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Southern Cross Public School

East Ballina, NSW 2478 · NSW Department of Education

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ICSEA

1053

70th percentile nationally

Top tier

Total enrolments

388

Primary

Student–teacher ratio

14:1

26.9 FTE teachers

Gender mix

42% / 58%

girls / boys

Language background

12%

non-English at home

Socio-educational advantage

Share of students in each national SEA quarter (bottom = most disadvantaged, top = most advantaged).

Bottom: 16%

Lower-mid: 30%

Upper-mid: 29%

Top: 25%

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Source: ACARA My School 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students — not academic results or teaching quality. National average = 1000. See data sources.