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'''St Peters Lutheran College''' ('''SPLC''') is a co-educational day and boarding school strongly committed to the Christian faith, catering for students from Preparatory to Year 12. The College is situated on a 21 hectare campus within the leafy suburb of Indooroopilly('valley of leeches' in native aboriginal), eight kilometres from the centre of Brisbane, Australia. It claims to be a school of involvement and
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energy; a school of faith, hope and optimism, where staff and students teach and learn in close co-operation in a rigorous and caring culture. St Peters is people - people who care; people who dream; people who achieve.


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'''St Peters Lutheran College''' is a Lutheran ] private school in ], Australia with teaching campuses in ] and ], and an outdoor education centre in ]. The college provides ] to Year 12 education, with domestic day schooling at Springfield, with domestic and international day and boarding at the larger Indooroopilly campus. In Year 9, students spend five weeks completing the Ironbark Outdoor Education Program at the outdoor education centre in Crows Nest.
== Symbolism ==
]The St Peters Lutheran College Emblem possess many symbolic qualities. As the name of the school suggests St peters is a ] school, hence the presence of ]'s (the founder of Lutheran Christianity) iconic ] of Martin Luther's seal(left).]


The college was founded in 1945 with the initial purchase of ], later expanding through neighbouring properties and the opening of the Springfield campus in 2008.<ref name=AnnualReportIntro>{{cite web|url = http://www.stpeters.qld.edu.au/cms/stpeters/about_us/Overview/SchoolReport2007/intro_and_school_details.pdf|title = Introduction & School Details|access-date=4 October 2007|year = 2007|work = School Report 2007|publisher = St. Peters Lutheran College |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070829100718/http://www.stpeters.qld.edu.au/cms/stpeters/about_us/Overview/SchoolReport2007/intro_and_school_details.pdf |archive-date=29 August 2007}}</ref> Both Ross Roy and ] have been listed in the ] since 2012.<ref name="qhr">{{cite QHR|32441|Chapel of St Peter's Lutheran College, Indooroopilly|602816|accessdate=19 June 2013}}</ref>
The emblem also contaians an inverted ], as legend has it that ] the founder of Catholicism, was crucified upside down. He was subjected to this strange execution, as he wished to show he was not equal to Jesus in any way.


In 2017, St Peters had an enrolment of 1986 students with a teaching staff of 183 teachers with 182 non-teaching staff.<ref name="AnnualReport2017">{{Cite web|url=https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/digistorm-websites/splc-au-qld-47-website/documents/Publications/School-reports/StP_IND_SchoolReport_2017_next-steps_v1.pdf?mtime=20180914084119|title=Indooroopilly 2017 School Report|publisher=St Peters Lutheran College|pages=5, 12|access-date=22 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021190857/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/digistorm-websites/splc-au-qld-47-website/documents/Publications/School-reports/StP_IND_SchoolReport_2017_next-steps_v1.pdf?mtime=20180914084119|archive-date=21 October 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
The School's motto, ''Plus ultra'' ('Aim higher' in ]), describes the attitude of the students schooled at St. Peters entirely. Always setting a higher standard and gaining excellence in all endeavours is a common attribute of all past and present St Peters Lutheran College students.


== Facilities == == Symbolism ==
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St Peters offers facilities including a full time Library, boarding house, gym, computer labs, 25&nbsp;m and 50&nbsp;m pools, tennis courts, 3 ovals, and a 1 hectare rainforest. The Senior, Middle, Junior School each have their own separate library. Each sub-school(Junior,Middle and Senior School) is located on separate campus, however all tessellate on the one area at ]. Recently, work had been started on upgrading the Refectory (the building where boarding students eat meals) into a fully functional Café. This Café has since been completed and a competition was held amongst the students to establish its name, with it finally being christened Café 45. This will give students added independence as well as giving the Hospitality students a location to work on achieving a degree in Hospitality.
There are certain symbolic icons present in the college emblem, including ]'s iconic ] from his seal, and an inverted ] for ], leader of the ] in the early ], who was ].


