New Principal at Peace Lutheran College

ONE of the highest-performing schools in Cairns has had a changing of the guard in 2023.

Peace Lutheran College’s new Principal, Mr Shane Jurecky, was formally installed as College Principal on an investiture service on Monday, January 23.

As part of the College’s first chapel service to officially open the new school year, students, staff, parents, friends and dignitaries came together to recognise and publicly show their support for Mr Jurecky’s position as Principal of the kindergarten to Year 12 College.

Pastor Mark Vainikka, the Bishop of the Lutheran Church in Queensland - LCANZ; Tanya Crooks, Executive Director of Lutheran Education Queensland; Lisa Schmidt, Executive Director of Lutheran Education Australia; and Kathy Close, Peace Lutheran

College Council Chair, joined College Pastor, Adam Eime and the school community to pray for Mr Jurecky and impart personal messages of faith and encouragement.

Mr Jurecky brings a wealth of experience to the College.

During his 29-year career working in Lutheran schools around Australia, he has served in various senior leadership roles at six Lutheran schools across Victoria, South Aus- tralia and Queensland, where he has strong connections, having served as the Head of Curriculum and Pedagogy and Campus Principal at St Peters Lutheran College, Indooroopilly and Director of Staff at Pacific Lutheran College, Caloundra.

The College is excited to continue moving forward under Mr Jurecky’s leadership, developing pathways to support its students into their future.