Concordia College South Australia

Concordia College has a rich history and tradition as an academic and a caring school, encouraging and supporting young people to be successful, independent learners. 'Concordia' is a Latin word meaning 'harmony'. The College is a Christian community where staff and students aim to live and work together in harmony. Its existence is largely due to... the vision and enterprise of W.F. Peters, a Lutheran pastor in the Victorian country township of Murtoa, where it was established in 1890 as a boys' college and training ground for future pastors and teachers. Lutheran leaders in South Australia recognised that the College was too important to the future of the Church for it to remain in a rather remote country town in Victoria, so Concordia moved to its present Highgate site in 1905. It became a Christian co-educational secondary college in 1927, operating under the South Australian District Synod of the Lutheran Church of Australia. Although Concordia is no longer a boarding school, it has many years' experience providing for boarders. In fact, until 1988 it operated two small boarding houses on the edge of the campus. The College still takes care of country and international students through its Homestay program. Concordia originally existed to cater for students from Lutheran families. Today the College caters not only for Lutheran families, but for all students whose parents are prepared to support the educational program and Christian ethos.Read More