Emmanuel College, Gold Coast

Emmanuel College Gold Coast
Location
Carrara Queensland Australia
Information
Type	Independent School
Motto	To Know, To Serve
Established	1984
Principal	Daniel Brown
Enrolment	Junior School – 738 Senior School – 838 Total – 1576 (as of 2018) [1]
Colour(s)	Light blue, dark blue and yellow.
Affiliation	Associated Private Schools
Website	emmanuel.qld.edu.au

Emmanuel College is an independent, co-educational, multi-denominational Christian school in the suburb of Carrara on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The college caters to students from Preparatory through to Year 12 and there is also an affiliated on-campus kindergarten, Little e's. ^[2] Emmanuel College is privately owned and operated and is registered with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission as a not-for-profit corporation. ^[3]

History and campus development

Emmanuel College was officially opened on 30 January 1985. ^[4] Initially, the college catered only for high school students in Years 8 and 9, with higher years added in subsequent years. In January 1989 a primary school opened with more than 150 students. In the early years, staff and students were housed in mobile structures, but a construction program in the following decade replaced all the temporary structures with permanent ones. ^[5]

Major projects included the completion of an administration building, ^[6] the Graham Leo library, information technology centres and an aquatic centre featuring a 25-metre swimming pool and an enclosed, modern learn-to-swim pool facility. Later structures included a Performing Arts centre, a sports building featuring a gymnasium, ^[7] a multi-purpose basketball and tennis court complex, an Early Years (Prep – Year 3) Centre with play area, ^[8] and a Hospitality Centre. ^[9] In 2007 a new science block, the John Spence Centre, was built comprising laboratories, offices and general classrooms. ^[10] All the school's rooms are air-conditioned and most of the classrooms have either interactive whiteboards ^[11] or Commboxes. ^{[12] [ failed verification ]}

In recent years, the Graham Leo Library has been extended, a Year 7 centre with a specialist music room has been built and the central courtyard of the college, Chapel Court, was developed. ^[13] In 2012, The Emmanuel Theatre was opened. This tiered, 450-seat facility has an operable orchestra lift, a full fly tower and tuition rooms. ^{[14] [15]} The Junior School play areas developed in 2013 include a tunnel, a maze, elevated walkways, a citrus grove and other creative play spaces that are adjacent to 'The Shed', a covered outdoor learning area. ^[16] A heated indoor learn-to-swim pool was opened in 2014 and a Junior School Design and Technology, Art and Administration building with new ablution facilities for Junior School students was opened on 7 February 2015. A student-led help and technical services facility within the Library, the Tech Bar, was opened in 2015 and the Colin Clark Centre for STEM and Social Innovation was established. B Block was renamed, the David Bewley Centre and a new Senior School building, the Neville Bonner Centre, was opened in June 2019. The building features eight learning spaces, three laboratories, a staff room and a multi-purpose room.

Emmanuel College now serves almost 1600 students and they compete internally in various inter-house activities as members of one of the four houses, namely, Wycliffe, Wesley, Luther and Taylor.

Chapel

In December 1938, tenders were called to construct a Methodist Church in Surfers Paradise, designed by architect W. J. E. Kerrison. ^{[17] [18]} It was the last building approved in Surfers Paradise before the outbreak of World War II.^{[ citation needed ]} It was hoped that the church would open at Easter in 1939. ^{[17] [18]} However, insufficient funds delayed the construction of the church. ^[19] On Saturday 23 October 1940, the stump-capping ceremony was finally held in Clifford Street. ^[20] On Saturday 14 December 1940, the Surfers Paradise Methodist Church was officially opened by Reverend Wilfred Slater, the President of the Methodist Conference, ^[21] becoming Clifford Street Uniting Church In 1977 as part of the amalgamation that created the Uniting Church in Australia . The church celebrated its 50th anniversary in December 1990. ^[22] An amalgamation of the Uniting Church congregations on the Gold Coast resulted in the closure of the Clifford Street church, ^[23] which was then relocated to Emmanuel College to serve as the chapel. It was officially dedicated as the Emmanuel College Chapel on 7 July 1991. ^[24] The chapel features a series of stained glass windows. ^{[24] [25]}

