College News

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• Science Week
• Pitjantjatjara Bible Bike Ride - Donate now
• Father's Day Breakfasts
• From the Canteen - South Plympton
• Volunteer at Emmaus
• Enquiries are welcome for Year 7-10 enrolments commencing in 2023

Science Week

Week 4 is National Science Week!

Junior School activities will include: Colouring and drawing competitions and quizzes 

Middle and Senior School students are invited to participate in Escape Rooms during lunchtimes throughout the week. 

The Pitjantjatjara Bible Bike Ride has begun!

On Monday morning, Mr Neil Blenkinsop commenced his 1400km bike ride to Ernabella with a farewell breakfast at South Plympton followed by a visit to the Brooklyn Park Campus Assembly. We cherished the time to officially 'send-off' Neil and pray for God's blessing and protection as a community. 

Neil was supported by an entourage of five Emmaus colleagues who rode with him to the city before returning back to school.

Proceeds of the $5 bacon and egg breakfast were donated to the Pitjantjatjara Illustrated Children’s Bible project.

Raising funds to publish the first ever Pitjantjatjara Illustrated Children’s Bible

The ride is planned to take seven days, and for Neil to arrive at Ernabella to meet the Emmaus Christian College Year 11 students at the Ernabella Anangu School - the commencement of the annual Lands Trip on 14 August.

The Pitjantjatjara Illustrated Children’s Bible will be the first ever children’s art bible produced and is part of the Pitjantjatjara Bible Translation Project - Godaku Tjukurpa Tjunkupai and the Bible Society’s Remote Indigenous Ministry Support

Supported by the Bible Society Australia, the aim is to complete the illustrations by the end of 2023 and to launch the published Childrens’ Bible by early 2025.

All donations will be managed by the Bible Society Australia on behalf of the registered charity, Pitjantjatjara Bible Translation Project - Godaku Tjukurpa Tjunkupai. 

Donate Now! Over $18,000 already raised!

For more information on the charity visit:

ACNC Website 

Bible Society Australia Website

Father's Day Breakfasts

We are honoured to invite all our Fathers and their children to enjoy a complimentary breakfast

South Plympton Campus Father's Day Breakfast - Fdn - Year 12

Friday 1 September from 7.30am 

RSVP via Humanitix

Brooklyn Park Father's Day Breakfast - ELC - Year 6

Tuesday 5 September from 7.30am

RSVP via Humanitix

Come along and celebrate with your children, enjoy community and a delicious, complimentary, breakfast and barista-made coffee. Gluten free options will be available.

From the Canteen - South Plympton

Canteen Notice: Emergency Lunch Process

We don’t want any child to go hungry at lunch!  So, we are pleased to provide an emergency lunch for children who have forgotten to pack their lunch box or did not order on Qkr or place their order in the class box.

To ensure that all our student and staff orders are made on time, we have a standard emergency lunch consisting of: a piece of fruit for recess and for lunch either a baguette or cheese sandwich or a cheese and vegemite sandwich (depending on what’s available). 

We can only adjust this emergency lunch order to accommodate special ‘dietary requirements’ but not for ‘taste bud preferences’. 

To request an emergency lunch, Junior School students can go to their class teacher or students services by 9.30am or come to the canteen with an Emergency Lunch Slip from their teacher or student services at the start of lunch and Middle/Senior School students can make the request at the Canteen. 

Payment is required the following day.

Contacting the Canteen with late orders

We do not check emails during the day so emails requesting late orders from parents may not be received in time.  Phone calls for late lunch orders will be treated the same as an emergency lunch order, however we do not recommend this as we are unable to answer the phone during our service times (recess and lunch times) and messages may not be listened to in time.

Thank you for your understanding and support.

Your help in the canteen will be greatly appreciated

Most of our parents and caregivers generously volunteer once a term.  Starting time is between school drop off and 9am and finishing between 1.30pm and 2pm or school pick up. To become canteen volunteer, please register here. 

We will then contact you with all the information you'll need to know about volunteering and the induction process. All volunteers and parent helpers are required to provide the College with a current Working With Children Check (WWCC). To apply for a WWCC, please visit the SA Government website.

For more information, please visit the College website here. If you have any questions, please contact us on volunteer@emmauscc.sa.edu.au or call 8292 3888.

The following Term 3 dates are available for Canteen Volunteers:

God Bless,

Sharon Hughes

Canteen Manager

Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.” John 6:35

Volunteer at Emmaus

If you are interested in volunteering at Emmaus this year, please register your interest here.  

You will then receive all the information about the induction process including the volunteer agreement form. Your details will be kept securely, centralised by our College and we will then direct you to the appropriate department or teacher.

We sincerely thank you for your contribution to our community and the lives of our young people.

For more information please email volunteer@emmauscc.sa.edu.au or call us on 8292 3888.

Enquiries are welcome for Year 7-10 enrolments commencing in 2023

Emmaus Christian College is blessed to have a high demand for student enrolments for future years. However, we currently have some places available for Years 7 – 10 to commence this year in 2023*.

If you know of a family who may be interested in changing their child’s secondary school mid-year, please share this with them. We encourage them to contact us by:

Emailing Hannah Moore, Enrolment Officer

Express your interest online

*The standard enrolment application process will still apply.