Voice it - Peter Shearer, Principal of St Joseph's School, Clare

It's an end of an era for this man.

Peter Shearer.

After 22 years at St Joseph's School in Clare, Peter has decided to step down from the top job at the end of 2024.

Peter has touched the lives of many people across the regional South Australia working in Catholic schools in Jamestown, Yorketown, Loxton and finally Clare.  
Originally from Cherryville in the Adelaide Hills, Peter didn’t care much for the classroom, preferring to be outside playing sport or working on his next-door neighbor’s cherry and lemon orchard. At one point his dream was to become a silversmith! 

In this episode you’ll hear about Peter’s early childhood, his first teaching post at St James at Jamestown - a period he describes as a baptism of fire. His posting to Yorketown where he was the first male teacher employed at the school. This was followed by his first Principal gig at Saint Alberts at Loxton, where he literally built a new school. 

This man doesn’t do things by halves. That drive and determination hasn’t waned over the last 22 years at St Joseph’s, Clare because he went on to build a middle school and made many other positive changes during his tenure.

 Peter speaks about the absolute joys of his career, what has kept him in the job all these years, but also the heartbreaking challenges that he’s experienced along the way.

Enjoy Peter Shearer’s story.

St Joseph's School, Clare: https://stjoclar.catholic.edu.au/
Wykari Wines:  https://wykariofclare.com/

To Peter, being a current parent at St Joes, it is sad to see you go, but thank you for all you’ve done in continuing to provide a strong and vibrant Catholic school community in Clare.
Annabelle  

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