Lutheran schools in Australia are educational institutions set up under or affiliated to the

Lutheran Church of Australia The Lutheran Church of Australia (LCA) is the major Lutheran denomination in Australia and New Zealand. It counts 540 congregations and 30,026 members according to official statistics. It was created from a merger of the Evangelical Lutheran Chu ...

. This affiliation is via Lutheran Education Australia, 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 The New South Wales Department of Education, a department of the Government of New South Wales, is responsible for the delivery and co-ordination of early childhood, primary school, secondary school, vocational education, adult, migrant and hig ...

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

Preschools, kindergartens & family day care

*Beenleigh Family Day Care Scheme,

Beenleigh, Queensland Beenleigh is a town and suburb in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. In the , the suburb of Beenleigh had a population of 8,252 people. A government survey for the new town was conducted in 1866. The town is the terminus for the Beenle ...

*Calvary Kindergarten,

Morphett Vale, South Australia Morphett Vale is a southern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Onkaparinga. It is the largest suburb in the state, with a population of more than 23,000 and an area of 12.76 km2, followed by Paralowie with nearly 10,000 fe ...

*Carina Family Day Care Scheme,

Mount Gravatt, Queensland Mount Gravatt is a southern suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and a prominent hill and lookout within this suburb (). In the , Mount Gravatt had a population of 3,366 people. Geography The suburb is situated in the south-e ...

*Centenary Christian Kindergarten and Preschool, Middle Park, Queensland *Concordia Lutheran Preschool Kindergarten,

Murray Bridge, South Australia Murray Bridge (formerly Mobilong and Edwards Crossing) is a city in the Australian state of South Australia, located east-southeast of the state's capital city, Adelaide, and north of the town of Meningie. The city had an urban population of a ...

*Good Shepherd Lutheran Kindergarten & Child Care Centre,

Hamilton, Victoria Hamilton is a large town in south-western Victoria, Australia, at the intersection of the Glenelg Highway and the Henty Highway. The Hamilton Highway connects it to Geelong. Hamilton is in the federal Division of Wannon, and is in the South ...

*Goombungee Little Folks Group, Goombungee, Queensland *Grace Creche and Kindergarten,

Clontarf, Queensland Clontarf is a coastal suburb in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Clontarf had a population of 8,279 people. Clontarf is in the south-west of the Redcliffe Peninsula, approximately by road north-northeast of Brisbane, th ...

*Grace Lutheran Preschool,

Moree, New South Wales Moree is a town in Moree Plains Shire in northern New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the banks of the Mehi River, in the centre of the rich black-soil plains. The town is located at the junction of the Newell Highway and Gwydir Highwa ...

*Living Faith Early Learning Centre,

Petrie, Queensland Petrie is a suburb in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Petrie had a population of 8,674 people. Geography The southern boundary of the suburb is marked by the North Pine River. Petrie is a suburban village with new ho ...

*Nazareth Community Kindergarten and Preschool & Early Learning Centre

Woolloongabba, Queensland Woolloongabba is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Woolloongabba had a population of 5,631 people. Geography Woolloongabba is located south of the CBD. It contains the Brisbane Cricket Ground ('the Gabba') and t ...

*New Life Lutheran Child Care Centre, Browns Plains, Queensland *Peace Lutheran Community Kindergarten,

Cairns, Queensland Cairns (, ) is a city in Queensland, Australia, on the tropical north east coast of Far North Queensland. The population in June 2019 was 153,952, having grown on average 1.02% annually over the preceding five years. The city is the 5th-most-p ...

*Raceview Bethany Lutheran Community Kindergarten, Raceview, Queensland *St James Lutheran Kindergarten & Child Care Centre

Cleveland, Queensland Cleveland is a coastal and central locality in the City of Redland, Queensland, Australia. In the , Cleveland had a population of 14,801 people. Its location makes it a transport hub for islands in Moreton Bay. Geography Cleveland is locate ...

*St Johns Lutheran Church Kindergarten, Eight Mile Plains, Queensland *St John's Lutheran Kindergarten, Geelong, Victoria *St John's Lutheran Kindergarten,

Kingaroy, Queensland Kingaroy is a rural town and locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. The town is situated on the junction of the D'Aguilar and the Bunya Highways, north-west of the state capital Brisbane and south west of Gympie. As ...

