Bass Coast Specialist School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Wonthaggi, Victoria 3995 · Bass Coast LGA
About Bass Coast Specialist School
Bass Coast Specialist School is a public special school located in Wonthaggi, Victoria (3995), within the Bass Coast local government area. It caters for students from U and in 2025 enrolled 74 students (19 girls and 55 boys).
Bass Coast Specialist School has an ICSEA value of 922, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 16th percentile of Australian schools. 5% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 59% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 23 teachers (18.3 full-time equivalent) and 36 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 3.8 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 12% over the past five years.
Bass Coast Specialist 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 Bass Coast Specialist School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Bass Coast Specialist School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Bass Coast College
Wonthaggi · Government high school · 7-12
1,687 students · ICSEA 988 · 35 m away
Wonthaggi Primary School
Wonthaggi · Government primary · Prep-6
371 students · ICSEA 996 · 804 m away
St Joseph's School
Wonthaggi · Catholic primary · Prep-6
315 students · ICSEA 1031 · 1.1 km away
Wonthaggi North Primary School
Wonthaggi · Government primary · Prep-6
151 students · ICSEA 942 · 1.3 km away
Powlett River Primary School
Dalyston · Government primary · Prep-6
47 students · ICSEA 970 · 7.1 km away
Village High School
Ryanston · Independent high school · 7-12
71 students · ICSEA 1028 · 9.6 km away
Inverloch Primary School
Inverloch · Government primary · Prep-6
461 students · ICSEA 1061 · 12 km away
Kongwak Primary School
Kongwak · Government primary · Prep-6
32 students · ICSEA 1009 · 15 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Wangaratta District Specialist School
Wangaratta · Government special · U
171 students · ICSEA 922
Merri River School
Warrnambool · Government special · U
189 students · ICSEA 921
Mornington Special Developmental School
Mornington · Government special · U
24 students · ICSEA 920
Latrobe Special Developmental School
Traralgon · Government special · U
84 students · ICSEA 928
Cobram and District Specialist School
Cobram · Government special · U
66 students · ICSEA 929
Lake Colac School
Colac · Government special · U
82 students · ICSEA 933
Frequently asked questions
Is Bass Coast Specialist School a public or private school?
Bass Coast Specialist School is a public (government) school run by the Victoria education department.
What year levels does Bass Coast Specialist School offer?
Bass Coast Specialist School offers U. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Bass Coast Specialist School?
In 2025, Bass Coast Specialist School had 74 enrolled students (19 girls, 55 boys), a change of 12% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Bass Coast Specialist School?
Bass Coast Specialist School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 922. The national average is 1000, so this indicates below-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Bass Coast Specialist School?
Bass Coast Specialist School has about 3.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Bass Coast Specialist School co-ed?
Yes. Bass Coast Specialist School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Bass Coast Specialist School?
There are 8 other schools within 15 km of Bass Coast Specialist 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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