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Forbes High School

GovernmentSecondary7-12
Forbes, NSW 2871 · Outer Regional
forbes-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au 6852 2666
Students287enrolled
Ratio1:8student:teacher
SEIFA4/10advantage decile
Trends
848
current ICSEA
Students287
SectorGovernment
TypeSecondary
Forbes
OverviewEnrolmentStaffCommunityAttendanceAttainmentTrendsSimilarNearby

18-Year Profile (2008–2025)

Historical profile data for Forbes High School from 2008 to 2025. ICSEA has fallen by 84 points over this period. Total enrolment has declined by 190 students.

ICSEA 2008932
ICSEA 2025848-84
Enrolment 2008477
Enrolment 2025287-190

Key Metrics Over Time

Total Enrolments
287
↓
2008–2025-190 (-39.8%)
ICSEA Score
848
↓
2008–2025-84 (-9.0%)
ICSEA Percentile
5th
↓
2008–2025-10th (-66.7%)
Student:Teacher Ratio
8.0:1
↓
2008–2025-2.6:1 (-24.5%)
Indigenous Students
37.0%
↑
2008–2025+21.0% (131.3%)
LBOTE Students
4.0%
↑
2008–2025+3.0% (300.0%)
Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Community Composition Shift

How the school's socio-educational advantage distribution has shifted over time. Each bar shows the % of students in each SEA quarter.

2008
Bottom28%
Lower56%
Upper12%
Top5%
2017
Bottom64%
Lower26%
Upper9%
Top2%
2025
Bottom69%
Lower24%
Upper6%
Top1%
Top Quarter trend (2008–2025)
↓
Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Year-by-Year Data

YearEnrolmentsICSEAST RatioIndigenousLBOTE
20252878488:137%4%
20242798626.5:138%3%
20232898636.8:136%4%
20223088747.2:132%4%
20213288797.9:131%3%
20203338808:131%2%
20193408868.2:129%3%
20183748779.5:129%1%
20173788659.4:130%2%
20163498819.1:128%2%
20153578889.3:124%2%
20143619019:122%3%
20133579149.2:121%2%
20123769099.5:119%1%
20114069039.6:118%0%
201042191210.3:117%0%
200942893210.1:117%0%
200847793210.6:116%1%
Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025