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On this page: ACER Academic Scholarships - Year 7 / Employment Opportunities / Limited places available for Year 10, 2026 / Hosting Lego League / Flinders University Research Project
ACER Academic Scholarships - Year 7
ACER Scholarships are administered through the Australian Co-operative Entry Scholarship Program (ACEP). This scholarship is open to new or continuing students entering Year 7 in 2026 at Emmaus Christian College.
Applications for the ACER Academic Scholarship for 2026 will be open from Monday, 23 September 2024. Applications close 2pm Friday 17 January 2025.
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
School Assistant - Learning Support (Year 7-12)
Part time (approx. 15hrs per week), ongoing role
Commencing January 2025
South Plympton Campus
Applications Close: 9:00am, Monday 11 November 2024
Early Childhood Co-Educator
Part time (32hrs per week), ongoing role
Commencing January 2025
Brooklyn Park Campus
Applications Close: 9:00am, Friday 8 November 2024
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!
Hosting Lego League
Emmaus has agreed to host the annual First Lego League (FLL) Regional Tournament at our Brooklyn Park Campus!
Sunday 10 November, 9am - 4pm
First Lego League is a global competition involving up to 40,000 children annually. The competition involves teams of up to 10 students completing Robotic Challenges using an automatic Lego Robot as well as proposing an Innovation Project to solve an authentic problem.
Emmaus Brooklyn Park is the only Regional Tournament in Metropolitan South Australia.
We are so excited to host this event as it is a good opportunity to showcase our College’s values and principles, actively partnering with our community in shaping the skills and interests of the future generation.
David Chu
Gifted and Talented Programme Key Teacher
Research project for children aged 7-12: 'Cognitive behaviour therapy for children's perfectionism'
Flinders University are calling for participants in a research project; n an evaluation of a guided parent-delivered cognitive behaviour therapy for children aged 7 to 12 who experience perfectionism that causes them stress.
