Southern Cross School of Distance Education is a government combined school in East Ballina, New South Wales, with 79 reported enrolments, a student-teacher ratio of 1.6:1, and an ICSEA percentile of 10.
Quick school snapshot
School model
Southern Cross School of Distance Education is listed as Government and Combined, with a reported year range of K-12.
Enrolment size
The school reports 79 total enrolments, including 43 girls and 36 boys where available.
ICSEA context
The ICSEA value is 896, with percentile 10 in the current dataset.
Gender profile
The gender type is Co-educational, with a reported mix of 54.4% girls and 45.6% boys.
Staff ratio
The student-teacher ratio is 1.6:1, based on 50.8 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 School of Distance Education is listed as a government combined school in East Ballina, New South Wales. The profile reports 79 total enrolments, an ICSEA value of 896, and a student-teacher ratio of 1.6:1 where available. The reported year range is K-12, and the campus sits within Ballina local government area.
Enrolment
79
reported total enrolments
43 girls
36 boys
Southern Cross School of Distance Education reports 79 total enrolments, including 43 girls and 36 boys. The reported enrolment mix is 54.4% girls and 45.6% boys.
Socio-educational
10
percentile where available
ICSEA
896
Southern Cross School of Distance Education sits at the 10 ICSEA percentile in the reported dataset.
SEA quarters
Bottom
57%
Lower-middle
21%
Upper-middle
14%
Top
8%
The socio-educational distribution lists 57% in the bottom quarter, 21% in the lower-middle quarter, 14% in the upper-middle quarter, and 8% in the top quarter.
Staff
Teaching staff
75
FTE teaching
50.8
Non-teaching
19
Student-teacher
1.6:1
The profile reports 75 teaching staff and 19 non-teaching staff, with a student-teacher ratio of 1.6:1.
Location
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Governance
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Community
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Nearby
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FAQ
Southern Cross School of Distance Education has 79 reported total enrolments. The student profile lists 43 girls and 36 boys where gender enrolment fields are available.
Southern Cross School of Distance Education is listed as a Government school with school type Combined. The reported year range is K-12.
Southern Cross School of Distance Education is located in East Ballina, NSW 2478. The local government area is Ballina.
The ICSEA value for Southern Cross School of Distance Education is 896 and the ICSEA percentile is 10. If either value is missing in the source data, it is shown as Not available rather than zero.
Southern Cross School of Distance Education is listed as Co-educational. The reported gender mix is 54.4% girls and 45.6% 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.
