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At Emanuel, our students grow and learn within a happy and nurturing environment that encourages healthy and wise lifestyle choices. Our professional and caring staff team is committed to inspiring and supporting our students to pursue excellence, both within and beyond the classroom, and to explore how they can best serve within our local and global community. Our parents are encouraged to establish strong connections within the Emanuel community and maintain an involvement in the School's life. The Emanuel School motto' Mind, Spirit, Being' encapsulates what we seek to develop an open mind and awakened spirit in our students. An engagement of the whole being within a culture of excellence. This involves a learning journey that equips our students with the values, skills, and resources to become responsible and ethical global citizens. Our academic program extends beyond the mere mastery of facts to apply knowledge flexibly in unfamiliar contexts. We seek to engage our students in challenging and real-life learning experiences that help build and demonstrate deep learning and provide opportunities to create and innovate. Throughout this journey, students are encouraged to delve into their areas of interest, become independent, resilient learners, think critically, and celebrate their achievements. As a pluralistic Jewish School, we affirm that there is more than one authentic way to be Jewish and embed this in all that we do. Our students are encouraged to embrace the whole Jewish community, regardless of affiliation or practice. We seek to engage in authentic and positive encounters with Judaism, the Jewish people, and Israel. Our graduates are capable, proactive, upstanding, and articulate young adults who move into our rapidly changing world with energy, empathy, and enthusiasm. They are committed to Tikkun Olam (repairing the world) and contributing to the Jewish, Australian, and global communities. It is our privilege to guide Emanuel students towards these outcomes. We welcome you to share in our endeavors. We are a co-educational Jewish Day School, which caters to students from Pre-school to Year 12 on the same heritage-listed campus with beautiful grounds. We focus on empowering and unleashing individual potential, being an inclusive, diverse community open to all, and having a strong Jewish identity. Our motto, Mind Spirit Being, encapsulates the unique qualities of the School. We aim to open the mind, awaken the spirit, and engage the whole being within a culture of excellence. Emanuel School has outstanding leaders and educators with the vision to offer advanced technological, educational programs, a diversity of subject choices, and cultural and sporting opportunities that provide students with a solid foundation for academic excellence and personal achievement. Emanuel Primary School has a vibrant learning environment with a curriculum focused on developing the 'whole child.' Formal and informal programs are built around nurturing children's academic, emotional, social, physical, and spiritual needs. Our team of caring, dedicated, and professional teachers develops strong relationships with students based on understanding each child's needs. Our child-centered program is differentiated to provide opportunities for all students to achieve their personal best. Classroom teachers work closely with specialist teachers, including those for gifted and talented students and children with learning difficulties, to ensure their programs meet all students' needs. View full school

A school with a long and established history of academic and co-curricular success, Emanuel continues to provide a wonderfully well-rounded education to bright, ambitious, and talented girls and boys. They are encouraged and guided in achieving their varied aspirations by dedicated and enthusiastic teachers, men and women who care deeply about their subjects, possessing the skills to impart their knowledge and passions. The trusted relationship between pupils and teachers is one of the key reasons why Emanuel has become such a positive, happy and purposeful environment. We encourage every pupil to take an active part in the daily co-curricular life of the school, fulfilling personal aims and learning to feel proud of their contributions to their house, year, club, or team. Busy pupils thrive, growing in confidence through their opportunities and benefitting from wide-reaching social groups. Our approach to pastoral care is rooted in kindness and mutual respect- we wish each child to think well of themselves and demonstrate empathy. With numerous opportunities for outreach and charity work, we hope that our pupils learn the value and sense of personal fulfillment to be found in helping those less fortunate than themselves. We are very proud of our school, its rich heritage, and its warm and active community. Our Aims Promoting independent thought and a lifelong curiosity for learning. The pursuit of academic excellence. Providing a broad-based education enabling all pupils to discover their strengths, develop their talents and prepare for higher education and adult life. Providing supportive pastoral care that nurtures health and well-being, emotional maturity, and spiritual richness. Engendering respect, tolerance, and understanding of the importance of caring for others and the environment. A school with a long and established history of academic and co-curricular success, Emanuel continues to provide a wonderfully well-rounded education to bright, ambitious, and talented boys and girls. They are motivated and guided in achieving their varied aspirations by dedicated and enthusiastic teachers, men and women who care deeply about their subjects, possessing the skills to impart their knowledge and passions. This trusted relationship between pupils and teachers, with the support of parents, is one of the key reasons why Emanuel has become such a positive, happy and purposeful environment. Beyond the classroom, we encourage every pupil to take an active part in the daily co-curricular life of the school, fulfilling personal aims and learning to feel proud of their contributions to their house, year, club, or team. Busy pupils traditionally thrive, growing in confidence through their opportunities and benefitting from wide-reaching social groups. Our approach to pastoral care is rooted in kindness and mutual respect - we wish each child to think well of themselves and demonstrate empathy and respect in their interactions with others. With numerous opportunities for outreach and charity work, we hope that our pupils learn the value and sense of personal fulfillment to be found in helping those less fortunate than themselves. A very important part of the Emanuel ethos is the seamless integration of the academic and co-curricular programs. We believe pupils learn just as much on stage or out on the playing fields as they do in the classroom. It’s all about dedication, teamwork, reliability, motivation, and leadership. Pupils in Years 7 and 8 study: English, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics (as separate sciences), Art, DT, Geography, History, ICT, Music, PE, Religious Studies, Drama and choose two languages from French, German, Latin, and Spanish. In Year 9 pupils study: English, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Geography, History, PE and Religious Studies. They are expected to continue with the study of their two languages from Years 7 and 8, although a small number of students may study Classical Civilisation in place of one of their languages. This is usually for pupils who join Emanuel at Year 9 who have previously studied only one language. Also, pupils follow courses in Art, DT, Drama, and Music on a rotational arrangement. One period per week is available for pupils to experience ICT, Leadership Development, and Study Skills in a ‘carousel’ arrangement. In Years 10 and 11, for public examinations in GCSE or IGCSE, pupils study English (language and literature), Mathematics, Science (Biology, Chemistry, and Physics), and a language (from French, German, Latin, and Spanish). The majority of pupils currently study the separate sciences to IGCSE, but a minority follow a science course leading to two IGCSEs. Pupils then choose a further three subjects from a wide range of options, i.e Art, Classical Civilisation*, Computer Science, Design and Technology, Drama/Theatre Studies, Economics*, Geography*, History*, Music, Physical Education, Religious Studies*, a second language. The majority of our pupils are expected to study three linear A levels and pursue an EPQ. Subjects offered are Art, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Classical Civilisation, Design and Technology, Drama/Theatre Studies, Economics, English Literature, French, Further Mathematics, Geography, German, Government, and Political Studies (Politics), History, Latin, Mathematics, Music, Physical Education, Physics, Psychology, Religious Studies, and Spanish. Each subject is taught for 8 periods per week for both years of the sixth form. Pupils in both years also have timetabled lessons in Life Skills and Games. The EPQ or Extended Project Qualification is delivered as part of the curriculum to all students studying three A levels. (It is only not available to the very small number of students who choose to study four A levels.) This qualification is increasingly highly regarded by universities for how it trains students in developing undergraduate skills of sourcing, evaluating, citing, and referencing research. It is delivered as a taught, skill-based course initially, after which students are supervised and mentored through their projects. View full school