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Lennox Head Public School

Lennox Head Public School is a government primary school in Lennox Head, New South Wales, teaching year levels K-6 to 424 students.

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424
Students
241 boys · 183 girls
K-6
Year range
1064
ICSEA
avg = 1000
4%
Students from non-English speaking background
ICSEA - socio-educational intake context 1064

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 73% of Australian schools.

Suburb Lennox Head 2478
Local government area Ballina
Remoteness Inner Regional
Sector Government
School type Primary
Indigenous students 1%
Statistical area (SA2) Lennox Head - Skennars Head
Enrolments 2016-2025

Lennox Head Public School had 424 students in 2025, compared with 348 in 2016 (up 22%).

348 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 498 '21 '22 '23 '24 424 '25

Total enrolments as reported to ACARA each August. A year marked "-" was not published for this school. Enrolment counts how many students attend, not how good a school is. Source: ACARA School Profile 2008-2025 (Data Access Program).

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Catchment zone shown where matched to official NSW government data.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. School pin is approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

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Lennox Head Public School catchment

We could not match a zone boundary for this school in the published NSW government zone data, so no catchment suburbs are listed. Some government schools, such as selective, specialist and senior-only schools, do not have a local zone. Check an address with the official NSW zone finder.

The suburb: Lennox Head - Skennars Head

$1,203,000
Median house price
NSW DCJ Sales, Mar 2026 · postcode 2478
6
Childcare services
ACECQA register
43.1%
Families that are couples with children
ABS Census 2021
10,282
Residents
ABS, June 2025

Figures are for the Lennox Head - Skennars Head statistical area (SA2), which contains the school. SA2 boundaries do not always equal suburb boundaries, and childcare services are matched by suburb name. See the full Lennox Head - Skennars Head profile →

© State of New South Wales (Department of Communities and Justice), licensed under CC BY 4.0 (copyright notice).

Nearest schools to Lennox Head Public School

School Sector Years Enrolment ICSEA Distance
Holy Family Catholic Primary School Catholic K-6 446 1102 3.8 km
Xavier Catholic College Ballina Catholic 7-12 884 1081 4.2 km
Southern Cross Public School Government K-6 388 1053 6.2 km
Southern Cross School of Distance Education Government K-12 79 896 6.3 km
Richmond Christian College Independent K-12 327 1069 7.5 km
Biala Special School Independent U 33 898 8.0 km

Listed nearest first. Distance is a straight line between ACARA school locations, not travel distance, and the order is not a ranking.

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Questions about Lennox Head Public School

How many students go to Lennox Head Public School?

Lennox Head Public School has 424 students enrolled (241 boys and 183 girls), according to the ACARA School Profile 2025.

What year levels does Lennox Head Public School teach?

Lennox Head Public School teaches year levels K-6. ACARA lists it as a primary school.

Is Lennox Head Public School a government or non-government school?

Lennox Head Public School is a government school in Lennox Head, New South Wales.

What does the ICSEA of 1064 at Lennox Head Public School mean?

ICSEA, the Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage, describes the family background of the students enrolled at a school, such as parents' education and occupation. The national average is 1000. Lennox Head Public School has an ICSEA of 1064, which places it above 73% of Australian schools. It measures student intake, not teaching quality or results.

How many childcare services are near Lennox Head Public School?

6 childcare services are listed on the ACECQA national register for Lennox Head - Skennars Head, the statistical area around the school. Services are matched by suburb name.

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Source: ACARA School Profile & School Location 2025 (Data Access Program). VIC, NSW and QLD government catchment zones from DET School Zones 2027, NSW DoE School Intake Zones 2026 and Queensland Department of Education state school catchments 2026 (CC BY 4.0). ICSEA is a socio-educational intake index - it measures student background, not teaching quality or outcomes. Methodology →