Pacific Hope Christian School
Tweed Heads South NSW 2486
Pacific Hope Christian School is an independent special school in Tweed Heads South, NSW with about 85 students. Its ICSEA is 1,014, where the national average is 1000.
Sector, ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff, School website: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: Pacific Hope Christian School is an independent special school in Tweed Heads South with about 85 students. It is part of the Pacific Group of Christian Schools, whose Hope schools support children with learning disabilities. The school has a low student-to-teacher ratio of under six to one and a large non-teaching support team alongside its teaching staff.
Often praised
- Christian school network
- Very low student-teacher ratio
- Large support team
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NAPLAN
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Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Coast Christian School | Tweed Heads South | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.1 km | 1,027 | 999 |
| Pacific Online Christian School | Tweed Heads South | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.1 km | — | — |
| Pacific Gulgangali Jarjums Christian School | Tweed Heads South | Independent special | 0.1 km | 781 | 32 |
| Caldera School | Tweed Heads South | Public special | 2.1 km | 936 | 24 |
| Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar School | Terranora | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.3 km | 1,117 | 2,008 |
| The Small School | Murwillumbah | Independent k–12 / combined | 19.0 km | 1,071 | 67 |
| Tweed Valley Adventist College | Murwillumbah | Independent k–12 / combined | 20.6 km | 1,039 | 381 |
| Bhaktivedanta Swami Gurukula School | Eungella | Independent k–12 / combined | 26.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspect Riverina School | Albury | Independent special | 90 | 1,011 |
| Aspect South Coast School | Corrimal | Independent special | 129 | 1,017 |
| NextSense School - Blind Deafblind Program | Macquarie Park | Independent special | 7 | 1,017 |
| Mackillop Education Waranara School | Annandale | Independent special · 9-12 | 85 | 1,019 |
| Aspect Hunter School | Thornton | Independent special | 290 | 1,008 |
| St Philip's Christian College Dynamic Learning | Waratah | Independent special | 223 | 1,022 |
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.