About Us
Philosophy
Governance
Setting
History
Curriculum Focus
The Lutheran Church
Lutheran Education Australia
Learning Environment
Jesus Christ is at the centre of all that we do. This extends beyond weekly chapel sessions and Bible-based lessons and themes, to incorporating prayer and God’s Word into daily activities and your children’s lives beyond the classroom. In addition to strong academics, we emphasize your student’s spiritual growth in faith, prayer, Christian fellowship and knowledge of the Gospel.
Eastside Lutheran College educates with a Christian philosophy and aims to impart to students a strong focus on the Christian code of ethics such as honesty, integrity and responsibility. Students are supported by experenced staff and a continuing on-campus Chaplaincy program. Our teachers recognise their unique ministry as Christian role-models.
Eastside Lutheran College is a co-educational school under the auspices of the Victorian/Tasmanian District Synod of the Lutheran Church of Australia, and is dedicated to a distinctive education centred in Jesus Christ.
St Peter’s Lutheran Church, Hobart, appoints a School Board to oversee the governance of Eastside Lutheran College. Parental involvement at board level is also available.
Eastside Lutheran College is situated in a tranquil bushland setting of approximately 7 hectares with magnificent views of the Derwent River and Mount Wellington.
The college is centrally located less than ten minutes from the Hobart CBD.
Eastside Lutheran College (originally named St Peter’s Lutheran School) was established in 1982 by the congregation of St Peter’s Lutheran Church, Hobart as part of its Christian outreach to the wider community. Its original location was in the house next to the church in Davey Street. In 1985, as enrolments increased, the school moved to its new premises on the Eastern shore of the river and has been more recently known as Eastside Christian School.
At the end of 2002 the School moved towards offering a complete secondary curriculum and in November 2004, it was decided to change the name to Eastside Lutheran College.
Eastside Lutheran College is a school of the Lutheran Church of Australia and its development is overseen by the Lutheran South Eastern Regional Director, Dr Ken Bartel. Eastside Lutheran College is a thriving, dynamic, outward-looking community that learns and lives according to the college’s motto ‘Christ Our Rock’.
At Eastside Lutheran College teamwork contributes towards excellent outcomes for students through a carefully planned and articulated flexible program catering for individual learning needs.
We offer:
Vocational guidance and career planning
High levels of individualised pastoral care
A clearly articulated and continuous learning program from Prep to grade 10
Christ-centred spiritual growth starting each day with a devotion, Christian Studies twice a week and a chapel service on Thursday.
A literacy and numeracy support program across the school
A dedicated special needs teacher
A specialist music teacher
A highly qualified and experienced staff
A library program
A vibrant arts program
A student leadership program
Academic excellence
The Lutheran Church, the world’s oldest and largest protestant church, is one of the world’s major churches. It dates back to the Reformation and the teachings of Martin Luther. Luther insisted that the Bible is the authority that decides what the church should teach and do. The word ‘Lutheran’ was given to the people who believed that Luther was correct in his interpretation of the Bible. There are over 60 million Lutherans worldwide.
There are 35,000 students enrolled in Lutheran schools across Australia, having experienced 5% growth every year for the past 10 years. This growth has been mostly from non-Lutheran families to the extent that less than 20% of enrolments in Lutheran schools across the country are Lutherans.
