Our specialist subject areas

Our school offers three outstanding specialist programs: Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE), Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), and Dance.

We have dedicated specialist teachers for PDHPE and STEM who deliver weekly lessons designed to engage students and enrich their learning experiences.

Our highly regarded Dance program provides a vibrant and creative outlet for students passionate about dance. Interested students can audition to join this program, which is expertly led by our talented choreographer Sid and Miss Cutler, who brings 18 years of experience working with dance groups.

Sport + PDHPE

Tweed Heads Public School fosters a strong sporting culture by providing students with weekly sport and physical education lessons led by a specialist teacher, ensuring skill development and regular physical activity.

Beyond the classroom, students have numerous opportunities to represent the school in a diverse range of sports, including participation in NSW PSSA competitions and gala days for rugby league, basketball, netball, soccer, cricket, rugby union, and touch football. The school also offers intensive swimming programs designed to develop water safety and swimming skills.

Collage of pictures showing our students in sport. This includes school netball team, rugby league team, swimming relay team, cross country runners and students displaying winning ribbons
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Collage of photos of students participating in STEM activities. This includes robots, VR, designs made by students of buuble wands, gardens and game controllers

STEM

All students from Kindergarten to Year 6 participate in weekly STEM lessons led by a specialist teacher, ensuring a strong foundation in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Our school is well equipped with a range of exciting and engaging technologies, including robotics kits, coding platforms, and digital design tools, which inspire creativity and hands-on learning.

In addition to regular lessons, students have the opportunity to take part in external STEM challenges and competitions that encourage teamwork, problem-solving, and innovative thinking.

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Dance

Our school’s Dance program is long-established, highly regarded, and consistently successful. We have over 100 students involved across junior and senior dance crews (including both boys and girls). Each year, students have the opportunity to showcase their talents by competing in various Eisteddfods and dance competitions, as well as performing at school assemblies and special events throughout the year.

Collage of photos from our student dance groups. This includes posed photos of the girls groups and action shots from recent performances.
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Recent highlights in Sport, STEM and Dance

A male student poses in front of the NSW PSSA sign at the State Athletics Carnival
Congratulations to Shae who represented our school in the 800 metres at the NSW PSSA State Athletics Carnival at Olympic Park. What a wonderful learning experience at compete at this elite level.
three female studentspose with their certificate for achieving 2nd place at the Solar Boat Challenge
Our team "Block Busters" achieved 2nd place at the Annual Solar Boat Challenge held at Tweed River High School. Students were required to design and build a solar-powered boat. The girls skills in team work and problem-solving enabled them to adapt the the weather conditions on race day and edge out the competition.
Boys dance crew in their dance shirts posing on the school steps with the trophies they have won recently
In the recent Dance X competition, our Boys Crew won the prestigious Director’s Choice award for the overall most entertaining act, as well as placing 3rd. Our girls’ group achieved a strong 3rd place finish, and our NAIDOC dance group proudly secured 4th place. Cody also impressed everyone by winning the Improv Challenge against a field of highly experienced professional dancers!

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