Sports Houses

Our school houses are named after a person important for our school’s history and spirit. It is good for our children to know about the person their house is named after and to remember their qualities in serving God. Our school house flags also feature floral emblems of local native plants.   

Blessed Mary MacKillop (1842 – 1909) began the Sisters of St. Joseph who founded St Peter’s in 1951. She was a great horse rider and would dare to ride in all kinds of weather if she needed to help someone. Mary always thought of others needs before her own. Mary was a strong woman who had courage in standing up for what she believed to be the truth in every situation. In 1992 Mary MacKillop was recognised as Australia’s first Saint.

Click here to learn more about aspects of Mary MacKillop’s life and her foundational beliefs.

Close-up of a yellow cylindrical flower on a plant with green leaves

Emblem: Coastal Banksia - Banksia integrifolia

Sr Juan McGrath (1914 – 1984) was a Sister of St. Joseph and a teacher. We remember her because she was the first Principal of our school. As a Sister of St Joseph she taught in Townsville and many Catholic schools in Brisbane. She worked hard with Fr Fitzgerald to establish St Peter’s School. She was always concerned that each student would become the best person they could become. She was known for outstanding honesty, justice and sincerity.

Close-up of a bloodwood tree showing its flowers and surrounding leaves

Emblem: Swamp Bloodwood - Eucalyptus ptychocarpa

Fr Gerald Fitzgerald (1909 – 1992) was the parish priest in Caboolture from 1949 to 1956. When he started his work here there were no Catholic Schools near this area at all and he made it his top priority to build a Catholic School in Caboolture. Fr Fitzgerald worked hard with Sr McGrath to establish St Peter’s School. He had a great sense of humour and was always generous with time whenever people needed him. He encouraged people to care for one another and organised social events to build up the community.

Tree branches covered in clusters of small yellow flowers

Emblem: Green Wattle - Acacia concurrens

Fr Julian Tenison Woods (1832 – 1889) worked with Mary MacKillop to start the Sisters of St. Joseph. As well as being a priest he was a clear thinking scientist, explorer and author. He loved God and was friendly to all people. He took every opportunity to serve people and the church and strongly believed in God’s love for all people and all creation. A mountain is named after him, Tenison Woods Mountain, and is part of the D’Aguilar range near Mt Glorious.

Tree branches covered in clusters of small yellow flowers

bribie island pine, cypress pine, murray pine, murray river pine, northern cypress-pine, western cypress, western sand cypress, white cypress-pine, white pine" by Greg Tasney is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0