St Peter's College, Gore
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St Peters College is a secondary
school in the Gore
district, Southland Region
, New Zealand
. A private co-ed school of 405 students, St Peter's college was founded in 1969, becoming the first Catholic
co-educational boarding school
in New Zealand. Former students include TV personality Mike Puru, Highlanders utility back Matt Saunders, and TV three news journalist Clifford Joiner.
The school has four "houses" which divide the students into groups for events such as athletics, swimming, cultural and community events. They are: McAuley (blue), Rosmini (yellow), Finlay (green) and Pompallier (red).
In 2004 and 2006 the school was the highest achieving in Southland, according to NCEA results.
Secondary education in New Zealand
Secondary education in New Zealand takes up to five years, covering the ages 13 to 18, corresponding to the school years 9 to 13.- Types of school :...
school in the Gore
Gore, New Zealand
Gore is a town, surrounding borough, and district in the Southland region of the South Island of New Zealand.-Geography:The Gore District has a land area of 1,251.62 km² and a resident population of...
district, Southland Region
Southland Region
Southland is New Zealand's southernmost region and is also a district within that region. It consists mainly of the southwestern portion of the South Island and Stewart Island / Rakiura...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. A private co-ed school of 405 students, St Peter's college was founded in 1969, becoming the first Catholic
Catholic school
Catholic schools are maintained parochial schools or education ministries of the Catholic Church. the Church operates the world's largest non-governmental school system...
co-educational boarding school
Boarding school
A boarding school is a school where some or all pupils study and live during the school year with their fellow students and possibly teachers and/or administrators. The word 'boarding' is used in the sense of "bed and board," i.e., lodging and meals...
in New Zealand. Former students include TV personality Mike Puru, Highlanders utility back Matt Saunders, and TV three news journalist Clifford Joiner.
The school has four "houses" which divide the students into groups for events such as athletics, swimming, cultural and community events. They are: McAuley (blue), Rosmini (yellow), Finlay (green) and Pompallier (red).
In 2004 and 2006 the school was the highest achieving in Southland, according to NCEA results.