Immanuel College, Adelaide

Lutheran school in Adelaide, Australia

For other uses, see Immanuel College (disambiguation).

Immanuel College

Motto| Latin: Plus Ultra

Motto in English

| Ever Higher
Type| Independent, Lutheran, co-educational, day and boarding
Established| 1895; 129 years ago (1895)
Affiliation|

* Sports Association for Adelaide Schools
* Independent Girls Schools Sports Association

Religious affiliation

| Lutheran Church of Australia
Principal| Paul Wright

Academic staff

| 92 (2009)[1]

Administrative staff

| 168 (2009)[1]
Students| 968 (7–12)[2]
Address|

Novar Gardens,
Adelaide, South Australia

Australia

Campus| Suburban
Colours| Blue, gold and white

Website| www.immanuel.sa.edu.au

Immanuel College is a Lutheran school in Novar Gardens, Adelaide, South Australia – 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 Lutheran Church of Australia. It is the only Lutheran college in Adelaide that has boarders. Its sister schools include Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Gymnasium in Windsbach, Germany and Kyushu Lutheran College in Kumamoto, Japan.

## History[edit]

Georg Friedrich Leidig, founder of Immanuel College Immanuel College chapel

Immanuel College was founded by Pastor Georg Leidig in 1895 at Point Pass (north of Eudunda, east of the Clare Valley[3]), before its subsequent move to North Adelaide in 1921.[4]

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.[5] Pastor Leidig's eldest son Paul taught there from 1950 until 1956.[4] In 1949, land at Novar Gardens was acquired from the Morphett family property 'Cummins', and the school was eventually established there in 1957.[5]

Cummins House was sold to the state government in 1977, and Immanuel College leased that property for five years from 1982 to 1987.[6][7]

## Sport[edit]

Immanuel College is a member of the Sports Association for Adelaide Schools (SAAS), and the Independent Girls Schools Sports Association (IGSSA).

### Sports centre[edit]

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,[8] and as a community sports centre after hours.

### IGSSA premierships[edit]

Immanuel College has won the following IGSSA premierships.[9]

* 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[edit]

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.[10]

## The Discovery Centre[edit]

The Discovery Centre, named after the Year 10 course 'Discovery' was opened in May of 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 'Agribusiness'. The new Discovery course is focused on self-expression and self improvement.

## Boarding[edit]

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. [2]

## Notable alumni[edit]

### Arts and media[edit]

* Tom Jay Williams – Singer, entertainer, music executive

* Alex Carapetis – musician, professional drummer
* Niki Vasilakis – violinist[11]
* Warren H Williams (born 1963) – musician[12][13]

### Business[edit]

* Martin Albrecht – former CEO Thiess Pty Ltd.[14]
* Peter Lehman – winemaker[15]

### Politicians[edit]

* Karl Hampton – former Member of NT Legislative Council. CEO Central Australia Aboriginal Media Association[16]
* Condor Laucke – former President of the Australian Senate. former Lieutenant Governor or South Australia[17]
* Steven Marshall – 46th Premier of South Australia[18]
* Bronwyn Pike – former Victorian Minister. Chair of the Board Uniting Care Australia.[19]
* Berthold Teusner – former SA House of Assembly Member; former Speaker of the SA House of Assembly.
* Matt Williams[20]

### Sports[edit]

* Cameron Borgas and Jason Borgas – Cricketers
* Kyle Chalmers, swimmer – Olympic Gold medalist[21]
* Emma Checker – soccer player
* Curtly Hampton – footballer[22]
* Lleyton Hewitt – tennis player[23]
* Sarah Klau – netballer[24]
* Cody Lange – netballer[25]
* Don Lindner – footballer[26]
* Jordan McMahon – footballer
* Kieran Modra – Paralympian Cyclist, Swimmer and Athlete – multiple medal winner[27]
* Tania Modra – Paralympic tandem cycling pilot and gold medallist – Kieran's sister[27][28]
* Brad Ottens – footballer[29]
* Maisie Nankivell – netballer/footballer[30]
* Lauren Nourse – netballer
* Hannah Petty – netballer[31]
* Anna Rawson – golfer
* Shaun Rehn – footballer[32]
* Matthew Scharenberg – footballer[33]
* Billy Stretch – footballer[34]
* Luke Partington – footballer, 2019 Magarey Medalist
* Laura[35] and Natalie von Bertouch –[36] netballers
* Samuel Von Einem – Paralympian table tennis player
* Jenny Williams – Australian sportsperson, lacrosse and football[37]
* Mark[38] and Stephen Williams – [39] footballers

