Government · Combined · East Ballina

Southern Cross School of Distance Education

Students

36 boys · 43 girls

K-12

Year range

896

ICSEA

avg = 1000

16%

Students from non-English speaking background

ICSEA - socio-educational intake context 896

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 10% of Australian schools.

Suburb East Ballina 2478

Local government area Ballina

Remoteness Inner Regional

Sector Government

School type Combined

Indigenous students 42%

Statistical area (SA2) Ballina

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Other schools in Ballina

School Sector Years Enrolment ICSEA

Ballina Coast High School Government 7-12 722 952

Ballina Public School Government K-6 254 869

Biala Special School Independent U 33 898

Emmanuel Anglican College Independent K-12 878 1113

Richmond Christian College Independent K-12 327 1069

St Francis Xavier Primary School Catholic K-6 398 1045

Southern Cross Public School Government K-6 388 1053

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