The Ballina council area in New South Wales has 11 primary zones and 2 secondary zones for government schools. Each one is listed
below with the suburbs it covers and the median house prices around them.
Schools are in alphabetical order. A zone can cross a council border, so some suburbs listed
here sit in a neighbouring council. A suburb can also be split between two zones - check your
street address on
NSW School Finder
before you rely on it.
Meerschaum Vale, Alstonville, Wollongbar, Wardell, Marom Creek, Dalwood, Rous, Bagotville, Alstonvale, Rous Mill, Tuckombil, Uralba, Lynwood, Teven and 1 more - see the zone map
Median house price
$685,000 to $1,150,000 lowest and highest of 2 areas with a published figure (includes postcode 2480)
Median weekly rent, 3-bedroom house
$630 to $720 a week lowest and highest of 2 areas with a published figure (includes postcode 2480)
Pimlico, Lennox Head, Ballina, East Wardell, Wardell, Cumbalum, Teven, Empire Vale, Kinvara, Tintenbar, Keith Hall, West Ballina, Skennars Head, East Ballina and 10 more - see the zone map
Median house price
$1,150,000 to $3,225,000 lowest and highest of 4 areas with a published figure (includes postcode 2478)
Median weekly rent, 3-bedroom house
$720 to $1,150 a week lowest and highest of 4 areas with a published figure (includes postcode 2478)
ICSEA
952 student intake, not a ranking
Which government school zones are in Ballina?
The Ballina council area in New South Wales has 11 primary zones and 2 secondary zones. Primary: Alstonville Public School, Ballina Public School, Cabbage Tree Island Public School, Empire Vale Public School, Fernleigh Public School, Newrybar Public School, Rous Public School, Southern Cross Public School, Teven-Tintenbar Public School, Wardell Public School and 1 more. Secondary: Alstonville High School, Ballina Coast High School.
How do I check which school zone my address in Ballina is in?
Zone lines follow streets, not suburb borders, so one suburb can be split between two zones. Type your street address into the address check on our school zones page, then confirm it on NSW School Finder, the official map, before you rely on it.
How to read this page
Which zones are listed - government schools located in the Ballina council area that have an official zone. A few schools are left out because the zone data does not name them clearly; non-government and specialist schools have no zones.
Suburbs in the zone - suburbs the zone covers in whole or in a large part (at least 10% of the suburb or of the zone).
Prices and rents - the medians our suburb pages show for the statistical areas (ABS SA2) that contain the zone's suburbs, as the lowest and highest. They describe those whole areas, not only the streets inside the zone.
ICSEA - a picture of the family backgrounds of a school's students (1000 is the national average). It describes student intake. It is not a ranking and not a measure of teaching.
Next steps
School zone finder - nearby suburbs within your budget and the schools each is zoned to.
All NSW schools - every school in the state, including non-government schools.
School fees or moving - compare private school fees with the cost of moving into a zone.