School details
| School type | Primary school |
|---|---|
| Year levels | Preschool to Year 6 |
| Students | Co-educational |
| Selective status | Not Selective |
| Enrolment (FTE) | 142 |
| Language background other than English | 27% |
| Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students | 35% |
| First teacher | 1 March 1958 |
| Address | Heffron St Tweed Heads South NSW 2486 |
| Phone | 07 5524 3408 |
| tweedhdest-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au | |
| Website | tweedhdest-p.schools.nsw.gov.au |
| Local government area | Tweed |
| State electorate | Tweed |
| Remoteness | Major Cities of Australia |
About the school
Tweed Heads South Public School is a primary school run by the NSW Department of Education in Tweed Heads South, in the Tweed local government area, teaching Preschool to Year 6.
The department records 1 March 1958 as the date of the school’s first teacher, around 68 years ago.
The latest full-time-equivalent enrolment published by the department is 142 students. That makes it a small school. 27% of students have a language background other than English. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students make up 35% of enrolments.
The school also has a government preschool on site.
Like other NSW public schools, Tweed Heads South Public School guarantees a place to students who live in its local intake area. If you are moving to Tweed Heads South or nearby, check your exact address with the department’s School Finder before you sign a lease or buy, as boundaries can split suburbs.
Enrolling at Tweed Heads South Public School
- Check that your address is in the local intake area using the NSW School Finder.
- Contact the school office on 07 5524 3408 to ask about enrolment dates and school tours.
- Prepare proof of age, proof of address and an immunisation history statement.
- Moving from another state or country? Read moving interstate or moving to Australia.