John William Walters graduated from St Peter’s, Cambridge in 1989. John is a former Waikato rugby representative who played for the province 26 times between 1991 and 1996. He is currently the Waikato Rugby Union resource coach and ITM Cup assistant coach. John has previously worked at the Bay of Plenty Rugby Union as coach development manager and ITM Cup assistant coach, as well as coaching Waikato age group teams. He was head coach of the Hong Kong team for two years in 2007–08.
Keith Ross Lowen (1974–Present) graduated from St Peter’s, Cambridge in 1993. Keith is a former All Blacks rugby player. He played inside centre and represented Waikato and the Chiefs for most of his career. Keith famously scored a hat-trick for the Chiefs against the Blues in a Super 12 match in 2001. He has also played for the Cheetahs in South Africa for one year and then for the NEC Green Rockets in Japan for two years.
Melina Hamilton (1976–Present) graduated from St Peter’s, Cambridge in 1994. Melina holds the New Zealand record for high jump, both outdoors (4.40m in 2003) and indoors (4.20m in 2004). She represented New Zealand at the Athens Olympics in 2004. Her first international representation was in 1993 at the Oceania Youth Championships where she competed in three events, winning the gold medal in high jump, silver in javelin, and silver in the 800 metre race. She went on to compete in pole vault at three Commonwealth Games, two World Championships, and a World Indoor Championships.
Gareth Hopkins (1976–Present) graduated from St Peter’s, Cambridge in 1994. Gareth was one of the Black Cap’s most successful wicket keepers in a cricketing career that spanned 16 years. He broke Ian Smith’s 22-year-old record for dismissals with a total of 461 (26 stumpings and 435 catches). Gareth played in four tests, 25 one day internationals, and ten Twenty20 matches. He took nine years to complete his degree alongside his cricketing commitments! Before joining the Black Caps he played for the New Zealand youth team and domestically for Northern Districts, Canterbury, Otago and Auckland. At Otago he scored five 1st class centuries in the summer of 2006–07 and as captain at Auckland he led the team to successive HRV Cup titles in 2011 and 2012.
Stuart Farquhar (1982–Present) graduated from St Peter’s, Cambridge in 1999. Stuart is a New Zealand elite javelin thrower and twelve-time New Zealand national javelin champion. In 1998 when Stuart was a student at St Peter’s, he won the intermediate javelin at the Waikato Secondary Schools Championships. That year he went on to win both the Under-18 and Under-20 events at the National Club Championships and was chosen to represent New Zealand at the World Junior Games in France. To complete a fantastic breakthrough year Stuart won the New Zealand Secondary Schools senior javelin title in December 1998. Stuart has competed in the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008, 2012 (finishing 9th) and 2016. In 2006 he finished sixth at the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Cup and in 2010 he won the silver medallist at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi.
Rushlee Buchanan (1988–Present) graduated from St Peter’s, Cambridge in 2005. Rushlee was a founding members of the St Peter’s Cycling Academy in the early 2000s. She took up cycling after a school project on the Sydney Olympics introduced her to cycling and role model Sarah Ulmer. Rushlee has gone on to become a professional cyclist and competed at Rio Olympics in 2016. She currently rides in the USA for United Healthcare having previously ridden for Team TIBCO and Colavita. She won the silver medal in 2005 Junior World Track Championships, bronze at the 2010 Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Track Cycling World Championships in the Team Pursuit. She competed in the scratch, points and road races at both the 2010 and 2014 Commonwealth Games. She won the New Zealand road race championships in 2010 and 2014, with a 3rd place in 2011. She was 1st in the team pursuit and scratch races at the 2013 Oceania Track Championships. An interview with Rushlee is available here.
Mitchell Graham (1991–Present) graduated from St Peter’s, Cambridge in 2008. Mitch made his Super Rugby debut in 2015, playing loosehead prop for the Chiefs against the Crusaders. Mitch is described by his teammates as being highly dependable. He is also a qualified chemical engineer. In 2014 he won the ITM Cup Premiership title with his provincial side, Taranaki. Mitch has also played for Canterbury As, Bs and Under 21s.