*St Marks Lutheran Early Learning Centre,

*St Martins Lutheran Preschool Kindergarten,

Mount Gambier, South Australia Mount Gambier is the second most populated city in South Australia, with an estimated urban population of 33,233 . The city is located on the slopes of Mount Gambier (volcano), Mount Gambier, a volcano in the south east of the state, about sou ...

*St Pauls Lutheran Child Care Centre,

Nundah, Queensland Nundah (previously called German Station) is an inner suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It contains the neighbourhood of Toombul. In the , Nundah had a population of 12,141 people. Prior to European settlement, Nundah was ...

*St Paul's Lutheran Child Care Centre,

Townsville Townsville is a city on the north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. With a population of 180,820 as of June 2018, it is the largest settlement in North Queensland; it is unofficially considered its capital. Estimated resident population, 3 ...

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*St Pauls Lutheran Child Care,

Mount Isa Mount Isa ( ) is a city in the Gulf Country region of Queensland, Australia. It came into existence because of the vast mineral deposits found in the area. Mount Isa Mines (MIM) is one of the most productive single mines in world history, base ...

*St Paul's Lutheran Kindergarten Inc.,

St Marys, New South Wales St Marys is a suburb in western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is 45 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Penrith. St Marys sits between South Creek which ...

*St Paul's Lutheran Kindergarten, Grovedale, Victoria *St Stephens Lutheran Community Kindergarten,

Gladstone, Queensland Gladstone () is a coastal city in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. Gladstone has an urban population of 34,703, and together with Boyne Island and Tannum Sands, had an estimated population of 50,317 at August 2021. This urban area c ...

*Trinity Kindergarten, Child Care Centre & Occasional Child Care Centre Southport, Queensland *Victoria Point Faith Lutheran Community Kindergarten,

Victoria Point, Queensland Victoria Point is a coastal locality in Redland City, Queensland, Australia. In the , Victoria Point had a population of 15,020 people. Geography Victoria Point is approximately south-east of Brisbane, the capital city of Queensland. It is p ...

*Zion Preschool Centre,

Gawler, South Australia Gawler is the oldest country town on the Australian mainland in the state of South Australia. It was named after the second Governor (British Vice-Regal representative) of the colony of South Australia, George Gawler. It is about north of the ...

Primary education & secondary education

New South Wales

*Lutheran Primary School,

Wagga Wagga, New South Wales Wagga Wagga (; informally called Wagga) is a major regional city in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. Straddling the Murrumbidgee River, with an urban population of more than 56,000 as of June 2018, Wagga Wagga is the state's ...

*St John's Lutheran School Jindera Inc, Jindera, New South Wales * St Paul's College, Walla Walla, New South Wales * St Paul's Lutheran Primary School, Henty, New South Wales

Northern Territory

*Good Shepherd Lutheran School,

Palmerston, Northern Territory Palmerston is a planned satellite city of Darwin, the capital and largest city in Australia's Northern Territory. The city is situated approximately 20 kilometres from Darwin and 10 kilometres from Howard Springs and the surrounding rural a ...

*Living Waters Lutheran Primary School,

Alice Springs, Northern Territory Alice Springs ( aer, Mparntwe) is the third-largest town in the Northern Territory of Australia. Known as Stuart until 31 August 1933, the name Alice Springs was given by surveyor William Whitfield Mills after Alice, Lady Todd (''née'' Ali ...

*St Andrew Lutheran Primary School,

Leanyer, Northern Territory Leanyer is a northern suburb of Darwin, in the Northern Territory of Australia. History The name Leanyer was in general use for the area at the time of development and first appeared on 1869 survey plans. Leanyer is thought to be derived from a ...

* Yirara College,

Queensland

*Bethania Lutheran Primary School, Bethania, Queensland *Bethany Lutheran Primary School, Raceview, Queensland * Concordia Lutheran College,

Toowoomba Toowoomba ( , nicknamed 'The Garden City' and 'T-Bar') is a city in the Toowoomba Region of the Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia. It is west of Queensland's capital city Brisbane by road. The urban population of Toowoomba as of the 2021 ...

* Faith Lutheran College,

Plainland, Queensland Plainland is a rural locality and development centre in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Plainland had a population of 1,930 people - an increase of 21% from the 2016 census. Geography Plainland is in the Lockyer Valle ...

Faith Lutheran College, Redlands Faith Lutheran College, Redlands (often abbreviated as ''FLCR''), Queensland, Australia, is an independent co-educational Lutheran primary and secondary school located on two campuses in Victoria Point (Junior School) and Thornlands (Middle and ...

