St Peter's Catholic College is an

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, located in the Central Coast suburb of

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, one hour north of

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, Australia. Located in the

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, the college currently has 1,050 students.

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, , 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.

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.”

Principals

Mater Dei College

The following individuals have served as College Principal:

Corpus Christi College

The following individuals have served as College Principal:

St Peter's Catholic College

The following individuals have served as College Principal:

Alumni

Sportspeople

;Athletics *

Rosemary Hayward Rosemary Fisher née Hayward (born 10 November 1980) is a retired Australian sprinter who competed in international elite events. She was a 2006 Commonwealth Games The 2006 Commonwealth Games, officially the XVIII Commonwealth Games and c ...

;Australian rules football *

Jarrad McVeigh Jarrad McVeigh (born 7 April 1985) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is the younger brother of former Essendon midfielder Mark McVeigh. He was co-captain of the ...

Mark McVeigh Mark McVeigh (born 26 January 1981) is a former professional Australian rules footballer for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League. He served as the caretaker senior coach of the Greater Western Sydney Giants followin ...

;Baseball *

Chris Snelling Christopher Doyle Snelling (born December 3, 1981) is an American-born Australian former Major League Baseball outfielder. Career Seattle Mariners Snelling was signed as an amateur free agent out of Australia by the Seattle Mariners on March 2, ...

;Netball * Megan Anderson *

Lauren Moore Lauren Moore (born 30 January 1998) is an Australian netball player in the Suncorp Super Netball league, playing for Giants Netball. Moore began playing for the Swifts in 2016, having been signed by the club at the end of the previous year at 17 ...

;Rugby league *

Ryan O'Hara Ryan O'Hara (born 18 August 1980) is a former Australian professional rugby league footballer who played for the Jacksonville Axemen in the USA Rugby League. A New South Wales State of Origin representative forward, he previously played in the ...

;Soccer * Damien Brown *

Cassandra Kell Cassandra Kell (born 8 August 1980) is a female Australian football goalkeeper. She was part of the Australia women's national soccer team at the 2004 Summer Olympics. On club level she played for New South Wales Sapphires. See also * Aust ...

Singers/actors

Belinda Emmett Belinda Jane Emmett (12 April 1974 – 11 November 2006) was an Australian actress and singer. She was best known for her roles in the TV drama series '' Home and Away'' and '' All Saints'' as well as the sitcom '' Hey Dad..!''. She was married ...

Natalie Imbruglia Natalie Jane Imbruglia ( , ; born 4 February 1975) is an Australian singer and actress. In the early 1990s, she played Beth Brennan in the Australian soap opera '' Neighbours''. Three years after leaving the programme, she began a singing car ...

Authors

Ingrid Jonach Ingrid Jonach (born 6 May 1983) is a children's and young adult author who lives in Canberra, the national capital of Australia. She graduated from the University of Canberra The University of Canberra (UC) is a public research university wi ...

References

External links

St Peter's Catholic College website

Diocese of Broken Bay Website
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