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.
St Patrick’s Technical College provides Year 10 to 12 students with the education, training, real-life personal experiences and employability skills that employers crave, setting them up for positive job prospects into the future.
The College is closely partnered with and guided by industry. We are a school that is connected and responsive to industry and completely innovative in its model around work experience, school based apprenticeships, VET and the SACE.
Learning and education is a lifelong process. We recognise that students learn differently and the skills they learn through a trade will serve them well for the rest of their life.
Inspiring Student Stories
TAYLAH IS THE BOSS
Taylah Suridge, Class of 2015
Taylah Suridge is a qualified hairdresser and salon owner. A St Patrick’s Technical College old scholar, Taylah completed her hairdressing apprenticeship at just 19 years of age, opened a business from home, and it grew from there. This young entrepreneur moved to a shopfront during the COVID pandemic and now employs the next generation of apprentices, training in the VET sector, and giving back to young adults eager to start their trade career.
Click here to discover more Student Stories.
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.
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.
Registrations to attend a College Tour can be made by completing the form below, first selecting the tour date you wish to attend from the drop down menu.
Alternatively, contact our Enrolments Registrar on 08 8209 3700 or email enrolments@stpatstech.sa.edu.au.