One of the key roles of Catholic schools is to form young people committed to the love, compassion and justice of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Catholic schools foster a Christian attitude in society and encourage the development of the kind of world envisaged by Christ Christian Service Learning in Catholic schools enables students to grow from a Catholic faith perspective as people of service and justice.

Our Core Values underpin who we are as a College community. Our Core Value, “We will show respect, compassion and service to others” challenges us to reach out and to treat everyone with compassion and respect the dignity of every human person, to reach out in service to those in need. Our Core Value, “We must model Christ in our behaviour” challenges all members of the College community to understand and be the example of Christ. Christian Service Learning assists in developing the understanding of this value.

Throughout history, serving others has been the mark of a great person. There are everyday examples like Mother Teresa, Nelson Mandela, Mary MacKillop and Oscar Romero and many unnamed people who serve this community and the wider community in so many ways.

The model of Christian Service at Emmanuel Catholic College aims to put our faith into action. Students are asked to volunteer out in the community. To give of their own time to help those in need. We do this by volunteering for ‘not-for-profit’ organisations, community groups and sporting clubs.

Some organisations our students have been working with include St Patrick’s Community Support Centre in Fremantle, Port Care, Salvation Army Op Shops, Native Arc, Aegis Care and many others.

As Christian Service is an integral part of our College Identity, we require students to complete a certain number of hours over each year from Year 7-11.

The requirements for each Year group:

Year 7    -  10 Hours*

Year 8    -  15 Hours

Year 9    -  20 Hours

Year 10  -  25 Hours

Year 11  -  25 Hours

*School-led Christian Service Program.