The school's ], '']'', which is ] for "Ever Higher", is said to emphasise the college's desire for the students to reach their goals in their learning.
== Heads of College ==
In the history of the college there have only been five Headmasters.


The school also has its own anthem with lyrics which is performed at some ceremonies such as the yearly Founders' Day celebration, alongside the ].
These are:
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*Mr W C Schneider 1945-1954
*Mr H W A Lohe 1955-1970
*Dr Carson Dron 1971-1993
*Mrs Sally Chandler 1994-2002
*Mr Stephen Rudolph 2003-Current


== Campus ==
Mr Stephen Rudolph was appointed to the position of Head of College of St Peters in 2003, following a distinguished career in administration of Lutheran schools spanning 27 years. He is the fifth Head of College in the College's 60-year history.
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Starting with the 1897 Villa "Ross Roy", bought and used as the first building of St Peters in 1945, the college campus has seen significant growth and change over the years.


Theile House, a four-storey building comprising computer labs, classrooms, Year 11/12 lockers, and the Theile study centre, was recently renovated and extended. The facilities in the new building include a study centre for students in Years 11 and 12, with three private study/meeting rooms and numerous computers and laptops available to students. The girls' ]s have also been renovated, now featuring air conditioning, and a multi-purpose court.
For six years he was Principal of Luther College in Melbourne.


There are three libraries on campus. The Senior School ] is a three-storey facility where students and staff can access a collection of fiction and non-fiction. There are approximately 80 computers and students have access to a number of databases to which the school subscribes.
Mr Rudolph holds a Master's degree in Educational Administration, two Bachelor's degrees and various other qualifications. He is the Vice-Chairman of the National Board for Lutheran Education and has recently been appointed as a member of the Association of Independent Schools in Queensland (AISQ) Council.


In 2013, a Performing Arts Centre was also opened. This is a three-storey facility including an auditorium, theatrette, orchestra and band rooms, music and drama classrooms, and rooms for instrumental tuition and practice.
== Notable alumni ==
St Peters has produced a number of Olympic athletes and World Champions (including Maxine Seear, Chris Noffke and Shane Gould) and internationally acclaimed musicians and actors (including Sigrid Thornton, Lisa Gasteen and James Cuddeford).


=== Ironbark ===
Other famous Old Scholars of St Peters include Brisbane author Rebecca Sparrow; Brisbane Lions player Mal Michael; 1986 Commonwealth Games 1500&nbsp;m Swimming Gold Medalist Jason Plummer; 2002 Commonwealth Games Women's Marathon Bronze Medalist Jacqui Gallagher; Director of the Queensland Conservatorium of Music Professor Peter Roennfeldt; and co-founder of clothing label Sass & Bide, Heidi Middleton.
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Ironbark is the outdoor campus of St Peters Lutheran College. Located near the town of ], some {{convert|50|km|mi}} north of ] and {{convert|150|km|mi}} north-west of Brisbane, the property consists of {{convert|600|ha|acre|0}} of heavily timbered, undulating granite country. The donation of land in 1971, provided the College with an opportunity to develop and implement an outdoor education program. After several years of discussion and planning, a pilot program was run in 1974. Following the success of the pilot program, Ironbark has been part of the College curriculum since 1976. Ironbark was named for the ] Crebra, the narrow leaf ], which grows across the property.


== Early years == == Heads of College ==
The Heads of College have been:<ref>{{cite web|title=St Peters Lutheran College|url=http://www.stpeters.qld.edu.au/~/media/Files/pdf/Enrol/Prospectus/Prospectus%20230513.ashx|publisher=St Peters Lutheran College|access-date=28 December 2014|page=4 (photo captions)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228141150/http://www.stpeters.qld.edu.au/~/media/Files/pdf/Enrol/Prospectus/Prospectus%20230513.ashx|archive-date=28 December 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
] was at ], Australian soldiers had been fighting in ], in ], in the middle east, far east and the Pacifoc regions. Among the fighting were many Lutheran Australians posessing German names but with Australian Loyalty.
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Back in Queensland ] was a small church based mainly in rural areas. Brisbane has three Lutheran parishes.
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!Period
!Details
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|1945&ndash;1954
|Wilfred Carl Schneider
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|1955&ndash;1970
|Hermann Wilhelm Albrecht Lohe
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|1971&ndash;1994
|Carson Dron
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|1995&ndash;2002, 2011
|Sally Chandler
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|2003&ndash;2011
|Stephen Rudolph
|-
|2012&ndash;2016
|Adrian Wiles
|-
|2017&ndash;
|Tim Kotzur
|}


