Sydney  - Australia's national anthem has been banned at an Islamic school in Brisbane, the Courier-Mail reported Friday.

The paper obtained a copy of a memo sent to teachers in July banning Advance Australia Fair, and a former teacher, Pravin Chand, confirmed that the anthem was found to be against the "Islamic view and ethos."

The revelation comes a week after 200 people joined a demonstration outside council offices in nearby Gold Coast urging councillors to deny permission for a new Islamic school.

Protest spokesman Tony Doherty said that the school would create divisions in society.

"It's segregation, not integration," he said. "They're not trying to integrate into the rest of society."

Gold Coast Mayor Ron Clarke said he was angered by the protest.

"We've 80-odd different ethnic groups registered with the city council," he said. "We've 121 different languages spoken here on the Gold Coast, and we've never had any problem whatsoever with any of those groups." (dpa)