Philosophy and Aims

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.

Each member of the College community is recognised as a unique and special child of God.

The College believes that its purpose is to enhance the spiritual, intellectual and physical growth of each student within a caring environment. Eastside Lutheran College commits itself and all that it does to the task of equipping each individual for a rich and meaningful life dedicated to the service of God and all people.

Eastside Lutheran College is committed to providing a Christ-centred comprehensive education. To this end we will encourage and assist students to:

• develop their academic abilities through disciplined study of a diverse curriculum and participation in co-curricular programs.
  
• strengthen their faith development through participation in daily worship and Christian instruction.
  
• develop attitudes, values and relationships consistent with the Christian faith through the good example of peers and staff and by their involvement in programs of pastoral care and counselling.
  
• pursue individual and corporate excellence by following positive role-models and having a commitment to College activities.
  
• develop initiative and enhance self-esteem by accepting opportunities for responsible leadership and decision-making.
  
• further their development in areas of personal, social and civic responsibility by involvement in a variety of service activities.
  
• develop their physical fitness and sporting skills through physical education and sporting programs.

We believe that the education process is a shared responsibility. Parents, having been blessed by God through the gift of children, have a responsibility in the growth and development of these children and we give praise to God that we, at Eastside Lutheran College, can share that God-given task with them.

We therefore encourage parents to give their full support to these aims, to discuss them with their children, and so avoid, as far as possible, any conflict of values between the home and the school.