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

Education

Urgent works and master plan underway at Freeling Primary School

By Clem StanleyBack in March, Minister for Education, Training And Skills, Blair Boyer announced that there would be a formal review of Freeling Primary School’s infrastructure and a masterplan developed for the facility’s future needs, subject to...

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Clem Stanley

27 Aug 2025

Education

From little things big things grow

What began as a simple agreement between The Barossa Council and the City of Grapevine, Texas, has grown into a thriving international partnership. The Sister City relationship was first signed to strengthen cultural and commercial ties between the...

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The Leader

27 Aug 2025

Education

Truro Primary School opens its doors

Truro Primary School opened its doors to the community last Friday with an invitation to share in the school’s history, scientific endeavours and to reminisce on old times. Also present on the day was a family with four generations of Truro Primary...

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The Leader

20 Aug 2025

Education

Nuriootpa Primary jumps for the heart

Nuriootpa Primary School students picked up their skipping ropes on Friday, leaping into action for the national fundraiser Jump Rope For Heart. The event encourages kids to have a positive attitude towards exercise, healthy eating and heart health...

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The Leader

06 Aug 2025

Community News

SANFL goal post program scores for Nuri Primary

Nuriootpa Primary School is one of twelve school across the state to receive a new set of football goal posts as part of a new program by the SANFL, AFL and State Government. The program aims to boost participation in football and get more people...

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The Leader

06 Aug 2025

Community News

Mount Pleasant students celebrate World Tree Day

Students at Mount Pleasant Primary School rolled up their sleeves and got their hands dirty last week as they took part in a special tree planting activity to mark World Tree Day. Although the event was originally postponed due to weather, the sun...

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The Leader

06 Aug 2025

Education

Who’s new at school?

Angaston Primary Caption to comeWho’s new at school?

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The Leader

06 Aug 2025

Education

Lyndoch Primary School students send 1,000 paper cranes to Japan for peace

By Matt WebsterMore than 1,000 paper cranes folded by Lyndoch Primary School students have been sent to Japan as part of a peace project connected to Hiroshima Day. The initiative, led by Japanese teacher Monique Seymour, was sparked after her 2023...

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Matthew Webster

09 Jul 2025

Education

NHS Texas Study Tour raises over $42K and strengthens community ties

In a fitting celebration at Nuriootpa High School’s whole school assembly on Friday the ‘fourth of July’, the school’s Texas Study Tour team proudly announced its current total fundraising tally of $42,829.34. What started as a travel dream for the...

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The Leader

09 Jul 2025

Education

State Government’s pre-school pledge for three year olds to begin in 2026

The first stages of landmark early childhood reforms will enable more than 200 long day care services across South Australia to deliver preschool for three-year-olds from next year. The services will be joined by 45 government preschools in regional...

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The Leader

02 Jul 2025