St Joseph's School
Wonthaggi · 1.1 km
Prep to Year 6 · boys and girls
Government special school in Wonthaggi
Bass Coast Specialist School
Bass Coast Specialist School is a government special school for boys and girls, from Ungraded classes, in Wonthaggi, Victoria.
What Bass Coast Specialist School is like
It has 74 students (19 girls and 55 boys) and the equivalent of 18.3 full-time teachers, about 4 students for each teacher.
Compared with the 4 other schools within about 3 km, it is smaller than most of them.
As a government school it is run by the Department of Education Victoria. Tuition is free for Australian citizens and permanent residents, although schools usually ask for a voluntary contribution and charge for some materials and activities. Many government schools have a local enrolment area (catchment), and students who live inside it are guaranteed a place.
Its ICSEA value is 922, against a national average of 1000. ICSEA describes the educational advantage of the families a school serves, not the quality of the school; read it alongside the school's results on My School.
The nearest private school is St Joseph's School, 1.1 km away. You can enquire with private schools near Wonthaggi in one step.
Bass Coast Specialist School at a glance
- Students
- 74
- 2025
- Girls and boys
- 26% / 74%
- 19 girls, 55 boys
- Teachers
- 18.3
- full-time equivalent
- Students per teacher
- 4 to 1
- not the same as class size
- Years
- Ungraded classes
- School zone
- Check an address with Find my School (Victorian Department of Education).
Students, staff and years: Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), School Profile 2025. Results are on My School, not here.
NAPLAN results and the school profile
Australian schools are not given inspection grades. Each school’s NAPLAN results, finances, attendance and student background are published by ACARA on My School: Bass Coast Specialist School on My School.
Government schools are reviewed by the Department of Education Victoria. Ask the school for its most recent annual report, which every Australian school publishes.
How to get a place
Enrol directly with the school. Most government schools have a local enrolment area: if you live inside it your child has a place, and families from outside can apply if there is room. Enrolment for Prep usually opens in the year before your child starts. See our guide to how school enrolment works.
The Victorian Department of Education explains who can enrol where and what to bring: Enrolling in a Victorian government school.
Common questions about Bass Coast Specialist School
- Is Bass Coast Specialist School a government, Catholic or independent school?
- Bass Coast Specialist School is a government special school in Victoria. Its governing body is Department of Education Victoria.
- What years does Bass Coast Specialist School teach?
- Bass Coast Specialist School teaches Ungraded classes, for boys and girls.
- How many students are enrolled at Bass Coast Specialist School?
- Bass Coast Specialist School had 74 students in 2025, according to ACARA. That is about 4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, which is not the same as class size.
- What is the ICSEA value of Bass Coast Specialist School?
- Bass Coast Specialist School has an ICSEA value of 922, against a national average of 1000. ICSEA describes the educational advantage of the families a school serves, not the quality of the school; read it alongside the school's results on My School.
Private schools nearby
Private schools within 9.6 km. You can enquire with several at once.
Village High School
Ryanston · 9.6 km
Years 7 to 12 · boys and girls
Other schools near Bass Coast Specialist School
Bass Coast College
Wonthaggi · under 0.1 km
Years 7 to 12 · boys and girls
Wonthaggi Primary School
Wonthaggi · 0.8 km
Prep to Year 6 · boys and girls
St Joseph's School
Wonthaggi · 1.1 km
Prep to Year 6 · boys and girls
Wonthaggi North Primary School
Wonthaggi · 1.3 km
Prep to Year 6 · boys and girls