College Crest

The Mt St Patrick College Crest includes five features: the College initials, Mt Warning, a Cross, the College motto and the College colours.

MSPC refers to the name of the educational community, Mt St Patrick College.

Mt Warning is the geographical centre of the Tweed Valley and signifies the area from which students are enrolled.  Mt Warning is a challenge to climb.  It symbolises the challenges we face as we ‘strive for excellence’ on our daily journeys through life.  As we journey up the mountain, we will fall, occasionally take the wrong path and may lose sight of the mountain peak.  Faith encourages us to keep climbing and to seek the beauty we know exists at the top of the mountain.  That beauty is the love of God evident in the many little journeys of daily life.

The Cross is a symbol of our faith and our beliefs as a Catholic community.   It is the reason the Colleges’ existence and is the most important aspect of the crest.  The Cross proclaims that our relationships at Mt St Patrick College are based on the teachings of Christ.

The Motto is written in Latin, the language of the Church prior to Vatican II.  “in hoc signo spes mea” (in this sign is my hope) is the essence of Mt St Patrick College and proclaims that our  hope as a Catholic community lies in the Cross.  The Latin motto is evidence of the long history of the College.

College Colours are blue and gold.