St Joseph's Primary School
Tweed Heads NSW 2485
St Joseph's Primary School is a Catholic primary school in Tweed Heads, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 302 students. Its ICSEA is 1,069, where the national average is 1000.
Sector, ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Year range, 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: St Joseph's is a coeducational Catholic primary school in Tweed Heads serving Kindergarten to Year 6, with about 302 students. It marked 103 years of Catholic education in 2021. The school is part of St Joseph's Parish, which serves Tweed Heads, Coolangatta, Tugun, Bilambil and Cobaki, and it publishes an annual school report for families through its website.
Often praised
- Parish community links
- Over a century of education
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tweed Heads Public School | Tweed Heads | Public primary | 0.2 km | 984 | 394 |
| Tweed Heads South Public School | Tweed Heads South | Public primary | 2.7 km | 882 | 142 |
| Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar School, Junior School | Tweed Heads South | Independent primary | 2.8 km | — | — |
| Pacific Online Christian School | Tweed Heads South | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.4 km | — | — |
| Pacific Coast Christian School | Tweed Heads South | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.4 km | 1,027 | 999 |
| Fingal Head Public School | Fingal Head | Public primary | 3.7 km | 934 | 33 |
| St James' Primary School | Banora Point | Catholic primary | 4.4 km | 1,068 | 406 |
| Centaur Public School | Banora Point | Public primary | 5.1 km | 975 | 424 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Patrick's Parish School | Albury | Catholic primary · K-6 | 501 | 1,069 |
| St James' Primary School | Banora Point | Catholic primary · K-6 | 406 | 1,068 |
| St Nicholas of Myra Primary School | Penrith | Catholic primary · K-6 | 169 | 1,068 |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School | Helensburgh | Catholic primary · K-6 | 184 | 1,071 |
| St Francis Xavier Primary School | Woolgoolga | Catholic primary · K-6 | 263 | 1,071 |
| St Kevin's Primary School | Cardiff | Catholic primary · K-6 | 130 | 1,071 |
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.