St Peter's Catholic College is within the region of Tuggerah, which according to Aboriginal tradition means savannah, and marshy grassland is evident on the site. The land, on which the college stands,, was owned by the Alison family, a wealthy Scottish family, from 1875 - 1897. The site was purchased by the Diocese of Broken Bay in 1982.
The College has developed through three major building phases since its foundation in 1983. In the beginning, Mater Dei College was built to operate as a Year 7-10 campus for the Catholic community. This was accompanied in 1987 by the progression of a senior campus known as Corpus Christi College. Mater Dei and Corpus Christi Colleges amalgamated in January 2000 to become St Peter’s Catholic College as a Year 7-12 campus.”
Principals
Mater Dei College
The following individuals have served as College Principal:
Ordinal
Officeholders
Term start
Term end
Time in office
Notes
1
Sister Judith Sipple RSJ
1982
1986
years
2
Michael Bowman
1987
1991
years
3
Michael Slattery
1992
1999
years
Corpus Christi College
The following individuals have served as College Principal:
Ordinal
Officeholders
Term start
Term end
Time in office
Notes
1
Sister Judith Sipple RSJ
1987
1990
years
2
Bob Wilson
1991
1995
years
3
Kendall Perriam
1996
1996
years
Acting
4
Jim Callinan
1997
1999
years
St Peter's Catholic College
The following individuals have served as College Principal:
Ordinal
Officeholders
Term start
Term end
Time in office
Notes
1
Alan Martin
2000
2001
years
2
Vicki Comerford
2002
2009
years
3
Tony McCudden
2010
2013
years
4
Michelle Peters
2014
2016
years
5
Tim Hildebrandt
2017
incumbent
years
Alumni
Justen Allport – World renowned surfer. Attended Corpus Mater Dei College in 1985.
Megan Anderson - Professional netball player. Attended Corpus Christi College from 1991 – 1992.
Tim Bailey – Robotics career. Attended Mater Dei College from 1987 – 1990, Attended Corpus Christi College from 1991 – 1992.
Damien Brown – Professional soccer player. Attended Corpus Christi College from 1991 – 1992.
Patrick Deehan – Award-winning baker. Attended Mater Dei College from 1990 – 1993.
Amee Donohoe – Surfer. Attended Corpus Christi College from 1997 – 1998.
Danny Dries – music career. Attended Mater Dei College from 1984 – 1987, Attended Corpus Christi College from 1988 – 1989.
Belinda Emmett - Singer and actor. Attended Corpus Christi College from 1990 - 1991.
Dean Gilligan – Biologist with NSW Fisheries. Attended Mater Dei College from 1985 – 1988, Attended Corpus Christi College from 1989 – 1990.
Lisa Hannigan – Human rights career. Attended Mater Dei College from 1983 – 1986, Attended Corpus Christi College from 1987 – 1988.
Rosemary Hayward - Athlete. Attended Corpus Christi College from 1997 – 1998.
Natalie Imbruglia – Singer, songwriter and actress. Attended Mater Dei College from 1987 – 1990.
Ingrid Jonach - Author. Attended Mater Dei College from 1997 – 1999. Attended St Peters Catholic College from 2000 – 2001.
Cassandra Kell – Professional soccer player. Attended Mater Dei College from 1993 - 1996. Attended Corpus Christi College from 1997 - 1998.
William McBride – Academic career. Attended Mater Dei College from 1986 – 1989, Attended Corpus Christi College from 1990 – 1991.
