Nambucca Valley Christian Community School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Nambucca Heads, New South Wales 2448 · Nambucca Valley LGA
#140 of 314 combined schools in NSW
#452 of 1,259 nationally
About Nambucca Valley Christian Community School
Nambucca Valley Christian Community School is an independent combined (K–12) school located in Nambucca Heads, New South Wales (2448), within the Nambucca Valley local government area. It caters for students from K to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 555 students (290 girls and 265 boys). The school is affiliated with Christian Schools Australia.
Nambucca Valley Christian Community School has an ICSEA value of 1042, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 65th percentile of Australian schools. 24% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 18% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 49 teachers (44.4 full-time equivalent) and 37 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.5 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 106% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Nambucca Valley Christian Community School scores 60.6 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of combined schools nationally and 140th of 314 combined schools in NSW (1st of 2 in the Nambucca Valley area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1042
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)24% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+106% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+17 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 Nambucca Valley Christian Community School's 555 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Nambucca Valley Christian Community School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Nambucca Valley Christian Community School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Nambucca Heads High School
Nambucca Heads · Government high school · 7-12
314 students · ICSEA 890 · 148 m away
Frank Partridge VC Public School
Nambucca Heads · Government primary · K-6
217 students · ICSEA 886 · 328 m away
Nambucca Heads Public School
Nambucca Heads · Government primary · K-6
156 students · ICSEA 904 · 2.1 km away
Macksville Public School
Macksville · Government primary · K-6
284 students · ICSEA 925 · 9.9 km away
Macksville High School
Macksville · Government high school · 7-12
365 students · ICSEA 916 · 11 km away
Scotts Head Public School
Scotts Head · Government primary · K-6
73 students · ICSEA 1014 · 12 km away
Bowraville Central School
Bowraville · Government combined · K-12
207 students · ICSEA 861 · 12 km away
St Mary's Primary School
Bowraville · Catholic primary · K-6
48 students · ICSEA 827 · 13 km away
St Patrick's Primary School
Macksville · Catholic primary · K-6
244 students · ICSEA 1002 · 13 km away
Tallowood Steiner School
Bowraville · Independent primary · K-6
94 students · ICSEA 989 · 13 km away
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Independent combined schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
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Goonellabah · Independent combined · K-12
628 students · ICSEA 1042
Rainbow Ridge School for Steiner Education
Lillian Rock · Independent combined · K-7
89 students · ICSEA 1042
Linuwel School Ltd
East Maitland · Independent combined · K-12
244 students · ICSEA 1041
Mountain View Adventist College
Doonside · Independent combined · K-12
592 students · ICSEA 1041
Rissalah College
Lakemba · Independent combined · K-12
946 students · ICSEA 1041
International Maarif Schools of Australia
Auburn · Independent combined · K-11
362 students · ICSEA 1043
Frequently asked questions
Is Nambucca Valley Christian Community School a public or private school?
Nambucca Valley Christian Community School is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Christian Schools Australia.
What year levels does Nambucca Valley Christian Community School offer?
Nambucca Valley Christian Community School offers K to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Nambucca Valley Christian Community School?
In 2025, Nambucca Valley Christian Community School had 555 enrolled students (290 girls, 265 boys), a change of 106% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Nambucca Valley Christian Community School?
Nambucca Valley Christian Community School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1042. 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 Nambucca Valley Christian Community School rank in NSW?
Nambucca Valley Christian Community School ranks 140th of 314 combined schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (60.6/100), and 452nd of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Nambucca Valley Christian Community School?
Nambucca Valley Christian Community School has about 12.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Nambucca Valley Christian Community School?
In 2025, Nambucca Valley Christian Community School had 69 students in Year 7 and 22 in Year 12.
Is Nambucca Valley Christian Community School co-ed?
Yes. Nambucca Valley Christian Community School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Nambucca Valley Christian Community School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Nambucca Valley Christian Community School in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
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