to become a Bull |url=https://stumptostump.com/cricketbrisbane-a__DBcO/brendancreeveyadifferentpathwaytobecomeabull-s__fuS4 |access-date=20 September 2022 |website=stump to stump}}</ref> – former Australian cricketer; represented [[Queensland cricket team|Queensland]] |
* [[Brendan Creevey]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 May 2020 |title=Brendan Creevey - a different pathway to become a Bull |url=https://stumptostump.com/cricketbrisbane-a__DBcO/brendancreeveyadifferentpathwaytobecomeabull-s__fuS4 |access-date=20 September 2022 |website=stump to stump}}</ref> – former Australian cricketer; represented [[Queensland cricket team|Queensland]] |
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* [[Tim Ryan (rugby union, born 2003)|Tim Ryan]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dawson |first=Andrew |date=30 May 2021 |title=Rolls Royce of centres Tim Ryan helps set up AIC premiership decider against St Laurence’s |work=Courier-Mail |url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/questnews/sport/rolls-royce-of-centres-tim-ryan-helps-set-up-aic-premiership-decider-against-st-laurences/news-story/99baeaf813635aef72a68e4fd6d93489 |access-date=29 May 2024}}</ref> – Australian rugby union footballer for the [[Queensland Reds]] |
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* [[Bryan Roe]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mayes |first=Chris |date=27 July 2018 |title=Calling - Issue 22 - 2018 27 July |url=https://www.stpatricks.qld.edu.au/newsletters/calling-issue-22-2018 |access-date=20 September 2022 |website=St Patrick's College, Shorncliffe}}</ref> – Australian priest and former professional tennis player |
* [[Bryan Roe]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mayes |first=Chris |date=27 July 2018 |title=Calling - Issue 22 - 2018 27 July |url=https://www.stpatricks.qld.edu.au/newsletters/calling-issue-22-2018 |access-date=20 September 2022 |website=St Patrick's College, Shorncliffe}}</ref> – Australian priest and former professional tennis player |
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St Patrick's College, Shorncliffe | |
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Location | |
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Coordinates | 27°19′25.82″S 153°4′57.48″E / 27.3238389°S 153.0826333°E |
Information | |
Type | Independent primary and secondary day school |
Motto | Latin: Certa Bonum Certamen (Fight the Good Fight) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Catholicism |
Denomination | Congregation of Christian Brothers |
Established | 1952 |
Trust | Edmund Rice Education Australia |
Principal | Chris Mayes[1][2] |
Years offered | 5–12 |
Enrolment | 1400 |
Campus | Suburban |
Colour(s) | Green and gold |
Affiliation | Associated Independent Colleges |
Website | stpatricks |
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 1400 students across eight grades (Years 5 to 12).[3][4]
History
[edit]1800s
[edit]In 1862, John McConnel, a pastoralist and member of the Queensland Legislative Council, began construction on a house for his family on Park Parade. McConnel commissioned Benjamin Backhouse, another politician at the time, and his architectural firm to design the property; a single-story timber house facing the waterfront. By 1864, construction was complete. A number of other properties under McConnel's name during the 1870s were built, including the Seaview Hotel built on Kate Street (now Pier Avenue) and Holland House, a boarding home.[5]
In 1879, Moses Ward, a land speculator and chairman of the Redcliffe and Sandgate Steam Ferry Company,[6] purchased the property. Ward sold the property the following year to David Brown of the firm Thomas Brown and Sons located in inner-city Brisbane.[7][8] The property was named “Morven” after Brown's homeland in Scotland and is still known by that name today. In 1886, architect F.D.G. Stanley renovated the property to a Georgian, two-story mansion and in 1891, further work was performed by the architectural firm Oakden, Addison and Kemp.[5]
