The antecedent of Immanuel Lutheran College was Immanuel Lutheran English Middle School which was run inside a private mansion in Kwun Tong. It was small and facilities were inadequate. Nevertheless, the enthusiasm and dedication of teachers deeply impressed parents and the Education Department. In 1978, it was asked to become a caput school and before long, it was further invited to become an aided school. The transition was completed in 1982. However, due to the limitation of the school building, learning environment and facilities could hardly be upgraded to the level of a standard aided secondary school. In order to improve the situation, South Asian Lutheran Evangelical Mission was advised by the Education Department to phase out the Immanuel Lutheran English middle School and instead to start a new one in the New Territories. Eventually, Immanuel Lutheran College was established in 1983.
In the first year, the ILC had only S.1 and S.4 but she developed gradually to become a school with all levels from S.1 to S.7 in the following years.
There have been a lot of improvements in our campus environment and teaching facilities over the past 20 years. From 1996 summer to the fall of 1997, a large scale school improvement construction project had been carried out to put up a new wing at the main entrance. When it was completed, more classrooms were made available for various activities and the working conditions for teachers have also been made better. Furthermore, in order to catch up with the fast growing Information Technology, a new network system was installed. There are now 3 Multimedia Language Centres and one Multimedia Center in the school.
In the aspect of students' growth, we are still aiming at fostering their all-rounded development in the intellectual, social, physical and spiritual dimensions.