Elite school farms future

changing needs of our students and their requirements as 21st century learners. This land will help our future planning to do just that”

He said the school was looking at options for the land to include a child care centre, sporting fields and other facilities. That will not be determined until the masterplan is finalised.

Mr Marquardt said the school had no plans to close the Sunshine Ave campus in Tweed Heads South.

The school has 350 students from preschool to year 4.

Lindisfarne opened the Sunshine Ave school in 1981 and expanded to the Mahers Lane campus in 1996.

The Mahers Lane land is zoned R1, which permits residential development.

Colliers International Gold Coast’s Darrell Irwin, who negotiated the deal with colleague Geoff Lamb, said it was a good result all round.

Lindisfarne captains Lawrence Miles-Mwangangi and Saya Tomizawa, school council chair Chris Goldstone and Jane Bailey.