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- Front Office Closure on Monday 24 July and Tuesday 25 July
- Pitjantjatjara Bible Bike Ride - Donate now
- Gastroenteritis - STOP THE SPREAD!
- From the Canteen - South Plympton
- Volunteer at Emmaus
- Enquiries are welcome for Year 7-12 enrolments commencing in 2023
Front Office Closure
Our Brooklyn Park and South Plympton Front Offices will be closed on Monday 24 July and Tuesday 25 July (Student Free Days, Term 3) for staff training. We will be open again from Wednesday 26 July.
Pitjantjatjara Bible Bike Ride - Donate Now
Raising funds to publish the first ever Pitjantjatjara Illustrated Children’s Bible
On 7 August 2023, Neil Blenkinsop, Senior School Teacher and Humanities Coordinator at Emmaus Christian College, will embark on an epic 1400km bike ride to Ernabella in the APY Lands to raise the $30,000 needed to complete the Pitjantjatjara Illustrated Children’s Bible and help spread the gospel to future Anangu generations.
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.
For more information on the charity visit:
Bible Society Australia Website
Gastroenteritis - STOP THE SPREAD!
We would like to advise that we regularly have students presenting to First Aid with signs of gastroenteritis.
To help reduce the spread of this illness, it is vital that students stay at home if they are experiencing any symptoms. Children can return to school once all signs of gastro (vomiting / diarrhoea) have been clear for 24 hours.
Please note that if a person is diagnosed with norovirus, according to the SA Health website, ‘exclude people with norovirus infection from childcare, preschool, school and work until there has been no vomiting or diarrhoea for 48 hours’.
We have attached helpful information sheets from SA Health which contain further details about gastro illness and norovirus. Please take the time to read these, especially if a family member has been experiencing symptoms.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
Ros Argent
First Aid Officer
From the Canteen - South Plympton
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 2 dates are available for Canteen Volunteers:
| Day | Week 9 (26th-30th June) | Week 10 (3rd-7th July) |
| Mon | ||
| Tues | ||
| Wed | (no help needed) | (no help needed) |
| Thur | ||
| Fri | (no help needed) | (no help needed) |
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
*The standard enrolment application process will still apply.