Living School
Lismore NSW 2480
Living School is an independent combined primary and secondary school in Lismore, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 12 with about 313 students across all campuses. Its ICSEA is 1,037, where the national average is 1000.
Sector, ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Year range, Teaching staff, School website: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Enrolments and staff cover all campuses of this school. Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: an independent co-educational K-12 school in Lismore's central business district, with about 313 students and a low student-to-teacher ratio of under 10 to 1. It offers an individualised learning program with a curriculum aimed at creative, critical and social thinking, and emphasises connection with the community. Its facility is a transformed historic building with an indoor rainforest.
Often praised
- Individualised learning
- Community connection
- Creative curriculum
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at October 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: high. 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 Living School on My School · Why some data is missing
HSC 2025
Counts are derived from NESA's published merit lists and exclude students who opted out of publication. The per-student figure divides each year's count by that year's Year 12 enrolment from ACARA's August census, so it is approximate. NSW law does not permit ranking schools by results, so no rank or percentile is shown.
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Living School - Carrington Lane Campus | Lismore | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.6 km | — | — |
| Living School - Southern Cross University - E Block | Lismore | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.3 km | — | — |
| Summerland Christian College | Goonellabah | Independent k–12 / combined | 7.1 km | 1,042 | 628 |
| Blue Hills College | Goonellabah | Independent k–12 / combined | 7.6 km | 999 | 201 |
| Casino Christian School | North Casino | Independent k–12 / combined | 19.7 km | 979 | 354 |
| Nimbin Central School | Nimbin | Public k–12 / combined | 24.7 km | 956 | 243 |
| Emmanuel Anglican College | Ballina | Independent k–12 / combined | 25.1 km | 1,113 | 878 |
| Richmond Christian College | Ballina | Independent k–12 / combined | 26.3 km | 1,069 | 327 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coffs Harbour Christian Community School | Bonville | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,008 | 1,037 |
| Medowie Christian School | Medowie | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 554 | 1,038 |
| St Euphemia College | Bankstown | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 622 | 1,038 |
| St Peter's Anglican College - Broulee | Broulee | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 925 | 1,036 |
| Irfan College | Cecil Park | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 382 | 1,035 |
| Mamre Anglican School | Kemps Creek | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 626 | 1,039 |
About this data
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.