 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 

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.