Krystal Leger-Walker (1997–Present) graduated from St Peter’s, Cambridge in 2015. One to watch for the future, Krystal first played for the New Zealand Tall Ferns basketball team in 2014 when she was only 16! In 2015 she played for New Zealand in the Under-18 3x3 World Championships team and again for the Tall Ferns in 2016 after graduating from St Peter’s. An extremely talented point guard, Krystal illustrates the importance of age group competitions for player development — she played for Waikato teams from Under-13 to senior women’s level. Krystall was twice New Zealand Junior National Player of the Year, MVP of the National Under-19 Tournament in 2014 and 2015, and MVP of the NZ Secondary Schools Nationals in 2015. She has represented New Zealand in many age group levels, including captaining the NZ Under-19 Junior Tall Ferns in 2014, the Under-17 team in 2013, and the Under-16 team in 2012. Krystal also played in the New Zealand Under-17 girls team in 2013 and the Under-15 girls team in 2012. Krystal is now studying at the University of Northern Colorado and playing in their division one college basketball team.
On leaving St Peter’s in December 2008, Camille accepted an athletics scholarship to study at Purdue University in Indiana, USA. She competed for the track and cross-country teams, captaining the women’s cross-country team in her last semester. On returning to New Zealand, she completed a BA with a Psychology Major and English Minor at the University of Waikato. Whilst studying at Waikato, Camille was a recipient of the prestigious Sir Edmund Hillary Scholarship and Prime Minister’s Scholarship.
Camille holds over ten national senior titles on the track, road and cross-country. She was placed 2nd at the World University Games in 2015 in Gwanju, Korea, in the 5000m and narrowly missed competing in the 2014 Commonwealth Games and 2016 Rio Olympic Games. She has trained with Nic Bideau and the Melbourne Track Club since 2016, living as a full-time athlete. Camille qualified and competed for New Zealand at the 2017 World Championships in both the 5,000m and 10,000m events as well as for the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. She was placed 12th in the 2019 World Championships in Doha for the 5,000m and 10,000m events giving her automatic qualification for the Tokyo Olympic Games. Camille currently ranks number 2 all time in New Zealand for those events.
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1. PURPOSE:
1.1 In its role as a good employer the St Peter’s Trust Board is required to ensure that a safe environment at St Peter’s, Cambridge is provided through personnel practices that maintain standards of integrity and conduct. As such the purpose of this policy is to promote and protect individual privacy.
2. SCOPE:
2.1 This is an all-encompassing policy that applies to all staff, students, parents/guardians, volunteers, alumni, house assistants, student teachers, donors, contractors, visitors and other people associated with St Peter’s, Cambridge, both on-site and externally representing St Peter’s, Cambridge.
2.2 This policy applies to any individual associated with St Peter’s, Cambridge who may be required to collect, access, use or disclose personal information, who may manage projects or systems that impact on personal information management, or who are responsible for making policy decisions about the way St Peter’s, Cambridge manages personal information.
2.3 St Peter’s Cambridge, includes the campus located at 1716 Cambridge Road, Leamington, Cambridge 3283, OWL Farm, Swim School, Swimming Club, Golf Academy and any other associated locations. It also includes any website or online platforms that are operated by St Peter’s, Cambridge.
3. DEFINITIONS:
3.1 Personal information: Any information, whether electronic or hard copy, about an individual whether or not the information directly identifies the individual, and includes but is not limited to contact, demographic, health and academic information, CCTV footage, staff performance information, emails and other correspondence, and opinions about the individual.
4 POLICY:
4.1 St Peter’s, Cambridge collects and processes personal information about students, parents, caregivers, alumni, donors, staff members, contractors, house assistants, student teachers, volunteers and individuals who visit its websites and campus. St Peter’s, Cambridge is required to comply with the Privacy Act 2020 and its associated regulations but it also intends to lead by example and make certain that its privacy practices meet the expectations of its global community.
