Year 12 Academic Transcripts

It's the season for Year 12 students looking at early entry scholarships and University placements. Some universities require an Academic Transcript in addition to school reports. Students who require these are welcome to request these through the Academic Hub. Please allow a two week turnaround for these documents to be completed (where possible).

Year 7 Ethicool Project

Year 7 Digital Solutions students presented their fresh new ideas at the Ethicool presentations. By designing products to target real-world issues, students considered sustainability, social ethics and environmentally conscious solutions. Thank you to Mr Hurwood and the panel of experts, Old Scholar Mrs Rablin, Mr Booker and College Vice Captain Rachel W.

Year 10 Entrepreneurial Studies

The new Centre for Learning and Innovation was a buzz last week with Year 10 entrepreneurs as students showcased their innovative and original products and their Market Validation Lunch. Congratulations to the Year 10 Entrepreneurial staff and students.

Rachael Turnbull
Head of 7-12 Curriculum - Students

I respectfully remind all parents and caregivers that they must comply with all road rules in and around our College. I have recently witnessed some particularly dangerous behaviour in cars on Lambert Road and write to remind you that there are roundabouts at each end of busy Lambert Road if you need to turn around. The safety of all in our community is a priority at St Peters and I ask for your careful and urgent consideration in the way that you drive around our campus.

I remind you that children in Lower Primary should not be dropped off at the College before 8:00am as students will not be supervised before this time. Of course, the exception is those students who have before school cocurricular activities (parents must remain with their child until they are collected by the supervising teacher).

Lisa Challenor
Head of Primary Years

Last week, Year 6 ventured to the Nation’s Capital on a journey of fun, friendship and all things democracy. 

A definite highlight was learning more about First Nations' histories and cultures. Whether exploring Indigenous art such as the scar trees of the Ngunnawal people at the National Art Gallery, examining artefacts at the National Museum of Australia or searching for bush medicine and tucker at the National Arboretum, we discovered much about the way First Nations Peoples approach sustainability, respect and look after Country and share their stories through songlines and artworks. 

Of course, no trip to Canberra would be complete without delving into Australia’s system of government and visits to Government House, the Electoral Education Centre as well as Old and New Parliament Houses certainly delivered. We learnt how suffrage movements gave voting rights to miners, women and First Nations Peoples and what responsibilities voters have in elections. In addition, we were commissioned to take part in mock elections and parliament sittings, which helped show how these happen in real life.

Visiting the Australian Parliament House was quite incredible. Two of our bus groups met with the Member for Ryan and The Honourable Elizabeth Watson-Brown, while the other bus witnessed Question Time. What an eye-opener!

In between our various activities, we also had the chance to develop our social and self-management skills, including organisation and problem-solving. We were risk-takers at Questacon, where many took up the challenge to drop down the seven-metre slide. We were knowledgeable and curious, answering and asking lots of questions. When we visited the Australian War Memorial, we were caring and respectful as we listened to the stories of sacrifice and bravery of so many. 

It was a jam-packed four days and we are very grateful for the opportunity to see these things firsthand. We would like to thank our teachers and parents for making such a memorable trip possible. 

Year 10 Art students enjoyed a one hour Zoom workshop with artist and curator Sally Dawson on Tuesday 23 May in the CLI. Students were able to ask questions and the classroom activity was shared through an iPad and webcam.

Sally provided several videos about the gallery collection and structured some interesting collage tasks to expand student understanding of the artworks viewed.

The experience was a great opportunity to see a gallery space that many students have not had the opportunity to visit.

St Peters was the first school to participate in the Little Darlings online workshop, gifted to the college as a prize for Ting J’s success in being selected for the current exhibition.

Ting travelled to Canberra in the school holidays to view her work in the gallery and meet the staff.

We look forward to many more enriching experiences that connect students through technology!

To view the finalists for Little Darlings CLICK HERE.

Julie Seidel
Curriculum Leader The Arts

AIC Reconciliation Round (Round 5) was an extremely relevant and important sporting fixture for the entire St Peters community. Last Saturday was a day whereby we came together and celebrated the cultural diversity of our St Peters community and recognise the importance of each individual within our supportive community.

This weekend, with our Senior teams playing Away, we look forward to another weekend of great support for Chess, Rugby and Football. Our First IV Chess, First XV Rugby Team and First XI Football Team are Away against Padua College. Please see below for further information about Round 6.

