Living School
Living School is an independent primary and secondary school for boys and girls, from Kindergarten to Year 12, in Lismore, New South Wales.
What Living School is like
It has 313 students (150 girls and 163 boys) and the equivalent of 32.2 full-time teachers, about 10 students for each teacher.
The school is run by Independent Schools NSW and has more than one campus; the figures here are for the school as a whole.
As an independent school it sets its own fees. Ask the school for the current fee schedule, including any scholarships or bursaries.
Its ICSEA value is 1037, against a national average of 1000. ICSEA describes the educational advantage of the families a school serves, not the quality of the school; read it alongside the school's results on My School.
Living School at a glance
- Students
- 313
- 2025
- Girls and boys
- 48% / 52%
- 150 girls, 163 boys
- Teachers
- 32.2
- full-time equivalent
- Students per teacher
- 9.7 to 1
- not the same as class size
- Years
- Kindergarten to Year 12
Students, staff and years: Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), School Profile 2025. Results are on My School, not here.
Living School fees
Living School has not published its fees with us yet. Fees at independent schools in Australia usually rise with the year level, and many schools offer sibling discounts, scholarships and bursaries. The quickest way to get the current fee schedule is to ask the school; enquiries are free.
NAPLAN results and the school profile
Australian schools are not given inspection grades. Each school’s NAPLAN results, finances, attendance and student background are published by ACARA on My School: Living School on My School.
Non-government schools are registered and reviewed by the school registration authority in New South Wales. Ask the school for its most recent annual report, which every Australian school publishes.
How to get a place
Independent schools run their own enrolment. Most invite families to an open day or a tour, then ask for an application form and fee; popular schools fill their entry years (often Kindergarten and Year 7) a year or more ahead. Ask Living School about places for your child’s year level.
Open day dates for Living School are not listed yet. Enquire and the school can send you the next dates directly.
Common questions about Living School
- Is Living School a government, Catholic or independent school?
- Living School is an independent primary and secondary school in New South Wales. Its governing body is Independent Schools NSW.
- What years does Living School teach?
- Living School teaches Kindergarten to Year 12, for boys and girls.
- How many students are enrolled at Living School?
- Living School had 313 students in 2025, according to ACARA. That is about 9.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, which is not the same as class size.
- What is the ICSEA value of Living School?
- Living School has an ICSEA value of 1037, against a national average of 1000. ICSEA describes the educational advantage of the families a school serves, not the quality of the school; read it alongside the school's results on My School.
Other combined schools near Living School
No other schools of this type within about 3 km.