St Laurence's Parish School
Forbes NSW 2871
St Laurence's Parish School is a Catholic primary school in Forbes, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 298 students. Its ICSEA is 992, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2025) ↗ on the school's own page. About this link
Sector, ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Year range, 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: St Laurence's Parish School is a Catholic primary school in Forbes, central-west NSW, offering Kindergarten to Year 6 to roughly 300 students. Its motto is 'Walk with God'. The school is part of the Wilcannia-Forbes Catholic diocese network, has about 14 students per teacher, and serves a community that includes a significant number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
Often praised
- Faith-based parish school
- Inclusive regional 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 St Laurence's Parish 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forbes Public School | Forbes | Public primary | 1.0 km | 940 | 356 |
| Forbes North Public School | Forbes | Public primary | 1.3 km | 818 | 203 |
| Middleton Public School | Parkes | Public primary | 29.9 km | 891 | 173 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Gertrude's Catholic Primary School | Smithfield | Catholic primary · K-6 | 632 | 992 |
| Holy Spirit Infants School | Abermain | Catholic primary · K-2 | 122 | 991 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School | Tocumwal | Catholic primary · K-6 | 20 | 993 |
| St Augustine's Parish School | Narromine | Catholic primary · K-6 | 87 | 993 |
| St Bernard's Primary School, Batemans Bay | Batehaven | Catholic primary · K-6 | 394 | 993 |
| St Joseph's Primary School | West Kempsey | Catholic primary · K-6 | 332 | 991 |
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.