Tweed Heads South Public School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Tweed Heads South, New South Wales 2486 · Tweed LGA
#1437 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#4382 of 4,908 nationally
About Tweed Heads South Public School
Tweed Heads South Public School is a public primary school located in Tweed Heads South, New South Wales (2486), within the Tweed local government area. It caters for students from P to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 142 students (67 girls and 75 boys).
Tweed Heads South Public School has an ICSEA value of 882, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 8th percentile of Australian schools. 4% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 61% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 15 teachers (18.1 full-time equivalent) and 12 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 7.8 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 22% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Tweed Heads South Public School scores 26.7 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools nationally and 1437th of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (21st of 21 in the Tweed area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 882
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)4% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)7.8 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-22% enrolments since 2020 (area median -7%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+15 ICSEA points since 2020
The Success Index summarises the academic environment of a school community using official ACARA data. It is not a measure of teaching quality or student results. Read the methodology.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How Tweed Heads South Public School's 142 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Tweed Heads South Public School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Tweed Heads South Public School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Tweed River High School
Tweed Heads South · Government high school · 7-12
590 students · ICSEA 940 · 195 m away
Caldera School
Tweed Heads South · Government special · U
24 students · ICSEA 936 · 1.4 km away
St Joseph's College
Banora Point · Catholic high school · 7-12
838 students · ICSEA 1050 · 1.7 km away
Pacific Gulgangali Jarjums Christian School
Tweed Heads South · Independent special · K-6
32 students · ICSEA 781 · 1.7 km away
St James' Primary School
Banora Point · Catholic primary · K-6
406 students · ICSEA 1068 · 1.7 km away
Pacific Coast Christian School
Tweed Heads South · Independent combined · K-12
999 students · ICSEA 1027 · 1.8 km away
Pacific Hope Christian School
Tweed Heads South · Independent special · U
85 students · ICSEA 1014 · 1.8 km away
Fingal Head Public School
Fingal Head · Government primary · K-6
33 students · ICSEA 934 · 2.6 km away
Centaur Public School
Banora Point · Government primary · K-6
424 students · ICSEA 975 · 2.6 km away
Banora Point High School
Banora Point · Government high school · 7-12
503 students · ICSEA 965 · 2.6 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Weston Public School
Weston · Government primary · K-6
270 students · ICSEA 882
Sadleir Public School
Sadleir · Government primary · P-6
351 students · ICSEA 883
Curran Public School
Macquarie Fields · Government primary · K-6
275 students · ICSEA 883
Mummulgum Public School
Mummulgum · Government primary · K-6
21 students · ICSEA 881
Griffith Public School
Griffith · Government primary · K-6
433 students · ICSEA 881
Broken Hill Public School
Broken Hill · Government primary · P-6
162 students · ICSEA 881
Frequently asked questions
Is Tweed Heads South Public School a public or private school?
Tweed Heads South Public School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Tweed Heads South Public School offer?
Tweed Heads South Public School offers P to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Tweed Heads South Public School?
In 2025, Tweed Heads South Public School had 142 enrolled students (67 girls, 75 boys), a change of -22% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Tweed Heads South Public School?
Tweed Heads South Public School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 882. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Tweed Heads South Public School rank in NSW?
Tweed Heads South Public School ranks 1437th of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (26.7/100), and 4382nd of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Tweed Heads South Public School?
Tweed Heads South Public School has about 7.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Tweed Heads South Public School each year?
In 2025, Tweed Heads South Public School had 27 students in Kindergarten and 31 in Year 6.
Is Tweed Heads South Public School co-ed?
Yes. Tweed Heads South Public School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Tweed Heads South Public School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Tweed Heads South Public School in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
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