Good News Lutheran College
580 Tarneit Road, Tarneit VIC 3029
Good News Lutheran College is an independent combined primary and secondary school in Tarneit, VIC from Prep to Year 12 with about 1,872 students across all campuses. Its ICSEA is 1,116, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2025) ↗ on the school's own page. About this link
ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Year range, Teaching staff, School website: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Enrolments and staff cover all campuses of this school. Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: Good News Lutheran College is a Prep to Year 12 co-educational Christian school founded in the Lutheran tradition, opening its first Tarneit campus in 1997. The Mambourin campus opened in 2023. It offers the International Baccalaureate from Prep to Year 10 and VCE in Years 10-12, and has around 960 students, describing a holistic, Christ-centred education.
Often praised
- IB from Prep to Year 10
- Lutheran Christian tradition
- New Mambourin campus
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NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Good News Lutheran College on My School · Why some data is missing
VCE 2025
Last 5 years
| Year | Median VCE study score |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 29.0 |
| 2024 | 31.0 |
| 2023 | 29.0 |
| 2022 | 29.0 |
| 2021 | 28.0 |
Source: VCAA senior secondary completion and achievement information. Study scores are relative to the state cohort in each subject.
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islamic College of Melbourne | Tarneit | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.6 km | 1,083 | 2,017 |
| The Grange P-12 CollegeGifted class: Gifted class | Hoppers Crossing | Public k–12 / combined | 0.8 km | 973 | 1,983 |
| Baden Powell P-9 College | Hoppers Crossing | Public k–12 / combined | 2.2 km | 1,006 | 807 |
| Tarneit P-9 College | Tarneit | Public k–12 / combined | 2.3 km | 1,026 | 1,786 |
| Heathdale Christian College | Werribee | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.2 km | 1,139 | 2,367 |
| Al-Taqwa College | Truganina | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.9 km | 1,069 | 2,617 |
| Truganina P-9 College | Truganina | Public k–12 / combined | 5.0 km | 1,039 | 1,709 |
| Westbourne Grammar School | Truganina | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.1 km | 1,166 | 2,121 |
Schools with a similar ICSEA in VIC
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodleigh School | Langwarrin South | Independent k–12 / combined · P-12 | 897 | 1,116 |
| Bacchus Marsh Grammar | Bacchus Marsh | Independent k–12 / combined · P-12 | 3,826 | 1,115 |
| Overnewton Anglican Community College | Keilor | Independent k–12 / combined · P-12 | 2,146 | 1,118 |
| Mernda Hills Christian College | Mernda | Independent k–12 / combined · P-12 | 359 | 1,119 |
| Oxley Christian College | Chirnside Park | Independent k–12 / combined · P-12 | 838 | 1,119 |
| Plenty Valley Christian College | Doreen | Independent k–12 / combined · P-12 | 911 | 1,113 |
About this data
Figures are from the latest published datasets and can lag the school by a year. Confirm enrolment rules and catchment boundaries with the school or department before relying on them.