Concordia College, Toowoomba
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| Concordia Lutheran College | |
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| Nisi Dominus Frustra (Latin:"Without the Lord, all is in vain") |
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| Established | 1946[1] |
| School Type | Independent, Co-educational, Day & Boarding |
| Denomination | Lutheran |
| Key People | Mr. Michael Kaiser (Principal) Mr. Michael Paech (Deputy Principal) |
| School Fees | AU$2,200 - AU$6,400 p.a (Day) AU$5,650 - AU$9,300 p.a (Boarding)[2] |
| Location | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia  |
| Enrolment | ~600 (K-12) |
| Employees | ~33[3] |
| Colours | Blue & Gold |
| Homepage | 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 Campus.
Concordia is a member of the Interact Club, an organisation which raises money for the school, the community and international foundations, eg. World Vision - Through Concordia's sponsor child.
Concordia's students frequently participate in charity events such as The Cancer Council'sRelay for life, World Vision's 40 Hour Famine, along with many fundraisers for various charities, along with many anuall fundraisers.
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As with most Australian schools, Concordia Lutheran College uses a house system. The four houses of the college are:
- Bunya - Bear - Brown
- Noack - Shark - White
- Norfolk - Eagle - Yellow
- Redlands - Roadrunner - Blue
General Sporting days are held on Wednesdays. During the first two terms, students mostly compete with other regional schools in sports such as basketball, soccer, futsal, etc. However, during the third and fourth terms, students participate in social activities such as walking, roller skating at Skate City, Toowoomba, study, Tenpin bowling and service.
Anually, Concordia holds an athletics carnival 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 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. Concordia boasts a large range of alternative sporting options, and regularly participates in international and national championships of balloon shaping races, eagle feather combing, extreme hugging, uni- and tricycle marathon and television disassembling events.
[edit] References
- ^ Concordia College. Schools. Australian Boarding Schools' Association. Retrieved on 2007-12-28.
- ^ Schedule of Fess 2008 (PDF). Enrolment at Concordia. Concordia Lutheran College. Retrieved on 2007-12-28.
- ^ Annual Report for 2006 (PDF). About. Concordia Lutheran College (2007). Retrieved on 2007-12-28.
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