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, principal = Kevin Richardson , faculty = 92 (2009)School Performance Information 2009
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– a co-educational day and boarding school from Year 7 to 12, offering the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme. Established in 1895, the College is a school of the

. It is the only Lutheran college in Adelaide that has boarders. Its

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s include Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Gymnasium in Windsbach, Germany and Kyushu Lutheran College in

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, Japan.

History

Immanuel College was founded by Pastor Georg Leidig in 1895 at Point Pass (north of

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, east of the

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), before its subsequent move to

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in 1921.Leidig, Ludwig. Bombshell. sbpra 2013. During WWII, the buildings were required by the

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, and the college was forced to temporarily move to North Walkerville for the period 1942–1946. Pastor Leidig's eldest son Paul taught there from 1950 until 1956. In 1949, land at Novar Gardens was acquired from the Morphett family property 'Cummins', and the school was eventually established there in 1957.History
/ref> Cummins House was sold to the state government in 1977, and Immanuel College leased that property for five years from 1982 to 1987.

Sport

Immanuel College is a member of the

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(SAAS), and the Independent Girls Schools Sports Association (IGSSA).

Sports centre

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of its Novar Gardens campus, Immanuel College upgraded the school gymnasium. The sports centre includes a heated 25-metre 10-lane indoor swimming pool, a heated 15-metre by 6-metre 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, and as a community sports centre after hours.

IGSSA premierships

Immanuel College has won the following IGSSA premierships. * Athletics (4) - 2009, 2010, 2015, 2021 * Badminton (3) - 1995, 2016, 2017 * Basketball (16) - 1995, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 * Football (2) - 2017, 2018 * Netball (13) - 1998, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021 * Soccer (5) - 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 * Swimming (4) - 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 * Tennis (2) - 2020, 2021 * Volleyball (3) - 1998, 2000, 2004

The Margaret Ames Centre

The Margaret Ames Centre, named after an old scholar and ex-teacher, was opened in 2015 as the senior school for students in Years 10, 11 and 12. It includes classrooms, study areas, a cafe called "Wings Cafe" (based on the Immanuel logo of a dove), and a university style theatre called "The Otto Theatre". It has library access and has 4 floors. It is a modern looking building unattached from the old style of the middle school. The Margaret Ames Centre cost $14.9m AUD at the time of construction.

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 2019 the College has beds for 170 students, accommodation is in a main double storey building, self-contained units and eight fully equipped houses. The houses are named after the word for "Peace" in various languages – Heiwa, Pengon, Tangokorro, Frieden, Shalom, Koinonia, Sama and Rahu

Notable alumni

Arts and media

* Alex Carapetis – musician, professional drummer * Niki Vasilakis – violinist *

Warren H Williams Warren Hedley Williams (born 27 December 1963) is an Aboriginal Australian singer, musician and songwriter from Hermannsburg in Central Australia. As of 2013 he worked as a broadcaster on CAAMA Radio in Alice Springs. Early life Williams was ...

(born 1963) – musician

Business

* Martin Albrecht – former CEO Thiess Pty Ltd. * Peter Lehman – winemaker

Politicians

Karl Hampton Karl Rio Hampton (born 4 August 1968) is a former Australian politician. He was a Labor Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 2006 until 2012, representing the electorate of Stuart. He served as Minister for Enviro ...

– former Member of NT Legislative Council. CEO Central Australia Aboriginal Media Association *

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– former President of the Australian Senate. former Lieutenant Governor or South Australia * Steven Marshall – 46th Premier of South Australia * Bronwyn Pike – former Victorian Minister. Chair of the Board Uniting Care Australia. *

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– former SA House of Assembly Member; former Speaker of the SA House of Assembly. * Matt Williams

Sports

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and

Jason Borgas Jason Daniel Borgas (born 3 September 1981) is an Australian cricketer. He played six first-class matches for South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some ...

- Cricketers *

Kyle Chalmers Kyle Chalmers, (born 25 June 1998) is an Australian competitive swimmer. He is a world record holder in the short course 100 metre freestyle, 4×100 metre medley relay, and long course 4×100 metre mixed freestyle relay. He is the Oceanian a ...

, swimmer – Olympic Gold medalist *

Emma Checker Emma Kay Checker (born 11 March 1996) is an Australian soccer player who plays as a defender for Umeå IK. She has represented Australia at under-17, under-20 and senior levels. She made her senior international debut for Australia in Novem ...

– soccer player *

Curtly Hampton Curtly Hampton (born 10 March 1993) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was originally recruited by incoming AFL club with one of their No ...

, footballer *

Lleyton Hewitt Lleyton Glynn Hewitt (born 24 February 1981) is an Australian former world No. 1 tennis player. He is the most recent Australian man to win a major singles title, with two at the 2001 US Open and 2002 Wimbledon Championships. In November 200 ...

, tennis player * Sarah Klau – netballer *

Cody Lange Cody Lange (born 24 October 1994) is an Australian netball player in the Suncorp Super Netball league, playing for the Adelaide Thunderbirds. Lange began her career at the Thunderbirds in 2011 and played at the club for six of the next seven sea ...

-netballer *

Don Lindner Donald Lindner (16 February 1935 – 31 December 2008) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). He is the centre half-forward in North Adelaide's official Team ...

– footballer *

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– footballer *

Kieran Modra Kieran John Modra (27 March 1972 – 13 November 2019) was an Australian Paralympic swimmer and tandem cyclist. He won five gold and five bronze medals at eight Paralympic Games from 1988 to 2016, along with two silver medals at the 2014 Gla ...

– Paralympian Cyclist, Swimmer and Athlete – multiple medal winner * Tania Modra, Paralympic tandem cycling pilot and gold medallist – Kieran's sister *

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, footballer * Maisie Nankivell-netballer/footballer *

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– netballer *

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-netballer * Anna Rawson - golfer *

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, footballer *

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, footballer *

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, footballer * Luke Partington, footballer, 2019 Magarey Medalist * Laura and

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, netballers * Samuel Von Einem – Paralympian table tennis player *

Jenny Williams (sportsperson) Jenny Williams (born 11 January 1957) is an Australian sports psychologist and athlete who represented South Australia in six sports, namely lacrosse, indoor lacrosse, touch, soccer, cricket and Australian rules football. Lacrosse Williams ...

– Australian sportsperson, lacrosse and football *

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and Stephen Williams, footballers

References

External links

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History

Sport

Sports centre

IGSSA premierships

The Margaret Ames Centre

Boarding

Notable alumni

Arts and media

Business

Politicians

Sports

See also

References

External links