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PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE OF WELCOME

TEN REASONS

STyLE OF EduCATION

FACILITIES

ACAdEMIC EduCATION

INNOvATION IN IT

BOARdING

CREATIvE TALENT

PREP SCHOOL

SPORT

ACAdEMIES

TEAM SPIRIT

SENIOR SCHOOL

INTERNATIONAL STudENTS

HISTORy

CHAPEL

ENvIRO FRIENdLy

ENROLMENT PROCESS

CONTENTS

I believe that each child has God-given

talents which as educators we are called

to nurture. Our school’s role is to create

a positive, safe, caring environment

where each child can grow into a well

rounded citizen.

Our commitment is to high standards of

performance, behaviour and appearance.

Our students have a positive attitude.

They want to be here, to participate, to

contribute, to excel and make the most

of their time at school.

As a thinking school, we blend the best

of tradition with innovation.

We are proud of our high achieving, fully

rounded students who leave St Peter’s

and contribute significantly to our society

and world.

I extend to you a warm welcome to

come and experience the St Peter’s Way.

SF Robb

FROM THE PRINCIPALWELCOME

Steve Robb, Principal

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St Peter’s is an Independent, fully co educational, day and boarding school for years

7-13, aff iliated with the Anglican Church.

01/ A distinctly rural ambience. Established

in 1936, St Peter’s Cambridge is now one of

New Zealand’s leading co-educational colleges.

Today’s modern campus is truly magnificent - a

forty-hectare domain of mature trees, colourful

gardens and multi-use sports fields, with

original buildings designed in the architectural

style of an English country estate. Several new

complementary buildings, including modern

classrooms and extra-curricular facilities, have

recently been added.

02/ Education with inspiration. At St Peter’s,

every student is respected, challenged and

inspired. Our solid education foundation (Motto:

Structa Saxo - Built on a Rock) and our first-

class facilities for education, performing arts

and sport combine to ensure that all students

can discover and fully develop their academic

abilities and their individual talents, whether

they are creative, intellectual or athletic.

03/ Body, Mind & Spirit. St Peter’s offers all

students an integrated education based on our

school’s holistic commitment – embedded by our

founder in 1936 - to enhance the whole person,

body, mind and spirit. Emphasis is placed

on the promotion of respect, tolerance and

integrity within a friendly, caring community.

At all times, we encourage inquiry, curiosity

and independence. It is a relaxing environment

that is conducive to good learning. Teachers are

friendly and students find it easy to participate.

04/ An inclusive community. Students at St

Peter’s come from every walk of life - from the

largest cities and smallest towns in New Zealand

and from around the world. They are drawn to

a college with a proud record of high academic

achievement and a worldwide reputation for

excellence in education. Our performing arts

and sporting facilities are among New Zealand’s

finest and most modern.

05/ Home away from home. Our boarding

school is the second largest in New Zealand

with accommodation and amenities of the

highest standard. Of the school’s one thousand

students, approximately forty-five per cent are

boarders, mainly New Zealanders, but we’re also

welcoming a growing number of students from

other countries. At St Peter’s, boarders form

enduring friendships and share experiences that

will be remembered for the rest of their lives.

06/ A school for the world. St Peter’s offers

education on a global scale. We are authorised

to teach the International Baccalaureate

Diploma Programme. The IB Diploma is

recognised by all leading world universities.

We also offer some Cambridge International

exams and New Zealand’s N.C.E.A qualifications,

including Scholarship.

WHy yOu WILL ENJOy ST PETER’S CAMBRIdGE

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07/ Everyone’s a winner. St Peter’s is

accomplished and extremely competitive in a

number of sports, notably equestrian, tennis,

golf, rugby, soccer, hockey, netball and rowing.

The school boasts a first-class golf academy, a

leading gymnasium with excellent facilities, and

several quality sports fields. Being a neighbour

to Waikato’s successful thoroughbred breeding

industry, we have one of the best equestrian

training centres of any college in New Zealand.

08/ On stage - Live! St Peter’s is widely

recognised for its excellence in music and

the performing arts. From our magnificent

auditorium, on any day, strains of music –

whether orchestral, jazz, choir or contemporary

rock and pop - are likely to be heard permeating

the country air. Behind the scenes, preparations

could also be under way for a new production,

a dance performance, theatre sports, Stage

Challenge, an upcoming debate, poetry reading

or chess tournament. The strength of the

curriculum and extra curricular programmes

sees more than half of the students involved in

instrumental tuition.

