Denomination Jewish Founder Rabbi Brian Fox Principal Anne Hastings Motto Mind, Spirit, Being | Established 1983 President Grant McCorquodale Phone +61 2 9398 8388 Founded 1983 | |
Type Independent, Co-educational, Day school Address 20 Stanley St, Randwick NSW 2031, Australia Similar Moriah College, Internatio Grammar School, Sceggs Darlinghu, Sydney Grammar School, Reddam House | ||
The Emanuel School is an independent, co-educational, Jewish day school, located on a heritage-listed campus in Randwick, an eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The school was founded in 1983 at Woollahra.
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The Emanuel School currently caters for approximately 700 students from Kindergarten to Year 12. The Principal is Ms Anne Hastings who started at Emanuel in 2010.
The school is affiliated with the Jewish Communal Appeal, the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA), and the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA).
History
In 1982, under the leadership of Rabbi Brian Fox and with the support of many other committed members of Temple Emanuel Woollahra (now known as Emanuel Synagogue) and the wider Jewish community of Sydney, the idea of Emanuel School was born. On 2 February 1983 the first 53 students from Kindergarten to Year 6 were enrolled in rooms at Temple Emanuel. Later in 1983, Years 3 to 7 moved to an unused school in Watsons Bay, in the grounds of Our Lady Star of the Sea.
In 1984, with significant financial assistance and personal support from Mr Aron Kleinlehrer, together with communal generosity, Emanuel School purchased their present site in Randwick. The School opened its doors in 1985 with 230 students from Years K-8. The Prime Minister at the time, The Honourable R. J. Hawke officially opened the school in 1986.
In 2001 the Emanuel School Board took on a new management plan, which included the appointment of a new school Principal – Dr Bruce Carter AM
In 2005, under the auspices of the NSW Jewish Communal Appeal, the Emanuel School ran a successful Capital Appeal which primarily aids in debt reduction and some property development.
At the end of 2009, Dr Bruce Carter AM retired from his position as principal of The Emanuel School and as of 2010, Anne Hastings is the principal.
Facilities and curriculum
The School has a compulsory Instrumental Programme for students from Year 3 to 6 and students are encouraged to continue this until year 12. This ensures that music is one of Emanuel’s focal points. Sport is another focal point of Emanuel's students.
The Emanuel School Learning Centre has specialised educators who support classroom learning across the entire school. Experienced and specially trained practitioners lead the "Gifted and Talented Programme" and "Opportunity Classes". Students benefit from the Laptop Programme which requires laptops for all primary Opportunity Classes and all High School students.
The Kornmehl Centre Emanuel Pre-school is situated on the same campus as the K-12 school and caters for 60 children from 3 to 5 years of age.