Lakeside College – Pakenham

“It feels like a community where my child will be nurtured, cared for and known”
Time and time again, this is what parents and guardians tell me is their main reason for choosing Lakeside College. As a Christian College in the Lutheran tradition, we couldn’t happier that families are experiencing exactly what we set out to provide.
Education is all about relationships – between teacher and student, family and staff and school and community. Lakeside College prioritises these critical relationships as we carry out our service to the local community through our vision and values:
Learn. Care. Achieve.
We learn as a community of learners
We care for ourselves, each other and the wider community
We achieve beyond what we believe possible
We do all this to give glory to God and to serve the world in love
As a smaller Christian school of 400 students (growing to 650 students) from Years Prep to 12, there is a richness of relationships and attention to individuals that set the College apart from others.
It allows us to ensure that students develop intentionally in mind, body and soul. Students are nurtured across the curriculum, inside and outside the classroom, through innovative learning opportunities in core subjects, a vibrant Arts program, technologies and sport.
In a nutshell, Lakeside College seeks to support students to nurture their God-given gifts through a love for learning, which sets them up to go out into the world and make a positive impact. That is what we are about.
Our highly qualified and committed staff, know each child deeply through our intentional pastoral care program. Our flexible staff also relish the opportunity to teach students across the different areas of the school. Having taught students across a number of years, our VCE students in particular benefit from teachers who know them on a very deep level.
Situated in the beautiful Lakeside precinct, our College boasts excellent facilities on campus including access to the co-located facilities provided through the Cardinia Cultural Centre, the Toomuc Playing Fields and the Cardinia Life gym.
At our college, we seek excellence for every child. We know that looks different for each of our students and support them to exceed their own expectations. We challenge them to be the very best version of themselves. Always underpinned by the Christian heart of the College which affirms that each child is a unique and capable individual loved by God.
As an open enrolment Christian College, we welcome all families regardless of their faith tradition, into our community which is united by the desire for Christian values based education in a community environment.
As Principal, I relish taking families on tours each week on Tuesday mornings and Thursday afternoons and at other times as needed – please take me up on the offer! It is a joy to show families around our gorgeous campus, introduce students and staff and highlighting what makes Lakeside College such a wonderful place to be.
I look forward to meeting you soon.
Tom Brennen
Principal