Australian Water Polo Honours

Congratulations to Marcus M in Year 12 who recently represented Queensland at the National Water Polo Championships. Off the back of a phenomenal performance, he has been selected in the U18 Australian Water Polo team to represent Australia in Europe early next term.

QLD Schools Rugby Union

Congratulations to Dom M, Vice L and Kuwanon D in Year 12 on representing Met West at the State 18 Years Rugby Championships. All boys played well throughout the four days with Dom picking up the Player of the Game award with Met West finishing third overall. Vice also had an outstanding tournament and was selected for the Queensland Schools Rugby team to contest the National Championships. Well done to all these boys!

AIC Chess Round 6 Games Friday 2 June

This coming Friday, St Peters Chess will compete Away at Padua College in their sixth fixture of the 2023 AIC Chess season. Chess games will commence at 4:00pm at Padua College, Kedron.

Please refer to the St Peters App for details about training times and games for Term 2 AIC Chess.

For the Round 6 Chess Draw CLICK HERE

St Peters Football Round 6 Games Saturday 3 June

This Saturday St Peters football teams will compete against Padua College in Round 6 of AIC Football. Our Senior teams (Years 9 - 12) will be ‘Away’ at Padua College whilst our Junior teams (Years 7 and 8) will play ‘Home’ at St Peters Lutheran College. We request everyone to please check the St Peters App for game times and details. Please also check the App for any cancellations.

For the Football draw for Round 6 CLICK HERE

St Peters Rugby Round 6 Games Saturday 3 June

This coming Saturday our St Peters Rugby teams will also compete in Rugby Games against Padua College. Our Junior teams (Years 7 and 8) will play ‘Home’ on Mayer Oval at St Peters Lutheran College, whilst our senior teams (Years 9 - 12) are playing Away at Padua College. We request everyone to please check the St Peters App for game times and details. Please also check the App for any cancellations.

For the Round 6 Rugby Draw CLICK HERE

Wet Weather and Cancellations

With regards to wet weather and any unforeseen or potential cancellations of AIC sports, please ensure that you keep an eye out for notifications and alerts via the St Peters App.

Term 2 AIC Sporting Coordinators – St Peters Boys Sport

If the sport specific information you are looking for, in relation to Term 2 AIC sports for St Peters, cannot be found on the St Peters App, please contact the below sport-specific sports representatives directly. 

Rugby Coordinator: Mr Jack Sims – j.sims@stpeters.qld.edu.au
Football Coordinator: Sports House – football@stpeters.qld.edu.au
Chess Coordinator: Mr Wolf Stuetzel – w.stuetzel@stpeters.qld.edu.au
Cross Country: Mrs Kerry Schreiber – k.schreiber@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Term 3 Sport (AIC Basketball, AIC Tennis & Track & Field) Training Has Commenced

Please be aware that as of Monday 29 May, Term 3 AIC Pre-Season training and trials have commenced for both Basketball and Tennis. All Years 7 - 12 boys have been requested and encouraged over the past four weeks to sign on for Term 3 sports. Should a student wish to participate and has not signed on, they must contact the relevant Term 3 Coordinator (as per listed below).

Term 3 AIC Sporting Coordinators – St Peters Boys Sport

St Peters Basketball Coordinator: Mr Orhan Memedovski – o.memedovski@stpters.qld.edu.au
St Peters Tennis Coordinator: Lija Marshall – l.marshall@stpeters.qld.edu.au
St Peters Track & Field Coordinators: Mr Jeremy Lohe – j.lohe@stpeters.qld.edu.au

You can access the AIC Sporting Calendar for 2023 from the St Peters App. 

AUTUMN FIXTURE SPORTS – BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL & TOUCH

Autumn Fixtures for 2023 have come to an end and after challenging seasons in previous years, it has been a really positive season for our Basketball, Football and Touch girls. We thank all the girls involved, thank you for representing our College each and every week, we are very proud of your efforts. These sports would not be possible without our amazing coordinators, I would like to take this opportunity to thank Annie George our Touch Coordinator, Matt Allen-Ankins who has supported me in coordinating Basketball, Meredith Schultz our Football Game Day manager, Guiliano Marconato our Open Football team coach and Remo Buess our Head Football coach, thank you for stepping up to assist our Football program. They have done an amazing job supporting the girls, we are very grateful for the work they have done. Thanks also to our amazing coaches for giving the girls the opportunity to continue to improve and develop in the Sports they love.

With many schools still to play rescheduled games, the ladders are not complete, I will give a full summary of results next week.

