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Lightning Ridge Central School

Government central/community school in Lightning Ridge, NSW

School score 6Area advantage 7Year 12 27.9%Attendance 73.3%
SectorGovernment
TypeCentral/Community
Year levelsK–12
Enrolment311 students
Community Advantage Index7/100 — Lower advantage
Area Year-12 attainment27.9%
School attendance73.3%
Value-add (attendance vs area)-10.5 pts vs what its area predicts — below its area
Attendance trend (vs 2019)-9.8 pts ▼
Diversity61% Indigenous · 7% language background
SuburbLightning Ridge, NSW
Websitelightningr-c.schools.nsw.gov.au

School score 6/100 blends this school's own published attendance with the advantage and Year-12 attainment of its area. It is our estimate from open data — not an official rating, not ICSEA, and not a measure of teaching quality.

Area advantage (our Community Advantage Index) is our own estimate of the surrounding community's socio-educational advantage, derived from ABS SEIFA — how it's calculated. It describes the suburb, so every school in Lightning Ridge shares it. It is a community indicator, not a school-quality score, and is not ICSEA.