Our students’ year at Croagh Patrick is an important step in their journey to becoming fully alive young adults.

The Year 9 experience at the Croagh Patrick campus is a unique rite of passage within the College journey. As a standalone campus, Croagh Patrick offers a small school community experience. Students are empowered to manage the shift from adolescence to young adulthood, building a solid foundation of independence, individuality and identity before joining the Senior School.

The campus takes its name from the holy mountain Croagh Patrick in County Mayo, Ireland. History links Saint Patrick with this mountain - in particular, 40 days and nights spent there as he sought clarity, meaning and purpose for his mission in bringing Christianity to the people in Ireland.


Academic Pathways

Core Curriculum
All students study Religious Education, English (or Applied English), Mathematics (offered at four levels from Essential to Advanced), Science, HaSS (Humanities and Social Sciences), and Health & Physical Education.
Core Curriculum
Elective Subjects
Students have a broad range of electives to experience, helping them to identify their interests ahead of Senior School.
Elective Subjects
Enhanced Learning Fundamentals (ELF)
The curriculum emphasises practical engagement with the school and broader communities. Students explore our local heritage, and have opportunities for hands-on learning, utilising campus and community resources.
Hands-On Learning
MacqLit
Students choose a topic to investigate, developing critical thinking and self-directed learning habits, culminating in a presentation afternoon for peers and guests.
Student Directed Inquiry


Pastoral Care & Wellbeing

Pastoral Care
While still connected to Tutor group, Year 9 students spend the year with their Home group to strengthens bonds within their age cohort.
Pastoral Care
Reflection Days
Students take time out to focus on our College value of Compassion and Relationships, and to contemplate each theme in the context of their own lives and the broader community.
Reflection Days
The Rite Journey
A year-long positive education program that guides students through a modern transition into adulthood, focusing on four key relationships: with self, with others, with spirit, and with the world.
The Rite Journey
Support
Croagh Patrick students are supported by the Head of Croagh Patrick, Director of Pastoral Care, House Heads, Home group teachers and Student Wellbeing Support Services.
Support


Student Enrichment

Beyond the Classroom
Enrichment opportunities empower our confident, independent learners to take responsibility for their growth as they become compassionate and self-aware individuals.
Beyond the Classroom
Leadership
Community Captains and the Techies Committee have the opportunity to play a key role in running campus events and activities.
Leadership
Solo Camp
Students take time out to reflect on life, and enjoy space and silence.
Solo Camp
Camps
Students camp with their Home group and explore the historical and environmental richness of the Tasman Peninsula.
Tasman Peninsula Camps


Explore

Croagh Patrick Subject Guide

Middle School

Senior School