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The Rivers Secondary College, Richmond River High Campus

The Rivers Secondary College, Richmond River High Campus is a government secondary school in North Lismore, New South Wales, teaching year levels 7-12 to 494 students.

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494
Students
262 boys · 232 girls
7-12
Year range
950
ICSEA
avg = 1000
2%
Students from non-English speaking background
ICSEA - socio-educational intake context 950

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 25% of Australian schools.

Suburb North Lismore 2480
Local government area Lismore
Remoteness Inner Regional
Sector Government
School type Secondary
Indigenous students 4%
Statistical area (SA2) Lismore
Enrolments 2016-2025

The Rivers Secondary College, Richmond River High Campus had 494 students in 2025, compared with 832 in 2016 (down 41%).

832 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 494 '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.

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The Rivers Secondary College, Richmond River High Campus 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: Lismore

$685,000
Median house price
NSW DCJ Sales, Mar 2026
15
Childcare services
ACECQA register
31.7%
Families that are couples with children
ABS Census 2021
13,679
Residents
ABS, June 2025

Figures are for the Lismore 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 Lismore profile →

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

Nearest schools to The Rivers Secondary College, Richmond River High Campus

School Sector Years Enrolment ICSEA Distance
St Carthage's Primary School Catholic K-6 580 1064 0.7 km
Living School Independent K-12 313 1037 1.5 km
Lismore Public School Government K-6 179 871 2.0 km
Lismore South Public School Government P-6 106 898 2.1 km
Lismore Heights Public School Government K-6 203 973 2.2 km
St John's College Catholic 7-12 774 1059 2.6 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 The Rivers Secondary College, Richmond River High Campus

How many students go to The Rivers Secondary College, Richmond River High Campus?

The Rivers Secondary College, Richmond River High Campus has 494 students enrolled (262 boys and 232 girls), according to the ACARA School Profile 2025.

What year levels does The Rivers Secondary College, Richmond River High Campus teach?

The Rivers Secondary College, Richmond River High Campus teaches year levels 7-12. ACARA lists it as a secondary school.

Is The Rivers Secondary College, Richmond River High Campus a government or non-government school?

The Rivers Secondary College, Richmond River High Campus is a government school in North Lismore, New South Wales.

What does the ICSEA of 950 at The Rivers Secondary College, Richmond River High Campus 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. The Rivers Secondary College, Richmond River High Campus has an ICSEA of 950, which places it above 25% of Australian schools. It measures student intake, not teaching quality or results.

How many childcare services are near The Rivers Secondary College, Richmond River High Campus?

15 childcare services are listed on the ACECQA national register for Lismore, 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 →