Thornlands, Queensland Thornlands is a coastal residential locality in the City of Redland, Queensland, Australia. In the , Thornlands had a population of 14,694 people. The area is now primarily suburban residences, with the southern parts rural residences, compris ...

and

*Good News Lutheran School, Middle Park, Queensland * Good Shepherd Lutheran College,

Noosaville, Queensland Noosaville is a town and suburb in Noosa in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the , Noosaville had a population of 8,124 people. Geography Noosaville is bounded by the Noosa River to the north, Weyba Creek to the east, the shoreli ...

* Grace Lutheran College,

Rothwell, Queensland Rothwell is a coastal suburb in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Rothwell had a population of 7,165 people. Geography Rothwell is in the west of the Redcliffe peninsula, approximately north-northeast of Brisbane, the ...

and Caboolture,

*Grace Lutheran Primary School,

* Immanuel Lutheran College,

Buderim Buderim ( ) is an urban centre on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. It sits on a mountain which overlooks the southern Sunshine Coast communities. In the , the urban area of Buderim had a population of 54,483. The name "Buderim" i ...

* Living Faith Lutheran Primary School,

Murrumba Downs, Queensland Murrumba Downs is a Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in Moreton Bay Regional Council, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 Australian census, 2021 Census, Murrumba Downs had a population of 10,795 people. Geography Murrumba Downs is ...

*Lutheran Ormeau Rivers District School (LORDS),

Ormeau, Queensland Ormeau is a hinterland town and suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , the suburb of Ormeau had a population of 14,460 people. Geography Ormeau is located in the northern Gold Coast, approximately north of Surfers P ...

* Pacific Lutheran College,

Caloundra Caloundra ( ) is a coastal town and the southernmost town in the Sunshine Coast Region in South East Queensland, Australia. Geography Caloundra is north of the Brisbane central business district. Caloundra is accessible from Landsborough ...

* Peace Lutheran College, Cairns,

*Peace Lutheran Primary School, Gatton, Queensland * Prince of Peace Lutheran College, Everton Hills, Queensland *

Redeemer Lutheran College , motto_translation = Our hope is in Christ , established = , type = Private primary and secondary school , religious_affiliation = Lutheranism , denomination = Lutheran Church of Aus ...

, Rochedale, Queensland *

Biloela, Queensland Biloela ( ) is a rural town and locality in Shire of Banana, Central Queensland, Australia. It is situated inland from the port city of Gladstone at the junction of the Burnett and Dawson highways. Biloela is the administrative centre of Bana ...

* St Andrews Lutheran College, Tallebudgera, Queensland * St James Lutheran College, Pialba, Queensland *St John's Lutheran Primary School, Bundaberg,

* St Paul's Lutheran Primary School, Caboolture,

St Peters Lutheran College , motto_translation = ''Further beyond'' , established = , authority = Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority , schooltype = Private school , gender = Co-educatio ...

Indooroopilly, Queensland Indooroopilly is a riverside suburb 7km west of the Brisbane CBD, Queensland, Australia. In the , Indooroopilly had a population of 12,242 people. Geography Indooroopilly is bounded to the south and south-east by the median of the Brisbane Ri ...

, Springfield, Queensland * St Stephens Lutheran College,

* Trinity Lutheran College,

Ashmore, Queensland Ashmore is an inner city suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , Ashmore had a population of 11,910 people. History In October 1887, in the area now known as Ashmore and Benowa, 5 subdivisions comprising the Benowa ...

South Australia

*Calvary Lutheran Primary School,

* Concordia College,

Highgate, South Australia Highgate is a suburb of Adelaide in the City of Unley. It is surrounded by Fullarton and Malvern. History European settlers arrived in the area in 1839 and surveyed. Part of section 251, Hundred of Adelaide, was purchased by William Ferguson, ...

* Cornerstone College,

Mount Barker, South Australia Mount Barker is a city in South Australia. Located approximately 33 kilometres (21 miles) from the Adelaide city centre, it is home to 16,629 residents. It is the seat of the District Council of Mount Barker, the largest town in the Adelaide Hi ...

*Crossways Lutheran School,

Ceduna, South Australia Ceduna ( ) is a town in South Australia located on the shores of Murat Bay on the west coast of Eyre Peninsula. It lies west of the junction of the Flinders and Eyre Highways around 786 km northwest of the capital Adelaide. The port tow ...