==Curriculum ==
The passionate anti-German feelings of ] had resulted in the persecution of Lutherans, and the burning of Churches was repeatedly occurring. In Cities this feeling was easily maintained , as the small populations of Lutherans enabled Lutherans as German stereotypes to flourish.
The St Peters ] is designed to provide a continuum of experience and knowledge acquisition from ] to Year 12. To this end, St Peters offers programs within four separate sub-schools: Lower Primary (P&ndash;4), Upper Primary (5&ndash;6), Junior High (7&ndash;9) and Senior School (10&ndash;12). Each sub-school operates semi-autonomously with its own Head of Sub-School and administration. The Senior School offers the ].<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704055816/http://www.ibo.org/school/003063/ |date=4 July 2008 }}, from ibo.org. Retrieved 19 April 2008.</ref>


Since 2004, the school has run an exchange program in conjunction with sister school, ], in ], ]. The focus of the exchange program, or "Mind Change" as it is known, is to allow gifted students from both schools a chance to meet students their age who they can relate their interests to.
In the early 1940s the ancestors of many hard working German migrants were enjoying their prosperity. As with many prosperous communities throughout history Education was valued by this small hard working community. However the only Lutheran school available to these families was in Adelaide.


== Sport ==
Each year many young Lutherans thus made the trek from Brisbane to Adelaide. During war time restriction these treks were made even more dificult as the students boarding from queensland were unable to return home for two years.
St Peters Lutheran College boys are members of the ] (AIC). While the girls are involved in the QGSSSA competitions.
Because of the increasing want for an educated life and the increasing difficult to attend a Lutheran school, a proposal was gaining followers in Queensland. The idea was to start a Lutheran School in Queensland.
The Time was right and the many parents worried about their childrens education embraced the proposal with enthusiasm.


=== AIC premierships ===
In February of 1945 the new School called St. Peter's Lutheran College opened as the New Headmaster Wilfred Schneider(Called to the position after leaving ], ]) beat a gong signalling the opening. Pastor G D Dohler was to play a leading part in the development of the school as he was chairman of the School committee for 25 years from the opening of the school.
St Peters Lutheran College has won the following AIC premierships.<ref>{{Cite web|title=About Associated Independent Colleges|url=https://aicsport.com.au/about-aic/|access-date=2021-09-15|website=AIC|language=en-AU}}</ref>


* Basketball – 2007
From then on, St Peters has come along way from those first dignified days, but its development has been an interesting one.
* Rugby (2) – 2000, 2012
* Soccer (2) – 2014, 2020
* Swimming (9) – 1999, 2000, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
* Tennis (9) – 1999, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
* Volleyball (3) – 2012, 2013, 2014


== Music program == == Publications ==
The school has a number of publications that are made available to the school community, including:<ref>{{cite web| title = Publications| year = 2007| url = http://www.stpeters.qld.edu.au/cms/stpeters/our_community/Publications/| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060616224303/http://www.stpeters.qld.edu.au/cms/stpeters/our_community/Publications/| archive-date = 16 June 2006| df = dmy-all}}</ref>
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*''The Rock'', the Indooroopilly school's weekly newsletter
*''Cornerstone'', the Springfield school's weekly newsletter
*''Plus Ultra'', a magazine printed bi-annually
*''The Review'', an annual publication reviewing the previous year


