WELCOME TO TARPEENA PRIMARY SCHOOL
Tarpeena is a small rural school situated 25km north of Mount Gambier in
the south-east
of South Australia. Tarpeena has a large timber mill that
processes pine from plantations within the region. Students at the
school live within the township and many families have some connections
with the timber industry. Tarpeena Primary School is a small school
with an onsite Child Parent Centre.
The school is a Category 2 school on the Index of Disadvantage.
Children at Tarpeena study all eight areas of the SACSA framework with a
major focus on literacy and numeracy.