Eastside Lutheran College

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Eastside Lutheran College
Location
Warrane , Tasmania Australia
Information
Type	Lutheran, private school, day
Motto	Christ our rock
Religious affiliation(s)	Lutheran Church of Australia
Denomination	Lutheran
Established	1982
Principal	Wendy Ruback
Staff	76 (60 FTE)
Enrolment	Approximately 400 (K-12)[1]
Colour(s)	Navy, grey, white and maroon
School fees	low fee paying
Website	www.elc.tas.edu.au

Eastside Lutheran College (ELC) is located in Warrane, Tasmania. It is a co-educational Lutheran college, catering for Kindergarten to Year 12. ELC has approximately 400 students.^[1] When St Peter's Lutheran school was relocated to Warrane, it expanded to become a primary and secondary school under the name "Eastside Lutheran College".^[2] Eastside Lutheran College is a family oriented school community, and regularly participates in community-based events and festivals throughout the academic year.

History[]

Eastside Lutheran College (originally named St Peter's Lutheran School) was established in 1982 by St Peter's Lutheran Church, Hobart.^[2] The College is a part of its Christian outreach to the wider community. ELC was original located in the home next to the original Lutheran church in Davey Street. In 1985, when student enrolment numbers increased, ELC moved to its new property on the eastern shore of the Derwent River and has been recently known as Eastside Christian School Lindisfarne. By the end of 2002, the school moved towards a secondary curriculum. In November 2004, it was decided to change the name from Eastside Christian School to Eastside Lutheran College (ELC). Eastside Lutheran College is a college affiliated with the Lutheran Church of Australia and is supported by Lutheran Education Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania.^[2]

House system[]

As with most Tasmanian schools, Eastside Lutheran College utilises a house system. The College houses are:

• Bass - gold
• Flinders - green
• Mawson - blue

These house teams are used in school sport events, including the primary school swimming carnival, College sports carnival, and cross country.

Co-curriculum[]

Eastside Lutheran College offers a variety of co-curriculum programs. As the college has continued to expand, the college has been able to establish new programs, such as:

• Cheerleading
• Choir
• Drama
• Instrumental Music
• Extracurricular sport teams
• Duke of Edinburgh Award

Arts[]

There is a wide range of programs and electives offered to the students, such as short courses in visual arts, photography and sculpture, extension academic programs, psychology, philosophy, outdoor education and a Nature Play Kindergarten.

Music[]

The college has an instrumental tuition program, in which students can learn a variety of instruments in an individual and small group learning environment. The college also offers a band program, and many performance opportunities at school assemblies, eisteddfods, and community events. The College junior choir and senior choir performs in the local community events, Clarence City Eisteddfod and the Festival of Voices.

Sport[]

The college is active in local inter school athletics and swimming events in Tasmania. The college runs a cheerleading program that regularly participates in local cheerleading competitions run by World Cup Cheer and Dance and with an Olympic coach. It has a number of extracurricular sport teams that change each year depending on need and interest.

Coordinates: 42°51′14″S 147°23′17″E / 42.854°S 147.388°E / -42.854; 147.388

References[]

External links[]

• Official website