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Forbes High School

Forbes, NSW 2871 · NSW Department of Education

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ICSEA

848

5th percentile nationally

Below average

Total enrolments

287

Secondary

Student–teacher ratio

8:1

35.8 FTE teachers

Gender mix

48% / 52%

girls / boys

Language background

4%

non-English at home

Socio-educational advantage

Share of students in each national SEA quarter (bottom = most disadvantaged, top = most advantaged).

Bottom: 69%
Lower-mid: 24%
Upper-mid: 6%
Top: 1%

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Other schools in Forbes

St Laurence's Parish School

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992

Red Bend Catholic College

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989

Bedgerabong Public School

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950

Forbes Public School

Government · Primary

940

Forbes North Public School

Government · Primary

818

Source: ACARA My School 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students — not academic results or teaching quality. National average = 1000. See data sources.