## See also[edit]

* List of schools in South Australia
* List of boarding schools in Australia
* List of Lutheran schools in Australia

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b School Performance Information 2009, www.immanuel.sa.edu.au
2. ^ [1], www.immanuel.sa.edu.au
3. ^ Point Pass, au.totaltravel.yahoo.com; Point Pass, visitburra.com
4. ^ a b Leidig, Ludwig. Bombshell. sbpra 2013. ISBN 978-1-62516-346-2
5. ^ a b History
6. ^ Fiona Baker,Cummins House restored to life Archived 10 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine, West Side, Messenger Press, August 1985. (Archived Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine by West Torrens Historical Society)
7. ^ Cummins: new lease Archived 10 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Westside Messenger, 1987, Archived by West Torrens Historical Society.
8. ^ "Immanuel Sports Centre". Immanuel College.
9. ^ "Sports – Independent Girls Schools Sports Association". Retrieved 5 September 2021.
10. ^ Margaret Ames Centre Immanuel College Learning Environments Australasia, 26 May 2015 Retrieved 5 October 2017.
11. ^ "Official website". www.nikivasilakis.com. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
12. ^ Egan, Ted (23 December 2019). "Hermannsburg Mission: questions of survival". Alice Springs News. Speech by former Administrator Ted Egan AO at the launch of Volume II of The Tale of Frieda Kaysser by John Strehlow. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
13. ^ "2010-10-21: Statement by Speaker: Death of Mr Kasper Gus Ntjalka Williams OAM". Northern Territory Government – Legislative Assembly. 21 October 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
14. ^ "Our Story – Martin Albrecht".
15. ^ "Peter Lehmann – Homepage". www.peterlehmannwines.com.
16. ^ "Congratulations to new CAAMA CEO Karl Hampton". Community Broadcasting Association of Australia. 8 March 2017.
17. ^ "LAUCKE, Sir Condor Louis (1914–1993) Senator for South Australia, 1967–81 (Liberal Party of Australia) | The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate".
18. ^ "Steven Marshall MP". Steven Marshall | Premier of South Australia. 3 May 2018.
19. ^ "Security Verification | LinkedIn".
20. ^ "Mr Matt Williams MP". Senators and Members of the Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
21. ^ Kyle Chalmers | Swimming Australia
22. ^ "Curtly Hampton". afc.com.au.
23. ^ "Lleyton Hewitt". Tennis Australia.
24. ^ "Netball: How new Diamond Sarah Klau is managing World Cup whirlwind | The New Daily How new Diamond Sarah Klau handles World Cup whirlwind". The New Daily. 21 June 2019.
25. ^ "'The footage I can never watch' by Cody Lange". 13 April 2019.
26. ^ "Australian Football – Don Lindner – Player Bio". australianfootball.com.
27. ^ a b Harvy, Ben (28 November 2019). "Kieran Modra: Paralympic champion farewelled at Centennial Park funeral". The Advertiser. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
28. ^ "Pedal pals in hot seat". The Advertiser. 17 October 2000. p. 70.
29. ^ "Australian Football – Brad Ottens – Player Bio". australianfootball.com.
30. ^ "AFLW: Nankivell's dual-sport dream".
31. ^ "T-Birds back young midcourter". 2 February 2015.
32. ^ "Shaun Rehn". SANFL.
33. ^ "Scharenberg makes his return". collingwoodfc.com.au.
34. ^ "Billy Stretch". melbournefc.com.au.
35. ^ "Laura von Bertouch announces retirement". ABC News. 21 November 2007.
36. ^ "Nat von Bertouch | Nutrition Guide | eBook | Recipes | Speaking". Nat Von Bertouch.
37. ^ says, Marta Krzystoszek (29 March 2015). "Jenny Williams". Best On Ground Performance.
38. ^ "Where are they now?: Mark 'Choco' Williams". portadelaidefc.com.au.
39. ^ "Stephen Williams joins father and brother in the SA Football Hall of Fame". portadelaidefc.com.au.

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