St Peter's College

Also known as St Peter's College, Auckland, St Peters College Auckland

state-integrated secondary (year 7-15) school in Auckland, New Zealand

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St Peter's College is a secondary school in Auckland, New Zealand, that serves students from year 7 through year 15 (ages roughly 11-18). As a state-integrated school, it receives government funding while maintaining a special character, making it an important educational option for families in the Auckland region.

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Key facts

Type: State-integrated , boys intermediate and secondary
Motto: ‘To Love and to Serve’
Religious affiliation: Catholic
Patron saint: Saint Peter
Established: 1939; 87 years ago (original schools founded 1841 and 1857)
Chair: Katrina Gardiner
Headmaster: James Bentley
Years offered: 7 – 13
Gender: Boys
Enrollment: 1,330 (March 2026)
Socio economic decile: 8P
Alumni name: Old Boys
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St Peter's College (Māori: Te Kura Teitei o Hāto Petera) is a Catholic secondary school for boys in the Edmund Rice tradition, and dedicated to St Peter. It is located in the central Auckland area of Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand. With a roll of over 1300 it is one of the largest Catholic schools in New Zealand. St Peter's College was established in 1939 as a successor of Auckland's earliest school (Mr Powell's School, established in 1841) and of St Peter's School, founded in 1857. However, there was also another Catholic secondary school dedicated to St Peter, Hato Petera College or St Peter's Māori College, which existed for 90 years from 1928 until 2018 in Northcote.

The Outhwaite family, who acquired the Mountain Rd land around 1841, donated the site of St Peter's College. The Christian Brothers provided staff for the college for 70 years.