The school was established in 1983 and offers an individualised education within a Jewish environment to students from preschool to Year 12. A small number of non-Jewish students also attend Emanuel.
Facilities: On its heritage campus, Emanuel School has a design and technology room, music and practice rooms, art rooms (including ceramics facilities), a gymnasium, a specialist learning centre and a refurbished library. A newly constructed primary library and four modern science laboratories will be operational from Term 1 2011. Students from Year 6 onwards have laptops.
Electives Years 7 to 10: Commerce, Drama, French, Hebrew, Visual Arts, Music, Computing Studies, Extension History.
Electives Years 11 and 12: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, all Mathematics courses, Economics, Legal Studies, Business Studies, Ancient History, Modern History, Geography, Music, French, Visual Arts, PD/Health/PE, Studies of Religion, Hebrew, Software Design and Development. VET and JSST courses are also offered.
Sport: A wide range of activities is offered in the sports program, while inter-school and inter-house fixtures are arranged throughout the year. The school is a member of HICES and CDSSA, which play inter-school competition sport. The school offers basketball, soccer, rugby, touch rugby, gymnastics, netball, aerobics, cross-country, volleyball, athletics, swimming, tennis, cricket, softball, and T-ball.
Extracurricular activities: Debating, chess, drama, Mock Trial, school camp program, music groups, enrichment programs, Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme.
Welfare and personal development: Emanuel School provides a welfare program within a house system for all Years 7 to 12 students. Within this system, a small group of students is affiliated with a tutor who oversees the welfare of those students each day. Students are selected from each house for various leadership positions such as house captain and SRC members. Personal development for Years 7 to 12 students is taught within both the PDH lessons and the Jewish Studies lessons. Year 10 students have the opportunity, through the work experience program, to sample their chosen career path. All students have access to counselling. Programs for younger students include a social skills program, membership of the SRC (from Year 2), and peer support.
Special features: A differentiated curriculum is in place at Emanuel to provide every student with challenging and stimulating classroom experiences. Students at either end of the academic spectrum are also able to utilise the specialist learning centre, a facility that houses a variety of extension, remedial and individual learning programs designed specifically for individual students. Provisions for gifted and talented students include acceleration in individual subjects and by year. There are also mentor programs, distinction courses and an Opportunity Class for Year 5 entry. Flexible pathways to tertiary courses and accumulated HSC are available.