Carey Baptist College - Forrestdale
540 Nicholson Road, Forrestdale WA 6112
Carey Baptist College - Forrestdale is an independent combined primary and secondary school in Forrestdale, WA from Kindergarten to Year 12 with about 848 students. Its ICSEA is 1,081, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2025) ↗ on the school's own page. About this link
ICSEA, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff, School website: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: Carey Baptist College Forrestdale is a campus of a Baptist Kindergarten to Year 12 college, established in 2016, with around 810 students. Facilities include a multi-purpose indoor court for basketball, netball, tennis and volleyball, outdoor learning spaces with an amphitheatre and outdoor classrooms, and permaculture gardens where students learn sustainable gardening. The campus also hosts out-of-school-hours and vacation care.
Often praised
- Permaculture gardens and outdoor classrooms
- Indoor multi-sport court
- Out-of-school-hours care on site
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at October 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: high. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.
NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Carey Baptist College - Forrestdale on My School · Why some data is missing
WACE 2024
Source: School Curriculum and Standards Authority (WA) Year 12 achievement data.
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Islamic College Forrestdale | Forrestdale | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.1 km | 1,042 | 908 |
| St John Bosco College | Piara Waters | Catholic k–12 / combined | 1.9 km | 1,063 | 1,382 |
| Carey Baptist College | Harrisdale | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.7 km | 1,114 | 1,570 |
| Providence Christian College | Southern River | Independent k–12 / combined | 7.0 km | 1,109 | 1,145 |
| Dale Christian College Wa | Armadale | Independent k–12 / combined | 7.6 km | 1,001 | 629 |
| Australian Christian College - Darling Downs | Hilbert | Independent k–12 / combined | 8.2 km | 1,028 | 311 |
| Havenport Msl College | Cockburn Central | Independent k–12 / combined | 8.9 km | 1,007 | 39 |
| Divine Mercy College | Yangebup | Independent k–12 / combined | 9.6 km | 1,062 | 370 |
Schools with a similar ICSEA in WA
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Southern Grammar School | Lower Kalgan | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 719 | 1,080 |
| Treetops Montessori School | Darlington | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 175 | 1,083 |
| Peter Moyes Anglican Community School | Mindarie | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,562 | 1,084 |
| St Andrew's Grammar | Dianella | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 912 | 1,078 |
| Al-Ameen College | Langford | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,436 | 1,087 |
| John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School | Mirrabooka | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,755 | 1,075 |
About this data
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.