 She attended City Park collegiate and enrolled at the University of Saskatchewan in 1947, convacating in 1950 with a Bachelor of Arts.Peggy remained at the University for two years working with the Physical Education staff, while her husband, Robert H. McKercher finished law school at the U of S. The couple then moved to Massachusetts where Robert completed a master's in Law at Harvard Law School and McKercher taught and supported him.The McKerchers then went to Toronto where Robert pursued a doctorate.