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Forster Public School

GovernmentPrimaryK-6
Forster, NSW 2428 · Inner Regional
forster-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au 6555 6766
Students573enrolled
Ratio1:14.4student:teacher
SEIFA2/10advantage decile
Trends
934
current ICSEA
Students573
SectorGovernment
TypePrimary
Forster Public
OverviewEnrolmentStaffCommunityAttendanceAttainmentTrendsSimilarNearby

18-Year Profile (2008–2025)

Historical profile data for Forster Public School from 2008 to 2025. ICSEA has fallen by 59 points over this period. Total enrolment has declined by 167 students.

ICSEA 2008993
ICSEA 2025934-59
Enrolment 2008740
Enrolment 2025573-167

Key Metrics Over Time

Total Enrolments
573
↓
2008–2025-167 (-22.6%)
ICSEA Score
934
↓
2008–2025-59 (-5.9%)
ICSEA Percentile
19th
↓
2008–2025-23th (-54.8%)
Student:Teacher Ratio
14.4:1
↓
2008–2025-3.1:1 (-17.7%)
Indigenous Students
26.0%
↑
2008–2025+17.0% (188.9%)
LBOTE Students
8.0%
↑
2008–2025+7.0% (700.0%)
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
Bottom12%
Lower31%
Upper51%
Top6%
2017
Bottom48%
Lower28%
Upper16%
Top8%
2025
Bottom46%
Lower31%
Upper16%
Top7%
Top Quarter trend (2008–2025)
↑
Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Year-by-Year Data

YearEnrolmentsICSEAST RatioIndigenousLBOTE
202557393414.4:126%8%
202460493614.7:128%7%
202364892914.9:126%6%
202267293415.3:124%6%
202168893315.6:122%5%
202074693316.1:121%4%
201970493415.9:120%4%
201873394116:118%4%
201776593516.8:116%4%
201676193516.7:117%4%
201575793616.6:116%4%
201471793516.4:114%4%
201369093617.1:115%3%
201271496016.8:112%4%
201173195417.1:113%3%
201073595316.9:113%3%
200974999317.7:112%2%
200874099317.5:19%1%
Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025