We adopt Jesus Christ as our model in what we do and teach, We educate boys in the traditions of the Catholic faith, We challenge each boy to achieve his full potential in all academic, cultural, sporting, social and religious activities, We encourage each boy always to show love and service to his family, his college, and his total community, We work with the community in setting our goals and objectives, and in assessing our effectiveness.

St Peter’s is an integrated Roman Catholic Year 7-13 Secondary School for boys. St. Peter’s College offers Education with a special character.

St Peter's College has an approved maximum roll as specified in its integration agreement of approximately 850 secondary and 350 intermediate students. Because the students who attend the College come from many parts of Auckland there is a very wide range of families in the college community and consequently mixed socio-economic and occupational groupings and a diverse range of cultural backgrounds including Samoan, Tongan, Maori, Asian and many others.

The College is centrally situated in Mountain Road, Epsom near Newmarket and is adequately served by public transport. Its students live in all parts of Auckland including South Auckland with most coming from the inner suburbs from Avondale/Blockhouse Bay in the West to Remuera in the East. Find Us

St Peter’s was established in 1939 by the then Catholic Bishop of Auckland, James M Liston for the Roman Catholic Community of the Diocese of Auckland which promotes and supports the College and of which the College is part. Although most of the staff are now lay men and women it was conducted and staffed originally by the religious order of men known as the Christian Brothers who have strongly influenced the College throughout its history and have maintained a teaching presence. The College also has the services of a Chaplain on a regular basis.

The special character of the school is that it is a Roman Catholic College in which the whole college community through the general college programme, and in its religious instructions and observances, exercises and right to live and teach the values of Jesus Christ. These values are as expressed in the scriptures and in the practices, worship and doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church as determined from time to time by the Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Auckland.

There is a continuing programme of development and renovation of college buildings and facilities. The buildings range in age, the oldest being built in 1939 and the newest, the Bro. L.H Wilkes Technology Building, which won New Zealand’s Supreme Award for Architecture in 2002. The school’s development plan will see $12m spent on additional buildings. Apart from classrooms there are a Chapel, and a recreation complex including squash courts and sports pavilion. Extension of the grounds is difficult because the College is bounded on all sides by roads or railway.

Members of the college community are encouraged to take part in college activities through the PTFA, tuck shop roster, sports coaching, musical productions, fund raising, careers advice, counselling and the learning programmes of the College.

The proprietor of the College is the Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Auckland.