Endeavour College
Encyclopedia
Endeavour College is a Lutheran
high school
in Mawson Lakes
, a northern suburb of Adelaide
, South Australia
.
Campus in 1999. Three stages of building have been completed at this site, adjacent to the UniSA Mawson Lakes Campus. Stage 4, the Gymnasium, was completed at the start of 2008, and is now being used. The 10th anniversary was celebrated in 2008. Endeavour College now has around 500 students.
, Immanuel, Cornerstone
, Unity and Concordia
. Endeavour also attracts students from the nearby public schools of Mawson Lakes, Para Hills and Pooraka.
Lutheran school
Lutheran schools and education were a priority for Lutherans who emigrated to the United States and Australia from Germany and Scandinavia. One of the first things they did was to create schools for their children. This strong educational tradition was handed down from Martin Luther himself. The...
high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in Mawson Lakes
Mawson Lakes, South Australia
Mawson Lakes is a suburb and new residential development in the City of Salisbury, Adelaide, with the first land being released in 1998. It has a census area population of 5,246 people. The suburb is located in the northern suburbs of Adelaide around 12 km north of the Central business...
, a northern suburb of Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
, South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
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History
The college started its life at Good Shepherd Lutheran School in 1998, with 20 students. It moved to the Mawson LakesMawson Lakes, South Australia
Mawson Lakes is a suburb and new residential development in the City of Salisbury, Adelaide, with the first land being released in 1998. It has a census area population of 5,246 people. The suburb is located in the northern suburbs of Adelaide around 12 km north of the Central business...
Campus in 1999. Three stages of building have been completed at this site, adjacent to the UniSA Mawson Lakes Campus. Stage 4, the Gymnasium, was completed at the start of 2008, and is now being used. The 10th anniversary was celebrated in 2008. Endeavour College now has around 500 students.
Feeder Schools
Endeavour College has three feeder primary schools: Good Shepherd Lutheran, Golden Grove Lutheran, and St Paul Lutheran. It forms the Lutheran Education Northern Suburbs (LENS), along with the Salisbury Lutheran Kindergarten. It also shares strong links with the other Lutheran Colleges in South Australia: FaithFaith Lutheran Secondary School
Faith Lutheran School is a co-educational independent secondary school of the Lutheran Church of Australia located on of land on the northeastern side of Tanunda...
, Immanuel, Cornerstone
Cornerstone College
Cornerstone College is an independent, Lutheran, co-educational, secondary, day school, located at Mount Barker in the Adelaide Hills south-east of Adelaide, South Australia....
, Unity and Concordia
Concordia College, Adelaide
Concordia College is an independent, co-educational, Lutheran, secondary, day school, located in Highgate, an inner southern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia....
. Endeavour also attracts students from the nearby public schools of Mawson Lakes, Para Hills and Pooraka.