Blue Hills College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Goonellabah, New South Wales 2480 · Lismore LGA
#247 of 314 combined schools in NSW
#870 of 1,259 nationally
About Blue Hills College
Blue Hills College is an independent combined (K–12) school located in Goonellabah, New South Wales (2480), within the Lismore local government area. It caters for students from K to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 201 students (92 girls and 109 boys). The school is affiliated with Adventist Schools Australia.
Blue Hills College has an ICSEA value of 999, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 46th percentile of Australian schools. 10% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 32% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 21 teachers (18.0 full-time equivalent) and 16 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.1 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Blue Hills College scores 39.5 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of combined schools nationally and 247th of 314 combined schools in NSW (3rd of 4 in the Lismore area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 999
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)10% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.1 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+1% enrolments since 2020 (area median +12%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-13 ICSEA points since 2020
The Success Index summarises the academic environment of a school community using official ACARA data. It is not a measure of teaching quality or student results. Read the methodology.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How Blue Hills College's 201 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Blue Hills College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Blue Hills College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
The Rivers Secondary College, Kadina High Campus
Goonellabah · Government high school · 7-12
262 students · ICSEA 884 · 1.8 km away
Summerland Christian College
Goonellabah · Independent combined · K-12
628 students · ICSEA 1042 · 2.1 km away
Goonellabah Public School
Goonellabah · Government primary · K-6
226 students · ICSEA 847 · 3.3 km away
Tregeagle Public School
Tregeagle · Government primary · K-6
103 students · ICSEA 993 · 3.3 km away
Vistara Primary School
Richmond Hill · Independent primary · 1-6
19 students · ICSEA 1121 · 4.8 km away
The Rivers Secondary College, Lismore High Campus
Lismore · Government high school · 7-12
438 students · ICSEA 934 · 5.6 km away
Lismore Heights Public School
Lismore Heights · Government primary · K-6
203 students · ICSEA 973 · 5.6 km away
Trinity Catholic College Lismore
East Lismore · Independent high school · 7-12
816 students · ICSEA 1055 · 5.7 km away
Wyrallah Road Public School
Lismore · Government primary · K-6
350 students · ICSEA 947 · 6.0 km away
Wilson Park School
Lismore · Government special · U
83 students · ICSEA 902 · 6.1 km away
Similar schools
Independent combined schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Brightwaters Christian College
Brightwaters · Independent combined · K-10
106 students · ICSEA 1001
Moree Christian School
Moree · Independent combined · K-11
126 students · ICSEA 1002
Heritage College Lake Macquarie
Morisset · Independent combined · K-12
511 students · ICSEA 1002
Burrabadine Christian Community School
Dubbo · Independent combined · K-10
215 students · ICSEA 996
Ebenezer Christian College
Prospect · Independent combined · K-10
140 students · ICSEA 995
Snowy Mountains Christian School
Cooma North · Independent combined · K-10
50 students · ICSEA 1005
Frequently asked questions
Is Blue Hills College a public or private school?
Blue Hills College is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Adventist Schools Australia.
What year levels does Blue Hills College offer?
Blue Hills College offers K to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Blue Hills College?
In 2025, Blue Hills College had 201 enrolled students (92 girls, 109 boys), a change of 1% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Blue Hills College?
Blue Hills College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 999. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Blue Hills College rank in NSW?
Blue Hills College ranks 247th of 314 combined schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (39.5/100), and 870th of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Blue Hills College?
Blue Hills College has about 11.1 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Blue Hills College?
In 2025, Blue Hills College had 18 students in Year 7 and 3 in Year 12.
Is Blue Hills College co-ed?
Yes. Blue Hills College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Blue Hills College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Blue Hills College in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
Where can I get tutoring near Blue Hills College?
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