Lightning Ridge Central School is a government combined school in Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, with 311 reported enrolments, a student-teacher ratio of 9.6:1, and an ICSEA percentile of 3.
Quick school snapshot
School model
Lightning Ridge Central School is listed as Government and Combined, with a reported year range of K-12.
Enrolment size
The school reports 311 total enrolments, including 156 girls and 155 boys where available.
ICSEA context
The ICSEA value is 790, with percentile 3 in the current dataset.
Gender profile
The gender type is Co-educational, with a reported mix of 50.2% girls and 49.8% boys.
Staff ratio
The student-teacher ratio is 9.6:1, based on 32.5 FTE teaching staff where available.
Local area
The campus is in Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, within Walgett.
Profile signals
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Lightning Ridge Central School is listed as a government combined school in Lightning Ridge, New South Wales. The profile reports 311 total enrolments, an ICSEA value of 790, and a student-teacher ratio of 9.6:1 where available. The reported year range is K-12, and the campus sits within Walgett local government area.
Enrolment
311
reported total enrolments
156 girls
155 boys
Lightning Ridge Central School reports 311 total enrolments, including 156 girls and 155 boys. The reported enrolment mix is 50.2% girls and 49.8% boys.
Socio-educational
3
percentile where available
ICSEA
790
Lightning Ridge Central School sits at the 3 ICSEA percentile in the reported dataset.
SEA quarters
Bottom
71%
Lower-middle
16%
Upper-middle
9%
Top
4%
The socio-educational distribution lists 71% in the bottom quarter, 16% in the lower-middle quarter, 9% in the upper-middle quarter, and 4% in the top quarter.
Staff
Teaching staff
31
FTE teaching
32.5
Non-teaching
20
Student-teacher
9.6:1
The profile reports 31 teaching staff and 20 non-teaching staff, with a student-teacher ratio of 9.6:1.
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
Lightning Ridge Central School has 311 reported total enrolments. The student profile lists 156 girls and 155 boys where gender enrolment fields are available.
Lightning Ridge Central School is listed as a Government school with school type Combined. The reported year range is K-12.
Lightning Ridge Central School is located in Lightning Ridge, NSW 2834. The local government area is Walgett.
The ICSEA value for Lightning Ridge Central School is 790 and the ICSEA percentile is 3. If either value is missing in the source data, it is shown as Not available rather than zero.
Lightning Ridge Central School is listed as Co-educational. The reported gender mix is 50.2% girls and 49.8% 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.
