Caldera School

37 Corporation Circuit, Tweed Heads South NSW 2486

PublicSpecial

Caldera School is a government special school in Tweed Heads South, NSW with about 24 students. Its ICSEA is 936, where the national average is 1000.

24students

936ICSEA · higher than 50% of NSW primary schools

0%language background other than English

33%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

8teaching staff (FTE)

Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms

Attendance and enrolment

50.6%attendance rate, 2024 · +1.1 pts over 3 years

-8%enrolment change over 5 years

155FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

2support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 24.

About this school, from public sources

Publicly available information describes Caldera School as a NSW Department of Education special-purpose school in Tweed Heads South supporting students referred through a placement panel process for additional behavioural, emotional and educational needs. The school emphasises individualised learning plans co-designed with teachers, learning specialists and wellbeing staff, alongside a small student cohort and low student-to-teacher ratio. It presents itself as a friendly, inclusive environment aiming to build resilience, life skills and a sense of belonging for every student.

Often praised

individualised learning plans
low student-to-teacher ratio
strong wellbeing support

This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at September 2026. It reflects what is said online, not an assessment by SchoolList AU or any government body, and it deliberately records only neutral and positive points. Confidence: medium. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.

NAPLAN

School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Caldera School on My School · Why some data is missing

Location and nearby schools

Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.

School	Suburb	Type	Distance	ICSEA	Students
Pacific Hope Christian School	Tweed Heads South	Independent special	2.1 km	1,014	85
Pacific Online Christian School	Tweed Heads South	Independent k–12 / combined	2.1 km	—	—
Pacific Gulgangali Jarjums Christian School	Tweed Heads South	Independent special	2.1 km	781	32
Pacific Coast Christian School	Tweed Heads South	Independent k–12 / combined	2.1 km	1,027	999
Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar School	Terranora	Independent k–12 / combined	4.3 km	1,117	2,008
The Small School	Murwillumbah	Independent k–12 / combined	19.4 km	1,071	67
Tweed Valley Adventist College	Murwillumbah	Independent k–12 / combined	21.2 km	1,039	381
Bhaktivedanta Swami Gurukula School	Eungella	Independent k–12 / combined	26.9 km	1,028	93

Schools with a similar ICSEA in NSW

Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.

School	Suburb	Type	Students	ICSEA
Peterborough School	Warilla	Public special	115	938
Newcastle Junior School	Hillsborough	Public special	63	940
Wewak Street School	North Albury	Public special	67	930
Willans Hill School	Wagga Wagga	Public special	71	929
Tirriwirri School	Karabar	Public special	34	944
Para Meadows School	North Wollongong	Public special	113	945

About this data

Figures are from the latest published datasets and can lag the school by a year. Confirm enrolment rules and catchment boundaries with the school or department before relying on them.