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, country = Australia , coordinates = , grades_label = Years , grades = Prep to 12 , affiliations = , campus = Rochedale , enrolment = ~1108 , colours = Three shades of blue, white and gold , website = Redeemer Lutheran College is a co-educational

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primary and secondary school in Rochedale,

, Australia. Founded in 1980 by Robin Kleinschmidt and other Lutherans in the south of Brisbane, the College currently educates students from years Prep to 12. The Principal of the college is Michael Kleidon who has served since 2022.

Location and grounds

Redeemer is located in Brisbane City in a semi-rural environment. The College campus has much open space, with no building exceeding two stories in height large path infrastructure crossing the grounds.

Doctrinal emphasis

Redeemer focuses on promoting the Lutheran denomination of the

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faith; however adherents of any belief or none are accepted. Religious instruction is provided via 150 minutes of "Christian Studies" every week from years 6 to 12, and morning devotions in the chapel and in home rooms. Staff are expected to uphold a Christian lifestyle, although there is no official definition of that lifestyle, and most staff members are practising Christians. RLC has a chaplaincy service which is responsible for devotions and other expressions of religious life.

Educational standards

Most senior school-leavers score strongly in the

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(ATAR), with roughly 20% of the graduating cohort achieving an ATAR of 90-99.

Extra-curricular

RLC offers limited sporting opportunities and competition to musical competitions and debating under the auspices of the Queensland Debating Union. The college has won music competitions such as MusicFest, Queensland Youth Music Awards and the Gold Coast Eisteddfod. It houses many different music ensembles at varying difficulty. There is a broad selection of Concert Bands, String Orchestras, Choirs and Chamber Ensembles. Sport teams compete in the Greater Brisbane Conference. There is no Hockey, Rugby, tennis, cricket and limited sporting competition.

History

The school was founded in 1980 by L. Robin Kleinschmidt, an Australian Lutheran educationalist. He served as headmaster of

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and was responsible in part for encouraging the theatrical talents of a young

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. Kleinschmidt served as headmaster of Redeemer College from foundation to 2001 and was responsible for the construction of most of the modern campus. His influence on the school can still be seen, particularly in the field of Debating, where the Inter-House Debating Trophy is known as the Robin Kleinschmidt Trophy. The school's music centre, which was erected in 1999, was renamed the Robin Kleinschmidt centre.

Controversies

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made claims in interviews regarding her school experiences that she had been looked down upon for being at the school on a

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and also that she had befriended a Croatian girl who had been bullied by other students. The College refuted both claims, demonstrating that it had never had a scholarship program (although limited bursaries existed and continue to exist for already-enrolled students in need) and that there were no students of Croatian ethnicity enrolled at the time of Darville's enrolment. Then-headmaster, L. Robin Kleinschmidt, viewed these claims with contempt many years after the fact, as detailed in his memoirs. Warren Schneider, a former teacher at the school, was charged, prosecuted, and later convicted of

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. It was proven that events took place on a school camp in 2002, with Schneider providing alcohol to female students and playing sexually charged games of

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with them. Schneider was jailed for 15 months, suspended after 5 months. In a second case in October 2007, Schneider pleaded guilty to three counts of rape and many cases of indecent dealings with students of both Redeemer College and another school at which he had previously taught. The school released a statement advising, "The college sincerely regrets that these events occurred," and stated in a newsletter, "It's been a difficult week for our community in the wake of the conviction of former teacher Warren Schneider." However, the school has not to date issued an apology to the victims of the abuse.

Notable alumni

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professional squash player and 2018 Commonwealth Games gold medallist * Clay Cameronformer Australian Rules Footballer for the

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Australian author and columnist * Hon. Mick De BrenniState Member for Springwood, Minister for Housing and Public Works * Timothy DelportSir John Monash Scholar 2017 *

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vice-captain * Matthew KeithAustralian Farmer of the Year 2016 * Claire SmallQantas 2015 Australian Woman of the Year in the UK * Lee Spurrformer

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er for the

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) * Andrew TrotterRhodes Scholar)

References

External links

Redeemer Lutheran College website
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