Due to the waterfront views the building provides and its lavish[9] upgrade, Morven became a popular residence for Brisbane's wealthy, including the likes of Queensland Governor Henry Wylie Norman.[10]
1900s
[edit]In 1910, Edward Goddard Blume purchased Morven and in the following years it was run as a guesthouse by Blume's sister-in-law and her daughters. In 1943, Blume died and the property became derelict. Morven was commonly referred to as a 'haunted house' by locals and was in complete disuse until 1947 where the evangelical Christian movement known for their beach missions, Children's Special Service Mission, made use of the run-down property.[11]
In 1951, the dilapidated Morven building was purchased by the parish priest of Sandgate, Father Patrick O’Rourke, in order to build a Catholic boys' school due to overcrowding at Sacred Heart, a local convent school. St Patrick’s College commenced on 29 January 1952 with Brother Coffey as the principal and 172 enrolled students.[12]
On 22 October 1988, Tony Fitzgerald, an 'old boy' of SPC, talked at a speech night at the college in his first public outing since his appointment as chair of the Fitzgerald Inquiry. The speech focused on the youth and their role in the challenges the inquiry brought to light, saying "the solutions to the problems with which my inquiry is concerned lie with us collectively, with our attitudes and behaviour as a community".[13]
More facilities were built over the decades to accommodate the growing student body, including a tuckshop in 1958, a swimming pool in 1972, and a middle school building for Years 5-6 in 1977 (called the Morrissey Building).[11] In 1992, the college's main sporting fields were built on top of an old rubbish dump on Curlew Street in Sandgate, becoming known as Curlew Park.[14]
2000s
[edit]Heritage listing of Morven
[edit]In 2004, the Christian Brother's stopped residing in the college after 52 years of living within Morven.[15] It was declared a local heritage place that same year due to its historical and social significance.[5] The building now contains offices for teachers and the administration office.
2010 stabbing of student
[edit]On 15 February 2010, twelve-year-old Elliot Fletcher was stabbed in the college's bathroom by a thirteen-year-old classmate before dying upon arrival at hospital. Media reports claimed the alleged offender was a victim of bullying at the college who stabbed Elliot using a knife intended to "scare" his tormentors.[16] After fleeing the college grounds, the attacker was found with minor wounds and taken to hospital by police; he was charged with murder the same day.[17]
A Facebook memorial page was created following the tragedy, seeing hundreds of people paying tribute to Elliot. After a number of graphic images were put up in an effort to vandalise the tribute page, Queensland Police launched an investigation and, in the following months, the man responsible for the defacement was charged with child exploitation offenses.[18]
Elliot's funeral was attended by thousands of mourners, including hundreds of fellow students who formed a guard of honour around the hearse to pay tribute.[19][20]
Support for LGBTQ+ rights
[edit]In 2021, the college organised activities for celebrating IDAHOBIT which involved age-appropriate education surrounding LGBTQ+ issues. This garnered backlash from some in the Catholic community, a Catholic Weekly article penning that the education was "a dangerous institutionalised cave-in hidden beneath the title of pastoral care".[21] A QNews article instead highlighted the "overwhelming response" on social media to their "inclusive approach" to the issue.[22]
Sport
[edit]St Patrick's College is one of eight member schools of the Associated Independent Colleges (AIC) and participates in that association's sporting competitions for high school and junior school students. The college has had success in AIC, winning four aggregate cross country championships (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014), two First XI cricket premierships (2018, 2020) and two First XI football premierships (2013, 2015).
