Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar School

Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar School
Latin: Luceat Lux Vestra Let Your Light Shine
Location
Tweed Heads, NSW, Australia
Coordinates	28°14′1.8″S 153°30′22.4″E
Information
Type	Independent, Day school
Denomination	Anglican
Established	1981
Principal	Mr Chris Duncan
Enrolment	1,100
Colour(s)	Blue and White
Slogan	Helping students excel
Website	www.lindisfarne.nsw.edu.au

Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar School is a co-educational private day school on the southern end of the Gold Coast, Australia offering an integrated NSW curriculum from Pre-School through to Year 12. The School has two campuses, Pre-School through to Year 4 at Tweed Coast, and Year 5 through to Year 12 in Terranora, New South Wales. It is located in the Anglican Diocese of Grafton.

History

Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar School was established in 1981 as a result of initiatives taken by the Rector and parishioners of St. Cuthbert's Church, Tweed Heads. The campus at Sunshine Avenue has progressively expanded its facilities and 1995 saw the growth into Secondary years. In 1996 the Senior School relocated to its permanent site at Mahers Lane, Terranora, with the Middle School joining it in 1997. The Pre-school opened at the Junior School Campus in 1998. Development is ongoing at both campuses to house Lindisfarne’s expanding enrolment.

Location

Located in Terranora in the Tweed Valley hinterland, the School overlooks the Terranora Broadwater and out to the Pacific Ocean. Brisbane is one and a quarter hours north, and Byron Bay thirty minutes south. The Gold Coast Airport at Coolangatta is ten minutes from the school.

Education

It is the leading^{[citation needed]} Anglican co-educational school serving the Tweed Coast and southern Gold Coast and is the only Grammar School based on or near the Gold Coast.^{[citation needed]} While close to the Queensland border, Lindisfarne is distinctly a NSW school; it is registered and accredited by the NSW Board of Studies. The School offers the six key learning areas in the primary school and the eight key learning areas in secondary school leading to the award of the NSW Higher School Certificate in Year 12. The school excels in the performing arts and sport. In addition it emphasises academic achievement and structured programs in literacy. These extend from early literacy in the Pre-school to tertiary literacy in Years 11 and 12. Lindisfarne is the highest ranked school in the area based on the ranking provided by the Federal Government's My School website.^{[citation needed]}

Pastoral Care

From the Pre-School through to Year 6, Pastoral Care is provided by the students own teacher with the support of specialist teachers with which they have regular classes with throughout the week.

An explicit Pastoral Care Programme is delivered to Students in Years 7 - 10 in which topics are addressed such as resilience, bullying and harassment, how to cope with stress, loss, mental illness, self esteem, confidence, self discipline, drug education and other issues of physical, emotional and social wellbeing. Students meet with their Pastoral Care teacher every day and are always available to discuss with them any issues, problems or triumphs they wish to share.

In addition to these dedicated Pastoral Care classes, further co-curricular and elective programmes which support Pastoral Care in the school include:

• Leadership programmes
• Community service programmes
• Duke of Edinburgh
• Vocational guidance for senior students
• An explicit Safe Schools policy

Sport

Students can choose to participate in a variety of sporting activities covering a broad range of capabilities. Junior School students have two sport lessons each week with a specialist sports teacher, senior school students can participate in sport ranging from rock climbing and surfing to fishing and beach yoga. The School is a member of the North Coast Sports Association and has won many Regional and Statewide competitions.

All students of Lindisfarne are placed into sport houses named after Christian saints. They are:

•      Saint Andrew
•      Saint Barnabas
•      Saint Cuthbert
•      Saint Stephen

School Clubs

The school has several co-curricular clubs:

• Debating
• English Club
• Maths Club
• Book Lover's Club (Known as the BLC)
• Student Representative Council
• Band
• Choir

See also

• List of non-government schools in New South Wales
• Anglican Diocese of Grafton

External links

• School Website