St Peters Lutheran College’s iconic Ironbark program has been covered widely since its installation as a permanent program in the 1970s, and it’s one that deserves all the publicity. For 45 years, the Ironbark outdoor education program has been a rite of passage for St Peters students—it’s offered the chance to get back to basics, with students jumping at the opportunity to experience rural life for five weeks. Recently, the R.M. Williams OUTBACK Magazine ran a feature on the program. If you missed it, read on for the highlights.

Two St Peters Future Problem Solving (FPS) teams have been selected to compete in the FPS National Finals this October. To get there, the students explored the topic of Human Environmental Impact and, in the final, they’ll move to investigating the future of Personalised Medicine. Some big issues there, but nothing our students aren’t equipped to handle.

Learning opportunities are everywhere at St Peters Indooroopilly—a fact that our Year 11 and 12 International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) students found out, first-hand, in Term 2. To read all about the unique, creative resources the students found at their disposal, click through now!

2021 has been a year of reintroductions—from Sport fixtures, to live Music performances and community events. In Term 2, our sub-schools were able to reintroduce multiple Year Level assemblies and, with that, has come special presentations and guest speakers. Read on to find out more about the unique advice our Senior School students have received because of this.

St Peters Indooroopilly’s 2021 College Captains recently participated in a Courier Mail feature on Queensland’s school leaders. The Captains were asked about their vision for the year—what they planned to do with their leadership over the course of 2021. Read on to find out what they said!

A unique opportunity was created after the cancellation of our Year 6 political tour to Canberra in 2020. In true Plus Ultra spirit our teachers persevered and were able to provide an educational experience encompassing all the wonderful aspects of the Canberra tour called the ‘Law and Order Tour’.

Boarding school is more than just a place of education—it is a home-away-from-home and a place where students come to thrive. Making decisions about boarding schools can be tough, but it doesn’t have to be…just ask proud St Peters Lutheran College boarder, Ben Roberton.

St Peters Indooroopilly's 2021 Prefects got busy getting muddy at Ironbark recently, completely immersing themselves in their Leadership Camp experience. Since returning to Brisbane, they’ve hit the ground running, leading by example and proving that the College’s future is in good hands.

Inquiry-based learning is a key component of our primary years teaching and learning at St Peters Springfield. In this approach teachers harness the natural curiosity of their students and present engaging questions, scenarios or problems to investigate.