St Peter's Catholic College, Tuggerah

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]

St Peter’s Catholic College
Location
84 Gavenlock Road, Tuggerah, Central Coast region, New South Wales Australia
Coordinates	33°18′1″S 151°24′46″E / 33.30028°S 151.41278°E / -33.30028; 151.41278Coordinates: 33°18′1″S 151°24′46″E / 33.30028°S 151.41278°E / -33.30028; 151.41278
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; 23 years ago (2000) (as St Peter's Catholic College)
Oversight	Roman Catholic Diocese of Broken Bay
Principal	Tim Hildebrandt
Assistant Principal	Roisin McVeigh
Teaching staff	90 (2016)^[1]
Years	7–12
Enrolment	1050 ^[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.^[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	5–6 years

Alumni

Sportspeople

Athletics

• Rosemary Hayward^[6][7]

Australian rules football

• Jarrad McVeigh^[8][9]
• Mark McVeigh^[10]

Baseball

• Chris Snelling^[11]

Netball

• Megan Anderson^[12]
• Lauren Moore

Rugby league

• Ryan O'Hara^[13]

Soccer

• Damien Brown^[14]
• Cassandra Kell^[15]

Singers/Actors

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

Authors

• Ingrid Jonach^[18][19]

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