Every student who attends St Patrick’s Technical College is amazingly gifted and talented. Our focus is to provide a different style of education, accommodating students who love to work with their hands and helping find a pathway they are passionate about.
Our Year 10 to 12 students are inspired to use their unique gifts and talents to discover they really are capable learners. With a new sense of hope and value, this encourages them to be thriving young adults with the confidence to go out and develop meaningful and lifelong pathways to successful employment and future industry leadership.
Thinking About VET Differently
Vocational Education and Training (VET) prepares young people for apprenticeships or employment in a skilled trade area. The College offers eight pre-apprenticeship VET programs, along with a comprehensive work experience program, to enable students a deeper understanding and experience of their chosen trade. This provides students with a greater skillset leading to employment opportunities in current and future trades.
The College’s SACE curriculum has been developed specifically to support the pre-vocational training. Our educational model allows for the complete integration of SACE with VET, with core subjects taught in a way that makes them relevant to each specific trade program. These subjects have been developed with direct input from industry.
The College specialises in developing individual programs for students who wish to complete their SACE in conjunction with a School Based Apprenticeship.
As part of the enrolment process, we request all families visit our amazing College and discover how uniquely different we are. This is an opportunity to see our trade focused learning environment, learn about our education, training and apprenticeship pathways model, see our state of the art facilities and discuss our programs, curriculum and enrolment process. To join us on a College Tour, visit our College Tours page where you will find dates and tour registrations.
Running throughout the year, Small Group Tours offer a personalised experience where you can explore the College’s facilities and get a feel for our hands-on, trade focused model. Bookings are essential, as numbers are limited. Please allow about one hour for the tour.
Open Day Tours provide a glimpse into our unique College. Hear from the Principal, explore our purpose built facilities, meet passionate staff, and get first-hand insights from students. Open Day Tours will be held on 5 March, 28 May, 26 August and 10 November, with sessions at either 9am to 11am or 1pm to 3pm. Students are encouraged to attend! Please allow about two hours for the session.
Join us for a Principal’s Tour to hear directly from the Principal about our College vision, and the exciting opportunities available for senior secondary students looking to kickstart a trade career. These tours are held once per term on 8 April, 1 July and 23 September. Bookings are essential, as spaces are limited. Please allow about 1.5 hours for the information session and tour.
To learn more about our Year 10-12 education, training and apprenticeship pathways College fill out the form below to request a College Prospectus. Alternatively contact our Enrolments Registrar on 08 8209 3700 or email enrolments@stpatstech.sa.edu.au.