St Peter's Catholic College

St Peter’s Catholic College
Address
84 Gavenlock Road
Tuggerah, New South Wales
Australia
Coordinates 33°18′1″S 151°24′46″E / 33.30028°S 151.41278°E / -33.30028; 151.41278
Information
Type Secondary School, Day School
Motto Live the Faith
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholicism
Denomination Catholic
Patron saint(s) Saint Peter
Established 1982
Educational authority Diocese of Broken Bay
Principal Mr Tim Hildebrandt
Assistant Principal Mr Peter Higgins
Teaching staff 90 (2016)[1]
Years 7–12
Gender co-educational
Enrolment 998 (2016)[2]
Campus type Urban
Houses      Benedict
     Francis
     Patrick
     Vincent
Website www.stpetersdbb.catholic.edu.au

St Peter's Catholic College is a co-educational secondary Roman Catholic day school located in the Central Coast suburb of Tuggerah, one hour north of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Located in the Diocese of Broken Bay, the college currently has around 972 students.

College history

Site origin

St Peter's Catholic College is within the region of Tuggerah, which according to Aboriginal tradition means savannah, and marshy grassland is evident on the site.

The land, on which the college stands, 2,260 acres, was owned by the Alison family, a wealthy Scottish family, from 1875 - 1897. The site was purchased by the Diocese of Broken Bay in 1982. [3]

Corpus Christi and Mater Dei amalgamation

The College has developed through three major building phases since its foundation in 1983. In the beginning, Mater Dei College was built to operate as a Year 7-10 campus for the Catholic community. This was accompanied in 1987 by the progression of a senior campus known as Corpus Christi College. Mater Dei and Corpus Christi Colleges amalgamated in January 2000 to become St Peter’s Catholic College as a Year 7-12 campus.” [4]

Past principals of Mater Dei College

  • Sister Judith Sipple RSJ - principal from 1982 – 1986
  • Mr Michael Bowman - principal from 1987 – 1991
  • Dr Michael Slattery - principal from 1992 – 1999

Past principals of Corpus Christi College

  • Sister Judith Sipple RSJ - principal from 1987 – 1990
  • Mr Bob Wilson - principal from 1991 - 1995
  • Mr Kendall Perriam - acting principal during 1996
  • Mr Jim Callinan - principal from 1997 – 1999

Past principals of St Peter's Catholic College

  • Mr Alan Martin - principal from 2000 – 2001
  • Mrs Vicki Comerford - principal from 2002 – 2009
  • Mr Tony McCudden - principal from 2010 – 2013
  • Michelle Peters - principal from 2014 – 2016
  • Tim Hildebrandt - principal from 2017 – present

Alumni

  • Justen Allport – World renowned surfer.[5] Attended Corpus Mater Dei College in 1985.[6]
  • Megan Anderson - Professional netball player. Attended Corpus Christi College from 1991 – 1992.[7]
  • Tim Bailey – Robotics career.[8] Attended Mater Dei College from 1987 – 1990,[9] Attended Corpus Christi College from 1991 – 1992.[10]
  • Damien Brown – Professional soccer player. Attended Corpus Christi College from 1991 – 1992.[11]
  • Patrick Deehan – Award-winning baker.[12] Attended Mater Dei College from 1990 – 1993.[13]
  • Amee Donohoe – Surfer.[14] Attended Corpus Christi College from 1997 – 1998.[15]
  • Danny Dries – music career.[16] Attended Mater Dei College from 1984 – 1987, Attended Corpus Christi College from 1988 – 1989.[17]
  • Belinda Emmett - Singer and actor. Attended Corpus Christi College from 1990 - 1991.[18]
  • Dean Gilligan – Biologist with NSW Fisheries.[19] Attended Mater Dei College from 1985 – 1988, Attended Corpus Christi College from 1989 – 1990.[20]
  • Lisa Hannigan – Human rights career.[21] Attended Mater Dei College from 1983 – 1986, Attended Corpus Christi College from 1987 – 1988.[22]
  • Rosemary Hayward - Athlete.[23] Attended Corpus Christi College from 1997 – 1998.[24]
  • Natalie Imbruglia – Singer, songwriter and actress. Attended Mater Dei College from 1987 – 1990.[25]
  • Ingrid Jonach - Author.[26] Attended Mater Dei College from 1997 – 1999.[27] Attended St Peters Catholic College from 2000 – 2001.
  • Cassandra Kell – Professional soccer player. Attended Mater Dei College from 1993 - 1996.[28] Attended Corpus Christi College from 1997 - 1998.
  • William McBride – Academic career.[29] Attended Mater Dei College from 1986 – 1989,[30] Attended Corpus Christi College from 1990 – 1991.
  • Father Jim McKeon – Parish Priest at Holy Cross Kincumber.[31] Attended Corpus Christi College from 1989 – 1990.[32]
  • Jarrad McVeigh - Australian rules player. Attended Mater Dei College from 1997 – 1999.[33] Attended St Peters Catholic College from 2000 – 2001.[34]
  • Mark McVeigh – Australian rules player. Attended Mater Dei College from 1993 – 1996, Attended Corpus Christi College in 1997.[35]
  • Ryan O'Hara – First grade rugby league player. Attended Mater Dei College from 1993 - 1996.[36]
  • Leanne Smith – Human rights lawyer.[37] Attended Corpus Christi College from 1990 – 1991.[38]
  • Chris Snelling – Professional baseball Pplayer. Attended Mater Dei College from 1994 - 1997.[39] Attended Corpus Christi College from 1998-1999.
  • Ben Stephens – Singer and member of the Ten Tenors.[40] Attended Mater Dei College from 1989 – 1992, Attended Corpus Christi College from 1993 – 1994.[41]
  • Lloyd Wallace – Mining engineer.[42] Attended Mater Dei College from 1987 – 1990, Attended Corpus Christi College from 1991 – 1992.[43]

