Immanuel College (Australia)

Immanuel College
Motto Plus Ultra
Motto in English
 Ever Higher
Type Independent, Lutheran, Co-educational, Day and Boarding
Established 1895
Religious affiliation
 Lutheran Church
Principal Kevin Richardson
Academic staff
 92[1]
Administrative staff
 168[1]
Students 925 (7–12)[1]
Location Novar Gardens,
Adelaide, South Australia
Campus Suburban
Colours Blue, Gold & White
Website http://www.immanuel.sa.edu.au

Immanuel College, is a Lutheran school in Adelaide, South Australia. It is the only Lutheran college in Adelaide that has boarders. Its sister schools include Concordia College in Adelaide and Kyushu Lutheran College in Kumamoto, Japan.

History

Immanuel College was founded in 1895 at Point Pass (north of Eudunda, east of the Clare Valley[2]), before its subsequent move to North Adelaide in 1921. The founder was Pastor Georg Leidig and his eldest son Paul (correspondence in referenced book) taught there from 1950 until 1956.[3] During WWII, the buildings were required by the Air Force, and the college was forced to temporarily move to North Walkerville for the period 1942–1946. In 1949, land at Novar Gardens was acquired from the Morphett family property 'Cummins', and the school was eventually established there in 1957.[4] Cummins House was sold to the State Government in 1977, and Immanuel College leased that property for 5 years from 1982 to 1987.[5][6]

Sports centre

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of its Novar Gardens campus, Immanuel College upgraded the school gymnasium. The new sports centre includes a 25-metre 10-lane heated indoor swimming pool, a 15-metre by 6-metre children's pool hydrotherapy and learners pool, 3 indoor courts and a dance studio. A primary school oval was converted into the indoor basketball courts, and an existing auditorium and a new dance classroom were integrated into the new centre. Completed in 2008, the centre operates as an educational facility during the day,[7] and as a community sports centre after hours.[8]

Boarding

Immanuel has a long history of boarding, commencing with its inception as an exclusively boarding school at Point Pass in 1895. In the 21st century, Immanuel has boarding facilities for both males and females. In 2010 the college had accommodation for 132 students, with half of them in the main double storey building, 32 in eight self-contained units, and 34 in six fully equipped houses. The houses are named after the word for "Peace" in various languages – Heiwa, Pengon, Tangokorro, Frieden, Shalom and Koinonia.[9][10]

Staff and student numbers

Census data of August 2009[1] and August 2008[11] shows the following enrolments with the 2007 census data being included for comparison.

Staff

Staff 201020092008
Staff(FTE)
Teachers(FTE) 84 80
Non-teachers(FTE) 42 52
Total(FTE) 126 132
Actual Staff
Teaching Staff 92
Total Staff 168 159
Staff Qualifications
Dip. Ed. 3 3
Bachelor's degrees 84 81
Honours degrees 10 8
Master's degrees 7 8
Doctorates 3

Students

Students 2010200920082007
Total 925 902 874
International
Students		 61 80 80
Boarding 132 130 130 131
by Year Level
Year 7 117114110
Year 8 141136144
Year 9 150148143
Year 10 176181158
Year 11 195164172
Year 12 146159147
by Gender
Male 474 469 457
% Male 51.2%52.0%52.3%
Female 451 433 417

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 School Performance Information 2009, www.immanuel.sa.edu.au
  2. ↑ Point Pass, au.totaltravel.yahoo.com; Point Pass, visitburra.com
  3. ↑ Leidig, Ludwig. Bombshell. sbpra 2013. ISBN 978-1-62516-346-2
  4. ↑ History, immanuel.sa.edu.au
  5. ↑ Fiona Baker,Cummins House restored to life, West Side, Messenger Press, August 1985. (Archived by West Torrens Historical Society)
  6. ↑ Cummins: new lease, Westside Messenger, 1987, Archived by West Torrens Historical Society.
  7. ↑ Immanuel Sports Centre, www.immanuel.sa.edu.au
  8. ↑ Personal Best Aquatics, www.personalbestaquatics.com.au
  9. ↑ Welcome to Immanuel Boarding, www.immanuel.sa.edu.au
  10. ↑ 2010 Boarding Handbook, www.immanuel.sa.edu.au
  11. ↑ School Performance Information 2008, www.immanuel.sa.edu.au

External links

Coordinates: 34°58′16″S 138°32′07″E / 34.9711°S 138.5352°E / -34.9711; 138.5352

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