Our Ethos and Values

As a Christian learning community, we aspire to provide a culture and ethos permeated by the core values of love, justice, compassion, forgiveness, service, humility, courage, hope, quality and appreciation. Each student is seen as a unique person created by God. God made them and loves them and provides each of them with dignity and worth. All children have their own talents and needs as well as the potential to live useful and fulfilled lives in the world.

We strive to provide an education of excellence and recruit highly qualified and committed teachers. While there is a major focus on teaching and learning, at ELC we offer far more than that. When a family joins our College they become part of a community that strives to be a secure place that offers warm, caring relationships and a safe environment. We see each student as being unique with their own particular gifts and needs. Our approach is not to ask what students and their families can do for the College but what the College can do for them.

To provide a quality learning experience for all its students we incorporate into the learning program the curriculum requirements and guidelines set in place by the Tasmanian State and the Australian Curriculum. We cater to a wide range of abilities, including gifted and talented students and those with learning difficulties. The teaching program emphasizes key competencies, stimulates thinking skills, and integrates technology into the curriculum. We also endeavour to provide a wide range of quality co-curricular activities in areas of outdoor education and the arts.

At ELC we believe that God has given parents and caregivers the prime responsibility for the education of their children and we work together for the welfare of students on the basis of shared aims and values. We hold ourselves accountable to parents for the progress and welfare of our students and provide regular communication for our families.

At ELC parents are encouraged to be involved in their children’s schooling and to participate in College life.

Our Philosophy

We see our role as forming partnerships with parents to educate their children. The Bible clearly teaches that children should be brought up to base their lives on the commandments of God. Deuteronomy 6:5-7 records the greatest of all commandments: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your might”. 

Within a Christian context at Eastside Lutheran College, we aim to nurture the growth and development of the whole person – intellectually, physically, emotionally, spiritually, and socially. We believe that this growth should be firmly based on the student’s growing personal relationship with God and other people. 

We believe growth should be nurtured in a supportive environment that has clear boundaries within mutual respect and a healthy working relationship between parents, teachers, and students. Respect involves treating other people as you would like to be treated yourself, and a behaviour management program which aims for restoration of relationships. 

Students at Eastside Lutheran College are challenged to become active participants in their own educational journey. Our students are encouraged to develop a love of learning and to embrace challenges as growth opportunities. 

It is our prayer and desire that every student will have a positive experience at school. A positive experience involves students developing healthy relationships, achieving their personal best, maintaining physical and emotional wellbeing, and developing a greater understanding of Christian faith and character.