Good Shepherd Lutheran College is a Prep to Year 12

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that serves the families of the

Noosa The Shire of Noosa is a local government area about north of Brisbane in the Sunshine Coast district of South East Queensland, Australia. The shire covers an area of . It existed as a local government entity from 1910 until 2008, when it was ...

district. It is located in

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History and development

The college is situated on 4.6 hectares (11 acres) which was once the site of the Noosa Drive-In. In addition, the college has a licence to use oval space adjacent to its property. The College commenced its operations in 1985, using a temporary demountable building which was constructed through the generous support of local members of the Lutheran Congregation and the Lutheran Church of Australia. The Primary School was opened on 28 January 1986 with an enrolment of 66 students. In 1992, the Primary School was handed over by the Parish to the Lutheran Church of Australia, Queensland District which opened Good Shepherd Lutheran College, offering classes from Year 1 to Year 8. In 1996, classes were offered from Prep to Year 12 for the first time. An agreement was reached between the College and the Noosa Council in 2002 which provided for the acquisition of 1.1ha of additional land, on which a gymnasium, extra classrooms and a swimming pool are now located.

House system

Four houses operate across the college as follows:

Googa Camp

In Semester Two, Year 10 students spend four weeks at Googa outdoor education centre. The centre is set in the ranges outside Blackbutt in the

South Burnett The South Burnett is a peanut growing and wine-producing area on the Great Dividing Range, north of the Darling Downs, in Queensland. It is with the basin of the Burnett River. The area is within two local government areas, South Burnett Region ...

region. This is an integral part of the Year 10 curriculum at Good Shepherd and all students are required to participate.

Scholarships

The college offers a large number of scholarships for students every year. Interested students are required to undertake an exam on campus, usually in May of the year previous to entering Year 8, 11 and Year 6 (Primary Academic Scholarship only).

References

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