Bates Drive School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Kareela, New South Wales 2232 · Sutherland LGA
About Bates Drive School
Bates Drive School is a public special school located in Kareela, New South Wales (2232), within the Sutherland local government area. It caters for students from U and in 2025 enrolled 62 students (21 girls and 41 boys).
Bates Drive School has an ICSEA value of 1018, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 55th percentile of Australian schools. 13% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 24% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 14 teachers (15.8 full-time equivalent) and 15 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 3.9 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
Bates Drive School is a special school. Special schools support students with disability or specific needs and are deliberately excluded from the Success Index and rankings, which would not be a fair measure of what they do.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Bates Drive School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Bates Drive School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Gymea North Public School
Gymea · Government primary · K-6
362 students · ICSEA 1075 · 546 m away
Gymea Technology High School
Gymea · Government high school · 7-12
554 students · ICSEA 1048 · 878 m away
Kareela Public School
Kareela · Government primary · K-6
272 students · ICSEA 1102 · 1.1 km away
Jannali East Public School
Jannali · Government primary · K-6
313 students · ICSEA 1081 · 1.2 km away
Kirrawee Public School
Kirrawee · Government primary · K-6
326 students · ICSEA 1050 · 1.4 km away
Sylvania Heights Public School
Sylvania · Government primary · K-6
482 students · ICSEA 1056 · 1.5 km away
St Catherine Labouré Catholic Primary School
Gymea · Catholic primary · K-6
596 students · ICSEA 1109 · 1.7 km away
Port Hacking High School
Miranda · Government high school · 7-12
950 students · ICSEA 1050 · 1.7 km away
Oyster Bay Public School
Oyster Bay · Government primary · K-6
416 students · ICSEA 1098 · 1.7 km away
Sutherland North Public School
Sutherland · Government primary · K-6
225 students · ICSEA 1073 · 1.8 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Passfield Park School
Minto · Government special · U
98 students · ICSEA 1019
Yandelora School
Narellan · Government special · U
118 students · ICSEA 1017
Arndell School
North Ryde · Government special · U
17 students · ICSEA 1011
Wairoa School
Bondi Beach · Government special · U
75 students · ICSEA 1025
Wangee Park School
Campsie · Government special · U
51 students · ICSEA 1011
William Rose School
Seven Hills · Government special · U
86 students · ICSEA 1009
Frequently asked questions
Is Bates Drive School a public or private school?
Bates Drive School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Bates Drive School offer?
Bates Drive School offers U. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Bates Drive School?
In 2025, Bates Drive School had 62 enrolled students (21 girls, 41 boys), a change of 0% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Bates Drive School?
Bates Drive School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1018. 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.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Bates Drive School?
Bates Drive School has about 3.9 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Bates Drive School co-ed?
Yes. Bates Drive School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Bates Drive School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Bates Drive 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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