St Peter's College, Palmerston North


St Peter's College is a Catholic Integrated co-educational College Year 7–13 of approximately 564 students. It is located in the northern Palmerston North suburb of Milson in New Zealand. The school's campus includes the historic St Anskar's Chapel, which was given to the school by the Dannevirke Catholic community.

School Leadership

Kevin Shore is Principal, and the school is divided into a junior school and a senior school 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, House Kapa Haka, House Singing and so on, as well as serving an organisational purpose for the students:
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 ; and Chanel College, Masterton. Traditional games are played on an annual basis, with home and away legs alternating.

Alumni