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Caldera School

Caldera School is a government special school in Tweed Heads South, New South Wales, with 24 students.

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24
Students
17 boys · 7 girls
U
Year range
936
ICSEA
avg = 1000
17%
Students from non-English speaking background
ICSEA - socio-educational intake context 936

ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of students at this school - it is an intake measure, not a teaching quality or outcomes ranking. National average is 1000. Range is roughly 500–1300. This school's ICSEA places it above 20% of Australian schools.

Suburb Tweed Heads South 2486
Local government area Tweed
Remoteness Major Cities
Sector Government
School type Special
Indigenous students 138%
Statistical area (SA2) Tweed Heads South
Official website caldera-s.schools.nsw.gov.au
Enrolments 2016-2025

Caldera School had 24 students in 2025, compared with 26 in 2016 (down 8%).

26 '16 '17 29 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 24 '25

Total enrolments as reported to ACARA each August. A year marked "-" was not published for this school. Enrolment counts how many students attend, not how good a school is. Source: ACARA School Profile 2008-2025 (Data Access Program).

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Catchment zone shown where matched to official NSW government data.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. School pin is approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

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Caldera School catchment

We could not match a zone boundary for this school in the published NSW government zone data, so no catchment suburbs are listed. Some government schools, such as selective, specialist and senior-only schools, do not have a local zone. Check an address with the official NSW zone finder.

The suburb: Tweed Heads South

$1,340,000
Median house price
NSW DCJ Sales, Mar 2026 · postcode 2486
5
Childcare services
ACECQA register
26.5%
Families that are couples with children
ABS Census 2021
8,637
Residents
ABS, June 2025

Figures are for the Tweed Heads South statistical area (SA2), which contains the school. SA2 boundaries do not always equal suburb boundaries, and childcare services are matched by suburb name. See the full Tweed Heads South profile →

© State of New South Wales (Department of Communities and Justice), licensed under CC BY 4.0 (copyright notice).

Nearest schools to Caldera School

School Sector Years Enrolment ICSEA Distance
St Joseph's College Catholic 7-12 838 1050 0.4 km
St James' Primary School Catholic K-6 406 1068 0.4 km
Tweed River High School Government 7-12 590 940 1.4 km
Tweed Heads South Public School Government P-6 142 882 1.4 km
Centaur Public School Government K-6 424 975 1.5 km
Banora Point High School Government 7-12 503 965 1.6 km

Listed nearest first. Distance is a straight line between ACARA school locations, not travel distance, and the order is not a ranking.

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Questions about Caldera School

How many students go to Caldera School?

Caldera School has 24 students enrolled (17 boys and 7 girls), according to the ACARA School Profile 2025.

Is Caldera School a government or non-government school?

Caldera School is a government school in Tweed Heads South, New South Wales.

What does the ICSEA of 936 at Caldera School mean?

ICSEA, the Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage, describes the family background of the students enrolled at a school, such as parents' education and occupation. The national average is 1000. Caldera School has an ICSEA of 936, which places it above 20% of Australian schools. It measures student intake, not teaching quality or results.

How many childcare services are near Caldera School?

5 childcare services are listed on the ACECQA national register for Tweed Heads South, the statistical area around the school. Services are matched by suburb name.

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Source: ACARA School Profile & School Location 2025 (Data Access Program). VIC, NSW and QLD government catchment zones from DET School Zones 2027, NSW DoE School Intake Zones 2026 and Queensland Department of Education state school catchments 2026 (CC BY 4.0). ICSEA is a socio-educational intake index - it measures student background, not teaching quality or outcomes. Methodology →