GovernmentCombinedYears K-12· Inner Regional

Southern Cross School of Distance Education

East Ballina, NSW 2478 · NSW Department of Education

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ICSEA

896

10th percentile nationally

Below average

Total enrolments

79

Combined

Student–teacher ratio

2:1

50.8 FTE teachers

Gender mix

54% / 46%

girls / boys

Language background

13%

non-English at home

Socio-educational advantage

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

Bottom: 57%
Lower-mid: 21%
Upper-mid: 14%
Top: 8%

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.