Bates Drive School
Bates Drive, Kareela NSW 2232
Bates Drive School is a government special school in Kareela, NSW with about 62 students. Its ICSEA is 1,018, where the national average is 1000.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 62.
About this school, from public sources
Drawing on the school's own website and public directory listings, Bates Drive School is a NSW government special school (School for Specific Purpose) in Kareela catering to around 70 students from Kindergarten to Year 12 with moderate to high support needs, including intellectual and physical disabilities, autism, and communication impairments. The school emphasises individualised, co-designed learning plans, close collaboration between staff and families, and a compassionate, team-based approach to education across its 11 classes.
Often praised
- individualised learning plans
- strong family-school partnership
- small, highly supported classes
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at September 2026. It reflects what is said online, not an assessment by SchoolList AU or any government body, and it deliberately records only neutral and positive points. Confidence: medium. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.
NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Bates Drive School on My School · Why some data is missing
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspect South East Sydney School, Kareela | Kareela | Independent special | 1.0 km | — | — |
| Sydney Montessori School | Gymea | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.8 km | 1,118 | 147 |
| Minerva School | Sutherland | Public special | 2.8 km | 1,039 | 47 |
| Sutherland Hospital School | Caringbah | Public special | 3.2 km | — | — |
| Cook School | Loftus | Public special | 3.7 km | 956 | 66 |
| Aspect South East Sydney School, Loftus | Loftus | Independent special | 3.8 km | — | — |
| Aspect South East Sydney School, Caringbah | Caringbah | Independent special | 4.3 km | — | — |
| Carinya School | Mortdale | Public special | 5.4 km | 975 | 55 |
Schools with a similar ICSEA in NSW
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passfield Park School | Minto | Public special | 98 | 1,019 |
| Yandelora School | Narellan | Public special | 118 | 1,017 |
| Arndell School | North Ryde | Public special | 17 | 1,011 |
| Wairoa School | Bondi Beach | Public special | 75 | 1,025 |
| Wangee Park School | Campsie | Public special | 51 | 1,011 |
| William Rose School | Seven Hills | Public special | 86 | 1,009 |
About this data
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Figures are from the latest published datasets and can lag the school by a year. Confirm enrolment rules and catchment boundaries with the school or department before relying on them.