==Chapel==
St Peters has a proud history of great musical achievement. St Peters students are offered an exciting and diverse range of musical experiences and have the opportunity to perform in some of the best school ensembles in Australia.
{{main|St Peters Lutheran College Chapel}}
St Peters offers a musical education to all who seek it. The excellence of our programs is built on a foundation of making musical experiences available to the whole school community (from Preparatory to Year 12) and not merely to the talented few. Through this process, many students discover and develop their own musical talent and go on to further studies and musical experiences beyond their time at St Peters.
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The school offers our students a diversity of musical experiences, which lay the foundations for a high level of involvement in the arts. The Australia Council, the Federal Government's arts funding body, acknowledged the significance of this music program in 1988 when St Peters received financial assistance for a "Composer in Residence" program - the first such school residency in Australia. Further State and Federal assistance has enabled other nationally significant projects to be developed.
The St Peters Lutheran College Chapel was built in 1968 to a design of the Austrian-born ] ]. Langer's work was in a distinctive sub-tropical ] style and was his last built project. The building has a large well-lit nave with a choir loft, vestry, and meditation chapel and features a large bell tower. It is constructed of load-bearing face brick with a roof of flat metal sheeting.<ref name=qhr/>


==History==
Touring is a significant part of our music program. These tours have extended from our close neighbours PNG and New Zealand to as far away as Scandinavi like candyia, Russia, USA, Europe and China.
St Peters Lutheran College was established at ] by the Lutheran Church in 1945 with 56 boarding students. ] was the main building and focus for early college life with Luther House built by voluntary labour soon after the college's commencement. St Peters has had seven heads in its history and is the largest Lutheran school in Australia, today, with an enrolment maintained at approximately 2000 day and boarding students and 350 teaching and non-teaching staff. The boarding enrolments are maintained at 150 students. St Peters Lutheran College – Ironbark Outdoor Education Centre, via Crows Nest, was established in 1974 as a trial program and in 1976 as an ongoing outdoor education program. This life changing experience is a five-week program for Year 9 students and indicates St Peters positive and strong commitment to ‘growing’ our Junior High students in significant ways. The ‘Ironbark Experience’ is seen by staff, parents and students as a vital part of the St Peters journey, fostering independence, resilience, teamwork, problem solving, ethical decision making, sustainability and environmental awareness in our young people. Commencing in 2008, St Peters Lutheran College Springfield began as a Prep to Year 8 school. It now caters for Prep to Year 12 and provides the Springfield and adjacent communities with the many benefits of the St Peters journey. All St Peters schools operate under the control of the St Peters Lutheran College Council and Head of College, governed by the Lutheran Church of Australia Queensland District.


==Alumni==
One particular focus of the music department is the exposure it offers students to the music of their own culture. Significant here have been a large number of commissions of some of the country's leading composers, including Queenslanders Sarah Hopkins and Stephen Leek. The ensembles often produce compact disc recordings, several of which have won state and national awards.
] of St Peters Lutheran College are known as Old Scholars. All students graduate as Life Members of the St Peters Old Scholars Association (SPOSA).<ref name=SPOSA>{{cite web|url = http://www.stpeters.qld.edu.au/asp/index.asp?pgid=10630&cid=5348&gid=214&id=415 |title = About SPOSA |access-date=7 May 2008 |work = Old Scholars (SPOSA) |publisher = St. Peters Lutheran College |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080722050513/http://www.stpeters.qld.edu.au/asp/index.asp?pgid=10630&cid=5348&gid=214&id=415 |archive-date=22 July 2008}}</ref>


'''Entertainment, media and the arts'''
All students have the opportunity to study music at the College - either in class or in individual instrumental or vocal lessons. Instruments such as harp, harpsichord and organ are included in the range of instruments offered.


