Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar School
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, Australia. The school offers an integrated curriculum from early learning, through Year K to Year 12. The school has two campuses, with early learning to
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through to Year 12 in . 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 year. 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
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Education

Lindisfarne is an Anglican co-educational school serving the Tweed Coast and southern
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. It is registered and accredited by the NSW Board of Studies, leading to the award of the NSW Higher School Certificate in Year 12. The school timetable runs using a bi-week system, with week A differing from week B on the timetable, repeating fortnightly. All students of Lindisfarne are placed into sports houses named after Christian saints. They are: *
Saint Andrew Andrew the Apostle ( grc-koi, Ἀνδρέᾱς, Andréās ; la, Andrēās ; , syc, ܐܰܢܕ݁ܪܶܐܘܳܣ, ʾAnd’reʾwās), also called Saint Andrew, was an apostle of Jesus according to the New Testament. He is the brother of Simon Peter ...
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Saint Barnabas Barnabas (; arc, ܒܪܢܒܐ; grc, Βαρνάβας), born Joseph () or Joses (), was according to tradition an early Christian, one of the prominent Christian disciples in Jerusalem. According to Acts 4:36, Barnabas was a Cypriot Jew. Nam ...
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Saint Cuthbert Cuthbert of Lindisfarne ( – 20 March 687) was an Anglo-Saxon saint of the early Northumbrian church in the Celtic tradition. He was a monk, bishop and hermit, associated with the monasteries of Melrose and Lindisfarne in the Kingdom of ...
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Saint Stephen Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ''Stéphanos'', meaning "wreath, crown" and by extension "reward, honor, renown, fame", often given as a title rather than as a name; c. 5 – c. 34 AD) is traditionally venerated as the protomartyr or first ...
In 2009 St Cuthbert house was added to the triad, giving students the option to swap houses.


See also

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List of schools in Northern Rivers and Mid North Coast This is a list of schools in the Northern Rivers and Mid North Coast regions of New South Wales, Australia. The New South Wales education system traditionally consists of primary schools, which accommodate students from Kindergarten to Year 6 (age ...
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List of Anglican schools in New South Wales Below is list of the 62 Anglican schools in the state of New South Wales. See also {{Portal, New South Wales, Christianity, Schools * List of non-government schools in New South Wales This is a list of non-government schools in the sta ...
* Anglican Diocese of Grafton


References


External links


School Website
{{Authority control Anglican primary schools in New South Wales Anglican secondary schools in New South Wales Educational institutions established in 1981 Junior School Heads Association of Australia Member Schools 1981 establishments in Australia Education in Tweed Heads, New South Wales Grammar schools in Australia