Forbes High School
18 Wyndham Ave, Forbes NSW 2871
Forbes High School is a government secondary school in Forbes, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 287 students. Its ICSEA is 848, where the national average is 1000.
Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 287.
About this school, from public sources
Public information describes Forbes High School as a comprehensive 7-12 government school of around 350 students on the Lachlan River in central-west NSW. The school offers a broad academic curriculum alongside vocational courses, and pathways in sport, creative arts and culture. A notable feature is the Girri Girri Sports Academy, a program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students combining leadership, sport, literacy/numeracy support and Wiradjuri language. The 25-acre site includes ovals, an agricultural plot, science labs, library, computer facilities and an assembly hall, with further upgrades planned.
Often praised
- Girri Girri Indigenous Sports Academy
- broad vocational course offerings
- spacious rural campus facilities
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at September 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: medium. 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 Forbes High School on My School · Why some data is missing
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Last 4 years
| Year | Band 6 / E4 results (count) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 |
Counts are derived from NESA's published merit lists and exclude students who opted out of publication. The per-student figure divides each year's count by that year's Year 12 enrolment from ACARA's August census, so it is approximate. NSW law does not permit ranking schools by results, so no rank or percentile is shown.
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Bend Catholic College | Forbes | Independent high school | 6.1 km | 989 | 880 |
| Parkes High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Parkes | Public high school | 29.6 km | 894 | 467 |
Schools with a similar ICSEA in NSW
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempsey High School | Kempsey | Public high school · 7-12 | 579 | 848 |
| Bankstown Senior College | Bankstown | Public high school · 10-12 | 544 | 847 |
| Chifley College Bidwill Campus | Bidwill | Public high school · 7-12 | 720 | 849 |
| Gilgandra High School | Gilgandra | Public high school · 7-12 | 184 | 849 |
| Melville High School | Kempsey | Public high school · 7-12 | 355 | 849 |
| Nyngan High School | Nyngan | Public high school · 7-12 | 141 | 845 |
About this data
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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.