The Marist Sisters established the Emmanuel Catholic Primary School in 1983. The first enrolments for Year 8 were in 1984. In 1989 the school became known as Emmanuel College. The school continued as a Year 1 to Year 10 school until a preschool was established in 1992. The College was handed over to a lay Principal in 1991. The Marist Sisters withdrew from the College at the end of 1992.