* Encounter Lutheran College,

Victor Harbor, South Australia Victor Harbor is a town in the Australian state of South Australia located within the City of Victor Harbor on the south coast of the Fleurieu Peninsula, about south of the state capital of Adelaide city centre, Adelaide. The town is the large ...

* Endeavour College,

Mawson Lakes, South Australia Mawson Lakes is a residential suburb in the City of Salisbury, Adelaide, Australia. Named in honor of Sir Douglas Mawson, it has a census area population of 10,872 people. The suburb is located in the northern suburbs of Adelaide around 12 ...

* Faith Lutheran College,

Tanunda, South Australia Tanunda is a town situated in the Barossa Valley region of South Australia, 70 kilometres north-east of the state capital, Adelaide. The town derives its name from an Aboriginal word meaning ''water hole''. The town's population is approximately ...

*Golden Grove Lutheran Primary School,

Golden Grove, South Australia Golden Grove is an outer north-eastern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia and is within the City of Tea Tree Gully local government area. It is adjacent to Wynn Vale, Surrey Downs, Greenwith, Yatala Vale, Fairview Park, and Salisbury Ea ...

*Good Shepherd Lutheran School, Para Vista, South Australia *Good Shepherd Lutheran School,

Angaston, South Australia Angaston is a town on the eastern side of the Barossa Valley in South Australia, 77 km northeast of Adelaide. Its elevation is 347 m, one of the highest points in the valley, and has an average rainfall of 561 mm. Angaston was orig ...

* Immanuel College, Novar Gardens, South Australia *Immanuel Lutheran Primary School, Novar Gardens, South Australia *Immanuel Lutheran School,

Gawler East, South Australia Gawler East is a northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the Town of Gawler. It is on the rising ground of the Adelaide Hills east of the town of Gawler. Some parts of the suburb date from as early as the settlement of Gawler. Other pa ...

*Lobethal Lutheran School, Lobethal, South Australia *Loxton Lutheran Primary School,

Loxton, South Australia Loxton is a town on the south bank of the River Murray in the Riverland region of South Australia. It is located on the lands of the Erawirung people who occupied the area before European colonisation. At the 2016 census, Loxton had a populat ...

*Maitland Lutheran School, Maitland, South Australia * Our Saviour Lutheran School,

Aberfoyle Park, South Australia Aberfoyle Park is a suburb in the City of Onkaparinga in the state of South Australia. It is located in the southern suburbs of Adelaide, approximately 20 km from the city centre. Aberfoyle Park has a shopping mall called "The Hub", sever ...

*Redeemer Lutheran School,

Nuriootpa, South Australia Nuriootpa ( ) is a town in South Australia and the major commercial centre of the Barossa Valley, about an hour's drive north of the state capital, Adelaide. The name of the town is reputed to be the local Aboriginal word for "meeting place". ...

*Salisbury Lutheran Kindergarten,

Salisbury, South Australia Salisbury is a northern suburb in Adelaide, South Australia. It is the seat of the City of Salisbury, and in the South Australian Legislative Assembly electoral district of Ramsay and the Australian House of Representatives division of Spence. ...

*St Jakobi Lutheran School, Lyndoch, South Australia *St John's Lutheran School, Eudunda, South Australia *St Mark's Lutheran School,

* St Martins Lutheran College,

*St Michael's Lutheran School,

Hahndorf, South Australia Hahndorf is a small town in the Adelaide Hills region of South Australia. Currently an important tourism spot, it has previously been a centre for farming and services. Geography It is accessible from Adelaide, the South Australian capital, ...

*St Paul Lutheran School, Blair Athol, South Australia *St Peters Lutheran School, Blackwood, South Australia *Tanunda Lutheran School,

Tatachilla Lutheran College Tatachilla Lutheran College is a R-12 non-government school in the Australian state of South Australia located in the suburb of Tatachilla. It was officially opened on 29 January 1995 by Rev. Garrie Fischer. From 1995 until 2001 Tatachilla was ...

, Tatachilla *Trinity Lutheran School, Spring Head, South Australia * Unity College,

*Vineyard Lutheran School,

Clare, South Australia The town of Clare is located in South Australia in the Mid North region, 136 km north of Adelaide. It gives its name to the Clare Valley wine and tourist region. At the , Clare itself had a population of 3160 as part of an urban area wit ...