* ] – actor
Graduates of St Peters now fill leading professional posts in Australian and overseas orchestras and arts organisations and have used their St Peters music education as the basis for graduate study at such leading institutions as Yale University, St Olaf College, the Yehudi Menuhin School and the Royal College of Music.
* ] – romance novelist and former ] ]
* ] – sports presenter
* ] – actor and musician
* ] – actor, writer and director
* Jake Sim, singer and member of South Korean ] group ]
* ] – actress


'''Politics and the law'''
===Chorale===
The ] is claimed to be one of the best student choirs in Australia. It tours regularly around Australia and the world, its last tour being to Poland, Czech Republic and most of Western Europe. Its conductor Graeme Morton is internationally famous. Their repertoire include: Mozart Requiem (KV 626) and many other pieces. The chorale is known as being a choir with an extensive repertoire of Australian music composed by such Australians as: Graeme Morton, Matthew Orlovich, Dan Walker, Stephen Leek, Peter Rankin and Sarah Hopkins.


* ] – politician
===Ensembles===
* ] – politician
St Peters has quite an extensive systems of ensembles. One such noted ensemble is the St Peters Symphonic Winds who recently won the Queensland Youth Music Awards (2006) performing a piece by a teacher at the college, Paul Bonnetti.
* ] – Aboriginal activist and lawyer
Ensembles at St Peters are of a standard that they go on tour every few years.


'''Sport'''
== Curriculum ==
Curriculum at St Peters:
*is based on a view of human life and understanding as being part of the whole of creation under the lordship of Christ
*recognises that literacy and numeracy are basic and essential skills for learning
*is structured to incorporate the eight nationally recognised Key Learning Areas (KLAs) and, in keeping with Lutheran Education Australia policy, additionally incorporates the study of a ninth KLA, that of Christian Studies
*is very broad and provides a diverse range of learning experiences that centre on the individual student and his/her needs, abilities and interests
*actively incorporates appropriate technology within its delivery
*is based on the concept that all students should study an essential common curriculum that will introduce them to the major fields of human study and knowledge
*is flexible and structured in such a way as to provide for the learning needs of all who are committed to the College
*promotes an appreciation of cultural diversity and aims to promote multiculturalism and develop a sense of internationalism within the College community


* ] – Olympic racewalker<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/dane-bird-smith|title=Dane Bird-Smith|language=en|access-date=24 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170219224352/http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/dane-bird-smith|archive-date=19 February 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
===Curriculum organisation===
* ] – Olympic swimmer
The curriculum at St Peters is designed to provide a continuum of experience and knowledge acquisition from Prep to Year 12. To this end, St Peters offers programs within three separate sub-schools; the Junior School (P-5), Middle School (6-8) and Senior School (9-12). Each sub-school operates semi-autonomously with its own Head of Sub-School and administration. There are plans for the future to have the Middle School run from years 5-7, and have a Junior High (8-9) and a Secondary High (10-12). The Junior School will then run from P-4.
* ] – Olympic swimmer
* ] – long jumper
* ] – Australian rules footballer
* ] – Olympic swimmer
* ] – Olympic swimmer
* ] – Olympic triathlete
* ] – Olympic taekwondo practitioner and skier
* ] – Olympic Swimmer


==See also==
Within the broader framework of a combined P-12 college, curriculum oversight is maintained by the Deputy Head - Curriculum, who has responsibility for policy and strategic management across all levels in the academic curriculum of the College.
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==References==
The separation into Junior School, Middle School and Senior School enables St Peters to:
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== External links ==
*enhance and develop curriculum and support structures appropriate to the students' developmental and intellectual needs;
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*provide appropriate pastoral care structures to cater for the needs of each individual student; and
*{{Official|http://www.stpeters.qld.edu.au/}}
*expand specialist facilities, tuition and support necessary to complement the student's growth and development.
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{{Associated Independent Colleges}}
The curriculum construct at St Peters centres on a model of cognitive development that focuses on the acqusition of basic cognitive skills in the early years, the development of meta-cognitive skills and knowledge in the middle years and cognitive maturity and self-directed learning in the senior years of schooling. The College curriculum is under continuous review so as to keep abreast of educational developments, but broadly follows the syllabus documents of the Queensland Studies Authority.
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The programs and facilities at St Peters ensure that students have a solid grounding in traditional academic studies, are confident in using today's technology, appreciate their cultural heritage and enjoy sporting and recreational activities.
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== Sport ==
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Sport is an integral component of the educational experience at St Peters. The co-curricular sporting program provides opportunities for all students to be active participants in a wide variety of sports and physical pursuits. St Peters caters for both beginning athletes and elite performers, fostering the development of essential life-long physical skills, healthy behaviours and positive dispositions.
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The College has proud sporting traditions and an exceptional sports record. Our sporting facilities include an indoor sports hall and weights room, a 50-metre and a 25-metre heated pool, six tennis-specific courts, eight additional multi-purpose outdoor courts and three ovals, two of which have turf cricket wickets.
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All students are strongly encouraged to represent the College in sport. The College is committed to providing a high level of organisation and coaching in all sports, creating opportunities for all students to realise their potential. Students in Years 4 to 7 compete in The Associated Schools Junior (JTAS), while boys in Years 8 to 12 compete in the Associated Independent Colleges (AIC) competition and girls in Years 8 to 12 compete in the Queensland Girls' Secondary School Sports Association (QGSSSA). On any given weekend, up to 600 students represent the College in a number of different sports.
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Students in Years Prep to 5 participate in a motor development and sport skills based program for one hour per week. This is in addition to the time devoted to curriculum Heath and Physical Education.
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==Sports offered==

