Ballina Public School
48 Crane St, Ballina NSW 2478
Ballina Public School is a government primary school in Ballina, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 254 students. Its ICSEA is 869, where the national average is 1000.
Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 254.
About this school, from public sources
Public information about Ballina Public School describes a K-6 government primary school in Ballina, NSW, established in 1861, serving roughly 280 students. The school is noted as an Early Action for Success site with a focus on explicit literacy and numeracy instruction, tailored learning support, and Positive Behaviour for Learning. It offers STEM, creative arts and sport, including rugby league, netball, soccer, dance, choir and band, alongside Aboriginal education programs and support for students from diverse cultural backgrounds.
Often praised
- Explicit literacy/numeracy focus
- Broad sport and creative arts programs
- Strong Aboriginal education and inclusion
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at September 2026. It reflects what is said online, not an assessment by SchoolList AU or any government body, and it deliberately records only neutral and positive points. Confidence: medium. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.
NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Ballina Public School on My School · Why some data is missing
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Francis Xavier Primary School | Ballina | Catholic primary | 0.1 km | 1,045 | 398 |
| Southern Cross Public School | East Ballina | Public primary | 3.0 km | 1,053 | 388 |
| Richmond Christian College | Ballina | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.0 km | 1,069 | 327 |
| Emmanuel Anglican College | Ballina | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.4 km | 1,113 | 878 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School | Skennars Head | Catholic primary | 5.8 km | 1,102 | 446 |
| Empire Vale Public School | Empire Vale | Public primary | 7.5 km | 941 | 18 |
| Lennox Head Public School | Lennox Head | Public primary | 8.8 km | 1,064 | 424 |
| Teven-Tintenbar Public School | Tintenbar | Public primary | 10.3 km | 1,057 | 133 |
Schools with a similar ICSEA in NSW
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Risk Public School | The Risk | Public primary · K-6 | 23 | 869 |
| Tucabia Public School | Tucabia | Public primary · K-6 | 32 | 869 |
| Berkeley West Public School | Berkeley | Public primary · K-6 | 157 | 868 |
| Buronga Public School | Buronga | Public primary · K-6 | 80 | 870 |
| Darlington Point Public School | Darlington Point | Public primary · K-6 | 88 | 870 |
| Oxley Vale Public School | Tamworth | Public primary · K-6 | 377 | 870 |
About this data
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- school-website
Figures are from the latest published datasets and can lag the school by a year. Confirm enrolment rules and catchment boundaries with the school or department before relying on them.