St Patrick's College, Launceston

St Patrick's College is a coeducational Catholic secondary (7–12) college, located in Launceston, Tasmania. The college has around 1301 students enrolled. St Patrick's College prides itself on its various sporting and academic achievements and has a wide involvement in the visual and performing arts around the area.HistorySt Patrick’s College was established in 1919, as St Patrick's Preparatory College by the Christian Brothers. In 1958, the Christian Brothers opened a new campus for St Patrick’s College at Prospect. This became a secondary College for boys. In 1963 St Patrick's College moved its secondary classes to Prospect, leaving the city site to St Patrick's Preparatory School. In 1998, the Year 7 classes left the Newstead campus and came to join the other classes at Prospect. The process of amalgamation to a Catholic College on a single campus was complete. The College Crest, designed by staff and students, combines elements of the crests of the three Catholic Colleges that previously existed in Launceston. In 2003 St Patrick's had an enrolment of over 1200, making it the largest secondary school in Tasmania. St Patrick's shares classes with Launceston Church Grammar School and Scotch Oakburn College to offer a wide range of subjects.The present St Patrick's College is blessed with a threefold tradition that began on February 2, 1872 when the Presentation Sisters taught pupils at their convent in Launceston. With its small beginning, Sacred Heart School, Launceston 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 College at York Street on February 3, 1919. The third branch of the threefold educational tradition in Launceston began with the establishment of the St Thomas More's School under the auspices of the Sisters of St Joseph in March, 1938.