St Peter’s Catholic College
Location
84 Gavenlock Road, Tuggerah, Central Coast region, New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates33°18′1″S 151°24′46″E / 33.30028°S 151.41278°E / -33.30028; 151.41278
Information
Former names
  • Mater Dei College
    (1982–1999)
  • Corpus Christi College
    (1987–1999)
TypeIndependent co-educational secondary day school
MottoLive the Faith
DenominationRoman Catholic
Patron saint(s)Saint Peter
Established
  • 1982 (1982) (as Mater Dei College)
  • 1987 (1987) (Corpus Christi College)
  • 2000 (2000)
    (as St Peter's Catholic College)
OversightRoman Catholic Diocese of Broken Bay
PrincipalTim Hildebrandt
Assistant PrincipalRoisin McVeigh
Teaching staff90 (2016)[1]
Years7–12
Enrolment1050[2] (2016)
Campus typeSuburban
Houses  Benedict
  Francis
  Patrick
  Vincent
Websitewww.stpetersdbb.catholic.edu.au

St Peter's Catholic College is an independent Roman Catholic co-educational secondary day school, located in the Central Coast suburb of Tuggerah, one hour north of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Broken Bay, the college currently has 1,050 students.[3]

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, 915 hectares (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.[4]

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.”[5]

Principals

Mater Dei College

The following individuals have served as College Principal:

OrdinalOfficeholdersTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
1Sister Judith Sipple RSJ198219863–4 years
2Michael Bowman198719913–4 years
3Michael Slattery199219996–7 years

Corpus Christi College

The following individuals have served as College Principal:

OrdinalOfficeholdersTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
1Sister Judith Sipple RSJ198719902–3 years
2Bob Wilson199119953–4 years
3Kendall Perriam199619960 yearsActing
4Jim Callinan199719991–2 years

St Peter's Catholic College

The following individuals have served as College Principal:

OrdinalOfficeholdersTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
1Alan Martin200020010–1 years
2Vicki Comerford200220096–7 years
3Tony McCudden201020132–3 years
4Michelle Peters201420161–2 years
5Tim Hildebrandt2017incumbent6–7 years

Alumni

Sportspeople

Athletics
Australian rules football
Baseball
Esports - Fortnite
Netball
Rugby league
Soccer

Singers/actors

Authors

Source:[21]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.myschool.edu.au/SchoolProfile/Index/106633/StPetersCatholicCollege/43267/2016
  2. ↑ "St Peter's Catholic College, Tuggerah NSW | Private Schools Guide".
  3. ↑ "St Peter's Catholic College, Tuggerah NSW | Private Schools Guide". privateschoolsguide.com. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Our Origin". St Peters Catholic College.
  5. ↑ "Our Origin". St Peter's Catholic College. Swain, Vinniecombe, Needham. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  6. ↑ Hayward, Rosemary. "Athlete". Athletics Australia.
  7. ↑ Hayward, Rosemary (1998). Corpus Christi Year Book. Tuggerah: Corpus Christi College. p. 87.
  8. ↑ McVeigh, Jarrad (1999). Mater Dei College Year Book. Tuggerah: Mater Dei College. p. 110.
  9. ↑ McVeigh, Jarrad (2001). St Peter's Catholic College Year Book. Tuggerah: St Peter's Catholic College. p. 73.
  10. ↑ McVeigh, Mark (1997). Corpus Christi College Year Book. Tuggerah: Corpus Christi College. p. 62.
  11. ↑ Snelling, Chris (1997). Mater Dei College Year Book. Tuggerah: Mater Dei College. p. 22.
  12. ↑ Newcombe, Max (2003). Georgia's Rise to fame. Tuggerah: Max Newcombe. p. 22.
  13. ↑ Anderson, Megan (1992). Corpus Christi College Year Book. Tuggerah: Corpus Christi College. p. 96.
  14. ↑ O'Hara, Ryan (1996). Mater Dei College Year Book. Tuggerah: Mater Dei College. p. 128.
  15. ↑ Brown, Damien (1992). Corpus Christi College Year Book. Tuggerah: Corpus Christi College. p. 96.
  16. ↑ Kell, Cassandra (1996). Mater Dei College Year Book. Tuggerah: Mater Dei College. p. 127.
  17. ↑ Emmett, Belinda (1991). Corpus Christi College Year Book. Tuggerah: Corpus Christi. p. 140.
  18. ↑ Imbruglia, Natalie (1989). Mater Dei College Year Book. Tuggerah: Mater Dei College. p. 49.
  19. ↑ Jonach, Ingrid. "Author". Ingrid Jonach.
  20. ↑ Jonach, Ingrid (1999). Mater Dei College Year Book. Tuggerah: Mater Dei College. p. 109.
  21. ↑ "Alumni – St Peter's Catholic College". stpetersdbb.catholic.edu.au. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
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