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On Saturday 2 June, St Peters opened its gates to more than 2,000 people for one of its largest Open Days yet. From Prep through Senior School, there were displays and presentations of all kinds. The day kicked off with addresses by Year 12 Student Leaders and Head of College, Mr Tim Kotzur, in the Performing Arts Centre. Reflecting on their time at St Peters, presenters showed how St Peters is special—how the senses of...
What's On
Details of the the following events may be subject to change. For the most up-to-date information, refer to the St Peters Indooroopilly online calendar…
Head of College
Ironbark is an iconic part of the St Peters experience. This extended farm and outdoor education program is a significant point of educational difference. Anecdotal feedback from past and present students, parents, teachers and the community has emphasised the significant contribution that Ironbark has made to the personal growth of the young people of St Peters. However, up until this point, there has been no structured...
Deputy Head of College
The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why. – Mark Twain. True happiness comes from creating and having meaning in life, rather than from the pursuit of pleasure and material wealth. Meaning comes from serving a cause bigger than ourselves. When people feel a sense of purpose or meaning, they feel connected to something larger than themselves and therefore feel value in...
Ministry
Baptism and first communion is a clean start and life food for the journey. At the 9.00am on Sunday worship at St Peters, four students will be baptised and another five will receive their first communion. From the outside, it might not look like much; a Pastor and family gathered around, important words spoken, water trickling off foreheads, bread and wine blessed and shared. From the outside, a brand new Test player being given their...
Housekeeping
A reminder to our community to be considerate of the needs of residents when driving along and/or pulling over on Lohe Street. Parking on Lohe St is limited so, whenever possible, please use the College car parks at the Tennis & Aquatic Centre and the P&F Centre to avoid congestion for Lohe Street residents. Thank you for your consideration.
St Peters school fee statements will be sent electronically, to your nominated email address*. Billing will occur at the start of the term break, so please look out for your account. Account details will also be available on the parent portal. The due date for payment is the first day of Term 3, Monday 16 July 2018. Credit Card payments (Visa/Mastercard) will attract a surcharge of 0.75%. *A printed statement will continue to be mailed on request.
Important Notices
Term dates for 2019 are now available. Read more to view or click here for a printable download…
Chess Club runs Thursdays term-time from 6:00–8:00pm at the P&F Centre and is open to students, parents, friends and community...
Tuckshop is a great way to meet other parents and caregivers. Volunteers are needed for our Primary Years, Grandstand and Cafe 45 tuckshops. Help on a weekly, fortnightly, monthly, or anytime at all...
Urgently needed - Second-Hand Summer/Winter Uniforms...
Academic Matters
Students and staff and busy preparing for assessments. Next week, Years 11 and 12 students will start their end of semester exams. The exam schedule is available on Firefly. Year 12 QCAA students will have their final QCS practice test on the last two days of school, 19 and 20 June. We will support students by providing a breakfast and lunch on both days. Parents have been invited to assist via an email from the Year 12 Coordinator...
Around the School
You are invited to a screening of the uplifting documentary, The Song Keepers, produced by Old Scholar Rachel Clements, on Friday 15 June from 6.00pm at the St Peters Performing Art Centre, Indooroopilly. Currently showing in cinemas, this free screening is open to St Peters students, parents, staff and community. Book your ticket now to avoid disappointment...
From 29 -31 May, dedicated teams of Years 5 - 10 students travelled to A.B Paterson College to compete against schools from all over Queensland in the 2018 da Vinci Decathlon. They faced eight challenges across English, Mathematics, Science, Code Breaking, Engineering, Ideation, Creative Producers, Art and Poetry, Cartography and General Knowledge. The days were long, but the students worked solidly, relishing the challenge and...
Last week, the Social Justice Group raised awareness and funds for Watoto Child Care Ministries, an international organisation dedicating to helping the millions of children across Africa who have been orphaned as a result of HIV/AIDS. Salote Luva, Sponsorship Director, addressed Junior High and Senior students, explaining how Watoto has placed thousands of orphans in families, empowered vulnerable women in their...
If you’re in Years 2 – 12 and enjoy a challenge, work well in a team and can meet tight deadlines, then Opti-MINDS may just be for you! You will have six weeks to work with your team to compose a solution to an open-ended problem in one of three categories: Language Literature, Science Engineering or Social Sciences. Your team will present your solution at the Regional event on Saturday 25 August at John Paul College...
Primary Years
It is with much excitement that I announce that both Mrs Kym Izatt and Ms Susan Creese will take parental leave later in the year to have their first child. Ms Creese will leave our community throughout Term 3 and Mrs Izatt at the end Term 3. We will advertise for interim replacements in the near future. I know you will join me in wishing both staff members the very best as they embark on this very important part of their lives...
Junior High
I congratulate and sincerely thank the students who assisted with our Open Day activities on Saturday. More than two thousand guests visited the College and the feedback regarding our student helpers has been wonderful. Our student helpers numbered in the hundreds and they certainly reaffirmed what we’ve always known – our students are our best form of advertising. Well done to all Junior High students for the way...
The Arts
On Tuesday 29 May, our third St Peters Theatresports team, ‘Lick the Sun’, competed at BBC. Finan, Ori, Robert, Rory, Vicki competed with gusto, choosing to play for their one-minute game a props scene set in a Master Chef kitchen. Their two-minute game was, ‘Stunt Doubles’, where they surfed the tsunami wave. Their three-minute game was, ‘Time Warp’, and their four-minute game was, ‘Typewriter’, with the starting line...
Music
The Performing Arts Centre Auditorium was buzzing with excitement on Friday 1 June, as ten St Peters String Ensembles presented another chapter of our special themed concert, Music Tale. Based around the St Peters Soloists world premiere performance of ‘The Lost World’ suite by Michael Patterson, Strings students were joined by special guests, Nicholas Trethan, and Year 12 student, Alexis E. The Music Tale theme wove an...
Important Notices
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Girls Sport
Congratulations to all eleven Basketball teams that contributed to the 2018 QGSSSA Basketball season. Overall, St Peters placed second in the QGSSA Basketball program behind Brisbane State High School, which is a phenomenal achievement! Well done to our Senior B and 10A teams, who won the overall premiership for their division. Our Open, Senior A, 10B, 9B and 7A teams also did very well, placing second, while our 9A and 7B...
Boys Sport
For Round 7 of the AIC Chess, Football and Rugby, we played against Villanova College. We saw mixed results in our aggregate totals across the three sports, with some disheartening score lines as well as many positive victories and close matches. We have one week left in our Term 2 seasons and, as we prepare this weekend, we must focus on keeping our standards high and looking to achieve new personal bests in this final round...
Primary Sport
Congratulations to the St Peters Primary Inter Lutheran Cross-Country team on their success at the Inter Lutheran Cross-Country Carnival last week. On a very tough course and against strong competition, St Peters runners fought hard to come away as Division 1 Champion School. Well done to all runners on a great season! The hard work done in training really paid off at the carnival. Thank you to the parents who came to...
Sponsors and Supporters
The following businesses are proud sponsors and supporters of the St Peters Rugby program. We thank these businesses for their support and encourage our families to support them…