Overview
Southern Cross School of Distance Education is a government combined school in East Ballina, New South Wales, serving K-12. The school has 79 enrolled students. Its ICSEA value is 896 (well below average). The student-to-teacher ratio is 1.5:1. The school is located in a SEIFA IRSD decile 6 area.
Source: ACARA School Profile 2025 (2025)
Key Facts
SectorGovernment
School TypeCombined
Year RangeK-12
Governing BodyNSW Department of Education
Postcode2478
LGABallina
RemotenessInner Regional
ACARA ID52670
Student Background
Total Enrolments79
Gender Split43 girls / 36 boys
Indigenous Students33%
Language Background Other Than English13%
English Background87%
Socio-Educational Advantage Distribution
Source: ACARA School Profile (2025)
Enrolment by Year Level
79 students across 9 year levels (2025)
Yr 11
Yr 41
Yr 64
Yr 78
Yr 88
Yr 94
Yr 1019
Yr 1112
Source: ACARA Enrolments by Grade (2025)
Staffing
Teaching Staff75 (50.8 FTE)
Non-Teaching Staff19 (11.2 FTE)
Total Staff94
Student:Teacher Ratio1.5:1
Source: ACARA School Profile (2025)