Girish Mahajan (Editor)

Faith Lutheran College, Tanunda

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Type
  
Independent, Lutheran

Principal
  
Gavan Cramer

Campus
  
Magnolia Road

Phone
  
+61 8 8561 4200

Founded
  
1985

Established
  
1985

Enrolment
  
680 students

Colour(s)
  
Green, Gold

Motto
  
Saved By Grace

Address
  
Magnolia Rd, Tanunda SA 5352, Australia

Similar
  
Nuriootpa High School, Tanunda Lutheran School, Good Shepherd Lutheran, Redeemer Lutheran School, Kapunda High School

Faith Lutheran College is a co-educational independent secondary school of the Lutheran Church of Australia located on 25 hectares (62 acres) of land on the northeastern side of Tanunda.

Contents

History

Faith Lutheran School opened on 11 February 1985 with an enrolment of 27 students and three staff on the grounds of St John's Lutheran Church, Tanunda. Faith moved to its current campus in 1986 after the completion of its first nine classrooms. In 2012 the name was changed to Faith Lutheran College by Lutheran Schools Australia.

Facilities

Faith Lutheran College's facilities include:

The Barossa Arts and Convention Centre includes the 1000 seat Brenton Langbein Theatre, the intimate 200 seat Eckermann Theatre, the Glassroom Exhibition Space, a boardroom and a dance studio. It is used by the College for a variety of things including dance drama classes, the school's performances, the College's musicals and is the College's chapel for reflection and times of worship.

The Faith Wine Education Centre which includes a small winery and is home to the College's wine label, Mengler View Wines.

It also has a focus on agriculture, farming, music and fund raising.

Leadership

Faith has been led by these principals:

  • Mr Brian Eckermann 1985 - 2006
  • Mr Gavan Cramer 2007 - 2014
  • Mr Steven Wilksch 2015 - Current
  • References

    Faith Lutheran College, Tanunda Wikipedia