Bellingen High School
1125 Waterfall Way, Bellingen NSW 2454
Bellingen High School is a government secondary school in Bellingen, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 582 students. Its ICSEA is 1,006, where the national average is 1000.
Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 584.
About this school, from public sources
Public information available online describes Bellingen High School as a comprehensive secondary school known for its creative arts offering, including a regional orchestral music program run in partnership with a youth orchestra, alongside dance, drama, visual arts and design electives. The school also runs industrial technology courses covering metal and engineering, and timber and furniture technologies. It is recognised as an accredited school for international students and promotes a range of student leadership, sporting and cultural activities.
Often praised
- Orchestral music program
- Strong creative arts offering
- Industrial technology courses
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 Bellingen High School on My School · Why some data is missing
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Last 5 years
| Year | Band 6 / E4 results per Year 12 student | Band 6 / E4 results |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.07 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0.27 | 16 |
| 2023 | 0.20 | 13 |
| 2022 | 0.09 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0.37 | 19 |
Counts are derived from NESA's published merit lists and exclude students who opted out of publication. The per-student figure divides each year's count by that year's Year 12 enrolment from ACARA's August census, so it is approximate. NSW law does not permit ranking schools by results, so no rank or percentile is shown.
Gifted and accelerated programs
Aspire Class Program
Many comprehensive public high schools run their own class or program for high-ability students, under names such as Gifted and Talented, Academic Extension, Academic Excellence (common in Queensland), Enrichment or SEAL. These are not a department program: each school sets its own entry (often a test or application in Year 6) and class size. Listed only where the school's own website describes a dedicated class; check details with the school.
- Year levels
- 7–8
- Entry
- Application, principal endorsement, learning portfolio, interview
Source: department page ↗. Check current entry dates with the school.
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coffs Harbour Christian Community School | Bonville | Independent k–12 / combined | 16.6 km | 1,037 | 1,008 |
| Chrysalis School for Rudolf Steiner Education | Thora | Independent k–12 / combined | 17.9 km | 1,032 | 188 |
| Tallowood Steiner School | Bowraville | Independent k–12 / combined | 19.5 km | 989 | 94 |
| Toormina High School | Toormina | Public high school | 20.4 km | 941 | 738 |
| Coffs Harbour Bible Church School | Toormina | Independent k–12 / combined | 21.4 km | 1,021 | 37 |
| Nambucca Valley Christian Community School | Nambucca Heads | Independent k–12 / combined | 21.7 km | 1,042 | 555 |
| Bowraville Central School | Bowraville | Public k–12 / combined | 21.7 km | 861 | 206 |
| Nambucca Heads High School | Nambucca Heads | Public high school | 21.9 km | 890 | 314 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georges River College, Peakhurst CampusGifted class: HPGE extension class | Peakhurst | Public high school · 7-10 | 758 | 1,008 |
| Beverly Hills Girls High School | Beverly Hills | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,003 | 1,003 |
| Greystanes High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Greystanes | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,090 | 1,003 |
| Jindabyne High School | Jindabyne | Public high school · 7-12 | 277 | 1,009 |
| Wyndham College | Quakers Hill | Public high school · 11-12 | 376 | 1,003 |
| Yanco Agricultural High SchoolAgricultural | Yanco | Public high school · 7-12 | 319 | 1,009 |
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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.