Forrestfield Primary School
45 Sussex Road, Forrestfield WA 6058
Forrestfield Primary School is a government primary school in Forrestfield, WA from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 182 students. Its ICSEA is 949, where the national average is 1000.
ICSEA, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff: 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
Drawn from public online sources: Forrestfield Primary School is a government primary school in Forrestfield, Western Australia, catering for Kindergarten to Year 6 with around 180 students. The current school was built in 1965, replacing an earlier school on Anderson Road. It promotes shared values of being proud, united and good, and its community is culturally diverse, with many families from language backgrounds other than English.
Often praised
- Small, close-knit school
- Culturally diverse community
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: 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 Forrestfield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodlupine Primary School | Forrestfield | Public primary | 0.9 km | 963 | 259 |
| Heritage College Perth | Forrestfield | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.4 km | 1,030 | 128 |
| Hillside Christian College | Forrestfield | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.5 km | 1,039 | 455 |
| Dawson Park Primary School | Forrestfield | Public primary | 1.7 km | 999 | 471 |
| Wattle Grove Primary School | Wattle Grove | Public primary | 2.5 km | 1,073 | 814 |
| Falls Road Primary School | Lesmurdie | Public primary | 3.6 km | 1,067 | 307 |
| Lesmurdie Primary School | Lesmurdie | Public primary | 3.7 km | 1,049 | 291 |
| St Brigid's College | Lesmurdie | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.1 km | 1,060 | 892 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gosnells Primary School | Gosnells | Public primary · K-6 | 444 | 950 |
| Ongerup Primary School | Ongerup | Public primary · K-6 | 33 | 948 |
| Warnbro Primary School | Warnbro | Public primary · K-6 | 261 | 948 |
| Banksia Grove Primary School | Banksia Grove | Public primary · K-6 | 352 | 947 |
| Yanchep Rise Primary School | Yanchep | Public primary · K-6 | 503 | 951 |
| Merriwa Primary School | Merriwa | Public primary · K-6 | 356 | 952 |
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.