Immanuel Lutheran College is a Christian co-educational day school catering for students in Years K to 12.

Our Mission 

Immanuel Lutheran College is committed to providing a distinctive Christian education based on the unconditional love of Jesus Christ. All members of the school community are challenged to grow in their live in Christ, as they seek to fulfil their vocations.

Our Core Values and Beliefs 

At Immanuel we cater for the whole child. As such, our school community has clearly identified our core values and beliefs.
These are:

• Importance of Relationships
  We believe that in Christ, all are equal, regardless of race, ability, gender or physical nature and we are committed to each other in caring, just supporting, encouraging and forgiving relationships.
  
• Sense of Community
  We believe that Immanuel is a community of students, staff and parents working together for the benefit of all.
  
• Worth of the Individual
  We believe each person in the community is important.
  
• Excellence
  We strive for excellence in an education that is authentic, life-related and future-oriented.
  
• Centrality of the Gospel
  We acknowledge God's Word as the authority and guide for the community.
  
• Service
  We believe that we are to serve one another and the community.
  
• Respect for the Environment
  We believe that the natural environment is to be preserved and protected as we interact with it.

A School for the Wider Community 

Immanuel Lutheran College is very much a part of the wider community. We see education as a partnership between the family, the College and the wider community.

The Immanuel Lutheran Church is situated on our campus and students use this facility regularly. Our buildings are constantly being used for weekend expos and exhibitions.

Our Sports Stadium is used by school and community sporting teams most nights of the week.

Students participate in community service each year. Our swimming pool is open to the general public.

Grandparent's Day is an annual event which brings people from all over Australia and the world onto our campus and is enjoyed immensely by both Grandparents and students.

We invite you to visit our College to discuss your child's educational future.

Choosing the right school for your family is one of the most important decisions that you will ever make. We offer young people an education in the Christian tradition and we stand on a solid foundation of academic excellence.

Immanuel Lutheran College has a strong reputation as a distinctive Christian and caring school providing a complete education from Kindergarten through to Year 12. The College is situated on a magnificent 21.5 hectare site with rainforest surrounds and caters for students academically, culturally, socially, spiritually and physically.

An education of quality is one of the greatest gifts a parent can give a child. Immanuel Lutheran College promotes the love of learning amongst all students.

Our College encourages a close relationship between school, home and church and provides a pastoral care system that meets the needs of each student. A high degree of individual and group discipline is promoted and this is implemented by caring staff who are committed to the Christian ideals of the school.

• Junior School - Kindergarten to Year 6 
• Secondary School - Years 7 to 12

Each sub-school has its own Head of School, responsible to the Principal for day to day operations, and its own staff who form close relationships with students in their care. Teachers in each sub-school are experienced and dedicated in providing your child with the highest standards of comprehensive education.

Pastoral Care 

Home Groups are a special feature of our College in the Secondary School and provides a pastoral care structure for our students. Home Groups develop their own character and provide support for students in a variety of ways: devotions, school swimming, cross country, athletics, drama, public speaking, cultural activities and camps. Leadership and co-operation are also fostered through the Home Group System.

Acknowledging individual differences, we offers students opportunities commensurate with their abilities, challenging them to reach their full potential and to strive for quality in all aspects of school life.

In Junior School , students spend most of the day with their year level teacher. This enables teachers to develop a close relationship with each child.

Students from different year levels meet daily in small groups. College Chaplains and the School Counsellor provide support for all members of our school community. 

One of the benefits of a K-12 College is that students continue in the one school and on the one campus for their Junior and Senior education. 

A K-12 College enables students to continue in the one School and on the one Campus for their Junior and Secondary education.

  Junior School 

Immanuel offers the ideal start for your child and continuity of learning across Years K-12 within a Christian context. The Junior School  is a happy, vibrant part of the school and caters for students aged 5 to 11.  In our caring learning environment, children develop academically and socially. The diversity of each child's experience is valued and their individual needs and interests are met.

Kindergarten

Kindergarten is for children aged 3 – 5 years. Our program is designed to provide the maximum opportunity to experience a variety of materials, ideas and social situations at a level appropriate to the individual child.

Prep Year

The Prep Year at Immanuel is one of transition as students progress towards their formal years of schooling. A full time program is offered. The curriculum is play based, teacher directed and child initiated. The Prep program uses the Queensland Early Years' Curriculum. A large focus of the Prep Program is also on developing relationships within the classroom and school community.

Years 1-6

Our curriculum focuses on producing students who are life long learners. The nationally recognised Key Learning Areas of English, Mathematics, The Arts, SOSE, Science, Health & Physical Education and Technology form the basis of classroom programs. Additional classroom support is offered through programs such as Support-a-Reader, Reading Recovery, Learning Support and Enrichment.

Throughout each year students are involved in camps, excursions and other co-curricular activities. These activities include inter-school sporting programs and carnivals as well as many cultural and academic activities.

A particular emphasis is placed on developing a love of learning.

In the Junior School , children are encouraged to develop a caring attitude towards peers and a love of the world in which they live. Teaching occurs within a warm and caring atmosphere, providing students with a stimulating and disciplined educational environment. Our well designed and very effective Behaviour Management Program centres on the four key concepts of caring for yourself, caring for others, caring for your learning and caring for your school. Students are made aware of their responsibilities in relation to each of these concepts. Those showing responsibility participate in the very popular Gold Pass Day at the end of each term.

