Immanuel College is a

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in Novar Gardens,

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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

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. 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 Eudunda, 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
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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

Basketball Team Achievements

Championship Women (Open)

* Australian Schools Championships : Runners Up: 2018, 2024 : Third Place: 2022

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.

The Discovery Centre

The Discovery Centre, named after the Year 10 course 'Discovery' was opened in May 2023 as a building primarily for the use of Year 10 students. The building is two stories and contains ten classrooms, two staff office spaces, two sound proof study spaces, upstairs study cubicles, a downstairs collaborative study space, two downstairs presentation areas, a green screen room, and a podcasting room. It is connected to the Margaret Ames Centre through an upstairs bridge, which also links it to the Library, Middle School, Art Centre and Music Practice Rooms. Year 10 lockers surround the Discovery Centre on the southern and western sides. The building continues the modern style of the Margaret Ames Centre. The building cost approximately $13.5 million. The Discovery Centre was specifically designed to house the new 'Discovery Year' of Year 10 at Immanuel. The Discovery Program began in 2023 with a host of different elective subjects that offer more creative and expression-based experiences, such as 'The Joy of Painting', 'Podcasting', 'The Edit: Filmmaking'. As well as newer, innovative subjects such as 'On The Money', 'Beyond the Sidelines: The Art of Coaching', and '

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'. The new Discovery course is focused on self-expression and self improvement.

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

House System

Immanuel's current house system has been in place since 1975. There are a total of ten houses which all compete for the Paterson Shield (named after former principal R.G. Paterson). Houses earn points throughout the year by participating in the Swimming Carnival, Athletics Carnival, Team Sports Day, Battle of the Bands, Debating, the House Chess Competition and student grades. New students are randomly assigned a house and following family members can choose to be assigned to that house.

Notable alumni

Arts and media

* Tom Jay Williams – Singer, entertainer, music executive *

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– musician, professional drummer * Niki Vasilakis – violinist * Warren H Williams (born 1963) – musician

Business

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

Politicians

* Karl Hampton – 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 *

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– 46th Premier of South Australia *

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– 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

* Cameron Borgas and Jason Borgas – Cricketers *

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, swimmer – Olympic Gold medalist *

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– soccer player * Curtly Hampton – footballer *

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– tennis player *

Sarah Klau Sarah Klau (born 30 September 1994) is an Australian netball player in the Suncorp Super Netball league, playing for the New South Wales Swifts. Career Klau began her netball career for the Adelaide Thunderbirds in 2016, before moving to the New ...

– netballer *

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– netballer * Don Lindner – footballer *

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– footballer * Kieran Modra – Paralympian Cyclist, Swimmer and Athlete – multiple medal winner * Tania Modra – Paralympic tandem cycling pilot and gold medallist – Kieran's sister * Brad Ottens – footballer * Maisie Nankivell – netballer/footballer *

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– netballer *

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– netballer * Anna Rawson – golfer *

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– footballer * Matthew Scharenberg – footballer * Billy Stretch – footballer * Luke Partington – footballer, 2019 Magarey Medalist * Laura and Natalie von Bertouch – netballers * Samuel Von Einem – Paralympian table tennis player * Jenny Williams – Australian sportsperson, lacrosse and football *

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and Stephen Williams – footballers

References

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