is a Catholic high school located in the Ottawa, Canada suburb of Orleans. The current principal is Deborah Kealey. The school includes grades 7–12 and also a preschool/daycare service. It currently enrolls around 1900 students, and has 148 staff members. The average class size is 24 and the school has approximately 300 students in every grade.
In 2005–2006, the Knights won city championships in junior boys' football, senior boys' football, senior girls' basketball, junior boys' soccer, senior boys' rugby and golf. Many of these teams repeated as champions in 2006–2007, which is well over ten years ago. Notable football alumni include:
Eli Ankou – NFL football, D-line
Matt Cook - CIS football, D-line
Sean DeCloux – NCAA football, place kicker and punter
St Peter's main sports rival is St. Matthew High School, which has an excellent recruiting program.
School layout
St. Peter is a large three-story school. The school has two gymnasiums and a chapel. A large, three-story extension was built onto the school in late 2004. On the grounds, there are 13 portable classrooms for school use.
Annual events
St Pete's puts on two different plays every year, one by the grade 7 and 8 students and the other by the high school students. The high school's performance is often a musical. The high school musical is led by drama/music teacher Bernie Leger, who in 2012 won the Diamond Jubilee award for excellence and dedication in teaching. Past plays include Grease, Beauty and the Beast, Little Shop of Horrors, Phantom of the Opera, West Side Story, Footloose, Shrek: The Musical, and Tarzan: The Stage Musical. Tarzan was Leger's 20th play at the school. The plays always include several dance numbers with careful choreography, and have strong chorus singers. Some sets are made and painted by the school's art students Performances are held during the last weekend of February, usually from Wednesday to Saturday. St. Peter's show choir also used to perform annually at the local "choir fest," a gathering of numerous Christian choirs to sing and celebrate the Christmas season. The St Pete's choir is cherished for its dedication and youthfulness, and is often given a standing ovation. The choir also has many other annual events, formerly including the Show Choir Canada Competition held at the Sony Center in Toronto. In 2012, St Pete's performed and won a national bronze medal, only losing to choirs from two of the audition-based performing art schools located in Toronto. For four years, up to 2017, in June, the St. Peter's Grade 12 graduating class had their commencement at the Ottawa Convention Centre. Since then, the ceremonies have been held at the EY Centre, a purpose built convention centre.
