MISSION STATEMENT

Victory Lutheran College was established in 1992 by the Wodonga Lutheran Parish, in partnership with parents, to promote individual growth and responsibility through a broad range of learning experiences within a caring, Christ-centred environment.

Therefore, Victory Lutheran College strives to be:

A Learning Community

• where knowledge, ideas, imagination and creativity, and the pursuit of wisdom, are valued.
• where critical thinking and openness of mind are encouraged.
• where students and teachers share in a continuing process of learning and growth.
• where a desire for life-long learning is generated.
• where different learning styles are understood and respected.
• where individual success is encouraged, achievement affirmed and excellence appreciated.
• where students are empowered to live fulfilling and valuable lives, and to be leaders in a world of change.

A Spiritual Community

• where personal witness to faith is given.
• where the development of personal and communal spirituality is fostered through prayer, reflection and worship.
• where gospel values are given primacy.
• where the inner life of individuals is nourished.
• where the evangelising mission of the Church is continued.

A Celebrating Community

• which values and confirms the uniqueness of the individual.
• which rejoices in the gifts and talents of its members.
• which treasures the gift of faith, the Lutheran tradition, and our Parish heritage.
• which is blessed in its friendship and collegiality.
• which holds in awe the uniqueness of our Australian environment and its indigenous culture.
• which never ceases to wonder at the gift of life and of creation.

A Prophetic Community

• whose foundational values are Christ-centred.
• where a critical awareness of social issues, and a concern for the under-privileged and the marginalised, are fostered.
• which believes that we are called to reveal God to the world and transform it.
• which affirms that we are stewards of creation.
• which embraces the future with courage, hope and joy.

VISION STATEMENT

A vision to build a Christian Community committed to developing the whole child.

PHILOSOPHY

Victory Lutheran College, Wodonga, provides an opportunity for Christian education to occur. By Christian education, we mean a concern for the complete development of the child in all aspects of their growth – intellectually, physically, emotionally, socially and spiritually.

The basis for this is drawn from the Scriptures. God commands in the Bible that Christian parents train their children in the Word of God (Deut 6:6,7) and that the Church make disciples out of all nations, “Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you.”

The school’s educational philosophy revolves around the belief that every child has the right to develop to their optimum. Children are regarded as unique individuals who have specific needs. Victory Lutheran College is geared towards catering for these needs by providing a supportive and caring learning environment.