Last updated October 2026
Lindisfarne College is a state-integrated, boys’ secondary school for Years 7 to 13 at 600 Pakowhai Road, Stortford Lodge, Hastings. It opened in 1952 and had 562 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
Its home zone includes 32 suburbs in full and parts of 6 more, among them Waimārama, Pūkahu, Karamū, Roys Hill, Tuki Tuki and Omahu; the zone map below shows the full boundary.
The school’s site describes a Presbyterian special character built on religious studies, worship and pastoral care, with a weekly chapel service led by the chaplain and a second run by students, and asks families of all faiths to commit to it.
Boarders live in six houses grouped by age, with a choice of weekly or full boarding and supervised evening study, and international students have individual ESOL support.
At a glance
- Principal
- Craig Hardman
- Address
- 600 Pakowhai Road, Stortford Lodge, Hastings
- Phone
- 06 873 1136
Home zone
Suburbs in the zone: all of Bridge Pa, St Leonards, Tōmoana, Raureka, Mahora, Roys Hill, Tuki Tuki, Fernhill, Havelock North Hastings, Waipatu, Frimley, Camberley, Pūkahu, Karamū, Flaxmere, Pakipaki, Whakatu, Mayfair Hastings, Ākina, Omahu, Pakowhai, Woolwich, Longlands, Clive, Twyford, Mangateretere, Parkvale, Hastings City Centre, Haumoana, Te Awanga, Clifton and Waimārama.
Parts of Raukawa, Kahurānaki, Poukawa, Pukehamoamoa, Crownthorpe and Maraekākaho: check your street.
Zone boundaries are set by the school’s enrolment scheme and can change. Confirm your address with the school before you rely on it.
NCEA results
School leavers with NCEA Level 2 or above, compared with all New Zealand school leavers.
This school New Zealand
School leavers are students who left school that year, whatever year level they left from.
Who goes here
Share of the 562 students who identify with each group. Students can name more than one, so these add up to more than 100%.
23 international students
MELAA: Middle Eastern, Latin American and African.
Stand-downs and suspensions
Cases per 1,000 students in 2025, adjusted for the ages of the school’s students, compared with all New Zealand schools.
Suspensions: fewer than 5 cases in 2025, so no rate is shown.
These measure how a school responds to behaviour, and schools set their own thresholds, so they are not a measure of how students behave.
What ERO found
The Education Review Office’s latest report on the school is a School Report from September 2026. ERO rated the school Excelling, its highest judgement, in 13 of the 16 areas it judges, including achievement, progress, equity, teaching, curriculum, leadership and governance, and Doing well for reading and writing, attendance and assessment. It found that almost all students gain NCEA Levels 1, 2 and 3 and University Entrance, that results are equitable across groups, and that almost all Year 9 and 10 students are at expected levels in literacy and numeracy.
Most students attend regularly, close to the Government’s 80% target, and ERO also found a well-coordinated pastoral system, strong support for students with additional needs and well-run provision for international students.
ERO’s next steps are to agree and embed a graduate profile, designed with students, whānau and staff, setting out the knowledge, skills and values the school expects of its students; to strengthen transitions so learning and wellbeing carry on smoothly through the school; and to give students a framework for tracking their own progress and setting goals.
Read the ERO reports for Lindisfarne College
Enrolling
Lindisfarne College is a state-integrated school with an enrolment scheme. Preference places go to families with a connection to the college’s special character, and day boys need to live in the school’s home zone.
Non-preference places are offered only after all preference applicants are placed, and places within an oversubscribed priority group are decided by ballot. The scheme says the closing date for applications is advertised in a newspaper each year.
Families can register a son from birth through the online enrolment form, which adds his name to the waitlist, and there is no enrolment fee. Attendance dues apply under the school’s integration agreement, as set out with its fees.
Schools nearby
In Frimley
Lindisfarne College is in Frimley. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Frimley guide →Questions parents ask
Is Lindisfarne College zoned?
It has a home zone covering all of Bridge Pa, St Leonards, Tōmoana, Raureka, Mahora, Roys Hill, Tuki Tuki, Fernhill, Havelock North Hastings, Waipatu, Frimley, Camberley, Pūkahu, Karamū, Flaxmere, Pakipaki, Whakatu, Mayfair Hastings, Ākina, Omahu, Pakowhai, Woolwich, Longlands, Clive, Twyford, Mangateretere, Parkvale, Hastings City Centre, Haumoana, Te Awanga, Clifton and Waimārama and parts of Raukawa, Kahurānaki, Poukawa, Pukehamoamoa, Crownthorpe and Maraekākaho.
What years does it teach?
Years 7 to 13.
How many students go there?
562 at 1 Sep 2026.
Does it ask for donations?
It may. It is not in the donation scheme, so it can ask families for donations.
What is its Equity Index?
398. The Ministry of Education’s Equity Index estimates the socio-economic barriers a school’s students face, from 344 (fewest) to 569 (most). It is used to share out funding, not as a measure of quality.
Is it a single-sex school?
Yes. It takes boys only.
How did its school leavers do in NCEA?
In 2025, 94.6% of its school leavers had NCEA Level 2 or above, compared with 77.8% of all New Zealand school leavers.
School details and roll: Ministry of Education school directory, 23 Oct 2026 (CC BY 4.0). Home zone: Ministry of Education enrolment zones (CC BY 4.0). NCEA results, roll history and stand-downs: Education Counts, school leavers 2023 to 2025, stand-downs 2025, rolls 2021 to 2025 (CC BY 4.0). Updated automatically when the Ministry publishes new data.
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