Governance & History

College Board

Geelong Lutheran College is part of the Lutheran Church of Australia Victorian District and, as such, is part of the mission and ministry of the Church to the wider community. The College is governed by the Geelong Lutheran College Board of Directors.

The College Board is responsible for the governance of Geelong Lutheran College and comprises eight members from a wide variety of backgrounds, as well as the College’s Executive Principal and Business Manager.

Members of the College Board:

Strategic Vision

The Geelong Lutheran College Strategic Vision 2025 – 2029 sets out how the College will pursue its vision to be a leading, innovative, Christ-centred learning community that inspires students to be caring, confident and creative citizens. The vision is composed of four pillars:

1. Christian Ministry
2. Holistic Learning
3. Community Relationships
4. Organisational Sustainability

You can read about these pillars by downloading the GLC Strategic Vision 2025 – 2029 below:

Annual Reports

Each year, Geelong Lutheran College publishes an Annual Report with details on student and staff numbers, College performance, and financial position.

Our History

Geelong Lutheran College is proud of its history.

Our school began in 1962 with the opening of the St John’s Newtown campus, then known as St John’s Lutheran Primary School. The St John’s Lutheran Kindergarten was then founded the following year in 1963 on the same site.

In 2009, the campus at Armstrong Creek opened, with the first Geelong Lutheran College Year 12 graduates completing their schooling in 2014. In 2019, both schools came under the Geelong Lutheran College banner: GLC St John’s Newtown and GLC Armstrong Creek, with the schools formally becoming one College with two campuses in 2023.

Both campuses are steeped in all that Lutheran schools offer and are known for delivering a caring, Christ-centred learning environment that respects and seeks to grow each unique child.

It is a blessing that we can offer families access to a Kinder to Year 6 learning experience at GLC St John’s Newtown, or a Prep to Year 12 experience at GLC Armstrong Creek. The connection between the two campuses is strong and each year we welcome our St John’s Newtown students as they continue their school life with us in Year 7 at our Armstrong Creek campus.

As a school of the Lutheran Church of Australia, we value the theological tenets that guide and inform what we do. We share God’s Word with our community through Christian Studies, weekly Chapel services and Devotions which are unique aspects of Geelong Lutheran College.