Redeemer Lutheran College
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Redeemer Lutheran College is a co-educational Lutheran primary and secondary school in Rochedale, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1980[2] by Robin Kleinschmidt and other Lutherans in the south of Brisbane, the College currently educates students from years Prep to 12. The college currently has no principal, however the acting principal is Richard Cornish.
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[citation needed] large path infrastructure crossing the grounds.[citation needed]
Doctrinal emphasis
Redeemer focuses on promoting the Lutheran denomination of the Christian 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.[citation needed] RLC has a chaplaincy service which is responsible for devotions and other expressions of religious life.[citation needed]
Educational standards
Most senior school-leavers score strongly in the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR), with roughly 20% of the graduating cohort achieving an ATAR of 90–99.[citation needed]
Extra-curricular
RLC offers 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, Chamber Ensembles and Jazz Groups. As well as varying quartets named after notable school figures such as Robin Kleinschmidt. Sport teams compete in the Greater Brisbane Conference. Redeemer sports Cricket, Touch, Basketball, Volleyball, Netball, AFL, Soccer, and Indoor Cricket, among other sports and physical activity opportunities.
History
The school was founded in 1980 by L. Robin Kleinschmidt, an Australian Lutheran educationalist. He served as headmaster of St Peters Lutheran College, Brisbane and was responsible in part for encouraging the theatrical talents of a young Sigrid Thornton.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
Controversies
Warren Schneider, a former teacher at the school, was charged, prosecuted, and later convicted of
Notable alumni
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- Zac Alexander – professional squash player and 2018 Commonwealth Games gold medallist[7]
- Gold Coast Football Club[8]
- Helen Darville– Australian author and columnist
- Hon. Mick de Brenni – State Member for Springwood, Minister for Housing and Public Works[9]
- Timothy Delport – Sir John Monash Scholar 2017[10]
- David Giffin – former Wallabies vice-captain
- Matthew Keith – Australian Farmer of the Year 2016[11]
- Claire Small – Qantas 2015 Australian Woman of the Year in the UK[9]
- Australian Rules footballer for the Fremantle Football Club[12]
- Andrew Trotter – Rhodes Scholar[13]
See also
- List of schools in Queensland
References
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- ^ "AFL Century for Lee Spurr". AFL Queensland. 26 July 2016.
- ^ College, Redeemer Lutheran (10 April 2021). "Redeemer's Rhodes Scholar". Redeemer Lutheran College.