Academic Excellence Fostered By Catholic Tradition

The mission of St. Peter School is to teach, nurture, and model Gospel values in the Catholic tradition, while promoting individual growth and academic excellence.

• WE BELIEVE in encouraging one another

• WE BELIEVE we are special in the eyes of God

• WE BELIEVE we can be a positive influence on others

• WE BELIEVE that we matter and deserve respect

• WE BELIEVE that kindness is contagious

• WE BELIEVE that knowledge is a super power

• WE BELIEVE that our Catholic faith is at the center of everything we do.

St. Peter School has served students in South Jersey since 1927. Our alumni is made up of many successful individuals, many of which now send their own children to our school.

Here are some of the distinctive advantages of our school:

• A highly qualified faculty

• An integrated approach to education; a focus on technology across the curriculum; a focus on the intersection of faith and knowledge in all its branches; a focus the cultivation of reading and writing skills across our curriculum

• Weekly Mass in our beautiful church next door

• An outstanding school choir

• A deep sense of tradition among families in the school- many sending their children for multiple generations

• Daily prayer

• A safe, orderly environment conducive to the education of your child

• Supportive pastor who teaches religion weekly to our 8th grade students

• Diverse student activities, clubs and sports

• A variety of service activities and support of our local St. Vincent De Paul Society.

• An emphasis on classic literature within our reading curriculum

• An emphasis on the study of Latin as a means for improving vocabulary and grammar skills, and establishing a foundation for the learning of multiple world languages

• An emphasis on the cultivation of Catholic virtues