By the time of graduation, the Saint Peter’s Prep student is well on the way to establishing his identity. The graduate is also on the threshold of being able to move beyond self-interest or self-centeredness in relationships with significant others. In other words he is beginning to be able to risk some deeper levels of relationship in which one can disclose self and accept the mystery of another person and cherish that person. Nonetheless, the graduate's attempt at loving, while clearly beyond childhood, may not yet reflect the confidence and freedom of a mature person.

More specifically, the Prep student at graduation:

1. is learning to trust the fidelity of some friends, members of the family, and some adults of the school community.
2. has experienced moments when God's love for him as a person began to be felt.
3. is coming it accept and love self as lovable and loved by God and others.
4. has begun to come to grips with personal prejudices and stereotypes; communicates more easily with others, especially with peers of other races, religions, nationalities and socio-economic backgrounds.
5. has experienced the support of various levels of community in the school.
6. has made specific contributions to building up the school community.
7. feels more at ease with persons of the opposite sex.
8. is beginning to integrate sexuality into his or her whole personality.
9. has begun to appreciate deeper personal friendships, but is also learning that not all relationships are profound and long lasting.
10. through service of others, is beginning to appreciate the satisfaction of giving of oneself for other people and thereby finding life enriched.
11. is more capable of putting self in another person's place and understanding what that person is feeling.
12. is more sensitive to the beauty of the created universe and is more caring about life and the natural environment.