Denomination Lutheran Principal Mr. Ralph Zapart Enrolment ~170 (K-10) Motto "Christ our rock" | Established 1982 Staff ~15 Phone +61 3 6244 6885 Founded 1982 | |
Type Lutheran, Private School, Day Address 4D Bounty St, Warrane TAS 7018, Australia Similar St Peter's Lutheran Church H, MacKillop Catholic College, Rose Bay High School, Seabrook Christian School H, Clarence High School Profiles | ||
Eastside Lutheran College (Or ELC) is located in Warrane, Tasmania. It is a co-educational Lutheran college, catering for Kindergarten to Grade 10. ELC has 15 teaching staff and 170 students. 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". Eastside Lutheran College is a family oriented school community, and regularly runs community-based events and festivals throughout the academic year.
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History
Eastside Lutheran College (originally named St Peter’s Lutheran School) was established in 1982 by St Peter’s Lutheran Church, Hobart. The school was 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 enrolments numbers were bigger, 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 apart of the Lutheran Church of Australia.
House System
As with most Tasmanian schools, Eastside Lutheran College utilises a house system. The school houses are:
These house teams are used in school sport events. Like the primary school swimming carnival, sports day and cross country.
Curriculum
Eastside Lutheran College take a collaborative approach to teaching. The college currently offers:
Co-curriculum
Eastside Lutheran College offers a variety of co-curriculum programs for students to participate in. As the college continues to expand, the college has been able to establish new programs, such as:
Arts
There is a wide range of programs and electives offered to the students, such as short course in photography and sculpture.
Drama
The students are encouraged to participate in drama, and recently commenced producing annual productions of presentations and plays created by the students.
Music
The college has recently established 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. In 2015, the College also established its own choir program, with the junior choir performing in the local community and senior choir performing in the Clarence City Eisteddfod.
Sport
The college is active in local inter school athletics and swimming events in Tasmania. It has recently established its own futsal program, as well as a cheerleeding program that regularly participates in local cheerleading competitions run by World Cup Cheer and Dance.