09/ Central Waikato location. The

picturesque campus at St Peter’s is located in

the heart of the Waikato province, where the

main industries are dairy farming, horticulture,

tourism, thoroughbred horse breeding and

education. We are just five minutes from the

busy Cambridge town centre; fifteen minutes

from the major city of Hamilton, home to

Waikato University; ten minutes from Hamilton

International Airport; and just over an hour

from Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city.

10/ Close to the action. The naturally diverse

landscape of the Waikato region provides

opportunities for a wide range of outdoor

adventures and sports. St Peter’s Cambridge is

just a fifteen-minute drive from Lake Karapiro,

venue for the 2010 World Rowing Cup; twenty

minutes from Maungatautari Eco Mountain, a

natural heritage environment; forty minutes

from Raglan’s west coast beach, so popular

with the under-20s for its beach culture and

especially its world famous, left-hand break for

surfers; one hour to Mount Maunganui, rated

one of New Zealand’s top five beaches; and

two hours to ski fields.

The picturesque campus at St Peter’s

is located in the heart of the

Waikato province .

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The moment you leave state highway one and enter the tree-lined approach to the

impressive main building at St Peter’s, Cambridge, the contrast is immediate and

startling. The pace is remarkably slower with less noise and fewer distractions.

This is what makes St Peter’s a unique learning

environment; it is a campus built around

quiet, open spaces and very distinctive rural

landscapes. Yet, while seemingly apart from

the world, St Peter’s is a place where young

minds and bodies are being exposed to a world

of opportunities. Through both conventional

and innovative teaching methods, an extensive

range of academic subjects and a wide choice

of sporting and cultural activities, students

at St Peter’s are motivated to grasp their

true potential and further develop individual

strengths for future academic, business or

sporting success.

OuR STyLE OF EduCATIONOPEN SPACES . OPEN MINdS .

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FACILITIES

40 hectares of school campus, surrounded by a

180 hectare dairy farm.

Landscaped grounds, sports fields, mature trees

and gardens.

Purpose-built faculty blocks for English,

Mathematics, Science, Social Sciences, the Arts,

Technology, Agriculture and Horticulture. These

blocks are equipped with the latest technology

appropriate for the subject area.

St Peter’s Chapel – an historic building.

Equestrian Park - with excellent facilities.

Golf Academy with driving range and short

course area.

Tennis Academy with nine plexipave tennis

courts and three clay courts.

Hockey turf with practice area.

Gymnasium with two international-sized basketball

courts, two squash courts, weights room, rock

climbing wall, viewing area for 400 people.

Auditorium, with seating for 800, separate dance,

drama and music studios.

Outdoor classroom in a significant stand of native

Kahikatea trees.

Habitat impacts on everyone, especially

large groups of people living together.

At St Peter’s we provide a safe, inspiring

environment removed from city pressures

and offering some of the finest facilities of

any New Zealand school.

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A wide range of

subject choice

and different

qualif ications are

available to all

students.

All programmes of study at St Peter’s are geared towards fully preparing students for

tertiary education. We have a consistently high percentage of students achieving

qualif ications that enable them to enter university.

EduCATIONACAdEMIC ACHIEvEMENT

Through our policy of smaller classes, fair

discipline and individual attention, students

are closely monitored as they follow subjects

that will enhance their abilities and academic

direction.

The School’s Curriculum Plan is seen as a living

document, regularly reviewed and refined for

today’s changing world. The school seeks to

employ the best available staff, those with up

to date teaching practice, skills and excellent

subject knowledge.

The purpose built, modern classrooms are well

resourced and the teachers embrace the use of

modern technology.

St Peter’s has been authorised to offer the

International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma in

2009. This will provide the students in Years 12

and 13 with the option of the IB Diploma or

NCEA, in addition to Cambridge International

exams and NZ Scholarship examinations.

The IB Diploma is a highly regarded two year

pre-university programme which aims to

provide a balanced, rigorous curriculum of study

while fostering international understanding and

responsible citizenship. It is suitable for the

average and above average student who is

planning to go onto tertiary study.

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St Peter’s is at the forefront of computer-based technology, committed to maintaining

the very latest IT hardware and software and to providing continual upskilling for

teachers and students.

INNOvATIONINFORMATION TECHNOLOGy

St Peter’s is at the forefront of computer-based

technology, committed to maintaining the very

latest IT hardware and software and to providing

continuous upskilling for teachers and students.

High-speed Internet access is available

throughout the campus, including Boarding

Houses, computer laboratories and multi-

media classrooms.

