Schools in West Ballina

There are 16 schools in and around West Ballina: 9 primary, 3 combined, 2 secondary and 2 special. Their ICSEA scores run from 869 to 1113 (ACARA).

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West Ballina schools by ICSEA

ICSEA describes the socio-educational background of a school’s students (the national average is 1000). It is not a measure of teaching quality, so visit, and read each school’s results on My School.

School	Type	Sector	Years	ICSEA	Enrolment
Emmanuel Anglican College	Combined	Independent	K-12	1113	878
Holy Family Catholic Primary School	Primary	Catholic	K-6	1102	446
Xavier Catholic College Ballina	Secondary	Catholic	7-12	1081	884
Richmond Christian College	Combined	Independent	K-12	1069	327
Lennox Head Public School	Primary	Government	K-6	1064	424
Teven-Tintenbar Public School	Primary	Government	K-6	1057	133
Southern Cross Public School	Primary	Government	K-6	1053	388
St Francis Xavier Primary School	Primary	Catholic	K-6	1045	398
St Joseph's Primary School	Primary	Catholic	K-6	1045	187
Alstonville Public School	Primary	Government	K-6	1001	280
North Coast Pathway	Special	Independent	9-10	998	26
Ballina Coast High School	Secondary	Government	7-12	952	722
Empire Vale Public School	Primary	Government	K-6	941	18
Biala Special School	Special	Independent	U	898	33
Southern Cross School of Distance Education	Combined	Government	K-12	896	79
Ballina Public School	Primary	Government	K-6	869	254

Emmanuel Anglican College
Combined · Independent · K-12
1113
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Primary · Catholic · K-6
1102
Xavier Catholic College Ballina
Secondary · Catholic · 7-12
1081
Richmond Christian College
Combined · Independent · K-12
1069
Lennox Head Public School
Primary · Government · K-6
1064
Teven-Tintenbar Public School
Primary · Government · K-6
1057
Southern Cross Public School
Primary · Government · K-6
1053
St Francis Xavier Primary School
Primary · Catholic · K-6
1045
St Joseph's Primary School
Primary · Catholic · K-6
1045
Alstonville Public School
Primary · Government · K-6
1001
North Coast Pathway
Special · Independent · 9-10
998
Ballina Coast High School
Secondary · Government · 7-12
952
Empire Vale Public School
Primary · Government · K-6
941
Biala Special School
Special · Independent · U
898
Southern Cross School of Distance Education
Combined · Government · K-12
896
Ballina Public School
Primary · Government · K-6
869

1100 and above1000 to 1099Below 1000School data licensed from ACARA under CC BY 4.0.

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A government school's catchment can split a suburb, so two streets in West Ballina can belong to different schools. Check the exact address with the NSW education department's school finder before you make an offer, and ask the agent for it in writing.

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