Lightning Ridge Central School

Adelaide Schools introduces Lightning Ridge Central School in Lightning Ridge, for all your education and learning needs.

Lightning Ridge Central School had an enrolment of 391 students for the 2009 year. Approximately 37% of the school's students identified as being of Aboriginal descent, with a further 10% coming from a language background other than English-speaking. Students come from families mainly involved in the opal mining or agricultural industries. Some students live within the township of Lightning Ridge, with many others living on rural properties or on mining camps on the outskirts of the town. Students and their families have a rich variety of backgrounds, all of which contribute to the diversity of this isolated northwestern town. The school is focused on providing an excellent education for its students through an effective and responsive curriculum, and effective quality teaching.