Education

Ivy raises awareness with Loud Shirt Day

Tanunda Primary School student Ivy Stollznow, 10, is again raising awareness for children with hearing impairments and this year she’s involved the whole school community for Loud Shirt Day. Loud Shirt Day aims to shine a light on the experiences of...

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Matthew Webster

24 Oct 2025

Community News

Nuri High students shine in Texas

By Melissa SiriWhat started as an amazing opportunity with an ambitious fundraising target has proven a fabulous success story for a group of Nuriootpa High School students. The enterprising and motivated students, selected to attend a study tour to...

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Mel Siri

22 Oct 2025

Education

Half a million reasons to celebrate helping Kapunda students

An enthusiastic group was present at the recent Annual General Meeting of the Kapunda High School Centenary Foundation, where Chairman Andrew Hayward reported on an excellent year, with around $40,000 being granted to former students to go toward...

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The Leader

08 Oct 2025

Eudunda News

School to close after 121 years

The board of St John’s Lutheran School, Eudunda, has this week announced that the school will close at the end of the 2025 school year, concluding 121 years of Lutheran Education in the Eudunda district. Since the school’s establishment in 1904...

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Clem Stanley

01 Oct 2025

Education

Cambrai students Queensland bound

Six students from Cambrai Primary School and their chaperones will jet off to Queensland this weekend, to participate in the 2025 National Landcare Conference at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre. Year 6 students, Darren Fiebig and...

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Mel Jaunay

17 Sep 2025

Education

‘EdChat’ rolling out to public high schools

An AI tool developed by the Department for Education in partnership with Microsoft will be rolled out to all public secondary students from next term. South Australia was the only jurisdiction in Australia not to ban AI in schools – instead...

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The Leader

17 Sep 2025

Education

Building a positive school culture

As with any institution that has a long history, there are bound to be plenty of moments of great excitement and optimism, alongside more challenging times. However, when such times are used as an opportunity for reflection and refinement, they can...

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Clem Stanley

17 Sep 2025

Education

Carrying a 90-year legacy in values

One of the most important parts of acknowledging an institution’s past, is figuring out the best way to bring it steadily into the future, something which Nuriootpa High School’s Deputy Principal, Brent Bloffwitch, well understands, having...

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Clem Stanley

17 Sep 2025

Education

Celebrating a milestone with festivities

With nearly 90 years of history under its belt, Nuriootpa High School is certainly looking forward to commemorating such a historic milestone with a festive celebratory event planned for late November 2025. Yonna Taylor, the school’s Events...

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Clem Stanley

17 Sep 2025

Education

David brings understanding and innovation to Nuriootpa High School

With a focus on learning what makes the school community tick, and supporting staff in building students’ resilience and wellbeing, Nuriootpa High School principal David Marino shared with The Leader, how overall, his introduction to the school...

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Clem Stanley

17 Sep 2025

Education

Ping pong-athon

Tanunda Primary School and Faith Lutheran College pastoral care worker and chaplain Joel Schiller recently participated in a 24 hour ‘ping pong-a-thon’ to support charities involved with ending modern day slavery. Joel, who resides in Golden...

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Matthew Webster

03 Sep 2025

Education

Nuri High shines at Royal Show

The first weekend of the Royal Adelaide Show was a great success for Nuriootpa High School’s Livestock Club, as students and their steers took centre stage in the cattle competitions. The team, following a Seven Dwarfs theme this year, competed...

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The Leader

03 Sep 2025

Education

Darren walks ‘The Way of the Lutherans’

By Mel JaunayGood Shepherd Lutheran School, Angaston principal, Mr Darren Altus was one of nine Lutheran education senior leaders who participated in a 150km spiritual pilgrimage through parts of South Australia last week. The pilgrimage, called ‘Der...

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Mel Jaunay

03 Sep 2025