ICT is integrated through all subjects and is

taught across many curriculum areas. Each

student has personalised e mail and computer

account and network storage. All students have

access to a wide range of software applications

including the Microsoft office suite and the Adobe

multimedia applications. Students have the

ability to access the e-learning environment

from home via ‘Moodle’. The school actively

promotes and monitors cyber safety to provide

a secure education environment.

Specialised IT teaching staff, supported by

network engineers, ensure the students have

continual access to the best resources throughout

the school day.

Senior students can choose to take Computer

Studies to further their ICT knowledge and these

students follow an individual programme

depending on their skills, abilities and interests.

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Boarding students come from all over

New Zealand and from around the world,

immersing themselves fully in this unique

education environment, meeting new friends

and making the most of all that St Peter’s has

to offer.

Although boarding students are part of a

large boarding community, they still receive

personal attention within their own boarding

house. Each House is managed by the House

Director who is supported by a matron and

two or three house assistants. Set routines

and supervised prep times every day enable

students to develop good study habits and

achieve academic success.

While boarding is on a seven days a week basis,

home leave is available on most weekends

after any sporting or cultural commitments.

It is also possible to arrange dinner leave with

close family members. There are two set leave

weekends per term, when all the students go

home for a three-day weekend. All meals are

served in the Dining Hall with a varied menu

of hot and cold food each day. Boxes of fruit

and bread are provided for snacks in the

Boarding Houses.

Sound structures and systems ensure that an

orderly and safe environment is maintained

for all boarders. Boarding offers students

significant opportunities in development of their

leadership skills.

During term time, up to 450 students make St Peter’s their second home in the eight

Boarding Houses located on the St Peter’s campus.

BOARdING LIFEHOME AWAy FROM HOME

Set routines and

supervised prep

times every day

enable students to

develop good study

habits and achieve

academic success.

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SHOWCASING

Specialist teachers provide an extensive

academic programme in music, dance and

drama with individual music and singing lessons

available on rotation through the school week.

Other creative activities are also encouraged,

including art, painting, photography, sculpture,

wearable art and fashion design.

The many and varied talents of our students

are regularly featured on-stage in our modern,

fully-equipped auditorium, including the annual

school production, Stage Challenge, Wearable

Arts, orchestra, bands, the Principal’s variety

show and House Music.

With a f ine tradition of musical excellence and involvement, St Peter’s has enhanced its

reputation by encouraging and showcasing the creative talent displayed by our students.

There is also a biennial Prep School production.

Every student is involved in House Music.

St Peter’s commitment to music and the

performing arts includes proposals to develop a

Performing Arts Academy and a new Performing

Arts centre to be built in three stages.

Creative expression also includes a technology

block with well equipped woodwork and

metalwork rooms and graphics and design

suites supported by specialist teachers.

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Prep School continues to provide a smooth

transition to the secondary school. Students

have their own space, with home rooms,

communal recreation room and activity areas.

Specialist subjects are taught by secondary

qualified teachers within the purpose-built

facilities of the full school.

Classes are small with modern IT facilities in

each room. Teachers with individual strengths

St Peter’s was established in 1936 as a Preparatory boarding school for boys.

The special character and traditions of those times are still maintained with Flag Day,

camps and the development of each student in Body, Mind, and Spirit.

PREP SCHOOLOuR FOuNdING TRAdITION

St Peter’s Prep

School is where great

friendships begin.

work as a team to provide a whole learning

environment for all Prep students. A wide

range of options allows students to explore new

subjects, some of which they may then choose

to follow in the secondary school.

The crucial foundations of literacy and numeracy

are addressed, alongside the innovations of the

“Thinking School” approach.

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Physical activity definitely elevates the brain function to a higher level. Sport at

St Peter’s is, therefore, designated as an academic subject and an integral part of the

school’s ‘Body, Mind and Spirit ’ education philosophy.

At St Peter’s, we offer every opportunity for

student participation in competitive sporting

activities at all ability levels. Students are

required to participate in at least one chosen

summer and winter sport. We believe that being

involved in sport encourages the competitive

spirit and emphasises the importance of

teamwork. Sport should also be fun and

entered into within a spirit of fair play.

Through our comprehensive sports programme,

with each sport staffed by qualified teachers,

specialist coaches and managers, St Peter’s

caters to athletes who want to challenge their

limits and strive for greater success at training

and during competition.

Each year we field very competitive teams

in core sports such as rugby, netball, tennis,

cricket, soccer and hockey. Some students are

also involved in other more specialised and

individual sports such as squash, clay shooting,

waterskiing, kite-surfing and gliding.

Being involved in sport encourages

the competitive spirit and emphasises

the importance of teamwork.

