Flinders is a leading co-educational Queensland independent school with a proven record of academic excellence and a caring culture that upholds values of Compassion, Courage, Respect and Integrity.
We invite you to book a personalised tour of our rainforest-fringed campus to see for yourself why our College is so highly regarded.
You will discover how our innovative learning environment and quality staff team enable our 1,400 students from Prep to Year 12 to thrive.
College Strategic Plan
For the complete overview, please download our College Strategic Plan, "Flinders Future 2023 - 2027", below.
Students Learn the Importance of Values at Flinders
Students at Flinders are encouraged to learn the College values of Compassion, Courage, Integrity and Respect.
COMPASSION
We are aware of suffering and are motivated to treat others with kindness, care and understanding.
COURAGE
We act bravely to overcome our fears, accept challenges and learn from our mistakes.
INTEGRITY
We act with honesty, moral strength and grace, guided by humility and compassion.
RESPECT
We have a high regard for self and others, and for the wider community, and treat each other accordingly.
These core values are central to our students developing the character and competencies for a rewarding and successful life of leadership, wellbeing and contribution in the wider world.
Our College Vision
To Education for Excellence in Learning and Life
Our College Mission
Through transformational learning experiences, we inspire our students to achieve academic excellence, develop a profound sense of humanity and be motivated to create positive change in the world around them.
Academic Excellence at Matthew Flinders Anglican College
At Flinders, we nurture a learning environment that promotes exceptional scholarship through a culture of deep learning and engagement.
Across a broad range of subjects and through transformational learning experiences, our graduating students consistently achieve top ATAR results, enabling their pursuit of first-choice tertiary pathways.
In our Secondary School, we also challenge and extend students through specialised programs, including our Advanced Mathematics pathway and Music EDGE program for skilled musicians in Years 8 and 9. Senior students can explore accelerated QCE subject pathways to prepare for tertiary studies and future careers.
In our Primary School, the Ready For… program provides a dynamic and differentiated learning experience, with specialised and targeted teaching in numeracy and literacy, empowering children to thrive and excel from an early age.
Quality Teaching is a Priority at Flinders
Our College recruits, retains and supports exceptional teachers and operational staff. We have teachers who are experts in their field, with exceptional depth of knowledge and passion for the subjects they teach.
Our vibrant professional development program and Flinders Teaching & Learning Framework enable our teachers to develop new skills and grow.
Through our Flinders Wellbeing Framework, our staff commit to nurturing a genuine environment of care, friendship and respect to ensure that every student feels supported to learn and thrive.
Students Embrace Diverse Co-Curricular Opportunities at Flinders
Students thrive through the co-curricular opportunities we provide beyond the classroom.
There is so much for our students to explore, through a diverse and quality range of of sport, music, dramatic arts, community service, leadership and outdoor activities.
Flinders is also a candidate school within Round Square - a worldwide network of innovative schools across six continents that share a passion for real-world experiential learning through exchange opportunities and service learning.
Our students benefit in so many ways through our co-curricular program; they learn teamwork, build confidence and self-esteem, develop their perseverance and discipline, grow relationship skills and have fun!
Flinders Provides Quality Facilities for Learning and Co-Curricular Life
Located in Buderim at the heart of the Sunshine Coast, Flinders is surrounded by rainforest and located 10 minutes’ drive from stunning surf beaches.
Our College's outstanding facilities include the state-of-the-art Infinity Centre as part of the Flinders Master Plan. There is also a professional performance centre, indoor sports centre, aquatic centre and two floodlit sports ovals.
Daily school life at Flinders is set amidst rainforest, immaculate gardens and lawns, nature playgrounds, the award-winning Flinders Farm learning hub and our sprawling manicured sports ovals. We even have kangaroos that visit our oval for a nibble of grass when the campus is quiet...
