From our Principal
Dear Parents, Students and Friends,
Happy Harmony Day
This was the sentiment expressed openly and freely this week as we celebrated Harmony Day 2025. It is one of the signature calendared events each year at St Peter’s as it provides a perfect opportunity for our community to come together to celebrate cultural diversity. The theme of Harmony day is “Everyone Belongs” and it provides us with an opportunity to reflect and celebrate the uniqueness of the individual and the collective as we come together as a diversified but unified community.
Without a shadow of a doubt the highlights of the day were the cultural dances and the sharing of cultural food delights. We are blessed at St Peter’s to be part of a wonderful community made up of many cultures and to be able to witness the joy on the faces of participants as well as the audience was a real blessing. In my Principal’s address I spoke of a real sense of pride when a prospective parent or teacher asks the following question, “what do you like about St Peter’s College?” Without hesitation I say it is the community. A community made up of many cultures and many faiths living in harmony with each other. At the very core of the harmony created in our community is our students. Many visitors speak of the feeling of welcome when entering St Peter’s. Again, I proudly state that this emanates from our students who as a collective are part of a connected community.
Yet the way we create community should not be taken for granted. As such I challenged students this week to utilise our acronym ROCKS to nourish the sense of community in their everyday thoughts and actions to ensure the theme, “Everyone Belongs” is lived out every day at St Peter’s. This can be achieved by:
R – With our responsibility to be Respectful this calls on each of us to be respectful of ALL.
O – With our responsibility to be Organised this calls on each of us to organised and intentional about including all.
C – With our responsibility to Collaborate this calls on each of us to welcome others to the collaborative table.
K – With our responsibility to be Kind this calls on each of us to be caring of others.
S – With our responsibility to be safe this calls on us to always, in every circumstance, act in safe manner with those around us.
May every day be one filled with Harmony at St Peter’s College.
Discovery Evening 2025
Next week we have the opportunity to lay down the welcome mat to prospective families at our annual Discovery (Open) Evenings. These evenings commence at 6pm sharp, concluding at 9.00pm
The dates of the Discovery Evenings are:
Clyde North Campus – March 25
Cranbourne Campus – March 27
It is not too late to register your interest. Click here to register.
Please also pass this information on to family members and friends who might be interested in attending.
IMPORTANT NEWS: Waiting lists exist on both campuses for 2026 year seven enrolments. The 2027 year seven enrolments are filling up fast. Please don’t wait too long before submitting your enrolment form. It is important to note that our campuses are zoned. Click here for more information regarding zoning.
With enrolments at capacity for year seven (and some other year levels) it is important to highlight the criteria applied to our enrolment process. See below:
Enrolment in Catholic secondary schools is prioritised as follows:
I. Children baptised as Catholics and siblings of children already attending the school.
II. Catholic children who attend a Catholic school in the designated enrolment
catchment area.
III. Catholic children from non-Catholic schools whose families are active members of
the local parish.
IV. Children who have been enrolled in a Catholic school in the designated enrolment
catchment area.
V. Catholic children who attend a Catholic school but reside outside the designated
enrolment catchment area.
VI. Catholic children from non-Catholic schools who reside outside the designated
enrolment catchment area, who:
(a) cannot obtain a place in their designated secondary school; or
(b) can obtain a place in their designated secondary school, but choose not to
accept such a place.
VII. Children who have been enrolled in a Catholic school outside the designated
enrolment catchment area.
VIII. Catholic children who reside in other parishes and who could have gained enrolment
in their parish secondary school.
IX. Children from families who belong to any Orthodox Church.
X. Non-Catholic families seeking a Catholic education for their child/children.
The complete enrolment policy can be found here.
High Achievers
I wish everyone a happy week. Stay safe.
Mr Chris Black
Principal