List of Lutheran schools in Australia

Lutheran schools in Australia are educational institutions set up under or affiliated to the Lutheran Church of Australia. This affiliation is via Lutheran Education Australia,^[1] through its three district offices (Lutheran Education Queensland, Lutheran Education South East Region (Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania), and Lutheran Schools Association (South Australia, Northern Territory and Western Australia)).

Lutheran schools are accredited by the relevant state government authorities in Australia under the various education laws in place. For example, in New South Wales, the New South Wales Department of Education approves non-government schools under the Education Act 2000 (NSW).

In Australia, non-government schools are generally referred to as "independent schools". This does not indicate that they are independent of the education laws of Australia, only that their governing bodies are managed privately. In all respects, they must adhere to the relevant educational standards prescribed in school syllabus preferred by each state’s educational authority.

There are 1078 independent schools throughout Australia. The Australian Bureau of Statistics reports that there are 83 Lutheran schools which make up 6.4% of that total, being the sixth highest group when viewed by percentage of students attending.

Lutheran education institutions consider that the Christian Bible is essential in relation to educational subjects that relate to religious instruction or communal worship. For example, the specific prayer or devotions times for students during normal school time. However, Lutheran education institutions differ from some other Christian education schools by accepting that it is not always appropriate to apply biblical concepts to traditional curriculum areas, such as maths or science.^[2]

Lutheran schools attempt to place practising Lutherans and practising Christians of other Christian traditions first in enrolments. This is in contrast to some other Christian educational institutions, which take into account other non-religious criteria.^[2]

The following is a list of Lutheran educational institutions in Australia.

Preschools, kindergartens & family day care

Beenleigh Family Day Care Scheme, Beenleigh, Queensland
Calvary Kindergarten, Morphett Vale, South Australia
Carina Family Day Care Scheme, Mount Gravatt, Queensland
Centenary Christian Kindergarten and Preschool, Middle Park, Queensland
Concordia Lutheran Preschool Kindergarten, Murray Bridge, South Australia
Good Shepherd Lutheran Kindergarten & Child Care Centre, Hamilton, Victoria
Goombungee Little Folks Group, Goombungee, Queensland
Grace Creche and Kindergarten, Clontarf, Queensland
Grace Lutheran Preschool, Moree, New South Wales
Living Faith Early Learning Centre, Petrie, Queensland
Nazareth Community Kindergarten and Preschool & Early Learning Centre Woolloongabba, Queensland
New Life Lutheran Child Care Centre, Browns Plains, Queensland
Peace Lutheran Community Kindergarten, Cairns, Queensland
Raceview Bethany Lutheran Community Kindergarten, Raceview, Queensland
St James Lutheran Kindergarten & Child Care Centre Cleveland, Queensland
St Johns Lutheran Church Kindergarten, Eight Mile Plains, Queensland
St John's Lutheran Kindergarten, Geelong, Victoria
St John's Lutheran Kindergarten, Kingaroy, Queensland
St Marks Lutheran Early Learning Centre, Mount Gravatt, Queensland
St Martins Lutheran Preschool Kindergarten, Mount Gambier, South Australia
St Pauls Lutheran Child Care Centre, Nundah, Queensland
St Paul's Lutheran Child Care Centre, Townsville, Queensland
St Pauls Lutheran Child Care, Mount Isa, Queensland
St Paul's Lutheran Kindergarten Inc., St Marys, New South Wales
St Paul's Lutheran Kindergarten, Grovedale, Victoria
St Stephens Lutheran Community Kindergarten, Gladstone, Queensland
Trinity Kindergarten, Child Care Centre & Occasional Child Care Centre Southport, Queensland
Victoria Point Faith Lutheran Community Kindergarten, Victoria Point, Queensland
Zion Preschool Centre, Gawler, South Australia

Primary education & secondary education

Western Australia

Tertiary education

Australian Lutheran College, North Adelaide, South Australia

References

^ "Lutheran Education Australia". Lutheran Education Australia. Archived from the original on 10 September 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Charles Justins, (2002), Christian Parent Controlled Schools in Australia – A Study of the Relationship between Foundational Values and Prevailing Practices, Australian Catholic University, p. 17" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2009. Retrieved 17 September 2007.

External links

Lutheran Education in Australia

To useful books on the subject: The Patriarchs: A History of Australian Lutheran Schooling 1839-1919 by Richard J. Hauser The Pathfinders: A History of Australian Lutheran Schooling 1919-1999 by Richard J. Hauser Both available from Amazon in Kindle format.

[1] "Lutheran Education Australia". Lutheran Education Australia. Archived from the original on 10 September 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2009.

[Justins-2] "Charles Justins, (2002), Christian Parent Controlled Schools in Australia – A Study of the Relationship between Foundational Values and Prevailing Practices, Australian Catholic University, p. 17" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2009. Retrieved 17 September 2007.

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