Forrest Primary School
10 Grant Street, Forrest VIC 3236
Forrest Primary School is a government primary school in Forrest, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 26 students. Its ICSEA is 1,009, where the national average is 1000.
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
Attendance and enrolment
Students by year level, latest published year.
About this school, from public sources
Public information about Forrest Primary School describes a small rural school in the Otway Ranges, about 35km south-east of Colac, that has served its local community for over 125 years. It draws students from Forrest township and surrounding areas including Barwon Downs, Gerangamete and Barramunga. The school sits on grounds covering four hectares, with an oval, tennis/basketball court and adventure playground, and runs an attached Early Years Centre alongside its Prep-6 primary classes.
Often praised
- long-standing rural community school
- spacious grounds and outdoor play areas
- attached Early Years Centre
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 Forrest Primary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deans Marsh Primary School | Deans Marsh | Public primary | 19.7 km | 1,045 | 56 |
| Birregurra Primary School | Birregurra | Public primary | 20.5 km | 1,052 | 118 |
| Elliminyt Primary School | Elliminyt | Public primary | 20.6 km | 996 | 225 |
| Sacred Heart School | Eliminyt | Catholic primary | 21.6 km | 1,025 | 398 |
| Colac Primary School | Colac | Public primary | 22.3 km | 946 | 152 |
| Lorne P-12 College | Lorne | Public k–12 / combined | 22.7 km | 1,038 | 197 |
| Colac South West Primary School | Colac | Public primary | 22.8 km | 948 | 147 |
| St Mary's School | Colac | Catholic primary | 23.1 km | 1,025 | 266 |
Schools with a similar ICSEA in VIC
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfredton Primary School | Alfredton | Public primary · P-6 | 513 | 1,009 |
| Cockatoo Primary School | Cockatoo | Public primary · P-6 | 320 | 1,009 |
| Creswick Primary School | Creswick | Public primary · P-6 | 142 | 1,009 |
| Grovedale Primary School | Grovedale | Public primary · P-6 | 288 | 1,009 |
| Kongwak Primary School | Kongwak | Public primary · P-6 | 28 | 1,009 |
| Maiden Gully Primary School | Maiden Gully | Public primary · P-6 | 550 | 1,009 |
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.