St. Peter's Lutheran School was opened in 1958.  A year earlier the St. Peters Lutheran Congregation had set to establish a Christian day school on a Mallee block just east of the Church yard.  Initially classes were held in the hall until a portable two-classroom school was built and delivered by Stawell Timber Industries of Lake Road Stawell.

Original School Building 1958

Dimboola is situated on the banks of the Wimmera River in the Wimmera wheat-belt with around 1600 residents.  It is located in the Hindmarsh Shire in an area called the Wimmera region of Western Victoria, Australia, 334 km north-west of Melbourne and 33 km north-west of Horsham.  Dimboola was named after the Sinhalese word meaning 'land of figs'.  It's original inhabitants were the Wotjobaluk aboriginal people before initial European settlement in 1846.

“Grow in Grace”

This text reflects our belief that God is a loving gracious God who cares for each individual. He invites and is ready to stand by each individual as he/she grows as His person.

"Every child – blessed with gifts – ready to grow"

This statement reflects our belief that:

God uniquely blesses each individual.
Staff care for each individual student so that they enjoy a fertile teaching/learning environment that facilitates individual development.
Aiming for excellence in all that we do as staff, students and school community is using His gifts and blessings to the fullest for ourselves and for our society.
Individual growth involves development in spiritual, academic, emotional, social and physical areas.
An environment of mutual respect, love and care best facilitates growth of individuals and groups within society.

St. Peter’s seeks to educate the total child 

As students make the transition to High School our hope is that each can say:

“I am equipped with the love of God in my heart and life.
I value and respect myself and others. 
I am a learner for life. I embrace challenge and change. 
I have a solid foundation in literacy and numeracy. 
I am aware of the wider world and I am finding my own unique purpose in it. I use technology to serve and communicate and learn about today’s world. 
I believe in individual effort but I am cooperative and committed to working in team. 
I balance life with rest, relaxation and leisure. 
I am grateful for opportunities I experience. 
I value people especially my family and friends. 
I am ready to move on to the next stage of my journey.”