MISSION STATEMENT
At St Peter School, our mission is to ...
- Celebrate our spirituality and diversity through achieving, believing and community living in an inclusive Catholic environment;
- Make each member of our school community aware of our Ontario Catholic Graduate Expectations and how each of us are vehicles by which we spread the Gospels, news to those we come into contact with;
- Believe that education is a lifelong process involving spiritual, intellectual, physical, emotional and social development;
- Strive to promote the full development of our students in the image of God;
- Create co-operative partnership with school. family and the church, where every learner has the opportunity to become a valued and contributing member of society who grows in self-esteem and self-confidence within our St. Peter caring, inclusive and respectful environment; and
- Encourage students to strive and learn as a Catholic community, demonstrating our love for God by respecting one another, responding to people with compassion and fulfilling their responsibilities as active learners.
CATHOLIC FOCUS
St. Peter School community believes that our Catholic faith, as expressed through Gospel values, is evident in everything we do. The school's relationship with the church and parent community is vital in maintaining our existence as a Catholic school. St. Peter School continues to provide a Christian welcoming environment in which all may work and learn in a supportive, inclusive, meaningful and respectful manner. Within the context of an authentic Catholic learning community St. Peter School strives to provide students with the opportunity to realize their potential and develop into highly skilled, knowledgeable, caring citizens who contribute to society.
School History
​With the increase in the Catholic population in Orangeville during the 1950's, demand grew for a local Catholic elementary school. After being approached by parents, Fr. Edward (Ted) Mahoney, pastor of St. Peter Church, as St. Timothy was then known, established a separate school board. Classes began in 1961 in temporary quarters for some eighty students, three teachers, and the principal. A four-classroom structure was completed in 1962 at 46 Dawson Road, and Archbishop Pocock of Toronto blessed St. Peter Elementary School on Sunday, May 27, 1962. By the mid-1960s the school served more than 150 students. Over its fifty year history, the physical plant has undergone five additions and upgrades to better serve the local Catholic community. Today, the school has about 300 students and its boundaries include the towns of Caledon and Alton. St. Peter Catholic School continues to promote excellence, stewardship and responsible citizenship through its support of parish endeavours and community outreach projects.
