Boarding Hostels

Excellent co-educational five and seven day boarding

The St Peter's College Hostel

A message from our Manager:

"As Manager I am proud to offer a unique combination of boarding options at St Peter's Hostel. Our Hostel has blended the need for peer groups big enough to form life-long friendships and remain small enough so that all students are known individually.

Our staff are enthusiastic, motivated and committed to caring for young people.

Extending the College's theme of 'Preparation for Life!' our Hostel runs a comprehensive life-skills programme, and we take great care in supporting all of our students' talents. We have students participating and succeeding in a diverse array of sports, cultural and academic pursuits.

Parents of St Peter's Hostel students are welcomed, and involved in every aspect of Hostel life. The Hostel Board of Governors is made up largely of parents and we meet regularly. Parents are kept informed about Hostel life and their sons and daughters, with phone calls, letters and regular newsletters."

Mr Jon McDowall

The boarding establishment, like the College, takes boys and girls, and provides the opportunity for young people to live away from home but still in a Christian community.

Every effort is made to provide the environment of the traditional Catholic family in which these young people can mature in the exercise of their faith. They are also guided into sound relationships with their peers.

Each boarder is expected to make a positive contribution to community life, to comply with the discipline of the hostel and to do his or her share of daily chores.

Run by a full time professional manager, the hostel features:

Good facilities: we have clean modern buildings, spacious landscaped grounds, carpeted dormitories, modern bathroom facilities, great meals, comfortable television room, games room, common rooms. The hostel is on the school site so we make full use of the school facilities like library, gymnasium, computers and music room.

Trained staff: full time professional manager, trained supervisors, a 1:20 ratio of supervisors to students, supervisors' accommodation in the dormitories, regular liaison with teachers.

Supervised study: evening study is well supervised by adults, rostered senior pupil support, study weekends, regular school staff support, computer suite and library.

Recreation programme: We have a regular evening programme covering issues like, subject extension, health issues, study skills, revision, job seeking, life skills and motivational programmes. We also have camps, weekend excursions, games evenings and other special events. Students are encouraged to continue with interests developed before coming to St Peter's - things like scouts, horse riding and fishing.

Guarantee for seniors: Seniors are guaranteed a private room, the opportunity to develop leadership skills, weekend and evening Polytechnic courses (just across the road), their own common room, access to our job seeking programme, and warm, quiet study facilities

Transport: Because participation and commitment is so important to us, hostel supervisors transport students to music, speech, sports, martial arts, ice skating - as well as to doctors, physiotherapists and dentists.

Financial support: we will assist to apply for any government support students might be eligible for - things like government bursaries, special senior and technical bursaries. We also provide private safe-keeping of students' money, disbursement service for camps and sports costs, flexible payment of fees by arrangement, discounts for families and competitive boarding fees.

Safety: all students sign a contract to ensure there is no bullying in our hostel.