 the netball court level (from 2010, the site of the St Peter's Sports Complex), the old tennis court level (now filled in under the playing field level) and the playing field level (called the "St Peter's College oval").Originally, the quadrangle of the college was not paved but was covered in heavy ash from the Auckland Gas works in Freemans Bay.The school was opened on Sunday, 29 January 1939 by Bishop Liston and in the presence of Hon.