Conveniently located near the centre of town on Kaolin Street is the TAFE NSW Lightning Ridge campus, offering a well-appointed sanctuary for students to study in.
TAFE NSW Lightning Ridge tailors its programs to the most suitable qualifications for successful job placement in the local opal mining industry, as well as other regional industries and services.
Services and facilities
At TAFE NSW Lightning Ridge, you'll learn new skills in training environments designed to reflect real workplaces, with access to the same equipment and latest technology being used by industry.
Counselling and careers
Disability services
Physical Disability, Acquired Brain Injury and Medical Conditions
Phone (02) 6883 3421Email cheryl.fitzpatrick@tafensw.edu.au
Blind and Low Vision
Phone (02) 6338 2525Email kenneth.lofts@tafensw.edu.au
Deaf and Hearing Impaired
Phone (02) 6338 2590TTY 263382456
SMS 0428 869 056
Email jenelle.copeland@tafensw.edu.au
Intellectual and Learning
Phone (02) 6883 3424Email louise.norton@tafensw.edu.au
Mental Health
Phone (02) 6338 2535Email paula.cahill3@tafensw.edu.au
Acknowledgement of Country
TAFE NSW would like to pay our respect and acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the traditional custodians of the land, rivers and sea. We acknowledge and pay our respect to the Elders, past, present and emerging, of all nations.