A fee for service Outside School Hours Care Program is available. After School Care operates each afternoon on school days. A full time Vacation Care Program operates during gazetted school holidays and on student free days.

The Secondary School

Years 7, 8 & 9 

Within the Secondary School, Immanuel Lutheran College has established a Middle Schooling Learning Focus in order to fulfil the following intentions.

• Smooth transition from Junior to lower secondary Schooling.
• Meet the needs of students who are entering and progressing through adolescence.
• Building of sound habits and the establishment of study patterns which will benefit them through the senior school and during tertiary study.

All Students sample a broad range of subjects including English, Mathematics, Science, Studies of Society and Environment, Health and Physical Education, Languages other than English (German, Indonesian), Christian Studies, Business Studies, Dance, Drama, Graphics, Home Economics, Media, Technology and Design, and Visual Arts.

Indonesian is introduced at Year 7 and students have a choice of studying Indonesian or German for Years 8 and 9.

Emphasis is placed on the development of relationships, study skills, organizational skills and time management.

Students are supported in their academic and personal growth by caring staff who encourage resourcefulness, maturity, and independence in all aspects of the student's life.

Years 10, 11 & 12 

Our Secondary School recognises that today's students need to be prepared for a world of variable opportunities, accelerated technological change and uncertain social and moral values.

Immanuel provides a rich curriculum set within a Christian context that prepares young people for productive and personally satisfying lives.

Built on an established tradition of academic excellence and opportunity, Immanuel delivers a broad range of Queensland Studies Authority subject offerings.

There are wide ranging possibilities for students seeking to develop personal strengths, within the curricular and co-curricular program. The application of technology is built into curriculum delivery across the campus.

Immanuel also offers subject offerings for alternative vocational pathways including school-based traineeships. All students are encouraged to pursue excellence in their chosen pathways.

A unique and outstanding feature of the Immanuel Secondary School is the 4 week Mt Binga Outdoor Education experience for Year 10 students. During this amazing journey, young people will discover self-awareness, build confidence and raise self-esteem while learning to be a valued member of a community.

Facilities 

The College's facilities are continually updated and improved under our Master Plan and are set in a peaceful environment, conducive to learning.

The College has modern facilities with specialist learning areas. These include an air conditioned purpose-designed Lecture Theatre, Sound Proof Studios, Speech and Drama faculty, Graphics Computers, Music Studios, Technology and Design Workshop, Art rooms, Film, Television and New Media Centre, Science Laboratories, and Home Economics areas. Within our Ken Thamm Centre (KTC) students become confident and competent with computers and laptops. Our KTC incorporates the latest in computer technology for accessing information and we encourage students to use the facilities for recreational reading as well as research. The use of the Internet and Intranet is offered and can be accessed from our computer laboratories and via wireless technology across the whole campus.

We are fortunate to have expansive grounds and good facilities for both indoor and outdoor sports.

The College philosophy places an emphasis on the development of the whole individual - this includes physical development. An Indoor Sports Stadium, extensive playing fields, swimming pool and a well-equipped weights room complement the needs of the Health and Physical Education programme. The main sports offered are soccer, rugby, tennis, touch, volleyball, AFL, softball, basketball, sailing, cricket, badminton, netball, water polo, swimming, athletics, and cross country. The College participates in inter-house, inter-school, inter-Lutheran and Regional sporting competitions. 

Immanuel is one of the competing schools in SCISSA (Sunshine Coast Independent Schools Sports Association).

Our College offers an excellent music program in which all students from Year 3 have the opportunity to learn to play a musical instrument. Our music department is performance oriented and there are numerous performance ensembles, both instrumental and vocal. Music is an integral part of the curricular and co-curricular program. Students acquire musical knowledge within the classroom as well as through private, individual or group lessons, school orchestras, bands or ensembles. Involvement helps develop the students' creative, spiritual and cultural potential and provides the opportunity to participate in international tours. 

Co curricular Activities 

Immanuel offers a broad range of experiences in which students are encouraged to participate. Offerings in the fields of art, music, drama and sport assist in the development of the whole person.

Camps encourage social development with a balanced program of field studies and outdoor education. Camps range from one night experiences in the Junior School through to leadership camps in higher year levels. A highlight is our outdoor education experience in Year 10, conducted at Mt Binga, a former forestry camp, located in the Blackbutt Ranges . Attendance is compulsory and students enjoy horse-riding, rock climbing, abseiling, bushwalking and orienteering activities.

One of the most important things that a school must do is to establish an atmosphere where each student is able to learn to the best of his or her ability. At Immanuel Lutheran College we aim to achieve this by a careful and thoughtful linking of the two areas of discipline and pastoral care.

Our aim is for each student to accept responsibility for his/her own actions. To achieve this, parents and teachers must work together to create an atmosphere where self - discipline is nurtured. Students are expected to have a high standard of behaviour, respect, morality, honesty and courtesy both at home and school.

Fruehlingsfest   Our College's spring fair is held annually in August. 

The Immanuel Arts Festival runs for a period of three days in May

Voices on the Coast is a literature Festival held each year and this event celebrates literature in many forms. Many talented and well-known authors, poets and dramatists visit and perform on the Coast .

International Connections 

Relationships exist with schools in Germany , Canada and Asia . An overseas touring program has developed and cultural and sporting tours are available to students from Years 6 to 12. In addition, each year Immanuel hosts students from different countries including Japan and Canada.

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