Southern Cross Public School

Chickiba Drive, East Ballina NSW 2478

PublicPrimaryYears K-6

Southern Cross Public School is a government primary school in East Ballina, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 388 students. Its ICSEA is 1,053, where the national average is 1000.

388students

1,053ICSEA · higher than 74% of NSW primary schools

12%language background other than English

6%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

27teaching staff (FTE)

Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms

Attendance and enrolment

90.2%attendance rate, 2024 · -0.1 pts over 3 years

-2%enrolment change over 5 years

67FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

2support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 388.

About this school, from public sources

This note is drawn from public online sources, including the school's own website and school directories. Southern Cross Public School is a government primary school in East Ballina serving Kindergarten to Year 6, with several hundred students. It describes a supportive setting that looks after both academic and emotional wellbeing. The school lists curiosity, respect and teamwork among its values, uses the motto "Towards Tomorrow", and stresses partnership between families and staff. It has a canteen and a parent portal app.

Often praised

Supportive, wellbeing-focused environment
Strong school-home partnerships
Wide range of learning opportunities

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 Southern Cross 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	2.9 km	1,045	398
Holy Family Catholic Primary School	Skennars Head	Catholic primary	2.9 km	1,102	446
Ballina Public School	Ballina	Public primary	3.0 km	869	254
Richmond Christian College	Ballina	Independent k–12 / combined	4.0 km	1,069	327
Emmanuel Anglican College	Ballina	Independent k–12 / combined	5.5 km	1,113	878
Lennox Head Public School	Lennox Head	Public primary	6.3 km	1,064	424
Teven-Tintenbar Public School	Tintenbar	Public primary	10.4 km	1,057	133
Empire Vale Public School	Empire Vale	Public primary	10.5 km	941	18

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
Millthorpe Public School	Millthorpe	Public primary · K-6	235	1,053
Padstow Heights Public School	Padstow	Public primary · K-6	297	1,053
Rockdale Public School	Rockdale	Public primary · K-6	321	1,053
Kellys Plains Public School	Armidale	Public primary · K-6	27	1,054
Mount Hunter Public School	Camden	Public primary · K-6	32	1,054
Tacking Point Public School	Port Macquarie	Public primary · K-6	594	1,054

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.