Tatachilla Lutheran College

When the school first opened its doors in 1995, it offered a Year 8 education only to 67 founding students. Now the college proudly supports a thriving student population of 1,100 children from Reception to Year 12. Surrounded by vineyard country in one of the oldest and most geologically diverse wine regions in Australia, Tatachilla Lutheran College is a place of vision, collaboration, innovation and adaptability. The sanctuary has been modelled on the natural ecosystems that once existed in the McLaren Vale region. The College also has created an Eco-Sanctuary, which provides all Tatachilla students with the opportunity to spend intentional time in the natural world and increase their knowledge of sustainability principles and the processes that underpin our natural ecosystems. The sanctuary is home to a range of native fauna including native brush-tailed bettongs (critically endangered), long-nosed potoroos (near threatened) and tammar wallabies (non-endangered) which thrive in the habitat that was restored by the college more than 20 years ago.