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Luther College
Luther College
	Aerial view of Luther College, building works in view.
Address
	1–39 Plymouth Road; Croydon Hills, Victoria 3136; Australia
Coordinates	37°46′59″S 145°16′21″E / 37.7830°S 145.2726°E
Information
Type	Independent
Motto	Latin: Unctio eius Docet; (The Holy Spirit is our Teacher)
Denomination	Lutheran
Established	1964
Principal	Jacqui Layfield
Years offered	7–12
Gender	Co-educational
Enrolment	1171
Colour(s)	Red, white, blue
Affiliation	Eastern Independent Schools of Melbourne
Website	www.luther.vic.edu.au

Luther College is a co-educational independent secondary school of the Lutheran Church of Australia located in the outer-eastern suburb of Croydon Hills in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It maintains a close relationship with the Outer Eastern Lutheran Church parish of the Lutheran Church of Australia, which congregates in the school's chapel facilities. It provides education for years 7–12.

History

Opened in 1964, Luther College is a school of the Lutheran Church of Australia, named for the father of the Lutheran Church, Dr. Martin Luther, a 16th-century German theologian.

Beginning as a boarding school with students from remote regional areas of Victoria making up a large percentage of its enrolment, the school grew to become popular with International students. However, after a decline in International enrolments and worries about the growth of the student body in relation to the school's facilities, the boarding program ended at the end of 2002, with the boarding house facilities being demolished or adapted into classrooms.

Religious education

As a school of the Lutheran Church of Australia, Luther College students participate in mandatory religious education classes in all years.

All students from all year levels attend a chapel service in the school's chapel three days out of the week, with one year level assembly and one day being an extended homegroup.

The school's campus contains a special Ministry Centre which contains the offices of the school's two chaplains as well as the school counsellor.^[2]

Involvement with Good Shepherd Lutheran Primary School

Both Luther College and The Good Shepherd Lutheran Primary School are private schools, as well as schools of the Lutheran Church of Australia. Both their campuses are located in Croydon Hills, separated by two sporting ovals.

The schools share many of their facilities, including the sporting ovals, as well as the Luther College chapel which is used by the primary school for special occasions. The schools have very similar uniforms, and until 2004 their physical education uniforms were almost identical.

As many as 80% of Good Shepherd students attend Luther College after the completion of year 6, due to the school's close proximity and affordable fees. Due to this, students of the schools share a close relationship. Many collegiates undertake work experience or voluntary service placements at Good Shepherd, and both schools often present chapel services for each other.

Sport

Luther is a member of the Eastern Independent Schools of Melbourne.

Houses

Luther College has six houses allocated by the school to each student upon entry. Each house is allocated into multiple homegroups, in which students are to attend every morning. These houses participate in sporting events such as cross country and athletics day and other social events such as public speaking. ^{[citation needed]}

House	Colour	Notes
Warran	Orange	One of the two founding houses for Luther. Reintroduced in 2021.
Yarra	Purple	One of the two founding houses for Luther. Reintroduced in 2021.
Birt	Blue
Wicklow	Green
Nelson	Yellow
Cheong	Red

EISM premierships

Luther has won the following EISM senior premierships.^[3]^[4]

Combined:

Athletics (16) – 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
Cross Country (16) – 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

Boys:

Athletics (9) – 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2018, 2019, 2021
Basketball (7) – 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 2004
Cricket (7) – 1971, 1988, 1990, 1996, 2013, 2014, 2018
Cross Country (16) – 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Football – 1976
Handball – 2002
Hockey (6) – 1992, 1994, 1995, 2003, 2004, 2006
Indoor Soccer – 2008
Soccer (3) – 1987, 1995, 2002
Table Tennis (4) – 1978, 1982, 1984, 2015
Tennis (5) – 1972, 1974, 1994, 1999, 2001
Touch Rugby (4) – 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
Volleyball (7) – 1977, 1979, 1980, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2016

Girls:

Athletics (15) – 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
Basketball (3) – 1977, 1978, 1986
Bowling (2) – 2005, 2006
Cricket – 2009
Cross Country (17) – 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Indoor Cricket – 2014
Softball (2) – 1971, 1977
Swimming (7) – 2000, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2020, 2021
Tennis (9) – 1971, 1972, 1978, 1983, 1984, 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012
Touch Rugby - 2022
Volleyball (11) – 1977, 1989, 1992, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2015, 2016, 2017

Luther Year 9 EISM Premierships

Year 9 Boys: