St Peter's Catholic College

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 approximately 1,000 students.

St Peter’s Catholic College
Location
St Peter’s Catholic College Location in New South Wales
84 Gavenlock Road, Tuggerah, Central Coast region, New South Wales Australia
Coordinates	33°18′1″S 151°24′46″E
Information
Former names	Mater Dei College (1982-1999) Corpus Christi College (1987-1999)
Type	Independent co-educational secondary day school
Motto	Live the Faith
Denomination	Roman 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)
Oversight	Roman Catholic Diocese of Broken Bay
Principal	Tim Hildebrandt
Assistant Principal	Peter Higgins
Teaching staff	90 (2016)[1]
Years	7–12
Enrolment	998[2] (2016)
Campus type	Suburban
Houses	Benedict      Francis      Patrick      Vincent
Website	www.stpetersdbb.catholic.edu.au

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.[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]

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	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	2–3 years

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]
• Lauren Moore- netballer

See also

• List of Catholic schools in New South Wales
• Catholic education in Australia

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
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9. Bailey, Tim (1988). Mater Dei College Year Book. Tuggerah: Mater Dei College. p. 24.
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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.
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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.

External links

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