Luther College (Victoria)
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| Address | |
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1–39 Plymouth Road Croydon Hills, Victoria 3136 Australia |
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| Coordinates | 37°46′59″S 145°16′21″E / 37.7830°S 145.2726°ECoordinates: 37°46′59″S 145°16′21″E / 37.7830°S 145.2726°E |
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| Type | Independent |
| Motto |
Latin: Unctio eius Docet (The Holy Spirit is our Teacher) |
| Established | 1964 |
| Principal | Michael Kleidon |
| Enrolment | ~1200 |
| Colour(s) | Red, White, Blue |
| Website | www.luther.vic.edu.au |
Luther College is a co-educational independent secondary school of the Lutheran Church of Australia located in the outer-eastern suburb of Croydon Hills in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It maintains a close relationship with the Outer Eastern Lutheran Church parish of the Lutheran Church of Australia, which congregates in the school's chapel facilities. It provides education for years 7–12. Some year 10 and all year 11 and 12 students undertake the VCE program.
Opened in 1964, Luther College is a school of the Lutheran Church of Australia, named for the father of the Lutheran Church, Dr. Martin Luther, a 16th-century German theologian.
Beginning as a boarding school with students from remote regional areas of Victoria making up a large percentage of its enrolment, the school grew to become popular with International students. However, after a decline in International enrolments and worries about the growth of the student body in relation to the school's facilities, the boarding program ended at the end of 2002, with the boarding house facilities being demolished or adapted into classrooms. The school now admits small numbers of students from remote areas who take part in a home-stay program, residing with the families of local students.
The campus has altered considerably since the school's opening in 1964.
Several houses originally owned by the College and formerly lived in by its chaplains, boarding students and boarding-house supervisors have been converted into office blocks, including what is now the school's Ministry Centre.
The school's facilities also comprise one football oval, and two soccer/hockey pitches, three basketball courts and four tennis courts which can be converted into a half-sized hockey court, and often doubles as a soccer field during lunchtimes. There is also two full size basketball courts in the gymnasium as well as a gym for students to use at lunchtime from Year 10 onwards.
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