St Peters Girls School

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St Peter's Girls' School,, is an independent girls' school located in Adelaide, South Australia.Founded in 1894 and originally located in Kermode St, North Adelaide, the School is currently located in Stonyfell, 6 km east of the Adelaide City Centre. Located on one campus and surrounded by natural bushland, students from Pre-school to Year 12 thrive in an environment that encourages independence and resourcefulness, develops firm friendships and promotes shared goals.St Peter's Girls' is a day school which offers the South Australian Certificate of Education and is an Authorized International Baccalaureate World School teaching both the Primary Years Program in the Junior School and the Diploma Program in Years 11 and 12.HistoryOpened in 1894 by the Community of Sisters of the Church, the School was originally established in North Adelaide . The Sisters who opened the School were English women who had joined the Anglican Sisterhood founded in 1870 by Miss Emily Ayckbowm, with its headquarters in the London suburb of Kilburn. The members of the community were active in educational and social work in England and because the then Bishop of Adelaide, Bishop Kennion, knew of this he asked them to come and serve the needs of which he was aware. His request was answered by the arrival in Adelaide of the first sisters in 1892, and the School opened in 1894 with 4 pupils. St. Peter's was not the only school founded by the Sisters of the Church, with many other schools in Australasia also being established. The School's motto. Pro Ecclesia Dei; Beati Mundo Corde was taken from the motto of the CSC, and can be found on other logos of the CSC schools. The motto means For the Church of God: Blessed are the Pure in Heart, with the second part of the motto being the School's Hymn.