St Peter's College, Palmerston North

New Zealand Catholic school

40°20′02″S 175°36′19″E / 40.3338°S 175.6054°E / -40.3338; 175.6054InformationTypeState-integrated Catholic co-ed composite College (Year 7–13)MottoUbi Petrus, Ibi Ecclesia
As Peter, so the Church [1]Established1974; 50 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.204PrincipalMargaret LeamySchool roll730^[1] (February 2024)Colour(s)█ GreenSocio-economic decile6N^[2]Websitestpeterspn.school.nz

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.

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:

Redwood (Red) – Named for Francis Redwood.
Viard (Green) – Named for Philippe Viard.
O'Shea (Blue) – Named for Thomas O'Shea.
McKeefry (Yellow) – Named for Cardinal McKeefry.

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.

Vaine Greig (born 1991) – New Zealand representative rugby union player.^[4]^[5]
Mike McRedmond (born 1958) – cycling coach and former racing cyclist olympian.
Brian Molloy (botanist) ONZM (1930–2022) – plant ecologist, conservationist, and rugby union player representing New Zealand (Marist Brothers).
Tim Wilkinson – professional golfer on the PGA Tour
Simon Power – CEO of TVNZ; former banker, politician, Member of Parliament and cabinet minister.
Layla Sae (born 2000) – rugby union player.
Arthur Singe (1898–1936) – rugby league player representing New Zealand in 1925 (Marist Brothers).

Notes

^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
^ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
^ "Staff Directory". St Peter's College. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
^ "New Zealand target Sevens doubles". ESPN.com. 2013-06-07. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
^ "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.