Education
It is the leading 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. 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.
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