A number of popular sports have been elevated

to Academy status, with St Peter’s providing

highly specialised facilities, equipment and

coaching. Academy sports include golf, tennis,

rowing and equestrian.

THE IMPORTANCEOF SPORT

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EQuESTRIAN GOLF TENNIS

Equestrian

The Equestrian Park at St Peter’s prepares

students, at all levels of ability, to ride with

confidence, maintain high standards and to

achieve personal goals. While we encourage

students to enjoy the fun of riding and caring

for their ponies, our coaching programme

is designed to help individuals succeed.

Equestrian skills can be assessed against NZQA

unit standards, which can be credited towards

a National Certificate in Equine or, in some

cases, to NCEA.

Golf

The New Zealand Golf Academy at St Peter’s

is officially sanctioned and supported by the

New Zealand Golf Association. The Golf Academy

offers outstanding training facilities including

a 280-metre driving range and a short-game

practice area. There are three highly qualified

ST PETER’S ACAdEMIES

St Peter’s Cambridge is a unique, educational environment where natural talents and

high expectations prevail.

coaches and a Director of Golf, who provide

training to over sixty students, from beginners

to elite golfers. Lessons can be taken in small

groups or as individual sessions. Lessons are

video-recorded and analysed by the coaches

for the benefit of each golfer.

Tennis

The St Peter’s Tennis Academy works on the

same tiered structure as the Golf Academy,

working at all ability levels, from beginners

through to our high performance players.

With over sixty students enrolled, our four

highly skilled and qualified coaches work with

students in groups or individual sessions. St

Peter’s is one of only a few New Zealand schools

to have clay courts - essential to develop a

player’s stroke play.

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Team spiritsporting and Cultural

The inter-House competitive events are striking

and colourful occasions. Student leaders

encourage their teams of red, yellow, blue and

green uniforms in such events as swimming,

athletics, cross country, debating , speech and

the fiercely-fought music competition.

Their prize is the highly sought-after House

Trophy for the winning House.

Staff are also attached to one of the four

competitive Houses and can be seen at big

events dressed in House colours and supporting

their student leaders; the more daring will even

swim and run relays for their Houses,

encouraged by students on the sidelines!

Extra-curricular events - such as the School

Production and Stage Challenge - sports teams

and cultural activities all provide students with

the opportunity to work in a team and to

engender a powerful team spirit.

As the saying goes, there is no ‘I’ in the word ‘team’. St Peter’s students enthusiastically

embrace the concept of TEAMWORK in all aspects of school life.

Prep Flag Day is, for many, the first taste of the

team spirit to be found at St Peter’s. Played

once a year, this historic game was begun in

the time of Arthur Broadhurst. Preppies work

co-operatively within their Houses, racing

around the school farm to bring home the

prized flag.

Whether competing, cheering on from the

sidelines, singing or proudly delivering the

School haka before a 1st XV match, team spirit

and camaraderie are alive and well at

St Peter’s.

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Senior school life

involves having

both privileges and

responsibilities.

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Our senior students (Year 13s) are the ‘face of the school’. In their distinctive day

uniform, they are often referred to as the ‘Blue Shirts’.

Senior school life involves having both privileges

and responsibilities. Senior students enjoy their

own common room; they are able to drive to

school independently; and they are free to make

their own decisions on how to conduct their

academic life and social interactions. In return,

they are expected to be good role models, to

mentor younger students and to be actively

involved in organising school activities.

Senior students are expected to take ownership

of their own learning and to achieve to their full

potential. They are encouraged to learn how to

balance their school life and social life and the

importance of communicating effectively with

peers and adults.

Leadership for Life

Many Year 13 students are given additional

leadership roles as School and House Prefects.

All Year 13 students are encouraged to be

involved in the leadership portfolio teams.

Development of leadership skills in each student

is enhanced with the successful senior camp

which is held during the final term of Year 12.

We aim to develop them into confident,

independent young adults ready to move into

the next phase of their lives.

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St Peter’s welcomes students from all countries and cultures with approximately f ive

per cent of our student body being international students, predominantly from Asia.

International students bring diversity to our school life and quickly become valued

members of the St Peter’s School community. Most international students are boarders

while some live in home stay accommodation.

International Exchanges

Each year, up to twenty students from St Peter’s

are involved in our international exchange

programme with schools in Australia, Scotland,

South Africa, Japan, Taiwan and the USA.

GAP Year

A number of students take up GAP year

opportunities abroad, following completion of

Year 13. This exposes students to a range of

overseas experiences before going to university.