Round 9 - Reconciliation Round

St Peters was honoured to be a part of the QGSSSA Reconciliation round and for the first time, our Open team girls wore our St Peters Reconciliation uniforms with pride. 

AFLQ SCHOOLS CUP

Good luck to our team our Years 7 - 9 girls that will travel to Everton Park FC this Friday 2 June to play in the qualifying round for the Junior Girls competition.

Thank you to Peter Hicks, Coaches Chris Cant and Dean Johnson for giving the girls this opportunity, this is the first time St Peters has participated in this competition, let’s go Saints!

VICKI WILSON PRELIMINARY TOURNAMENT

Good luck also to our Senior (Years 10 - 12) and Junior (Years 7 - 9) teams who will participate in the Vicki Wilson Netball Preliminary Tournament at Western District Netball Association next Tuesday 6 June. Congratulations to our teams who have been selected and will be representing St Peters in the all-day tournament to qualify for the Vicki Wilson Final series which is played at Nissan Arena in Term 3. Good luck girls!

WINTER FIXTURES - NETBALL, VOLLEYBALL, HOCKEY & TENNIS

Date Claimer: Trial Game Round v Somerville House, Saturday 10 June, the draw for all sports will be on the St Peters App as soon as it is finalised.

Pre-season training for our Winter Fixture sports is now in full swing. We would love to hear from any Years 10 – 12 girls who have an interest in playing Hockey to form a Senior team, please contact Mr Glass for further details.

All pre-season training schedules can be found on the St Peters App.

NETBALL
Coordinator: Mrs Anne-Marie Champion – a.champion@stpeters.qld.edu.au

HOCKEY
Coordinator: Mr Cameron Glass– c.glass@stpeters.qld.edu.au

VOLLEYBALL
Coordinator: Mr Josh Bjelke-Petersen – girlsvolleyball@stpeters.qld.edu.au

TENNIS
Coordinator: Mrs Lija Marshall– l.marshall@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Girls Rowing

Coordinator – Mrs Helen Allard h.allard@stpeters.qld.edu.au

It has been fantastic to be out on the water with the girls over the past couple of days and the improvements in a short amount of time have been exceptional from the girls. As we move into the last few weeks of the term and into the camp it is crucial that the time spent on the water is kept up so the girls can make the most of camp!  Can I please ask parents and students to continue to inform me if attendance is not possible in order for coaches to plan sessions accordingly.

Girls Rowing Camp – Bucca, QLD 17 June - 23 June

The Rowing camp is critical to kick start the racing season for the girls as well as to build friendships while they are away. Parents will receive a camp sign-on email in the next day or so with permission forms and information for the camp. Please make payment and return permission slips to Sports House by Friday 9 June. 

RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS

Coordinator: Mrs Nicole Maynard – n.maynard@stpeters.qld.edu.au

This week, it was full focus on executing choreography and confirming collaborations for each group’s routine. The girls worked really hard at training, achieving all of this and more in such a short amount of time. Well done girls! With only two weeks until the school holidays, attendance is paramount from here on in. Remember to please email me if you are unable to make it to training.

Date Claimer: QGSSSA Rhythmic Gymnastics Competition Day Friday 4 August

As always, keep up the great work, keep practising and of course keep smiling. I look forward to seeing you all next Wednesday.

ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE & DEVELOPMENT

Coordinator: Mr Leigh Smith – l.smith1@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Please CLICK HERE for the Term 2 Athletic Performance & Development Training Schedule.

The schedule can also be found on the St Peters App. If you would like further information on this wonderful opportunity to improve your fitness, please email Mr Leigh Smith.

DRESS CODE FOR WEEKEND SPORTING FIXTURES

When attending/watching other sporting fixtures (eg Basketball, Football or Touch), girls are asked to ensure they are wearing their St Peters formal uniform or if they are playing, their St Peters playing uniform is allowed. (PE Uniform or casual clothing is not allowed).

WET WEATHER SPORT CANCELLATIONS

Please keep an eye on the St Peters App for cancellations. We will endeavour to do this by 1:30pm for afternoon training sessions and 5:30am for morning training sessions. Updates for game days will also be provided, students will also receive an email.

Legends Sports Lunch Returns

The Legends Sports Lunch is back for another year this August!

We have another exciting panel of sports legends which we're excited to announce very soon!

When: Friday 18 August, 11:45am - 3:00pm

Tickets go on sale Monday 10 July so it's time to start planning those tables. 

