Southern Cross Public School is a government primary school in East Ballina, New South Wales, with 388 reported enrolments, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1, and an ICSEA percentile of 70.
Quick school snapshot
School model
Southern Cross Public School is listed as Government and Primary, with a reported year range of K-6.
Enrolment size
The school reports 388 total enrolments, including 164 girls and 224 boys where available.
ICSEA context
The ICSEA value is 1,053, with percentile 70 in the current dataset.
Gender profile
The gender type is Co-educational, with a reported mix of 42.3% girls and 57.7% boys.
Staff ratio
The student-teacher ratio is 14.4:1, based on 26.9 FTE teaching staff where available.
Local area
The campus is in East Ballina, New South Wales, within Ballina.
Profile signals
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Southern Cross Public School is listed as a government primary school in East Ballina, New South Wales. The profile reports 388 total enrolments, an ICSEA value of 1,053, and a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1 where available. The reported year range is K-6, and the campus sits within Ballina local government area.
Enrolment
388
reported total enrolments
164 girls
224 boys
Southern Cross Public School reports 388 total enrolments, including 164 girls and 224 boys. The reported enrolment mix is 42.3% girls and 57.7% boys.
Socio-educational
70
percentile where available
ICSEA
1,053
Southern Cross Public School sits at the 70 ICSEA percentile in the reported dataset.
SEA quarters
Bottom
16%
Lower-middle
30%
Upper-middle
29%
Top
25%
The socio-educational distribution lists 16% in the bottom quarter, 30% in the lower-middle quarter, 29% in the upper-middle quarter, and 25% in the top quarter.
Staff
Teaching staff
30
FTE teaching
26.9
Non-teaching
9
Student-teacher
14.4:1
The profile reports 30 teaching staff and 9 non-teaching staff, with a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
Location
Location context combines suburb, postcode, administrative areas and a direct maps link where data is available.
Governance
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Community
Student community indicators are reported as percentages where available.
Nearby
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FAQ
Southern Cross Public School has 388 reported total enrolments. The student profile lists 164 girls and 224 boys where gender enrolment fields are available.
Southern Cross Public School is listed as a Government school with school type Primary. The reported year range is K-6.
Southern Cross Public School is located in East Ballina, NSW 2478. The local government area is Ballina.
The ICSEA value for Southern Cross Public School is 1,053 and the ICSEA percentile is 70. If either value is missing in the source data, it is shown as Not available rather than zero.
Southern Cross Public School is listed as Co-educational. The reported gender mix is 42.3% girls and 57.7% boys where percentage fields are available.
Data note
This page uses structured 2025 Australian school profile data. Some values may be unavailable where they are not reported in the source dataset. Profile pages are designed to make enrolment, ICSEA, location and school context easier to compare.