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://www.myschool.edu.au/SchoolProfile/Index/106633/StPetersCatholicCollege/43267/2016
  2. ↑ https://www.myschool.edu.au/SchoolProfile/Index/106633/StPetersCatholicCollege/43267/2016
  3. ↑ "Our Origin". St Peters Catholic College.
  4. ↑ "Our Origin". St Peter's Catholic College. Swain, Vinniecombe, Needham. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  5. ↑ Allport, Justen. "Surfer". Justen Allport.
  6. ↑ Allport, Justen. "St Peter's Catholic College Alumni". St Peter's Catholic College.
  7. ↑ Anderson, Megan (1992). Corpus Christi College Year Book. Tuggerah: Corpus Christi College. p. 96.
  8. ↑ Bailey, Tim. "Robotics". Australian Centre for Field Robotics (ACFR).
  9. ↑ Bailey, Tim (1988). Mater Dei College Year Book. Tuggerah: Mater Dei College. p. 24.
  10. ↑ Bailey, Tim (1991). Corpus Christi College Year Book. Tuggerah: Corpus Christi College. p. 64.
  11. ↑ Brown, Damien (1992). Corpus Christi College Year Book. Tuggerah: Corpus Christi College. p. 96.
  12. ↑ Deehan, Patrick. "St Peter's Catholic College Alumni". St Peter's Catholic College.
  13. ↑ Deehan, Patrick (1992). Mater Dei College Year Book. Tuggerah: Mater Dei College. p. 59.
  14. ↑ Donohoe, Amee. "Surfer". Central Coast Surf Academy.
  15. ↑ Donohoe, Amee (1998). Corpus Christi College Year Book. Tuggerah: Corpus Christi College. p. 80.
  16. ↑ Dries, Danny. "St Peter's Catholic College Allumni". St Peter's Catholic College.
  17. ↑ Dries, Danny (1988). Corpus Christi College Year Book. Tuggerah: Corpus Christi College. p. 15.
  18. ↑ Emmett, Belinda (1991). Corpus Christi College Year Book. Tuggerah: Corpus Christi. p. 140.
  19. ↑ Gilligan, Dean. "Biologist". Department of Primary Industries.
  20. ↑ Gilligan, Dean (1990). Corpus Christi College Year Book. Tuggerah: Corpus Christi College. p. 113.
  21. ↑ Hannigan, Lisa. "St Peter's Catholic College Alumni". St Peter's Catholic College.
  22. ↑ Hannigan, Lisa (1988). Corpus Christi College Year Book. Tuggerah: Corpus Christi College. p. 18.
  23. ↑ Hayward, Rosemary. "Athlete". Athletics Australia.
  24. ↑ Hayward, Rosemary (1998). Corpus Christi Year Book. Tuggerah: Corpus Christi College. p. 87.
  25. ↑ Imbruglia, Natalie (1989). Mater Dei College Year Book. Tuggerah: Mater Dei College. p. 49.
  26. ↑ Jonach, Ingrid. "Author". Ingrid Jonach.
  27. ↑ Jonach, Ingrid (1999). Mater Dei College Year Book. Tuggerah: Mater Dei College. p. 109.
  28. ↑ Kell, Cassandra (1996). Mater Dei College Year Book. Tuggerah: Mater Dei College. p. 127.
  29. ↑ McBride, William. "St Peter's Catholic College Alumni". St Peter's Catholic College.
  30. ↑ McBride, William (1989). Mater Dei College Year Book. Tuggerah: Mater Dei College. p. 54.
  31. ↑ McKeon, Jim. "Priest". Holy Cross Kincumber.
  32. ↑ McKeon, Jim (1990). Corpus Christi College Year Book. Tuggerah: Corpus Christi College. p. 116.
  33. ↑ McVeigh, Jarrad (1999). Mater Dei College Year Book. Tuggerah: Mater Dei College. p. 110.
  34. ↑ McVeigh, Jarrad (2001). St Peter's Catholic College Year Book. Tuggerah: St Peter's Catholic College. p. 73.
  35. ↑ McVeigh, Mark (1997). Corpus Christi College Year Book. Tuggerah: Corpus Christi College. p. 62.
  36. ↑ O'Hara, Ryan (1996). Mater Dei College Year Book. Tuggerah: Mater Dei College. p. 128.
  37. ↑ Smith, Leanne. "Human Rights Lawyer". The Conversation.
  38. ↑ Smith, Leanne (1991). Corpus Christi College Year Book. Tuggerah: Corpus Christo College. p. 142.
  39. ↑ Snelling, Chris (1997). Mater Dei College Year Book. Tuggerah: Mater Dei College. p. 22.
  40. ↑ Stephens, Ben. "Tenor". The Herald.
  41. ↑ Stephens, Ben (1994). Corpus Christi College Year Book. Tuggerah: Corpus Christi College. p. 95.
  42. ↑ Wallace, Lloyd. "Mining Engineer". Linkedin.
  43. ↑ Wallace, Lloyd. "St Peter's Catholic College Alumni". St Peter's Catholic College.
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