Established by the Christian Brothers, St Peter’s College has served the Auckland Catholic community since 1939.
St Peter’s offers a Catholic education to over 1200 boys from Year 7 to Year 13. We are centrally located in Grafton, Auckland with boys travelling to us from all over the city.
St Peter’s College offers a comprehensive academic education where our Catholic and Edmund Rice values are the fabric of the school. Our students are expected to take part in the various activities we offer in music, sport, culture and drama.
As a vibrant and diverse community, we enrol not only the son, but the whole family; something increasingly unique in today’s modern world. We are well aware of the trust given to us when parents enrol their sons at St Peter’s College.
The College is proud of the outstanding academic performance that is consistently delivered by students and staff.
From Year 7, teaching, learning and the curriculum are designed to encourage and drive students to achieve to the very highest of their ability.
The teaching staff of the College are expert in delivering a multi-layered curriculum and are extremely well versed in guiding students to achieve their full academic potential.
The school runs a dual qualification pathway from Year 11:
CAIE – Cambridge Assessment International Education and Exams
NCEA – National Certificate of Educational Achievement, which is the domestic system
The College also prepares students for NZQA Scholarship exams.
Information on our Junior Academic Programme in Years 7-10 can be found here
Welcome to St Peter’s College
St Peter’s College, in Central Auckland, has provided quality education to international students since 1995 with a dedicated international department. We have qualified teachers specialising in teaching international students English.
Special relationship with international students
St Peter’s has well-established links with a number of schools in China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. Students come from a wide variety of countries and the College welcomes a mix of backgrounds. Limited number of students are accepted from outside New Zealand and no single country is permitted to dominate the international students’ group.
Curriculum
A full curriculum is offered covering a wide range of Sciences, Mathematics, Languages, Arts and other subjects from Years 7-13. The programme in the senior school is designed to be a pre-university course or to lead on to tertiary study in a polytechnic. Several foreign languages are available. Both NCEA (National Certificate of Educational Achievement) and CIE (Cambridge International Examination) are offered. Students are guided as to which pathway is their best choice.
ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Language)
Students attend the College as part of the wider school group whilst under the umbrella of the International Centre. Students are expected to have a basic understanding of English. However ESOL classes are available for those who need them. ESOL is taught in the International Centre while all other subjects are taken with their NZ peers in their subject classes.
Recommendation
Students planning to study at university are encouraged to enrol at St Peter’s for a minimum of two years to improve their competence in English. Applications will be accepted for Year 13 only if suited to the student and the College.
Source: https://www.st-peters.school.nz/international/