4.2 St Peter’s, Cambridge recognises that the individuals concerned will only surrender their personal information if they trust St Peter’s to use the information responsibly and treat it with care and respect.
4.3 Procedures within the school must comply with the 13 privacy principles contained in Part 3 of the Privacy Act 2020 which have specific requirements in terms of:
5. RESPONSIBILITY:
5.1 All school community members are responsible for compliance with this Privacy Policy.
5.2 We will not transfer your information to an overseas-based service provider or organisation unless we are satisfied that the service provider has obligations to protect your information in a way that is comparable to the protections afforded by New Zealand privacy law or you expressly consent to the transfer.
5.3 The Principal of St Peter’s, Cambridge has appointed a Privacy Officer. The Officer’s role is to promote and protect individual privacy with regard to:
5.4 The school’s Privacy Officer is contactable as follows: privacyofficer@stpeter.school.nz
6. COLLECTION AND PROCESSING
6.1 St Peter’s, Cambridge must collect only necessary personal information for a lawful purpose connected with the function or an activity in relation to the school.
6.2 Personal information should be collected from individuals directly, unless an exception can be relied upon to collect it from a third party in accordance with the Privacy Act 2020.
6.3 Data may be shared with third-party contractors/suppliers to the extent necessary for them to administer or work on behalf, or to work on special projects with us.
6.4 The safety of our students at St Peter’s is paramount. We ensure that all personal information that is collected from students is done so in a fair manner and does not intrude to an unreasonable extent upon the personal affairs of the individual concerned.Note: Exceptions are listed in Principle 2 of the Privacy Act 2020. The usual basis on which we collect information from a third party is with the authorisation of the individual.
6.5 The purposes for which personal information is collected and used by St Peter’s, Cambridge may include but are not limited to:
6.6 If you are a prospective staff member applying for a position with us, or a contractor engaged (or seeking to be engaged) to provide services to us, the information we collect about you will include the categories of information described above that are necessary for us to consider and decide upon your application for employment, or to decide and manage your terms of engagement with us.
7. COLLECTION AND PROCESSING
7.1 St Peter’s, Cambridge takes all reasonable steps to protect personal information against loss, manipulation, misuse and unauthorised access.
7.2 St Peter’s, Cambridge retains personal information for as long as is necessary for our Purposes and Legitimate Interests and for us to comply with our legal obligations and perform our contracts with individuals. St Peter’s is required under New Zealand law to retain information in accordance with the Public Records Act 2005.
8. SECURITY
8.1 Many staff members of St Peter’s, Cambridge are required, by the nature of their roles:
8.2 Access to personal information, which is to be granted in accordance with the established approval processes for each system and/or data set, should only be granted if required by a staff member’s role.
8.3 Certain staff members undertaking specific roles in the school involving reporting to external agencies are authorised to release particular information relating to students and staff to the relevant agencies.
8.4 A student or staff member may authorise a staff member to release their personal information to a particular individual or agency; such authorisation must be provided in writing.
8.5 The provision of staff members' names as referees by students and former students is considered to be authorisation for the release of information relating to the academic performance of those students and former students, in terms of this policy.
9. MARKETING USE
9.1 We will use your information to communicate with you and carry out our marketing activities. Generally, these communications would be by email, text message, post or telephone. We do not pass on your information to other organisations for their own communications and marketing purposes.
10. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
10.1 St Peter’s, Cambridge may make information available to official government agencies in accordance with principles 10 & 11 of the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020.
11. DISCLOSURE
11.1 Apart from where you have consented or disclosure is necessary to achieve the purpose for which it was submitted, personal information may be disclosed in special situations where we have reason to believe that doing so is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against anyone damaging, injuring, or interfering (intentionally or unintentionally) with our rights or property, users, or anyone else who could be harmed by such activities. Also, we may disclose personal information when we believe in good faith that the law requires disclosure.