When: Wednesday 19 July, 6:45am - 8:00am, 
Where: Café 45
Tickets: $25.00 per head (on sale from 9:00am, Monday 5 June)

Join us for our annual Mother/Son breakfast featuring guest speaker and Old Scholar Cameron Callope. 

From humble beginnings in Normanton, QLD, to globetrotting with Snoop Dogg, Cameron Callope has lived multiple lives in his 47 years. 

As 'C-Roc', Cameron pioneered Australia's first Aboriginal rap group, Native Ryme in the early 90s. Their groundbreaking talent earned them the distinction of being the first Indigenous rap group recognised nationwide, winning a coveted Deadly Award in 1998. Sharing stages with The Cruel Sea and Naughty by Nature, they soon made waves beyond borders.

But Cameron's journey didn't stop there. Contacted by Snoop Dogg, 'C-Roc' found himself rubbing shoulders with the likes of Kardashians, Johnny Depp and Justin Bieber.

Despite facing homelessness during his early adult years, Cameron never stopped striving to be the best and most authentic version of himself. Determined to make a difference, he witnessed the transformative power of medicine in his own life and resolved to use it to change the lives of others. 

In his final throes of a degree in Medicine at UQ, Cameron Callope is on the verge of fulfilling a lifelong goal. With his remarkable life experiences, he aims to make a difference in public health, where he believes his unique perspective will be invaluable. 

Join us to hear Cameron's story. Tickets available HERE

List your business with the St Peters Business Directory

If you're a business owner you now have the opportunity to showcase your business to the community through the St Peters Business Directory. This directory serves as a valuable resource for individuals looking for businesses in the area, and listing your business in the directory can help increase visibility and attract potential customers.

Take a look at some of the fantastic businesses we already feature: 

Named brisbanehomeprices.com 'Agent of the Year' for four consecutive years, Alex Jordan achieves such accolades with his distinctive ability to maximise the perceived value of the property. Leading a team of specialists, Alex draws on insight into each facet of the selling process. In 21+ years in the real estate market, he's honed acumen in construction, zoning and design, and how each contributes to a property's optimal appeal. To see their website CLICK HERE.

For over 100 years, Eaton Services Group have been providing professional cleaning and facility services to industries such as education, commercial, industrial and aged care/health. Eaton's offer an extensive range of services, site specific solutions, and flexible scheduling so you can spend more time focussing on your core business. To see their website CLICK HERE.

Kenmore Mower and Power Equipment offers 36 years experience in sales, service and repairs of outdoor equipment in Brisbane. As an authorised dealer for Stihl, Briggs & Stratton, Victa, Rover, Masport, Cox, Ferris, RedMax, Hustler, Hansa, Bushranger and Atom and an extensive range of spare parts and accessories, we cater to the needs of the home gardner and contractors alike. To see their website CLICK HERE.

Merchant Warrior is a leading Australian payment processor enabling innovative and secure payment solutions, for increased customer processing volumes and reduced fraudulent transactions. Our organisation prides itself on establishing and maintaining a healthy relationship with each of our clients. To view their website CLICK HERE.

The Pet Chalet offers first class dog and cat boarding for those special furry family members! The stunning bush surrounds foster a peaceful and calm atmosphere conducive to a relaxed holiday for your pets. At The Pet Chalet your fur babies are part of the family. To view their website CLICK HERE.

To list your business in the St Peters Business Directory please contact the Director of Community Engagement: r.thomson@stpeters.qld.edu.au

So, if you're a business owner be sure to take advantage of this valuable resource and list your business in the St Peters Business Directory. Click HERE to see other businesses already listed.

Tabrizi Home Builders

Adaptit Group
AE First Aid Training
Allsports Physiotherapy
Little Locals Early Learning
Travel Managers

If you would like to be a Netball Sponsor in 2024 please contact netballpsg@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Alex Jordan McGrath Real Estate

Thank you to our 2023 Sports Lunch Sponsors

Allclear Print + Signs
Hurom
Ray White Indooroopilly

Thank you to the following individuals and businesses for their kind donations: 

Verve Portraits

St Peters P&F

Sports House

Betty’s Burgers

Doug Curtis, Jindalee Fitness 24/7

St Peters Old Scholars Association •Phil Jackson

TopStroke

Brick Lane Brewing

Allsports Physiotherapy & Sports Medicine Clinic Indooroopilly

Cr James Mackay, Walter Taylor Ward, Brisbane City Council

Phil Jackson

Toowong Village

Courtney’s Quality Meats

Hillstone, St Lucia 

Verve Portraits

Chris and Anna Staples

Deep Grey Portraiture