St Peter'S Catholic College

St Peter's Catholic College is a co-educational secondary Catholic College in the Central Coast (New South Wales) suburb of Tuggerah, one hour North of Sydney, Australia. Located in the Diocese of Broken Bay, the college currently has around 972 students. '''College History'''Site Origin"The region upon which St Peter's Catholic College stands within Tuggerah, according to Aboriginal tradition means savannah and the marshy grassland is evident on the site. The original land, on which St Peter’s Catholic College now stands comprised of 2, 260 acres which 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 & Mater Dei amalgamationThe 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. ”Past Principal's of Mater Dei College Sister Judith Sipple RSJ - Principal from 1982 – 1986 Mr Michael Bowman - Principal from 1987 – 1991 Dr Michael Slattery - Principal from 1992 – 1999Past Principal's of Corpus Christi College Sister Judith Sipple RSJ - Principal from 1987 – 1990 Mr Bob Wilson - Principal from 1991 - 1995 Mr Kendall Perriam - Acting Principal during 1996 Mr Jim Callinan - Principal from 1997 – 1999

St Peter's Catholic College is a co-educational secondary Catholic College in the Central Coast (New South Wales) suburb of Tuggerah, one hour North of Sydney, Australia. Located in the Diocese of Broken Bay, the college currently has around 972 students. '''College History'''Site Origin"The region upon which St Peter's Catholic College stands within Tuggerah, according to Aboriginal tradition means savannah and the marshy grassland is evident on the site. The original land, on which St Peter’s Catholic College now stands comprised of 2, 260 acres which 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 & Mater Dei amalgamationThe 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. ”Past Principal's of Mater Dei College Sister Judith Sipple RSJ - Principal from 1982 – 1986 Mr Michael Bowman - Principal from 1987 – 1991 Dr Michael Slattery - Principal from 1992 – 1999Past Principal's of Corpus Christi College Sister Judith Sipple RSJ - Principal from 1987 – 1990 Mr Bob Wilson - Principal from 1991 - 1995 Mr Kendall Perriam - Acting Principal during 1996 Mr Jim Callinan - Principal from 1997 – 1999