Forbes North Public School

Thomson Street, Forbes NSW 2871

PublicPrimaryYears K-6

Forbes North Public School is a government primary school in Forbes, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 203 students. Its ICSEA is 818, where the national average is 1000.

203students

818ICSEA · higher than 4% of NSW primary schools

3%language background other than English

54%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

17teaching staff (FTE)

Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms

Attendance and enrolment

84.8%attendance rate, 2024 · -3.4 pts over 3 years

-19%enrolment change over 5 years

165FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

1support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 203.

About this school, from public sources

Publicly available information indicates Forbes North Public School is a K-6 government primary school in Forbes, NSW, with around 269 students and a notably strong Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community (about 38% of enrolments). The school promotes student wellbeing as central to learning, alongside literacy and numeracy improvement and staff professional development. It runs a Wiradjuri Language Program in partnership with the local Aboriginal community, and offers the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program supporting sport, healthy lifestyles, and environmental education.

Often praised

Wiradjuri Language Program
Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program
Strong wellbeing focus

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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 North Public School on My School · Why some data is missing

Location and nearby schools

Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.

School	Suburb	Type	Distance	ICSEA	Students
St Laurence's Parish School	Forbes	Catholic primary	1.3 km	992	298
Forbes Public School	Forbes	Public primary	2.1 km	940	356
Middleton Public School	Parkes	Public primary	29.4 km	891	173
Bedgerabong Public School	Bedgerabong	Public primary	29.8 km	950	31

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
Mogo Public School	Mogo	Public primary · K-6	27	818
Muswellbrook South Public School	Muswellbrook	Public primary · K-6	439	819
Tregear Public School	Tregear	Public primary · K-6	325	817
Willmot Public School	Willmot	Public primary · K-6	162	817
Woodberry Public School	Woodberry	Public primary · K-6	221	817
Urana Public School	Urana	Public primary · K-6	9	816

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.