Xavier Catholic College Ballina
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Skennars Head, New South Wales 2478 · Ballina LGA
About Xavier Catholic College Ballina
Xavier Catholic College Ballina is a catholic high school located in Skennars Head, New South Wales (2478), within the Ballina local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 884 students (435 girls and 449 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
Xavier Catholic College Ballina has an ICSEA value of 1081, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 79th percentile of Australian schools. 33% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 8% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 85 teachers (76.6 full-time equivalent) and 38 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.5 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Xavier Catholic College Ballina scores 77.1 out of 100, placing it in the top 10% of secondary schools nationally and 41st of 539 secondary schools in NSW (1st of 3 in the Ballina area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1081
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)33% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-2% enrolments since 2020 (area median -24%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+2 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 Xavier Catholic College Ballina's 884 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Xavier Catholic College Ballina have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Xavier Catholic College Ballina
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Skennars Head · Catholic primary · K-6
446 students · ICSEA 1102 · 414 m away
Southern Cross Public School
East Ballina · Government primary · K-6
388 students · ICSEA 1053 · 2.4 km away
Southern Cross School of Distance Education
East Ballina · Government combined · K-12
79 students · ICSEA 896 · 2.5 km away
Lennox Head Public School
Lennox Head · Government primary · K-6
424 students · ICSEA 1064 · 4.2 km away
Biala Special School
Ballina · Independent special · U
33 students · ICSEA 898 · 4.9 km away
Ballina Coast High School
Ballina · Government high school · 7-12
722 students · ICSEA 952 · 5.2 km away
St Francis Xavier Primary School
Ballina · Catholic primary · K-6
398 students · ICSEA 1045 · 5.4 km away
Ballina Public School
Ballina · Government primary · K-6
254 students · ICSEA 869 · 5.5 km away
Richmond Christian College
Ballina · Independent combined · K-12
327 students · ICSEA 1069 · 5.7 km away
Emmanuel Anglican College
Ballina · Independent combined · K-12
878 students · ICSEA 1113 · 7.5 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St John Bosco College
Engadine · Catholic high school · 7-12
986 students · ICSEA 1081
Aquinas Catholic College
Menai · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,140 students · ICSEA 1082
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College
Kensington · Catholic high school · 7-12
702 students · ICSEA 1083
Bethany College
Hurstville · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,091 students · ICSEA 1083
De La Salle Catholic College, Caringbah
Caringbah · Catholic high school · 7-12
536 students · ICSEA 1078
Santa Sophia Catholic College (Secondary)
Gables · Catholic high school · 7-12
999 students · ICSEA 1078
Frequently asked questions
Is Xavier Catholic College Ballina a public or private school?
Xavier Catholic College Ballina is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does Xavier Catholic College Ballina offer?
Xavier Catholic College Ballina offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Xavier Catholic College Ballina?
In 2025, Xavier Catholic College Ballina had 884 enrolled students (435 girls, 449 boys), a change of -2% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Xavier Catholic College Ballina?
Xavier Catholic College Ballina has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1081. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Xavier Catholic College Ballina rank in NSW?
Xavier Catholic College Ballina ranks 41st of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (77.1/100), and 111th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Xavier Catholic College Ballina?
Xavier Catholic College Ballina has about 11.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Xavier Catholic College Ballina?
In 2025, Xavier Catholic College Ballina had 162 students in Year 7 and 127 in Year 12.
Is Xavier Catholic College Ballina co-ed?
Yes. Xavier Catholic College Ballina is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Xavier Catholic College Ballina?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Xavier Catholic College Ballina 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 Xavier Catholic College Ballina?
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