Xavier Catholic College Ballina
Skennars Head NSW 2478
Xavier Catholic College Ballina is a Catholic secondary school in Skennars Head, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 884 students. Its ICSEA is 1,081, 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). Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: Xavier Catholic College is a co-educational Catholic secondary day school for Years 7 to 12 at Skennars Head, near Ballina on the NSW north coast. Founded in 2000, it is a Companion School of the Jesuits and is administered by the Lismore Diocese. Its motto is "Act Justly". It has about 880 students and a low student-to-teacher ratio.
Often praised
- Jesuit companion school
- Social justice focus
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NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Xavier Catholic College Ballina on My School · Why some data is missing
HSC 2025
Last 5 years
| Year | Band 6 / E4 results per Year 12 student | Band 6 / E4 results |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.64 | 81 |
| 2024 | 0.67 | 81 |
| 2023 | 0.78 | 89 |
| 2022 | 1.12 | 156 |
| 2021 | 0.65 | 66 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Cross School of Distance Education | East Ballina | Public high school | 2.5 km | 896 | 77 |
| Ballina Coast High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Ballina | Public high school | 5.2 km | 952 | 718 |
| Richmond Christian College | Ballina | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.6 km | 1,069 | 327 |
| Emmanuel Anglican College | Ballina | Independent k–12 / combined | 7.6 km | 1,113 | 878 |
| Alstonville High School | Alstonville | Public high school | 16.2 km | 990 | 521 |
| Byron Bay High School | Byron Bay | Public high school | 18.3 km | 1,050 | 818 |
| Cape Byron Rudolf Steiner School | Byron Bay | Independent k–12 / combined | 19.8 km | 1,097 | 382 |
| Blue Hills College | Goonellabah | Independent k–12 / combined | 23.8 km | 999 | 201 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St John Bosco College | Engadine | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 986 | 1,081 |
| Aquinas Catholic College | Menai | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 1,140 | 1,082 |
| Bethany College | Hurstville | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 1,091 | 1,083 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College | Kensington | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 702 | 1,083 |
| De La Salle Catholic College, Caringbah | Caringbah | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 536 | 1,078 |
| Santa Sophia Catholic College (Secondary) | Gables | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 999 | 1,078 |
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.