St Peter's College is a Catholic Integrated co-educational College Year 7-13 of approximately 800 students. It is located in the northern Palmerston North suburb of Milson. The school's campus includes the historic St Anskar's Chapel, which was gifted to the school by the Dannevirke Catholic community. David Olivier is the Principal, and the school is divided into a junior school (years 7-10) and a senior school (years 11-13). Like many Catholic schools in New Zealand, St Peter's has put a great deal of emphasis on developing leadership skills in its students. This is line with the school's desire to provide its students with a holistic education based on service towards others. . Students and teachers alike are divided into four houses, named after the first four bishops or archbishops of Wellington. The houses compete annually for the House Shield, involving many house led competitions, like Parables (a short drama based on a Biblical parable), House Kapa Haka, House Singing and so on, as well as serving an organisational purpose for the students: St Peter's Rugby Union 1st XV plays traditional matches against four other Catholic Schools.