12. OUR SCHOOL WEBSITES
12.1 St Peter’s, Cambridge owns the following websites:
12.2 When you visit our websites, we do collect some non-personal information, such as the IP address from which you accessed this website, the date and time you are visiting, the pages you accessed, the type of browser and operating system you use, and terms you use to search for content on our site. This information cannot be used to personally identify you. We use it for the purposes of system administration, auditing use of the site and improving it for different customer profiles, and for our internal reporting. If you choose to provide us with personal information such as your email address, for example by filling out an electronic query, we will use the information only for the purposes that you authorise it to be used for.
12.3 We use cookies to collect and analyse information on our sites performance and to enable the site to function. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that you’ve provided to them or that they’ve collected from your use of their services.
12.4 Cookies are small text files that can be used by websites to make a user's experience more efficient. The law in New Zealand states that we can store cookies on your device if they are strictly necessary for the operation of this site. For all other types of cookies, we need your permission. Our website uses different types of cookies. Some cookies are placed by third party services that appear on our pages. You can at any time change or withdraw your consent.
12.5 We respect your right to privacy and your right to view and update the personal information we hold about you. We are committed to protecting your privacy when you visit our website.
13 CAMPUS SURVEILLENCE
13.1 St Peter’s, Cambridge has monitoring capabilities at multiple locations throughout the campus. Signage advising of the surveillance monitoring system gives notice of areas covered by such equipment. The surveillance cameras are movement activated and will record any movement in the areas covered by individual cameras 24 hours per day.
13.2 We will store your personal information we collect from you in accordance with our obligations under the New Zealand Privacy Act and will take reasonable steps to ensure the security of your personal information.
13.3 We usually retain surveillance footage for a period of 21 days. We may retain surveillance footage for longer if required by law, or if we think doing so is appropriate to help us with any of the purposes outlined above.
13.4 For further information regarding this please see our St Peter’s, Cambridge Surveillance and Monitoring Policy.
14 REPORTING A PRIVACY BREACH
14.1 A privacy breach occurs when there is unauthorised or accidental access to someone’s personal information or disclosure, alteration, loss or destruction of personal information. It can also include situations where the school is stopped either temporarily or permanently from accessing personal information.
14.2 Personal information is any information about an identifiable individual, such as their name, address, or photo. The information does not need to name someone specifically, as long as they are identifiable in other ways.
14.3 If you become aware of a privacy breach, immediately notify:
14.4 The school’s Privacy Officer (privacyofficer@stpeter.school.nz)
14.5 Even minor privacy breaches must be notified. If there is a privacy breach, further information will be provided on actions required.
15. YOUR RIGHTS
15.1 You have the right to ask for a copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to be corrected if you think it is wrong (and you are unable to update it yourself through a relevant online service). If you would like to do this, please email the privacy officer, privacyofficer@stpeter.school.nz. You may need to provide specific details about the nature of your relationship with St Peter’s and the information you are seeking so that we can easily locate it for you.
15.2 You also have the right to make a complaint to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner if you think we have breached, or may have breached, your privacy. You can contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner at www.privacy.org.nz.
Chairperson: Date: November 2021
Next Review Date: November 2022
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November 2021
Version 1.0
1. PURPOSE:
1.1 In its role as a good employer the St Peter’s Trust Board is required to ensure that a safe environment at St Peter’s, Cambridge is provided through personnel practices that maintain standards of integrity and conduct. As such the purpose of this policy is to promote and protect individual privacy.
2. SCOPE:
2.1 This is an all-encompassing policy that applies to all staff, students, parents/guardians, volunteers, alumni, house assistants, student teachers, donors, contractors, visitors and other people associated with St Peter’s, Cambridge, both on-site and externally representing St Peter’s, Cambridge.
2.2 This policy applies to any individual associated with St Peter’s, Cambridge who may be required to collect, access, use or disclose personal information, who may manage projects or systems that impact on personal information management, or who are responsible for making policy decisions about the way St Peter’s, Cambridge manages personal information.