In addition to these association sports, fitness club, water polo, rowing, equestrian and sailing are offered to students in selected year levels.

For swimmers to be affiliated with Queensland Swimming, they must be affiliated with a club to compete at Brisbane, Queensland and Australian swimming levels. The St Peters Western Swim Club meets this need for St Peters students and others in the community.

The club attracts students from the Junior School through to Year 12. There is a Learn to Swim program plus Junior, Intermediate and Senior squads. Head of College, Mr Stephen Rudolph, is the club’s Patron.

== Ironbark ==
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Ironbark is the outdoor campus of St Peters Lutheran College. Ironbark is located near the town of Crows Nest, some 50&nbsp;km north of Toowoomba and 150&nbsp;km north-west of Brisbane. The property consists of 600 hectares (1485 acres) of heavily timbered, undulating granite country.

Ironbark was named for the Eucalyptus Crebra, the narrow leaf Ironbark, which grows across the property. The Ironbark is a tree of great resilience and produces hardwood timber of great beauty and toughness. It is the aim that some of these characteristics are reflected in Ironbark graduates.

The donation of land in 1971 provided the College with an opportunity to develop and implement a program based on the twin concepts of \'spiritual retreat\' and \'education for life\'. After several years of discussion and planning, a pilot program was run in 1974. Following the success of the pilot program, the Ironbark experience has been part of the College curriculum since 1976.

Students from the College spend five weeks at Ironbark in Year 9. During their stay, students experience community living, help to run the farm and maintain the property, and undertake a range of outdoor adventurous activities. The students have no formal academic lessons during their stay at Ironbark.

A central aspect of the Ironbark program is the opportunity all students have to step away from their everyday life and reflect upon their own spiritual journey. Students are encouraged to do this by the natural environment together with daily devotions and regular worship services.

Ironbark is staffed by specialist teaching, outdoor, maintenance, catering and farm staff. All staff work closely with students in their areas of expertise. Facilities on site include two dormitories, staff accommodation, a well-equipped workshop, a garden, and a mixed farm. Much of the food consumed by the students is produced on the property.

At Ironbark, students are challenged physically, socially, intellectually and spiritually. Most students appreciate this opportunity to step outside the classroom and many Old Scholars speak of Ironbark as a highlight of their time at St Peters.

== External links ==
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Private school in Indooroopilly, Queensland, Australia
St Peters Lutheran College
Location
Indooroopilly, Queensland
Australia
Coordinates27°30′18″S 152°59′4″E / 27.50500°S 152.98444°E / -27.50500; 152.98444
Information
School typePrivate school
MottoLatin: Plus ultra
(Further beyond)
Religious affiliation(s)Lutheran
Established1945 (1945)
AuthorityQueensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority
Head of CollegeTim Kotzur
Staff183 teaching, 182 non-teaching (in 2017)
GradesPrep–year 12
GenderCo-educational
Enrolment2210 (in 2023)
Houses
  •   Gould
  •   Mitchell
  •   Leichhardt
  •   Cawley
  •   Bradman
  •   Cunningham
  •   Chisolm
  •   Laver
  •   Sutherland
Colour(s)
  •   Maroon
  •   Gold
  •   White
SloganExcellence in Christian co-education
AffiliationAssociated Independent Colleges
Websitestpeters.qld.edu.au

