George Bass School
106 Johnston Road, Bass Hill NSW 2197
George Bass School is a government special school in Bass Hill, NSW with about 102 students. Its ICSEA is 979, 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 102.
About this school, from public sources
Public information about George Bass School describes it as a specialist NSW government school in Bass Hill catering to around 100 students with intellectual disability from Kindergarten through Year 12. The purpose-built $14.5 million campus, opened on a joint site with Bass High School, includes specialised classrooms, a hydrotherapy pool, and outdoor learning and play areas. The school is noted for individualised learning programs and close collaboration with its school community to support students with high support needs.
Often praised
- purpose-built specialist facilities
- hydrotherapy pool
- individualised learning programs
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
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Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georges River Grammar | Georges Hall | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.8 km | 1,095 | 933 |
| Salamah College | Chester Hill | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.8 km | 989 | 1,353 |
| Rowland Hassall School | Chester Hill | Public special | 3.4 km | 889 | 63 |
| Karningul School | Regents Park | Public special | 3.6 km | 919 | 20 |
| Verona School | Fairfield East | Public special | 3.7 km | 889 | 89 |
| Condell Park Christian School | Condell Park | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.9 km | 1,081 | 64 |
| Regents Park Christian School | Regents Park | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.0 km | 1,039 | 731 |
| Warakirri College | Fairfield | Independent special | 4.1 km | 902 | 548 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridge Road School | Camperdown | Public special | 37 | 977 |
| South Creek School | Riverstone | Public special | 82 | 982 |
| Carinya School | Mortdale | Public special | 55 | 975 |
| Holroyd School | Merrylands | Public special | 189 | 983 |
| Sir Eric Woodward Memorial School | St Ives | Public special | 75 | 983 |
| Tangara School | Mittagong | Public special | 48 | 971 |
About this data
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- school-website
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.