Previous students have spent their GAP year

as tutors in schools such as Rugby School and

Exchange students

travel to Australia,

Scotland, South

Africa, Japan,

Taiwan and the

USA.

MuLTI CuLTuRALINTERNATIONAL STudENTS

King’s School in England; others have been

involved in teaching English in countries such

as Hungary and Romania.

Travel

Most years there are sports, cultural or academic

groups travelling overseas to compete or to

experience another culture. In recent years

travel has included geography trips to Vietnam

and Japan, a rugby trip to Italy and France, an

orchestra visit to Australia and a service trip to

our sister school All Saints, in Fiji.

GLOBAL OPPORTuNITIES

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In 1924, at the age of 34, Arthur Francis

Broadhurst, a proud young Scotsman,

Oxford scholar and World War veteran,

left his family’s prosperous cotton

business in Manchester, England to follow

his aspirations in education - f irstly to

become a teacher and, subsequently and

more ambitiously, to own and administer

his own preparatory school for boys.

Ten years later Broadhurst embarked

upon a worldwide quest to locate a site

for his dream school.

The site he found was in Cambridge,

New Zealand. With mature oak trees, charming

town square and rural environs, he must have

felt confident that his dream would soon become

reality; this very English town – and more

precisely, a ninety-acre farm on the outskirts

of the town - would make an outstanding

location for his modern preparatory school.

The farm surrounding the school has grown

to today’s 550-acre profitable dairy unit.

To design his new school, Arthur Broadhurst

chose an American architect, Roy Alston

Lippincott, who had already gained a reputation

within New Zealand. Lippincott designed the

main building at St Peter’s to resemble a

large English country home. Designs for the

gatehouse, dining hall and chapel soon followed.

The Lippincott style has been maintained in

many of the new buildings on campus.

The opening of St Peter’s School, on 22 February,

1936, was a grand occasion, attended by the

Minister of Education, The Hon. Peter Fraser;

Primate and Archbishop of New Zealand,

Dr Walter Averill; a former prime minister, The

Right Hon. Joseph Coates; and over 800 invited

guests. The architect, Roy Lippincott, presented

the Minister of Education with the gold key

to open the front door of the main building.

The first school term commenced with seven

full-time staff and a roll of thirty-six boy

boarders. The development of the ‘whole

person’, the body, mind and spirit, was the

Broadhurst philosophy; his innovative teaching

practices were later to earn him the OBE for

services to education.

Today’s Prep School students continue to wear

the original uniform colours of light blue/grey.

When secondary pupils were enrolled in 1971,

dark blue was chosen for their formal uniform.

The School crest incorporates Athene’s Owl of

Wisdom holding St Peter’s keys: The key of life

and the key of knowledge, above the motto

‘Structa Saxo’ (St Peter’s, founded on a rock).

In 1939, Arthur Broadhurst generously gifted

the school, built entirely with his own money, to

the St Peter’s School Trust Board. Broadhurst

remained an innovative and much-respected

headmaster until his retirement in 1960 at the

age of 70.

In 1987 the introduction of 25 girls into the

school was another major change. St Peter’s

is now a fully co-educational day and boarding

school for Years 7 -13 with a roll of 1100

students. The School has a reputation for its

beautiful, spacious environment, up-to-date

purpose-built facilities and excellent teachers.

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Christian faith is the rock on

which we build our school. Structa

Saxo, the school motto, means

‘built on a rock’.

All students attend Chapel services

each week and are taught Christian

principles and respect for other faiths.

Emphasis is placed on values and

standards with students expected to

respect themselves, others and their

school environment.

Living within our School community,

our resident chaplain participates fully

in the life of the school. The chaplain

plays an important part as a member of

the Pastoral Care Network.

St Peter’s is one of a few schools in New Zealand to have

a Silver Enviro Schools award and is now working towards

the Green/Gold award. St Peter’s aims to model sustainable

behaviour to its pupils and larger school community, having

recycling, replanting, and energy saving programmes in

place. Awareness of local environmental concerns such

as water quality and biodiversity are highlighted through

Curriculum and the pupil led Enviro group.

CHAPEL

The first step to enrol a child at St Peter’s is to complete the

application form at the back of this prospectus and return

it to the school with copies of the student’s latest detailed

school report. All applications are reviewed and all suitable

applicants will be interviewed.

Prospective students will be interviewed by the principal,

deputy principal or assistant principal, with parents or

guardians present. A written offer for a place at St Peter’s

may then follow.

St Peter’s recommends that applications be received at

least 12 months prior to entry to avoid disappointment.

Late applications will be considered dependent on availability

of places. Waitlists will be created in some instances.

ENROLMENT

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