AIC premierships
[edit]St Patrick's College has won the following AIC premierships as of July 2024:
- Australian Football[23] – 2020
- Basketball[24] – 2015
- Chess[25] – 2020
- Cricket (2)[26] – 2018, 2020
- Cross Country (4)[27] – 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
- Rugby Union[28] – 2018
- Rugby League[29] – 2021
- Football (2)[30] – 2013, 2015
- Tennis[31] – 2006
- Volleyball[32] – 2015
St Patrick's College also won the Balharry Shield in 2014, an AIC golf tournament.[33]
Non-AIC sports
[edit]College esports started in Term 3 2022 with the college's participation and first place finish in the Acer High Schools Cup's annual Rocket League competition.[34]
Culture
[edit]St Patrick's College offers a number of cultural programs, including:[35]
- Instrumental and Vocal Music – there are over 20 ensembles ranging from percussion to jazz performing at the college and other events such as the QCMF.[36]
- Chess
- Debating
- Theatresports
- Art Club
- Film Crew (and Junior Film Crew)
- School Musical
- Senior Drama Production
- Tech Crew
- Dance Crew
The college stages biannual senior and junior musicals with another Catholic secondary school, St John Fisher College, and in collaboration with local community theatre company Brisbane Junior Theatre. The most recent senior school musicals were High School Musical (2017), Grease (2019), The Addams Family (2021) and Shrek The Musical (2023).[37][38] The college also stages biannual dramatic stage play productions, starting with The Ghost of Morven in 2022, an entirely original play based on local folktale about the college.[39] The students of the college also help organise a yearly "Showcase" event where each house competes in a battle of stage performance.[40]
House system
[edit]There are nine houses at St Patrick's College:[41]
- Coffey (blue) – named after Brother Coffey, the first principal of the college from 1952 to 1957
- Kennedy (purple) – named after John J. Kennedy, principal of the college from 1995 to 1999
- Mooney (green) – named after Brother Mooney, principal of the college from 1966 to 1971
- O'Rourke (yellow) – named after Father Patrick O'Rourke, the college's founder
- Quane (red) – named after Brother Quane, principal of the college from 1964 to 1965
- Rice (orange) – named after Edmund Ignatius Rice, the catholic missionary who founded the Congregation of Christian Brothers
- Ryan (white) – named after Brother Ryan, principal of the college from 1972 to 1977
- Treacy (teal) – named after Brother Patrick Ambrose Treacy, a prominent Christian Brother in the congregation
- Xavier (maroon) – named after St Francis Xavier, the patron saint of Roman Catholic missions
Notable alumni
[edit]Alumni of St Patrick’s College are called Old Boys and can join the St Patrick’s Old Boys' Association (SPCOBA).[42] Notable Old Boys include:
- Jayson Bukuya[43] – former rugby league footballer; represented the Cronulla Sharks, the New Zealand Warriors, and Fiji's national team
- Joseph Champness[44] – footballer for the New Zealand national team and professional rapper JOWIC[45]
- Michael Crocker[46] – former Australian rugby league footballer; represented Queensland and the Australian Kangaroos
- Lolo Fakaosilea[43] – rugby union footballer for the Kintetsu Liners
- Tony Fitzgerald AC KC[47] – former Australian judge; chaired the Fitzgerald Inquiry in Queensland relating to police corruption
- Drew Mitchell[43] – former Australian rugby union footballer; represented the Queensland Reds, the Waratahs, and Australia's national team
- Jesse Mogg[48] – Australian rugby union footballer for the ACT Brumbies
- Dylan Napa[49] – rugby league footballer for the Catalans Dragons
- Jeral Skelton[43] – Australian rugby league footballer for the Canterbury Bulldogs
- Ryan Smith[50] – Australian rugby union footballer for the Queensland Reds
- Cheynee Stiller[51] – former Australian rules footballer; represented the Brisbane Lions
- Corey Wagner[52] – Australian rules footballer
- Josh Wagner[52] – former Australian rules footballer
- Adam White[53] – Australian volleyball player; represented Australia's national team and competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Brendan Whitecross[51] – former Australian rules footballer; represented the Hawthorn Hawks
- Matthew Lydement[54] – Australian weightlifter; competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Brendan Creevey[55] – former Australian cricketer; represented Queensland
- Tim Ryan[56] – Australian rugby union footballer for the Queensland Reds
- Bryan Roe[57] – Australian priest and former professional tennis player
See also
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