Lutheran schools in Australia are educational institutions set up under or affiliated to the Lutheran Church of Australia. This affiliation is via Lutheran Education Australia, through its three district offices (Lutheran Education Queensland, Lutheran Education South East Region (Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania), and Lutheran Schools Association (South Australia, Northern Territory and Western Australia)).

Lutheran schools are accredited by the relevant state government authorities in Australia under the various education laws in place. For example, in New South Wales, the New South Wales Department of Education approves non-government schools under the Education Act 2000 (NSW).

In Australia, non-government schools are generally referred to as "independent schools". This does not indicate that they are independent of the education laws of Australia, only that their governing bodies are managed privately. In all respects, they must adhere to the relevant educational standards prescribed in school syllabus preferred by each state's educational authority.

There are 1078 independent schools throughout Australia. The Australian Bureau of Statistics reports that there are 83 Lutheran schools which make up 6.4% of that total, being the sixth highest group when viewed by percentage of students attending.

Lutheran education institutions consider that the Christian Bible is essential in relation to educational subjects that relate to religious instruction or communal worship. For example, the specific prayer or devotions times for students during normal school time. However, Lutheran education institutions differ from some other Christian education schools by accepting that it is not always appropriate to apply biblical concepts to traditional curriculum areas, such as maths or science.

Lutheran schools attempt to place practising Lutherans and practising Christians of other Christian traditions first in enrolments. This is in contrast to some other Christian educational institutions, which take into account other non-religious criteria.

The following is a list of Lutheran educational institutions in Australia.

Preschools, kindergartens & family day care Beenleigh Family Day Care Scheme, Beenleigh, Queensland Calvary Kindergarten, Morphett Vale, South Australia Carina Family Day Care Scheme, Mount Gravatt, Queensland Centenary Christian Kindergarten and Preschool, Middle Park, Queensland Concordia Lutheran Preschool Kindergarten, Murray Bridge, South Australia Good Shepherd Lutheran Kindergarten & Child Care Centre, Hamilton, Victoria Goombungee Little Folks Group, Goombungee, Queensland Grace Creche and Kindergarten, Clontarf, Queensland Grace Lutheran Preschool, Moree, New South Wales Living Faith Early Learning Centre, Petrie, Queensland Nazareth Community Kindergarten and Preschool & Early Learning Centre Woolloongabba, Queensland New Life Lutheran Child Care Centre, Browns Plains, Queensland Peace Lutheran Community Kindergarten, Cairns, Queensland Raceview Bethany Lutheran Community Kindergarten, Raceview, Queensland St James Lutheran Kindergarten & Child Care Centre Cleveland, Queensland St Johns Lutheran Church Kindergarten, Eight Mile Plains, Queensland St John's Lutheran Kindergarten, Geelong, Victoria St John's Lutheran Kindergarten, Kingaroy, Queensland St Marks Lutheran Early Learning Centre, Mount Gravatt, Queensland St Martins Lutheran Preschool Kindergarten, Mount Gambier, South Australia St Pauls Lutheran Child Care Centre, Nundah, Queensland St Paul's Lutheran Child Care Centre, Townsville, Queensland St Pauls Lutheran Child Care, Mount Isa, Queensland St Paul's Lutheran Kindergarten Inc., St Marys, New South Wales St Paul's Lutheran Kindergarten, Grovedale, Victoria St Stephens Lutheran Community Kindergarten, Gladstone, Queensland Trinity Kindergarten, Child Care Centre & Occasional Child Care Centre Southport, Queensland Victoria Point Faith Lutheran Community Kindergarten, Victoria Point, Queensland Zion Preschool Centre, Gawler, South Australia

Primary education & secondary education

New South Wales Lutheran Primary School, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales St John's Lutheran School Jindera Inc, Jindera, New South Wales St Paul's College, Walla Walla, New South Wales St Paul's Lutheran Primary School, Henty, New South Wales

Northern Territory Good Shepherd Lutheran School, Palmerston, Northern Territory Living Waters Lutheran Primary School, Alice Springs, Northern Territory St Andrew Lutheran Primary School, Leanyer, Northern Territory Yirara College, Alice Springs, Northern Territory