2.3 St Peter’s Cambridge, includes the campus located at 1716 Cambridge Road, Leamington, Cambridge 3283, OWL Farm, Swim School, Swimming Club, Golf Academy and any other associated locations. It also includes any website or online platforms that are operated by St Peter’s, Cambridge.
3. DEFINITIONS:
3.1 Personal information: Any information, whether electronic or hard copy, about an individual whether or not the information directly identifies the individual, and includes but is not limited to contact, demographic, health and academic information, CCTV footage, staff performance information, emails and other correspondence, and opinions about the individual.
4 POLICY:
4.1 St Peter’s, Cambridge collects and processes personal information about students, parents, caregivers, alumni, donors, staff members, contractors, house assistants, student teachers, volunteers and individuals who visit its websites and campus. St Peter’s, Cambridge is required to comply with the Privacy Act 2020 and its associated regulations but it also intends to lead by example and make certain that its privacy practices meet the expectations of its global community.
4.2 St Peter’s, Cambridge recognises that the individuals concerned will only surrender their personal information if they trust St Peter’s to use the information responsibly and treat it with care and respect.
4.3 Procedures within the school must comply with the 13 privacy principles contained in Part 3 of the Privacy Act 2020 which have specific requirements in terms of:
5. RESPONSIBILITY:
5.1 All school community members are responsible for compliance with this Privacy Policy.
5.2 We will not transfer your information to an overseas-based service provider or organisation unless we are satisfied that the service provider has obligations to protect your information in a way that is comparable to the protections afforded by New Zealand privacy law or you expressly consent to the transfer.
5.3 The Principal of St Peter’s, Cambridge has appointed a Privacy Officer. The Officer’s role is to promote and protect individual privacy with regard to:
5.4 The school’s Privacy Officer is contactable as follows: privacyofficer@stpeter.school.nz
6. COLLECTION AND PROCESSING
6.1 St Peter’s, Cambridge must collect only necessary personal information for a lawful purpose connected with the function or an activity in relation to the school.
6.2 Personal information should be collected from individuals directly, unless an exception can be relied upon to collect it from a third party in accordance with the Privacy Act 2020.
6.3 Data may be shared with third-party contractors/suppliers to the extent necessary for them to administer or work on behalf, or to work on special projects with us.
6.4 The safety of our students at St Peter’s is paramount. We ensure that all personal information that is collected from students is done so in a fair manner and does not intrude to an unreasonable extent upon the personal affairs of the individual concerned.Note: Exceptions are listed in Principle 2 of the Privacy Act 2020. The usual basis on which we collect information from a third party is with the authorisation of the individual.
6.5 The purposes for which personal information is collected and used by St Peter’s, Cambridge may include but are not limited to:
6.6 If you are a prospective staff member applying for a position with us, or a contractor engaged (or seeking to be engaged) to provide services to us, the information we collect about you will include the categories of information described above that are necessary for us to consider and decide upon your application for employment, or to decide and manage your terms of engagement with us.
7. COLLECTION AND PROCESSING
7.1 St Peter’s, Cambridge takes all reasonable steps to protect personal information against loss, manipulation, misuse and unauthorised access.
7.2 St Peter’s, Cambridge retains personal information for as long as is necessary for our Purposes and Legitimate Interests and for us to comply with our legal obligations and perform our contracts with individuals. St Peter’s is required under New Zealand law to retain information in accordance with the Public Records Act 2005.
8. SECURITY
8.1 Many staff members of St Peter’s, Cambridge are required, by the nature of their roles:
8.2 Access to personal information, which is to be granted in accordance with the established approval processes for each system and/or data set, should only be granted if required by a staff member’s role.
8.3 Certain staff members undertaking specific roles in the school involving reporting to external agencies are authorised to release particular information relating to students and staff to the relevant agencies.
8.4 A student or staff member may authorise a staff member to release their personal information to a particular individual or agency; such authorisation must be provided in writing.
8.5 The provision of staff members' names as referees by students and former students is considered to be authorisation for the release of information relating to the academic performance of those students and former students, in terms of this policy.
