Forrest Primary School

Official profile

From the ACARA Data Access Program, 2025 collection.

Sector

Government

School type

Primary

Year levels

K-6

Campus

School Single Entity

Enrolments

479 students228 girls · 251 boys

ICSEA

1145 · 94th percentileIndex of Community Socio-Educational Advantage: it describes the socio-educational background of the students, not how the school performs.

Language other than English at home

46%

Indigenous students

2%

Governing body

ACT Education Directorate

Religious affiliation

SecularDerived from the official ACARA sector.

Tuition fees

No tuition feesGovernment school. Voluntary contributions may still apply.

Intake zone

Schools near Forrest

Closest schools outside Forrest, by straight-line distance. A suburb boundary is an administrative line, not the limit of what your child can attend.

• Telopea Park SchoolBarton, ACT 26000.8 km from Forrest Primary SchoolGovernmentCombinedK-101586 students
• Canberra Girls Grammar SchoolDeakin, ACT 26001.0 km from Forrest Primary SchoolIndependentCombinedK-121203 students
• Canberra Girls Grammar School - Junior SchoolDeakin, ACT 26001.4 km from Forrest Primary SchoolIndependentPrimary
• Canberra Grammar SchoolRed Hill, ACT 26031.6 km from Forrest Primary SchoolIndependentCombinedK-122116 students
• St Edmund's College CanberraGriffith, ACT 26031.9 km from Forrest Primary SchoolIndependentCombined4-12935 students
• Canberra Grammar School - Primary SchoolRed Hill, ACT 26031.9 km from Forrest Primary SchoolIndependentPrimary
• St Clare's CollegeGriffith, ACT 26032.2 km from Forrest Primary SchoolCatholicSecondary7-12887 students
• Yarralumla Primary SchoolYarralumla, ACT 26002.3 km from Forrest Primary SchoolGovernmentPrimaryK-6313 students