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Concordia Lutheran College Location Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia 
Information Type Independent, Co-educational, Day & Boarding Motto Latin: Nisi Dominus Frustra
(Without the Lord, all is in vain)Denomination Lutheran Established 1946[1] Principal Michael Kaiser Chaplain Mark Vainikka Employees 96 Enrolment 760 (K-12) Colour(s) Blue, Red & Gold
Website www.concordia.qld.edu.au Concordia Lutheran College is an independent, co-educational, day and boarding school of the Lutheran Church of Australia, located in Toowoomba on the Darling Downs of Queensland, Australia.
Concordia Memorial College was renamed Concordia College and later renamed Concordia Lutheran College, after merging with Martin Luther Primary School and Concordia Primary School.
It is made up of the three campuses of Martin Luther Primary School, Concordia Primary School and Redlands campus (because of its heritage listed Redlands building) and these three campuses are given the collective name of Concordia Lutheran College.
Concordia participates in Rotary International's Interact Club program, in which students raise money and volunteer for various programs and charities in the school, the wider community and internationally.
Concordia's students frequently participate in charity events such as The Cancer Council's Relay for life, World Vision's 40 Hour Famine as well as sponsoring a child, also through World Vision.
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Curriculum
Concordia's Students study a variety of subjects in a range of categories including: Arts, Sciences, Sports, Numeracy, Literacy, Languages, Studies of Society and Environment, Religious Education, Business, Technology, Furnishing and Metalwork. TAFE, University Headstart and Work Experience Programs are also frequently undertaken.
Concordia offers a unique Independent Learning Centre, where students can opt to study a unit of their own choice (E.g. World War I, The Mona Lisa, fashion design) This has proven to be a highly successful program, with students choosing and learning from units that will benefit their chosen careers later in life.
In 2007, Concordia was ranked among the 20 best schools in Queensland, from year 12 Overall Position results.
Grade ten students participate in Concordia's Ballon Outdoor Education Centre program, where they hike, camp and live simply and away from their families for a month. Ballon is located in Barakula State Forest, near Chinchilla, QLD. Past students describe the Ballon Experience as the best part of their school lives.
Sport
As with most Australian schools, Concordia Lutheran College uses a house system. The three houses of the college are:
- Altus - Red
- Kessler - White
- Stedman - Yellow
General Sporting days are held on Wednesdays, however many students choose to participate in extracurricular sporting teams such as 'Wednesday Night Volleyball' and 'Friday Night Basketball'
Annually, Concordia holds an athletics carnival, usually in the third term. A swimming carnival is held in the first term along with cross-country events in the first or second term. Concordia also competes in Regional and Inter-Lutheran sporting events in Athletics, Cross Country and swimming. These are generally held in Brisbane and are contended by many Lutheran schools from South East Queensland.
See also
References
- ^ "Concordia College". Schools. Australian Boarding Schools' Association. http://www.boarding.org.au/site/school_detail.cfm?schID=136. Retrieved 2007-12-28.
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Coordinates: 27°34′26.61″S 151°55′46.17″E / 27.5740583°S 151.9294917°E
Categories:- Private schools in Queensland
- High schools in Queensland
- Lutheran schools in Australia
- Boarding schools in Queensland
- Educational institutions established in 1964
- Schools in Toowoomba
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