Queensland Bethania Lutheran Primary School, Bethania, Queensland Bethany Lutheran Primary School, Raceview, Queensland Concordia Lutheran College, Toowoomba, Queensland Faith Lutheran College, Plainland, Queensland Faith Lutheran College, Redlands, Thornlands, Queensland and Victoria Point, Queensland Good News Lutheran School, Middle Park, Queensland Good Shepherd Lutheran College, Noosaville, Queensland Grace Lutheran College, Rothwell, Queensland and Caboolture, Queensland Grace Lutheran Primary School, Clontarf, Queensland Immanuel Lutheran College, Buderim, Queensland Living Faith Lutheran Primary School, Murrumba Downs, Queensland Lutheran Ormeau Rivers District School (LORDS), Ormeau, Queensland Pacific Lutheran College, Caloundra, Queensland Peace Lutheran College, Cairns, Queensland Peace Lutheran Primary School, Gatton, Queensland Prince of Peace Lutheran College, Everton Hills, Queensland Redeemer Lutheran College, Rochedale, Queensland Redeemer Lutheran College, Biloela, Queensland St Andrews Lutheran College, Tallebudgera, Queensland St James Lutheran College, Pialba, Queensland St John's Lutheran Primary School, Bundaberg, Queensland St Paul's Lutheran Primary School, Caboolture, Queensland St Peters Lutheran College, Indooroopilly, Queensland St Peters Lutheran College, Springfield, Queensland St Stephens Lutheran College, Gladstone, Queensland Trinity Lutheran College, Ashmore, Queensland

South Australia

Calvary Lutheran Primary School, Morphett Vale, South Australia Concordia College, Highgate, South Australia Cornerstone College, Mount Barker, South Australia Crossways Lutheran School, Ceduna, South Australia Encounter Lutheran College, Victor Harbor, South Australia Endeavour College, Mawson Lakes, South Australia Faith Lutheran College, Tanunda, South Australia Golden Grove Lutheran Primary School, Golden Grove, South Australia Good Shepherd Lutheran School, Para Vista, South Australia Good Shepherd Lutheran School, Angaston, South Australia Immanuel College, Novar Gardens, South Australia Immanuel Lutheran Primary School, Novar Gardens, South Australia Immanuel Lutheran School, Gawler East, South Australia Lobethal Lutheran School, Lobethal, South Australia Loxton Lutheran Primary School, Loxton, South Australia Maitland Lutheran School, Maitland, South Australia Our Saviour Lutheran School, Aberfoyle Park, South Australia Redeemer Lutheran School, Nuriootpa, South Australia Salisbury Lutheran Kindergarten, Salisbury, South Australia St Jakobi Lutheran School, Lyndoch, South Australia St John's Lutheran School, Eudunda, South Australia St Mark's Lutheran School, Mount Barker, South Australia St Martins Lutheran College, Mount Gambier, South Australia St Michael's Lutheran School, Hahndorf, South Australia St Paul Lutheran School, Blair Athol, South Australia St Peters Lutheran School, Blackwood, South Australia Tanunda Lutheran School, Tanunda, South Australia Tatachilla Lutheran College, Tatachilla Trinity Lutheran School, Spring Head, South Australia Unity College, Murray Bridge, South Australia Waikerie Lutheran Primary School, Waikerie, South Australia

Tasmania Eastside Lutheran College, Hobart, Tasmania

Victoria , Werribee, Victoria Geelong Lutheran College, Geelong, Victoria Good Shepherd College, Hamilton, Victoria Holy Trinity Lutheran College, Horsham, Victoria Lakeside College, Pakenham, Victoria Luther College, Croydon, Victoria Nhill Lutheran School, Nhill, Victoria St John's Lutheran Primary School, Portland, Victoria St John's Lutheran School, Geelong, Victoria St Peter's Lutheran Primary School, Dimboola, Victoria Sunshine Christian School, Sunshine, Victoria Tarrington Lutheran School, Tarrington, Victoria The Good Shepherd Lutheran Primary School, Croydon, Victoria Trinity Lutheran College, Mildura, Victoria Victory Lutheran College, Wodonga, Victoria

Western Australia Living Waters Lutheran College, Warnbro, Western Australia Ocean Forest Lutheran College, Dalyellup, Western Australia

Tertiary education Australian Lutheran College, North Adelaide, South Australia

References

External links Lutheran Education in Australia

To useful books on the subject: The Patriarchs: A History of Australian Lutheran Schooling 1839–1919 by Richard J. Hauser The Pathfinders: A History of Australian Lutheran Schooling 1919–1999 by Richard J. Hauser Both available from Amazon in Kindle format.