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ECCO Food Drive
The ECCO (Emmaus Christian College Outreach) students have launched their annual Food Drive. All students are invited to donate non-perishable food items to Baptist Care SA.
Find out more about Baptist Care SA here: https://baptistcaresa.org.au/service/donations-of-food-and-goods
Bible Launch: Godaku Tjukurpa ‘God’s Story’
We recently hosted the launch of Godaku Tjukurpa ‘God’s Story’ in our Emmaus Performing Arts Centre on behalf of the Bible Society.
The Centre was packed out as people from near and far (including Ernabella) flocked to attend this long-anticipated event.
Executive Principal, Andrew and Principal - Secondary School, South Plympton, Andrea were invited to speak, with Teacher Neil Blenkinsop sharing how he raised almost $40K for this project.
What a God-glorifying time of appreciating an exhibition of the Bible artwork, the Bible books being sold, a choir performing and delicious nibbles; we were truly honoured to be part of it.
ACER Academic Scholarship 2026
Applications for the ACER Academic Scholarship for 2026 are open now and applications close Friday 17 January 2025, 2pm.
The ACER Scholarships are administered through the Australian Co-operative Entry Scholarship Program (ACEP). This scholarship is open to new or continuing students commencing Year 7 in 2026 at Emmaus Christian College.
How to apply:
- Visit the ACER website to register and apply from Monday 23 September 2024
- Sit the ACEP examination on Saturday, 1 February 2025. A fee is required to sit the exam and is payable through the registration link.
New students will be contacted to provide copies of recent school reports for reference when potential scholarships are being considered.
Employment Opportunities
Property and Maintenance Officer
Part time (0.4FTE), ongoing role
Commencing January 2025
Brooklyn Park Campus
Applications Close: 9:00am Wednesday, 13th November 2024
College Bus Driver
Casual Commencing January 2025
South Plympton Campus
Applications Close: 9:00am Wednesday, 13th November 2024
School Librarian (South Plympton)
Full time (37.5hrs per week, 43 weeks per year), ongoing role
Commencing January 2025
South Plympton Campus
Applications Close: 9:00am Wednesday, 13th November 2024
For more details about these two roles and the application process, please visit our website.
Limited places available for Year 10, 2026
Although there are waiting pools for most of our Year levels in the forthcoming two years, there are enrolment spaces available in the Year 10, 2026 cohort (inc. Year 9, 2025).
We are thrilled to provide this an opportunity for more young people to achieve their SACE in a nurturing Christian community where they can flourish.
Please share this news with your families and friends!
FIRST® LEGO® League Regional Competition
On Sunday, Emmaus had the privilege of hosting FIRST® LEGO®League Regional Tournament at our Brooklyn Park Campus, where 19 teams across Metropolitan Adelaide competed with "Gracious Professionalism!"
FIRST® LEGO® League is a global competition involving 40,000 students aged 10 -16 annually. This season’s theme is “Submerged” which explores the issues and opportunities with the Ocean. Teams present their ideas to judges in an Innovation Project, and devised a robot to solve up to 15 LEGO Technic missions under a time limit. At this tournament, we are proud to have our Emmaus Stage Band and Trio providing entertainment and a large number of Emmaus Family, Friends and Old Scholars volunteering their time to make this event possible and a great success.
The energy on the day was electric and this event serves as a celebration of Emmaus’ involvement and contribution to the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) community in South Australia. We are also proud to partner with community group Roboroos, Highgate Primary, IQRA College, Pulteney Grammar, and Flinders University STEM Outreach.
We congratulate teams Koroonda Comets, Karoonda GRIMM, BotCodez, Br@!nerz, and the Regional Grand Champion, Subaquatic Marines from Prospect Primary School, for advancing to the Nationals South Competition.
We look forward to ongoing involvement and contribution to the First Lego League competition in the future!
David Chu
Gifted and Talented Programme Key Teacher
