Welcome....Emmanuel is a Catholic co-educational primary school for students from Prep to Year 6. Emmanuel is committed to creating a dynamic faith and education community, witnessing to Christian values and Catholic traditions to meet the challenges of life's journey.
With a current enrolment of 580 students, Emmanuel is a three stream school in all year levels including a Kindergarten facility. We offer children a Catholic education in a modern, comfortable and caring atmosphere. We continue to build on our rich past to create a future that embodies and fulfils the promises of 'Emmanuel' – God With Us – engaging our community in witnessing God's love in the 21st century. |
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Community NewsASSESSMENT, TESTING AND REPORTING
Society has seen many changes in the past century and the rate of change has dramatically increased since technological advances have become more accessible and affordable. Many of these changes have had a direct impact on our lives (mobile phones, 3D television, GPS tracking and navigation). Education too has been witness to change, although many educators believe that schools have been slow to change, relative to the needs of a very different world and different learners. Nonetheless, I ask you to take a moment to reflect on how different your child’s education is today compared to your education. How many more opportunities do children receive today? Today individual strengths and challenges are catered for and wellbeing and social skills are of most importance in the learning process. How much fun do your children seem to have when learning? And so it should be different. Educators today have more information about the brain, the process of learning, human social and emotional development and the psychology and knowledge than ever before. Education systems, schools and teachers need to make the best use of this new knowledge and deeper understanding in order to improve learning outcomes for our future generations. This means changes need to be made to some outdated practices and developing and adopting new strategies need to be embraced. This leads us to the assessment, testing and reporting debate. With a deeper understanding of learning and human motivation, assessment and testing strategies too have changed. This week our Year 3 and 5 students have taken part in the annual NAPLAN tests. Due to Covid 19 and the postponement of these tests over the past two years, both of these year levels have not had the experience of participating in these tests. Today we know that testing is only one small part of the assessment picture. To be fully informed requires observation and recording of the learning process together with an understanding of the purpose for assessment. Teachers today use a wide variety of strategies to better teach and assess children. NAPLAN is just a very small snapshot of a complex process. I am sure that each student took on the challenges presented during this testing period and put in their very best effort. Thank you to all the teachers for the way they ensured our children were ready for the experience both academically and emotionally! |
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2021/2022 SACRAMENTAL PROGRAM
Students participating in the parish Sacramental Program will be Confirmed by Bishop Michael McCarthy next month. Please continue to keep them and their families in your prayers as they complete their preparation and receive the sacrament. A detailed schedule for the program is included in our latest newsletter.
Students participating in the parish Sacramental Program will be Confirmed by Bishop Michael McCarthy next month. Please continue to keep them and their families in your prayers as they complete their preparation and receive the sacrament. A detailed schedule for the program is included in our latest newsletter.
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Contact UsEmmanuel Catholic Primary School
Baxter Drive, Mt Pleasant QLD 4740 (PO Box 8064, Mt Pleasant QLD 4740) Phone: 07 4942 5999 Email: enm@rok.catholic.edu.au 
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