Government · Primary · Fernleigh

Fernleigh Public School

Students

15 boys · 18 girls

K-6

Year range

1032

ICSEA

avg = 1000

39%

Students from non-English speaking background

ICSEA — socio-educational intake context 1032

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 61% of Australian schools.

Suburb Fernleigh 2479

Local government area Ballina

Remoteness Inner Regional

Sector Government

School type Primary

Indigenous students 27%

Statistical area (SA2) Ballina Surrounds

Official website fernleigh-p.schools.nsw.gov.au

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Other schools in Ballina Surrounds

School Sector Years Enrolment ICSEA

Alstonville High School Government 7-12 522 990

Alstonville Public School Government K-6 280 1001

North Coast Pathway Independent 9-10 26 998

Rous Public School Government K-6 85 1031

St Joseph's Primary School Catholic K-6 187 1045

Cabbage Tree Island Public School Government K-6 21 694

Empire Vale Public School Government K-6 18 941

Newrybar Public School Government K-6 61 1082

Source: ACARA School Profile & School Location 2025 (Data Access Program). VIC and NSW government catchment zones from DET School Zones 2026 and NSW DoE School Intake Zones 2026. ICSEA is a socio-educational intake index — it measures student background, not teaching quality or outcomes. Methodology →