Bellingen High School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Bellingen, New South Wales 2454 · Bellingen LGA
About Bellingen High School
Bellingen High School is a public high school located in Bellingen, New South Wales (2454), within the Bellingen local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 584 students (311 girls and 273 boys).
Bellingen High School has an ICSEA value of 1006, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 49th percentile of Australian schools. 15% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 29% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 51 teachers (50.2 full-time equivalent) and 15 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.6 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Bellingen High School scores 52.1 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 264th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (1st of 2 in the Bellingen area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1006
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)15% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.6 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-1% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-3 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 Bellingen High School's 584 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Bellingen High School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Bellingen High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Mary's Primary School
Bellingen · Catholic primary · K-6
123 students · ICSEA 1039 · 989 m away
Bellingen Public School
Bellingen · Government primary · K-6
219 students · ICSEA 998 · 1.6 km away
Raleigh Public School
Raleigh · Government primary · K-6
24 students · ICSEA 1097 · 10 km away
Repton Public School
Repton · Government primary · K-6
63 students · ICSEA 1030 · 12 km away
Urunga Public School
Urunga · Government primary · K-6
179 students · ICSEA 974 · 12 km away
Crossmaglen Public School
Crossmaglen · Government primary · K-6
45 students · ICSEA 988 · 12 km away
Bonville Public School
Bonville · Government primary · K-6
121 students · ICSEA 979 · 15 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Georges River College Peakhurst Campus
Peakhurst · Government high school · 7-10
758 students · ICSEA 1008
Wyndham College
Quakers Hill · Government high school · 11-12
378 students · ICSEA 1003
Beverly Hills Girls High School
Beverly Hills · Government high school · 6-12
1,003 students · ICSEA 1003
Greystanes High School
Greystanes · Government high school · 7-12
1,090 students · ICSEA 1003
Yanco Agricultural High School
Yanco · Government high school · 7-12
319 students · ICSEA 1009
Jindabyne High School
Jindabyne · Government high school · 7-12
277 students · ICSEA 1009
Frequently asked questions
Is Bellingen High School a public or private school?
Bellingen High School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Bellingen High School offer?
Bellingen High School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Bellingen High School?
In 2025, Bellingen High School had 584 enrolled students (311 girls, 273 boys), a change of -1% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Bellingen High School?
Bellingen High School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1006. 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 Bellingen High School rank in NSW?
Bellingen High School ranks 264th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (52.1/100), and 691st of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Bellingen High School?
Bellingen High School has about 11.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Bellingen High School?
In 2025, Bellingen High School had 127 students in Year 7 and 60 in Year 12.
Is Bellingen High School co-ed?
Yes. Bellingen High School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Bellingen High School?
There are 7 other schools within 15 km of Bellingen High 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.
Where can I get tutoring near Bellingen High School?
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