Tatachilla Lutheran College
| Tatachilla Lutheran College | |
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| Location | |
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McLaren Vale, South Australia Australia |
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| Information | |
| Type | Independent/Lutheran |
| Motto | Teaching the Love of Christ |
| Established | 1995 |
| Principal | Cain McDonald |
| Enrolment | 1100+ |
| Campus | Rural |
| Colour(s) | Cardinal Red, Black and White |
| Website | http://www.tatachilla.sa.edu.au |
Tatachilla Lutheran College is a R-12 non-government school near McLaren Vale, South Australia. It was officially opened on 29 January 1995 by Rev. Garrie Fischer. From 1995 until 2001 Tatachilla was a secondary school (years 8-12), and from 2002 the primary (R-7) school was added.
The founding Principal, Mr. Bruss, has retired, effective from late June 2007. Mr Colin Minke has since taken over the position.
At the beginning of 2005 the Primary School and Secondary School sections of Tatachilla were divided into three separate sub schools.
Many students come to Tatachilla in year 8 from surrounding Lutheran feeder schools on the Fleurieu Peninsula, so the middle school is emphasised on getting students comfortable with secondary school. During each year of middle school the students are in the same class for most subjects and have the same teacher for most subjects.
In the Senior school students start their South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) by doing the compulsory SACE subjects in Year 10 (Stage 1 Australian Studies and Stage 1 Work Education). After Year 10 there is the option of completing SACE, Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses or a combination of both.
Tatachilla has a strong emphasis on the performing arts. Students can undertake music and drama, and there are also private music lessons available. Tatachilla Lutheran College stages a musical every second year, and in the alternate year participates in the Rock Eisteddfod Challenge.
People from the school community and the wider community can become involved with the performing arts at Tatachilla. To perform the musicals people are invited from the community to perform and to become part of the chorus. From the musical that was performed in 2005 by Tatachilla, The Sound of Music, the ladies who were the chorus of Nuns' have formed a choir which meets and performs regularly. Following on from this Choir, a men's barbershop group was formed, which also meets and performs regularly. The college also hosts the McLaren Vale Community Christmas Carols each year, with the choirs from the college and other schools, a guest artist and invites musicians from all over the Fleurieu Peninsula to form an orchestra for the event.
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