St Peter's College, Palmerston North
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St Peter's College is a Catholic Integrated co-educational College Year 7-13 of approximately 800 students. It is located in the northern Palmerston North
suburb of Milson.
The school's campus includes the historic St Anskar's Chapel, which was gifted to the school by the Dannevirke
Catholic community.
Like many Catholic schools in New Zealand, St Peter's has put a great deal of emphasis on developing leadership skills in its students. This is line with the school's desire to provide its students with a holistic education based on service towards others.
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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.
Fixtures against St. John's have proved tough over the years. During the late 1990s and early 2000s, however, a very strong St Peter's team gained ascendancy in the tie. The tie against Chanel College is dominated by St Peter's.
In recent years St Peter's has declined to send a 1st XV to Masterton, sending instead an under 16 team, due to the non-competitiveness of Chanel College.
Along with Rugby, Hockey and Football are major winter sports. With the unbeaten First XI Football team (2009 season), and the First XI Hockey who won the Manawatu Schools Championship last year.
Palmerston North
Palmerston North is the main city of the Manawatu-Wanganui region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is an inland city with a population of and is the country's seventh largest city and eighth largest urban area. Palmerston North is located in the eastern Manawatu Plains near the north bank...
suburb of Milson.
The school's campus includes the historic St Anskar's Chapel, which was gifted to the school by the Dannevirke
Dannevirke
Dannevirke , is a rural service town in the Manawatu-Wanganui Region of the North Island, New Zealand. It is the major town of the administrative Tararua District, the easternmost of the districts in which the Regional Council has responsibilities...
Catholic community.
School Leadership
David Olivier is the Principal, and the school is divided into a junior school (years 7-10) and a senior school (years 11-13).Like many Catholic schools in New Zealand, St Peter's has put a great deal of emphasis on developing leadership skills in its students. This is line with the school's desire to provide its students with a holistic education based on service towards others.
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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:- Viard (Green)- Named for Philippe ViardPhilippe ViardPhilippe Joseph Viard was the first Roman Catholic Bishop of Wellington, New Zealand.Born to Claude and Pierette Charlotte , he attended the parish school of Saint-Nizier and then entered the minor seminary at Argentière about 1827, proceeding to the major seminary of Saint-Irénée at Lyon in 1831...
- Redwood (Red)- Named for Francis RedwoodFrancis RedwoodFrancis William Mary Redwood SM , was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Wellington, Metropolitan of New Zealand.Redwood was born on 8 April 1839 on the Tixall estate, Staffordshire, England. In 1842 he sailed to New Zealand with his parents on the George Fyfe...
- O'Shea (Blue)- Named for Thomas O'SheaThomas O'Shea (Archbishop)Thomas O'Shea, SM was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Wellington, Metropolitan of New Zealand.He was born at San Francisco, California on 13 March 1870, the son of Edmond O'Shea, a miner, and his wife, Johanna Sullivan, both Irish-born, who had emigrated from Charleston, New Zealand. The family...
. - McKeefry (Yellow)- Named for Cardinal McKeefry.Peter McKeefryPeter Thomas Bertram McKeefry was the Third Archbishop of Wellington and Metropolitan of New Zealand and its first Cardinal.-Early life and education:...
Sporting Rivalries
St Peter's Rugby UnionRugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
1st XV plays traditional matches against four other Catholic Schools. The schools are: St John's College, Hastings
St John's College, Hastings
St John's College is a State Integrated, Catholic, Day School for boys, located in Hastings, a provincial city in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.Founded in 1941 by the Marist Fathers, St John's College has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 450 students from Year 9 ...
; Francis Douglas Memorial College
Francis Douglas Memorial College
Francis Douglas Memorial College is an all-boys state integrated Catholic school located in Westown, New Plymouth, New Zealand. The college was founded in 1959 under the leadership of the De La Salle Brothers, a religious order of brothers based on the teachings of St. Jean-Baptiste de la Salle...
, New Plymouth
New Plymouth
New Plymouth is the major city of the Taranaki Region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after Plymouth, Devon, England, from where the first English settlers migrated....
; Cullinane College, Wanganui
Cullinane College, Wanganui
Cullinane College Wanganui is an integrated, co-educational college in Wanganui, New Zealand for students in Year 9 to Year 13. Cullinane College was founded in 2003, through the combining of Sacred Heart College and St Augustines College Cullinane College Wanganui is an integrated,...
(formerly St Augustines); and Chanel College, Masterton
Chanel College, Masterton
Chanel College, Masterton is a Catholic secondary school situated in Masterton, New Zealand. The school is named after St Peter Chanel, who was a French Marist priest killed on the Pacific island of Futuna in 1841. The school was established in 1978...
. Traditional games are played on an annual basis, with home and away legs alternating.
Fixtures against St. John's have proved tough over the years. During the late 1990s and early 2000s, however, a very strong St Peter's team gained ascendancy in the tie. The tie against Chanel College is dominated by St Peter's.
In recent years St Peter's has declined to send a 1st XV to Masterton, sending instead an under 16 team, due to the non-competitiveness of Chanel College.
Along with Rugby, Hockey and Football are major winter sports. With the unbeaten First XI Football team (2009 season), and the First XI Hockey who won the Manawatu Schools Championship last year.
Former Students of note
- Tim Wilkinson (golfer)Tim Wilkinson (golfer)Timothy David Wilkinson is a professional golfer from New Zealand.Wilkinson was born in Palmerston North. He won the New Zealand Stroke Play Championship in 2000 and turned professional in 2003....
- Professional Golfer on on the PGA Tour, Turned Pro in 2003 - Simon PowerSimon PowerSimon James Power is a New Zealand politician. He is a prominent member of the National Party and a cabinet minister. He currently holds the posts of Minister of Justice, Minister for State Owned Enterprises, Minister of Commerce, Minister Responsible for the Law Commission andAssociate Minister...
- National Party MP, Minister of Justice, Minister for State Owned Enterprises, Minister of Commerce, Minister Responsible for the Law Commission, Associate Minister of Finance, Deputy Leader of the House of Representatives. - Ingrid ParkIngrid ParkIngrid Park is a New Zealand actress, best known for her role as the evil Dr. MacKenzie Choat in the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street .-Career:...
- Actress, played the character MacKenzie Choat on Shortland StreetShortland StreetShortland Street is a New Zealand prime-time soap opera, first broadcast on Television New Zealand's TV2 on 25 May 1992. It is the country's longest-running drama and soap opera, being broadcast continuously for over 4500 episodes and 19 years, and is one of the most watched television programs in...
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Sources
- Pat Gallager, The Marist Brothers in New Zealand Fiji & Samoa 1876-1976, New Zealand Marist Brothers' Trust Board, Tuakau, 1976.