Government · Special · Kareela
Bates Drive School
Bates Drive School is a government special school in Kareela, New South Wales, with 62 students.
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ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of students at this school - it is an intake measure, not a teaching quality or outcomes ranking. National average is 1000. Range is roughly 500–1300. This school's ICSEA places it above 55% of Australian schools.
Bates Drive School had 62 students in 2025, compared with 67 in 2016 (down 7%).
Total enrolments as reported to ACARA each August. A year marked "-" was not published for this school. Enrolment counts how many students attend, not how good a school is. Source: ACARA School Profile 2008-2025 (Data Access Program).
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We could not match a zone boundary for this school in the published NSW government zone data, so no catchment suburbs are listed. Some government schools, such as selective, specialist and senior-only schools, do not have a local zone. Check an address with the official NSW zone finder.
The suburb: Oyster Bay - Como - Jannali
Figures are for the Oyster Bay - Como - Jannali statistical area (SA2), which contains the school. SA2 boundaries do not always equal suburb boundaries, and childcare services are matched by suburb name. See the full Oyster Bay - Como - Jannali profile →
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Nearest schools to Bates Drive School
Listed nearest first. Distance is a straight line between ACARA school locations, not travel distance, and the order is not a ranking.
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Questions about Bates Drive School
How many students go to Bates Drive School?
Bates Drive School has 62 students enrolled (41 boys and 21 girls), according to the ACARA School Profile 2025.
Is Bates Drive School a government or non-government school?
Bates Drive School is a government school in Kareela, New South Wales.
What does the ICSEA of 1018 at Bates Drive School mean?
ICSEA, the Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage, describes the family background of the students enrolled at a school, such as parents' education and occupation. The national average is 1000. Bates Drive School has an ICSEA of 1018, which places it above 55% of Australian schools. It measures student intake, not teaching quality or results.
How many childcare services are near Bates Drive School?
20 childcare services are listed on the ACECQA national register for Oyster Bay - Como - Jannali, the statistical area around the school. Services are matched by suburb name.
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Source: ACARA School Profile & School Location 2025 (Data Access Program). VIC, NSW and QLD government catchment zones from DET School Zones 2027, NSW DoE School Intake Zones 2026 and Queensland Department of Education state school catchments 2026 (CC BY 4.0). ICSEA is a socio-educational intake index - it measures student background, not teaching quality or outcomes. Methodology →