St Peter's College, Palmerston North

St Peter's College is a state-integrated Catholic co-ed composite College in Palmerston North, New Zealand. It serves approximately 731 students from Year 7 to Year 13. The school's campus includes the historic St Anskar's Chapel, which was given to the school by the Dannevirke Catholic community.

St Peter's College
Address
1 Holdsworth Avenue, Milson, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Coordinates40.3338°S 175.6054°E / -40.3338; 175.6054
Information
TypeState-integrated Catholic co-ed composite College (Year 7-13)
MottoUbi Petrus, Ibi Ecclesia
As Peter, so the Church
Established1974; 49 years ago (founded as an amalgamation of Marist Brother's High School, St Joseph's High School and St Patrick's Intermediate School)
Ministry of Education Institution no.204
PrincipalMargaret Leamy
School roll731[1] (April 2023)
Colour(s)█ Green
Socio-economic decile6N[2]
Websitestpeterspn.school.nz

School Leadership

Margaret Leamy is Principal,[3] and the school is divided into a junior school (years 7-10) and a senior school (years 11-13) with each group having a head boy and head girl with the latter being school-representative.

Houses

Students and teachers alike are divided into four houses, named after the first four bishops or archbishops of Wellington. The houses compete annually for the House Shield, involving many house led competitions, like Parables (a short drama based on a Biblical parable), House Kapa Haka, House Singing and so on, as well as serving an organisational purpose for the students:

Sporting Rivalries

St Peter's Rugby Union 1st XV plays traditional matches against four other Catholic Schools. The schools are: St John's College, Hastings; Francis Douglas Memorial College, New Plymouth; Cullinane College, Wanganui (formerly St Augustines); and Chanel College, Masterton. Traditional games are played on an annual basis, with home and away legs alternating.

Alumni

The following persons were educated at St. Peter's College, Marist Brother's High School, St. Joseph's High School and St. Patrick's Intermediate, Palmerston North, New Zealand.

Notes
  1. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  2. "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  3. "Staff Directory". St Peter's College. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  4. "New Zealand target Sevens doubles". ESPN.com. 2013-06-07. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  5. "NZ Women's Sevens World Cup team unveiled". All Blacks. 8 June 2013. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2017.

Sources
  • Pat Gallager, The Marist Brothers in New Zealand Fiji & Samoa 1876-1976, New Zealand Marist Brothers' Trust Board, Tuakau, 1976.
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