The R-12 journey | Tatachilla Lutheran College

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× +61 8 8323 9588 +61 8 8329 4444 (Absentees) tlc@tatachilla.sa.edu.au 211 Tatachilla Road
McLaren Vale South Australia 5171

Enrolments

+61 8 7333 4763

Student services (junior years)

+61 8 8329 4422

Student services (middle and senior years)

+61 8 8329 4433

Uniform shop

+61 8 8329 4488

ICT service desk

+61 8 8329 4466

We offer students a continuous and sequential education from Reception to Year 12 at a single, unified campus.

Learning at Tatachilla inspires curiosity, collaboration, flexibility and ownership of one's own growing knowledge.

The college views all children as inherently intelligent and capable, born with the profound capacity to learn, explore, discover, think deeply and flourish.

Throughout the educational journey from Reception to Year 12, the college facilitates deep learning by giving all students the opportunity to:

learn by ‘doing’ through self-initiated projects
focus on concepts that promote meaningful connection and understanding
enjoy intentional, focused time on tasks
develop skills in critical and creative thinking
undertake collaborative enterprise in teams
pursue self-directed, individual endeavour
transfer their knowledge and skills to new situations
receive timely and specific feedback
reflect on tasks and experiences
grow in safe and secure learning spaces
feel valued as learners
follow their own lines of personal enquiry
construct their own knowledge and make personal sense of the world.

As students advance through the year levels, increasingly more sophisticated learning tools are developed alongside their foundational skills and a greater emphasis is placed on learner independence.

The junior years (Reception to Year 6)

Connection with others, intellectual growth and time in nature define the junior years at Tatachilla Lutheran College. These essential ingredients prepare our youngest children socially and emotionally for a lifetime of personal growth and fulfilment.

The middle years (Year 7 to Year 9)

During the middle years, students are further equipped with the tools they need to problem-solve, fail, try new approaches and rethink. The emphasis is on encouraging – not rescuing – students on their learning journey.

The senior years (Year 10 to Year 12)

Students in the senior years are given a greater level of autonomy and responsibility than in the middle years and are supported to develop the self-motivation and focus needed to achieve personal excellence.

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Tatachilla supports your child to achieve personal excellence.

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Tatachilla Lutheran College is built on Kaurna Country. We acknowledge the Kaurna peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we live and learn. We respect and support their spiritual relationship with Country and connection to their land, waters and community. Through openness and truth-telling we seek to celebrate the traditions, memories, histories and contributions of all First Nations peoples and work together to establish a shared national identity and uphold the oldest continuing living culture in the world.