*Waikerie Lutheran Primary School,

Waikerie, South Australia Waikerie ( ) is a rural town in the Riverland region of South Australia on the south bank of the Murray River. At the , Waikerie had a population of 2,684. The Sturt Highway passes to the south of the town at the top of the cliffs. There is a c ...

Tasmania

* Eastside Lutheran College,

Hobart, Tasmania Hobart ( ; Nuennonne/ Palawa kani: ''nipaluna'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Home to almost half of all Tasmanians, it is the least-populated Australian state capital city, and second-small ...

Victoria

Good News Lutheran College

Werribee, Victoria Werribee is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, south-west of Melbourne's Melbourne City Centre, Central Business District, located within the City of Wyndham Local government areas of Victoria, local government a ...

* Geelong Lutheran College, Geelong, Victoria *

Good Shepherd College In most contexts, the concept of good denotes the conduct that should be preferred when posed with a choice between possible actions. Good is generally considered to be the opposite of evil and is of interest in the study of ethics, morality, ph ...

* Holy Trinity Lutheran College,

Horsham, Victoria Horsham () is a regional city in the Wimmera region of western Victoria, Australia. Located on a bend in the Wimmera River, Horsham is approximately northwest of the state capital Melbourne. As of the 2021 Census, Horsham had a population of 2 ...

Lakeside College Lakeside College, established in 2006, is a co-educational, independent P-12 school located in Pakenham, Victoria, Australia, associated with the Lutheran Church of Australia The Lutheran Church of Australia (LCA) is the major Lutheran deno ...

Pakenham, Victoria Pakenham is a suburb of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia, south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District and the most populous city of the Shire of Cardinia. Pakenham recorded a population of 54,118 at the 2021 census. Pakenham has beco ...

* Luther College,

Croydon, Victoria Croydon is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 28 km east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Maroondah local government area. Croydon recorded a population of 28,608 at the 2021 census. History D ...

*Nhill Lutheran School,

Nhill, Victoria Nhill is a town in the Wimmera, in western Victoria, Australia. Nhill is located on the Western Highway, halfway between Adelaide and Melbourne. At the , Nhill had a population of 1,749. "Nhill" is believed to be a Wergaia word meaning "early ...

*St John's Lutheran Primary School,

Portland, Victoria Portland is a city in Victoria, Australia, and is the oldest European settlement in the state. It is also the main urban centre in the Shire of Glenelg and is located on Portland Bay. As of the 2021 census the population was 10,016, increasin ...

*St John's Lutheran School, Geelong, Victoria *St Peter's Lutheran Primary School,

Dimboola, Victoria Dimboola is a town in the Shire of Hindmarsh in the Wimmera region of western Victoria, Australia, 334 kilometres north-west of Melbourne. History Situated on the Wimmera River, Dimboola was previously known as 'Nine Creeks'. Following a surve ...

*Sunshine Christian School,

Sunshine, Victoria Sunshine is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Brimbank local government area. Sunshine recorded a population of 9,445 at the . Sunshine, initially a town jus ...

*Tarrington Lutheran School, Tarrington, Victoria *The Good Shepherd Lutheran Primary School,

* Trinity Lutheran College,

Mildura, Victoria Mildura is a regional city in north-west Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. Located on the Victorian side of the Murray River, Mildura had a population of 34,565 in 2021. When nearby Wentworth, New South Wales, Wentworth, Irymple, Victo ...

* Victory Lutheran College,

Wodonga, Victoria Wodonga ( Waywurru: ''Wordonga'') is a city on the Victorian side of the border with New South Wales, north-east of Melbourne, Australia. It is located wholly within the boundaries of the City of Wodonga LGA. Its population is approximately 3 ...

Western Australia

* Living Waters Lutheran College,

Warnbro, Western Australia Warnbro is a southern outer suburb of Perth, the capital of Western Australia, located on Warnbro Sound within the City of Rockingham. It adjoins Port Kennedy which combines residential with retail and light-industrial land use. The suburb, w ...

* Ocean Forest Lutheran College, Dalyellup, Western Australia

Tertiary education

* Australian Lutheran College,

North Adelaide, South Australia North Adelaide is a predominantly residential precinct (Australia), precinct and suburb of the City of Adelaide in South Australia, situated north of the River Torrens and within the Adelaide Park Lands. History Surveyor-General William Ligh ...

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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. Lutheran schools