Academic achievement

According to NAPLAN, in 2019 Emmanuel College students' achievements were categorised as 'well above the Australian students results' in numeracy (Y3,5,7&9), grammar (Y3,5,7&9),reading (Y3,5&7) and writing (Y3). 'Above all Australian students' results were achieved in reading (Y9), writing (Y5,7&9) and spelling (Y3,5,7&9). ^[26]

Extracurricular activities

Academic extracurricular activities include the gifted and talented programs, participation in Mathematics, English, Science, Writing, Computing and Spelling competitions, Olympiads, 'Day of Excellence', Writers Cup, one-on-one tuition and academic support programs. Drama, Dance and Music students enjoy excursions, incursions, festivals, competitions, clubs, extension activities, eisteddfods, examinations, concerts, workshops and other performance opportunities. Visual Art students visit exhibitions, have access to artist-in-residence programs, and exhibit their own works.

Emmanuel College is a member of the Associated Private Schools (APS). APS Sporting competition includes swimming, athletics, cross-country, rugby union, netball, volleyball, soccer, hockey, softball, cricket, AFL (Australian Rules Football) and touch football. In 2019, seventy five Emmanuel College students represented South Coast, Queensland or Australia in both school or club sports with more than one half of these students participating at state or national level. Five students were individual Australian Champions in Triathlon, Freestyle Swimming, Open Water Swimming, Ironwomen and Race Walking. Two students were Australian representatives in Artistic Roller Skating and Baseball.

Queensland and international connections

The service and connections programs of Emmanuel College see students visiting Effective Aid International ^{[27] [ failed verification ]} programs in Thailand annually and the college actively supports Mission Educate in Mozambique. ^{[28] [ failed verification ]} The service program also offers student community service 'Connect' trips to a number of southern Queensland towns including St George, Chinchilla, Thallon, Bollon, Dirranbandi, Nindigully and Goondiwindi.

Notable alumni

Academics

Name	Position	Institution
Davis Chris [29]	General Manager	Griffith University Institute for Glycomics

Business

Name	Position	Institution
Andrew Wilson [30]	Chief Executive Officer	EA Games

Sport

Name	Sport	Top Level Team/Affiliation
Jasmyn Smith [31]	Australian rules football (AFL)	Gold Coast
Connor Nutting [32]	Australian Rules football (AFL)	Gold Coast
Cameron McEvoy [33]	Swimming	Australia, Olympic Games 2012,2016
Hayley Raso [34]	Association football	Australia

References

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16. "Emmanuel College covered outdoor learning area". Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
17. "NEW SEASIDE CHURCH". The Courier-mail . No. 1654. Queensland, Australia. 20 December 1938. p. 8 (Second Section.). Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022– via National Library of Australia.
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20. "CHURCH STUMP-CAPPING AT SURFERS' PARADISE". The Courier-mail . No. 2220. Queensland, Australia. 14 October 1940. p. 10. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022– via National Library of Australia.
21. "Official opening". South Coast Bulletin . Vol. 12, no. 659. Queensland, Australia. 13 December 1940. p. 14. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022– via National Library of Australia.
22. History of the Clifford Street Uniting Church, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia 1940-1990 : to celebrate its 50th anniversary , 14th December 1990, Clifford Street Uniting Church, 1990, archived from the original on 26 July 2022, retrieved 26 July 2022
23. "About". Newlife Care. Archived from the original on 11 November 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
24. "Campus Virtual Tour". Emmanuel College. 25 July 2022. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
25. Emmanuel College Virtual Tour (Video). Emmanuel College. Event occurs at 1m:16s - 1m:20s on the video provided. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
26. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (2019). NAPLAN results: Emmanuel College Archived 23 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 30 March 2020.
27. "Effective Aid". Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
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31. "Jasmyn Smith joins the SUNS". Gold Coast Suns. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
32. "2014 QSS 15yrs Boys Australian Football Team". Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
33. "Cameron McEvoy is keeping pace with Ian Thorpe's development as a teenager". Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
34. "Sport for Women Ambassadors - Hayley Raso". Sport for Women. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2020.

External links

• Official website

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