Immanuel Lutheran College, Buderim

Immanuel Lutheran College
Location
Sunshine Coast Buderim , Queensland Australia
Coordinates	26°40′31″S153°4′53″E / 26.67528°S 153.08139°E / -26.67528; 153.08139
Information
Type	Independent
Religious affiliation(s)	Lutheran Church of Australia
Established	1979;46 years ago (1979)
Principal	Eloise Beveridge
Enrolment	1200+
Colour(s)	Navy and gold
Website	www.immanuel.qld.edu.au

Immanuel Lutheran College (ILC) is a co-educational Christian private school in Buderim, a suburb of the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia. Since its opening in 1979, the college enrolment has grown from 63 students to over 850, ranging from Kindergarten (Prep) to Year 12. The school has a large number of musical ensembles which, have also consistently won major awards in statewide competitions.^{[ citation needed ]} The school is owned and operated by the Queensland District of the Lutheran Church of Australia.

The college campus occupies a large, wooded, and picturesque site on the lower slopes of Buderim Mountain, a short distance from the famous surfing beaches of Mooloolaba and Alexandra Headland. Sporting facilities include a swimming pool, multiple basketball courts and sporting ovals. The school also features a library, a lecture theater and a chapel on venue.

Houses

Students are allocated to one of four sporting and cultural Houses; there are no mascots. These houses are as follows:

House	Bribie	Fraser	Moreton	Stradbroke
Colour	Red	Yellow	Green	Blue
Named after	Bribie Island	Fraser Island	Moreton Island	Stradbroke Island

Scholarships

Immanuel currently offers a variety of scholarships which cater for different types of excellence. These range from Academic to Sport. The College offers these scholarships in years 7, 8, and 11 and advertises them annually.^{[ citation needed ]}

• The Vic Walker Memorial Scholarship
• Shane Hill Memorial Rugby Scholarship
• Coastline BMW Netball Scholarship
• The Auricht Music Awards
• Various Music Bursaries and Scholarships
• Academic Scholarships (applicable for certain grades)

Notable former students

• Charles Abel, Papua New Guinean politician and government minister
• Alana Boyd, Australian representative to the 2012 Olympics in Athletics ^[1]
• Tom Cox, Professional rugby player and fashionista.
• Nick D'Arcy, champion butterfly swimmer; Olympic and Commonwealth Games representative.
• Benjamin Law, Journalist and television screenwriter ^[2]
• Michelle Law, writer and screenwriter
• Ashley Noffke, professional cricketer
• Melanie Schlanger, Australian representative freestyle swimmer for the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games

References

1. "London 2012 - Alana Boyd Athlete Profile" . Retrieved 4 August 2012.
2. "Benjamin Law". www.benjamin-law.com.

External links

• Immanuel Lutheran College Website