9. MARKETING USE
9.1 We will use your information to communicate with you and carry out our marketing activities. Generally, these communications would be by email, text message, post or telephone. We do not pass on your information to other organisations for their own communications and marketing purposes.
10. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
10.1 St Peter’s, Cambridge may make information available to official government agencies in accordance with principles 10 & 11 of the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020.
11. DISCLOSURE
11.1 Apart from where you have consented or disclosure is necessary to achieve the purpose for which it was submitted, personal information may be disclosed in special situations where we have reason to believe that doing so is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against anyone damaging, injuring, or interfering (intentionally or unintentionally) with our rights or property, users, or anyone else who could be harmed by such activities. Also, we may disclose personal information when we believe in good faith that the law requires disclosure.
12. OUR SCHOOL WEBSITES
12.1 St Peter’s, Cambridge owns the following websites:
12.2 When you visit our websites, we do collect some non-personal information, such as the IP address from which you accessed this website, the date and time you are visiting, the pages you accessed, the type of browser and operating system you use, and terms you use to search for content on our site. This information cannot be used to personally identify you. We use it for the purposes of system administration, auditing use of the site and improving it for different customer profiles, and for our internal reporting. If you choose to provide us with personal information such as your email address, for example by filling out an electronic query, we will use the information only for the purposes that you authorise it to be used for.
12.3 We use cookies to collect and analyse information on our sites performance and to enable the site to function. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that you’ve provided to them or that they’ve collected from your use of their services.
12.4 Cookies are small text files that can be used by websites to make a user's experience more efficient. The law in New Zealand states that we can store cookies on your device if they are strictly necessary for the operation of this site. For all other types of cookies, we need your permission. Our website uses different types of cookies. Some cookies are placed by third party services that appear on our pages. You can at any time change or withdraw your consent.
12.5 We respect your right to privacy and your right to view and update the personal information we hold about you. We are committed to protecting your privacy when you visit our website.
13 CAMPUS SURVEILLENCE
13.1 St Peter’s, Cambridge has monitoring capabilities at multiple locations throughout the campus. Signage advising of the surveillance monitoring system gives notice of areas covered by such equipment. The surveillance cameras are movement activated and will record any movement in the areas covered by individual cameras 24 hours per day.
13.2 We will store your personal information we collect from you in accordance with our obligations under the New Zealand Privacy Act and will take reasonable steps to ensure the security of your personal information.
13.3 We usually retain surveillance footage for a period of 21 days. We may retain surveillance footage for longer if required by law, or if we think doing so is appropriate to help us with any of the purposes outlined above.
13.4 For further information regarding this please see our St Peter’s, Cambridge Surveillance and Monitoring Policy.
14 REPORTING A PRIVACY BREACH
14.1 A privacy breach occurs when there is unauthorised or accidental access to someone’s personal information or disclosure, alteration, loss or destruction of personal information. It can also include situations where the school is stopped either temporarily or permanently from accessing personal information.
14.2 Personal information is any information about an identifiable individual, such as their name, address, or photo. The information does not need to name someone specifically, as long as they are identifiable in other ways.
14.3 If you become aware of a privacy breach, immediately notify:
14.4 The school’s Privacy Officer (privacyofficer@stpeter.school.nz)
14.5 Even minor privacy breaches must be notified. If there is a privacy breach, further information will be provided on actions required.
15. YOUR RIGHTS
15.1 You have the right to ask for a copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to be corrected if you think it is wrong (and you are unable to update it yourself through a relevant online service). If you would like to do this, please email the privacy officer, privacyofficer@stpeter.school.nz. You may need to provide specific details about the nature of your relationship with St Peter’s and the information you are seeking so that we can easily locate it for you.
15.2 You also have the right to make a complaint to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner if you think we have breached, or may have breached, your privacy. You can contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner at www.privacy.org.nz.
Chairperson: Date: November 2021
Next Review Date: November 2022