St Peter's College, Auckland Facts for Kids

St Peter's College, Bro O'Driscoll Building (1939, additions 1944)

St Peter's College, Auckland is a Catholic secondary school for boys in central Auckland, New Zealand. The school is the largest Catholic secondary school in New Zealand. It was established in 1939 by the Christian Brothers, but from 2008 is entirely lay-staffed. The school has a multi-ethnic roll of 1200 (for example, 50% are pākehā (i.e. New Zealand-born non-Māori); 20% are Asian; and 20% Polynesian). Academically, the school offers for senior years (i.e. years 11 to 13) the National Certificate of Educational Achievement assessment system (NCEA) and the Cambridge International Examinations (CIE). The school enrols approximately 70 international students. Prominent graduates include: Sir Michael Gerard Fay (b. 1949), merchant banker, chair of the campaigns for three New Zealand challenges for the America's Cup in 1987, 1988 and 1992; and Sam Hunt (b. 1946), who is a well-known poet.

Official website : St Peter's College website Motto: To Love and To Serve (Amare et Servire) Type: Integrated Catholic Boys Secondary (Year 7-13) Address: 23 Mountain Rd, Epsom, Auckland 3 Phone: +64 9 524 8108 Fax: +64 9 524 9459 Email: admin@st-peters.school.nz Principal: K. F. Fouhy

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St Peter's College, Auckland – Original Buildings built 1939–1944 (centre right) (Photograph 2009)
St Peter's College Entrance (former site of Reeves Rd), 2009
St Peter's College-The Cage Rugby field (former Brewery land), 2009.
St Peter's College, Christian Brothers' House entrance (1939) Photograph 2009
St Peter's College in 2009 – Middle School & Bro Smith Music and Drama Suite
St Peter's College Middle School in 2009 (Years 7 and 8)
St Peter's College cricket field (St Peter's Oval) and Outhwaite Park
Over the grounds of St Peter's College towards Auckland Museum and the Waitemata harbour

St Peter's College, Auckland facts for kids

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