St Peter's Catholic College, Tuggerah

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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:

Ordinal Officeholders Term start Term end Time in office Notes
1 Sister Judith Sipple RSJ 1982 1986 3–4 years
2 Michael Bowman 1987 1991 3–4 years
3 Michael Slattery 1992 1999 6–7 years

Corpus Christi College

The following individuals have served as College Principal:

Ordinal Officeholders Term start Term end Time in office Notes
1 Sister Judith Sipple RSJ 1987 1990 2–3 years
2 Bob Wilson 1991 1995 3–4 years
3 Kendall Perriam 1996 1996 0 years Acting
4 Jim Callinan 1997 1999 1–2 years

St Peter's Catholic College

The following individuals have served as College Principal:

Ordinal Officeholders Term start Term end Time in office Notes
1 Alan Martin 2000 2001 0–1 years
2 Vicki Comerford 2002 2009 6–7 years
3 Tony McCudden 2010 2013 2–3 years
4 Michelle Peters 2014 2016 1–2 years
5 Tim Hildebrandt 2017 incumbent 6–7 years

Alumni

Sportspeople

Athletics
Australian rules football
Baseball
  • Chris Snelling[11]
  • Megan Anderson[12]
  • Lauren Moore
Rugby league
Soccer

Singers/actors

  • Belinda Emmett[16]
  • Natalie Imbruglia[17]

Authors

Source:[20]

References

  1. ^ https://www.myschool.edu.au/SchoolProfile/Index/106633/StPetersCatholicCollege/43267/2016 [dead link]
  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. ^ Anderson, Megan (1992). Corpus Christi College Year Book. Tuggerah: Corpus Christi College. p. 96.
  13. ^ O'Hara, Ryan (1996). Mater Dei College Year Book. Tuggerah: Mater Dei College. p. 128.
  14. ^ Brown, Damien (1992). Corpus Christi College Year Book. Tuggerah: Corpus Christi College. p. 96.
  15. ^ Kell, Cassandra (1996). Mater Dei College Year Book. Tuggerah: Mater Dei College. p. 127.
  16. ^ Emmett, Belinda (1991). Corpus Christi College Year Book. Tuggerah: Corpus Christi. p. 140.
  17. ^ Imbruglia, Natalie (1989). Mater Dei College Year Book. Tuggerah: Mater Dei College. p. 49.
  18. ^ Jonach, Ingrid. "Author". Ingrid Jonach.
  19. ^ Jonach, Ingrid (1999). Mater Dei College Year Book. Tuggerah: Mater Dei College. p. 109.
  20. ^ "Alumni – St Peter's Catholic College". stpetersdbb.catholic.edu.au. Retrieved 25 November 2021.

External links

  • St Peter's Catholic College website
  • Diocese of Broken Bay Website