Immanuel Lutheran College is a Christian

Christian

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 private school in Buderim, a suburb of the Sunshine Coast

Sunshine Coast, Queensland

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 in Queensland

Queensland

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, Australia

Australia

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. Since its opening in 1979, the college has grown from 63 students to over 870 students ranging from kindergarten to year 12, and hosts exchange students who are catered for by host families and the college.

Houses

The school has four sporting and cultural houses which the students are divided into. They are as follows:

House	| Bribie	| Fraser	| Moreton	| Stradbroke
Colour	Red	Yellow	Green	Blue
Named after	Bribie Island	Fraser Island	Moreton Island Moreton Island Moreton Island is a large sand island on the eastern side of Moreton Bay, on the coast of south-east Queensland, Australia. Moreton Island lies 58 kilometres northeast of the Queensland capital, Brisbane. The island is 95% National Park and a popular destination for four wheel driving, camping,...	Stradbroke Island Stradbroke Island Stradbroke Island, also known as Minjerribah, was a large sand island that formed much of the eastern side of Moreton Bay near Brisbane, Queensland until the late 19th century...
Mascot	Red Back Spiders	Falcons	Lions	Sharks

Scholarships

Immanuel currently offer many scholarships ranging from Academic to Sport, catering for different student's excellences. The college offers scollarships in years 7,8 and 11

• The Vic Walker Memorial Scholarships - For a Graduate of Immanuel Lutheran College who undertakes to complete their degree studied at the University of the Sunshine Coast. Covers first year HECS fees up to $5000.
• Shane Hill Memorial Rugby Scholarship
• Coastline BMW Netball Scholarship
• The Auricht Music Awards
• Various Music Bursaries and Scholarships
• Academic Scholarships (applicable for certain grades)

Awards

Immanuel Lutheran College was one of only three Australian schools to be awarded with the Hewlett Packard Innovations in Education Technology Award 2009. The school is in partnership with ISTE and HP to develop teaching methodologies with tablet PCs for distribution on an international scale.

Notable Students

• Travis Schultz - Managing Partner, Schultz Toomey O’Brien Lawyers.
• Emily Orchard - Senior Forensic Scientist, Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine.
• Ashley Noffke - Professional Cricketer
• Tristan Kurz - Dealer Principal, Coastline BMW
• Dr Benjamin Law - Journalist and television screenwriter
• Damian Assallit (born August 1989) V8 Supercars Driver - Drove his first Go-Kart at 5 years of age and won his first state title at 11. Since then Damian has won countless titles and represented Australia at a number of Motor Sports events. In 2007 he made a career defining move to the Fijitsu V8 Supercar Championship Series, which is a single step below V8 Supercars.
• Meredith McLean, a current student, has been recognised in many local newspaper articles, and is featured portraying her perspective on several issues, such as the invasive nature of technology into one’s collective intelligence.