State school · Special

Bates Drive School

Kareela, 2232 — in Oyster Bay - Como - Jannali

SectorSchools

State

Special school

NSW school data

Year levels

—

official range

NSW school data

ICSEA

1018

national average is 1000

ACARA 2025

Suburb

Oyster Bay - Como - Jannali

SA2 this campus sits in

ABS boundary

School information

Bates Drive School is a state special school in Oyster Bay - Como - Jannali, Sydney. It had 62 students, per NSW school data. Its ICSEA is 1018, above the national average of 1000 (55th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Bates Drive School are published on its My School profile (ACARA).

Student background

ACARA · 2025

ICSEA measures the socio-educational advantage of a school's intake against the national average of 1000. The quarters bar shows how its students spread across the four national bands; an average school sits at 25% in each.

1018ICSEA — 18 points above the national average of 1000, higher than 55% of Australian schools

+18

820national average · 10001180

vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 24%Lower-middle quarter 31%Upper-middle quarter 31%Top quarter 13%

24%31%31%13%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

62students in 2025

Girls and boys

Girls 21 · 34%
Boys 41 · 66%

Language background

Language other than English 39%
English only 61%
Not stated 0%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

5% of enrolment

Bates Drive School has an ICSEA of 1018, above the national average of 1000 and higher than 55% of Australian schools. 13% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 24% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 62 students in 2025 (21 girls, 41 boys), 5% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 39% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table

Bates Drive School — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
Measure	Value
ICSEA	1018
ICSEA vs national average (1000)	+18
ICSEA percentile	55
Bottom quarter of advantage	24%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage	31%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage	31%
Top quarter of advantage	13%
Total enrolment	62
Girls	21 (34%)
Boys	41 (66%)
Language other than English	39%
English only	61%
Not stated	0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander	5%

NAPLAN results and student progress for Bates Drive School are on My School, ACARA’s official site.

School details

Sector: State school
Type: Special
Enrolment: 62 students
ICSEA: 1018 · 55th percentile
Address: Kareela 2232

Bates Drive School: common questions

Is Bates Drive School a public or private school?

Bates Drive School is a government (public) special school in Oyster Bay - Como - Jannali, Sydney. NSW government schools enrol students who live inside their catchment area.

How many students go to Bates Drive School?

Bates Drive School had 62 students enrolled, per NSW school data.

What is Bates Drive School's ICSEA?

Bates Drive School has an ICSEA of 1018, above the national average of 1000 (55th percentile nationally), per the ACARA School Profile 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students, not its results.

Where is Bates Drive School located?

Bates Drive School is at Kareela 2232, in the Oyster Bay - Como - Jannali SA2.

Other schools in Oyster Bay - Como - Jannali

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School list: NSW Government open data — ACARA Schools NSW, via the NSW data portal, CC BY 4.0. Catchments: NSW Department of Education “School intake zones” dataset, CC BY 4.0. ICSEA & student background: ACARA School Profile 2025. NAPLAN: myschool.edu.au (ACARA).