Bellingen High School is located in the Bellingen Valley and draws students from a number of small, scattered and diverse rural communities.
A significant number of students are from self-contained multiple occupancy communities and their contributions enrich the school's ethos.
Bellingen High School is a NSW Government school attracting students from the surrounding valleys and seaside towns where tourism, dairy and small agricultural farming are the backbone of the local economy. The area's cultural diversity is well known and is reflected in a wide range of teaching programs.