As a Lutheran College we warmly welcome families of all denominations and also those with no set faith, but who share the appreciation of the College’s purpose and mission and the ten values of Lutheran Education Australia:
- love
- justice
- compassion
- forgiveness
- service
- humility
- courage
- hope
- quality
- appreciation
The Junior Campus enjoys the use of the Prince of Peace Church for its worship services and both campuses enjoy connections with the church congregation. Simple acts, such as the church providing lunch for our Year 12 students during QCS exams, allow opportunities for the congregation and students to connect.
The College is blessed to have a School Pastor who works across both campuses. Our Pastor regularly leads worship services and also plays a pastoral care role in supporting and counselling students.
I feel so incredibly lucky to be part of such a wonderful school community. Thanks for going above and beyond for our children. — Ms F
Our staff at Prince of Peace comes from a range of faith backgrounds and all teaching staff participate in a Bible study program as part of their ongoing professional development.
As students journey through their school years, they are provided with a wide range of faith-based activities as part of the school routine, including:
Daily devotion, which provides an enjoyable start to the day throughout the College. In the younger years, this takes the form of a prayer, a story, or a song in the classroom. At the Senior Campus, students start to take responsibility for leading the devotion in their Pastoral Care classes alongside their teacher or a fellow student. Staff also start the day with a short devotion run by a fellow staff member. Daily devotions provides time to connect with God and each other on a spiritual level prior to the busy school day.
Worship takes place twice a week at each campus and all students attend. Students participate in a half hour sub-school (Y1-3, Y4-6, Y7-9, and Y10-12) and a whole campus worship each week (P-6, Y7-12). At the Junior Campus, these are either led by a class (which is extremely popular and provides great opportunities for confidence building from a very early age), by a class teacher or by one of the campus leaders.
Similarly at the Senior Campus, worship is led either by the students or a staff member. This variety in presentation provides a wide range of ideas, presentation styles and subject matters. Joint student and staff worship bands support campus worship services, providing lively and age-appropriate music. Parents are very welcome to attend all worship services. At the Senior Campus a separate communion service is held once a term in the outdoor worship area for those students who choose to attend.
Christian Studies is a central component to the curriculum, studied by all students from Prep to Year 12 in line with Lutheran Education Australia direction.
More information on the Lutheran Church and what it means to be Lutheran can be found here.
Parents and Friends Association
Getting involved in the Parents and Friends Association (P&FA) or one of its subgroups is a great way to make connections with fellow parents, find out more about daily life at the College and to make a genuine difference to your child and other children at the College.
The P&FA supports the College with resources and facilities and provides a place for parents to get together as a community and share interests.
We encourage families to get involved with the P&FA and/or the subgroups coordinated by the P&FA at any level. Whether you can give an hour a week or an hour a year, our P&FA would love to hear from you. The P&FA meets one evening a term, and all parents and friends are very welcome. P&FA and subgroup meetings, along with activities and events, are advertised in the College newsletter.
Many of the facilities enjoyed by our students have been provided by funds raised by the P&FA over the years.
For more information about getting involved with or supporting the P&FA, please contact the President.
The current P&FA subgroups include:
Class social representative (CSR)
Each class at the Junior Campus has one or more CSR. This is a fun and social job and is an excellent way to get to know the families in your child’s class.
Fete Committee
The annual fete is the highlight of the College community calendar and a fabulous family day out. Its success relies on all our families lending a hand in some way; helping on or coordinating a stall, baking, packing, sorting, planting and so on.
We also provide sponsorship opportunities for local businesses. For more information about sponsorship, please contact the Fete Convenor.
Friends of the Library
If you enjoy books, this is the group for you. The group’s role is to support the work of the Library team and coordinate events such as book readings and themed decorations in line with the work done in library classes.
Music Supporters group
This group supports the College’s instrumental music program by providing support to the teaching team, providing support and fellowship for music parents, fundraising and providing feedback to the teaching staff.
Sports Supporters group
Our Sports Supporters group provides support and fellowship to the College sports teams and their parents by supporting sporting events on and off campus.
Working bees
Working bee mornings are held across the year during Terms 1, 2 and 4 and young and old, big and small alike are welcome to join us for a rewarding few hours at one of the campuses.
Supporting the College
Prince of Peace has always been blessed with families willing to give generously of their time, talents and resources to assist the College. In addition to volunteering, there are a number of ways that you can support the College financially.
Donations to the College Foundation Building Fund
Prince of Peace launched its Foundation early in 2009 with the aim of generating funds for ongoing expansion of College facilities. The Foundation Building Fund is a source of funds that assists the College with the development of grounds and facilities and with loan repayments for building projects. Voluntary contributions (over $2) made to the Foundation Building Fund are fully tax deductible for that financial year. Donations are welcome at any time and an annual giving program runs in May of each year.
Building Fund donation form
Matched Deposits with the LLL
The Lutheran Laypeople’s League (LLL) is a Religious Charitable Development Fund. The LLL exists to serve the Lutheran Church of Australia (LCA) in numerous ways, but especially in aspects of business and finance, and has been doing so since 1921.
The LLL operates savings accounts for members and supporters who wish to assist LCA organisations, including Lutheran schools. Deposited funds enable the LLL to provide low interest loans to approved LCA projects for building and equipping schools, churches and care facilities. For a more detailed explanation of how the LLL operates, please refer to the LLL website.
The concept of Matching Deposits provides an ingenious way to support a particular project within the LCA and is unique to the LLL. Approved projects can borrow funds from the LLL to the total amount of Matching Deposits at low interest rates. For more information please contact the College or visit the LLL website.
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