St Peters Lutheran College is a Lutheran co-educational private school in Queensland, Australia with teaching campuses in Indooroopilly and Springfield, and an outdoor education centre in Crows Nest. The college provides Prep to Year 12 education, with domestic day schooling at Springfield, with domestic and international day and boarding at the larger Indooroopilly campus. In Year 9, students spend five weeks completing the Ironbark Outdoor Education Program at the outdoor education centre in Crows Nest.

The college was founded in 1945 with the initial purchase of Ross Roy House, later expanding through neighbouring properties and the opening of the Springfield campus in 2008. Both Ross Roy and the chapel have been listed in the Queensland Heritage Register since 2012.

In 2017, St Peters had an enrolment of 1986 students with a teaching staff of 183 teachers with 182 non-teaching staff.

Symbolism

Luther's seal

There are certain symbolic icons present in the college emblem, including Martin Luther's iconic white rose from his seal, and an inverted cross for St Peter, leader of the Apostles in the early Christian Church, who was crucified upside-down.

The school's motto, Plus Ultra, which is Latin for "Ever Higher", is said to emphasise the college's desire for the students to reach their goals in their learning.

The school also has its own anthem with lyrics which is performed at some ceremonies such as the yearly Founders' Day celebration, alongside the Australian national anthem.

Campus

Science lab

Starting with the 1897 Villa "Ross Roy", bought and used as the first building of St Peters in 1945, the college campus has seen significant growth and change over the years.

Theile House, a four-storey building comprising computer labs, classrooms, Year 11/12 lockers, and the Theile study centre, was recently renovated and extended. The facilities in the new building include a study centre for students in Years 11 and 12, with three private study/meeting rooms and numerous computers and laptops available to students. The girls' boarding houses have also been renovated, now featuring air conditioning, and a multi-purpose court.

There are three libraries on campus. The Senior School library is a three-storey facility where students and staff can access a collection of fiction and non-fiction. There are approximately 80 computers and students have access to a number of databases to which the school subscribes.

In 2013, a Performing Arts Centre was also opened. This is a three-storey facility including an auditorium, theatrette, orchestra and band rooms, music and drama classrooms, and rooms for instrumental tuition and practice.

Ironbark

Workshop at Ironbark

Ironbark is the outdoor campus of St Peters Lutheran College. Located near the town of Crows Nest, some 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of Toowoomba and 150 kilometres (93 mi) north-west of Brisbane, the property consists of 600 hectares (1,483 acres) of heavily timbered, undulating granite country. The donation of land in 1971, provided the College with an opportunity to develop and implement an outdoor education program. After several years of discussion and planning, a pilot program was run in 1974. Following the success of the pilot program, Ironbark has been part of the College curriculum since 1976. Ironbark was named for the Eucalyptus Crebra, the narrow leaf Ironbark, which grows across the property.

Heads of College

The Heads of College have been:

Period Details
1945–1954 Wilfred Carl Schneider
1955–1970 Hermann Wilhelm Albrecht Lohe
1971–1994 Carson Dron
1995–2002, 2011 Sally Chandler
2003–2011 Stephen Rudolph
2012–2016 Adrian Wiles
2017– Tim Kotzur

Curriculum

The St Peters curriculum is designed to provide a continuum of experience and knowledge acquisition from Prep to Year 12. To this end, St Peters offers programs within four separate sub-schools: Lower Primary (P–4), Upper Primary (5–6), Junior High (7–9) and Senior School (10–12). Each sub-school operates semi-autonomously with its own Head of Sub-School and administration. The Senior School offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program.

Since 2004, the school has run an exchange program in conjunction with sister school, Immanuel college, in Adelaide, South Australia. The focus of the exchange program, or "Mind Change" as it is known, is to allow gifted students from both schools a chance to meet students their age who they can relate their interests to.

Sport

St Peters Lutheran College boys are members of the Associated Independent Colleges (AIC). While the girls are involved in the QGSSSA competitions.

AIC premierships

St Peters Lutheran College has won the following AIC premierships.

  • Basketball – 2007
  • Rugby (2) – 2000, 2012
  • Soccer (2) – 2014, 2020
  • Swimming (9) – 1999, 2000, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
  • Tennis (9) – 1999, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
  • Volleyball (3) – 2012, 2013, 2014

Publications

The school has a number of publications that are made available to the school community, including:

  • The Rock, the Indooroopilly school's weekly newsletter
  • Cornerstone, the Springfield school's weekly newsletter
  • Plus Ultra, a magazine printed bi-annually
  • The Review, an annual publication reviewing the previous year

Chapel

Main article: St Peters Lutheran College Chapel
St Peters College Chapel

The St Peters Lutheran College Chapel was built in 1968 to a design of the Austrian-born architect Karl Langer. Langer's work was in a distinctive sub-tropical modernist style and was his last built project. The building has a large well-lit nave with a choir loft, vestry, and meditation chapel and features a large bell tower. It is constructed of load-bearing face brick with a roof of flat metal sheeting.

History

St Peters Lutheran College was established at Indooroopilly by the Lutheran Church in 1945 with 56 boarding students. Ross Roy was the main building and focus for early college life with Luther House built by voluntary labour soon after the college's commencement. St Peters has had seven heads in its history and is the largest Lutheran school in Australia, today, with an enrolment maintained at approximately 2000 day and boarding students and 350 teaching and non-teaching staff. The boarding enrolments are maintained at 150 students. St Peters Lutheran College – Ironbark Outdoor Education Centre, via Crows Nest, was established in 1974 as a trial program and in 1976 as an ongoing outdoor education program. This life changing experience is a five-week program for Year 9 students and indicates St Peters positive and strong commitment to ‘growing’ our Junior High students in significant ways. The ‘Ironbark Experience’ is seen by staff, parents and students as a vital part of the St Peters journey, fostering independence, resilience, teamwork, problem solving, ethical decision making, sustainability and environmental awareness in our young people. Commencing in 2008, St Peters Lutheran College Springfield began as a Prep to Year 8 school. It now caters for Prep to Year 12 and provides the Springfield and adjacent communities with the many benefits of the St Peters journey. All St Peters schools operate under the control of the St Peters Lutheran College Council and Head of College, governed by the Lutheran Church of Australia Queensland District.

Alumni

Alumni of St Peters Lutheran College are known as Old Scholars. All students graduate as Life Members of the St Peters Old Scholars Association (SPOSA).

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See also

References

  1. "Welcome Message". About Us. St. Peters Lutheran College. 2007. Archived from the original on 5 October 2007. Retrieved 4 October 2007.
  2. ^ "Indooroopilly 2017 School Report" (PDF). St Peters Lutheran College. pp. 5, 12. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  3. "Welcome from the Head of College". St Peters Lutheran College. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  4. "Introduction & School Details" (PDF). School Report 2007. St. Peters Lutheran College. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 4 October 2007.
  5. ^ "Chapel of St Peter's Lutheran College, Indooroopilly (entry 602816)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  6. "St Peters Lutheran College". St Peters Lutheran College. p. 4 (photo captions). Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  7. St. Peters Lutheran College Archived 4 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine, from ibo.org. Retrieved 19 April 2008.
  8. "About Associated Independent Colleges". AIC. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  9. "Publications". 2007. Archived from the original on 16 June 2006.
  10. "About SPOSA". Old Scholars (SPOSA). St. Peters Lutheran College. Archived from the original on 22 July 2008. Retrieved 7 May 2008.
  11. "Dane Bird-Smith". Archived from the original on 19 February 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.

External links

Media related to St Peters Lutheran College at Wikimedia Commons

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