State school · Primary

Forestville Public School

Forestville, 2087 — in Forestville - Killarney Heights

SectorSchools

State

Primary school

NSW school data

Year levels

—

official range

NSW school data

ICSEA

1141

national average is 1000

ACARA 2025

Suburb

Forestville - Killarney Heights

SA2 this campus sits in

ABS boundary

School information

Forestville Public School is a state primary school in Forestville - Killarney Heights, Sydney. It had 462 students, per NSW school data. Its state-school catchment covers Forestville - Killarney Heights and parts of nearby suburbs. Its ICSEA is 1141, above the national average of 1000 (93rd percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Forestville Public School are published on its My School profile (ACARA).

Student background

ACARA · 2025

ICSEA measures the socio-educational advantage of a school's intake against the national average of 1000. The quarters bar shows how its students spread across the four national bands; an average school sits at 25% in each.

1141ICSEA — 141 points above the national average of 1000, higher than 93% of Australian schools

+141

820national average · 10001180

vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 3%Lower-middle quarter 13%Upper-middle quarter 29%Top quarter 56%

13%29%56%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

462students in 2025

Girls and boys

Girls 220 · 48%
Boys 242 · 52%

Language background

Language other than English 31%
English only 69%
Not stated 0%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

2% of enrolment

Forestville Public School has an ICSEA of 1141, above the national average of 1000 and higher than 93% of Australian schools. 56% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 3% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 462 students in 2025 (220 girls, 242 boys), 2% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 31% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table

Forestville Public School — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
Measure	Value
ICSEA	1141
ICSEA vs national average (1000)	+141
ICSEA percentile	93
Bottom quarter of advantage	3%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage	13%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage	29%
Top quarter of advantage	56%
Total enrolment	462
Girls	220 (48%)
Boys	242 (52%)
Language other than English	31%
English only	69%
Not stated	0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander	2%

NAPLAN results and student progress for Forestville Public School are on My School, ACARA’s official site.

School details

Sector: State school
Type: Primary
Enrolment: 462 students
ICSEA: 1141 · 93rd percentile
Address: Forestville 2087

Catchment area

NSW government schools enrol students who live inside their catchment. This is a simplified outline — catchments can split a street, so confirm your exact address on the NSW Department of Education’s School Finder.

Map

Primary

Covers Forestville - Killarney Heights.

Also parts of Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls.

Forestville Public School: common questions

Is Forestville Public School a public or private school?

Forestville Public School is a government (public) primary school in Forestville - Killarney Heights, Sydney. NSW government schools enrol students who live inside their catchment area.

How many students go to Forestville Public School?

Forestville Public School had 462 students enrolled, per NSW school data.

What suburbs are in the Forestville Public School catchment?

Forestville Public School's enrolment catchment covers Forestville - Killarney Heights, plus parts of nearby suburbs. Catchments can split a street, so confirm your address on the NSW Department of Education's School Finder.

What is Forestville Public School's ICSEA?

Forestville Public School has an ICSEA of 1141, above the national average of 1000 (93rd percentile nationally), per the ACARA School Profile 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students, not its results.

Where is Forestville Public School located?

Forestville Public School is at Forestville 2087, in the Forestville - Killarney Heights SA2.

Other schools in Forestville - Killarney Heights

Forestville Montessori SchoolNon-Government · Primary Killarney Heights Public SchoolState · Primary Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary SchoolNon-Government · Primary Killarney Heights High SchoolState · Secondary Aspect Vern Barnett SchoolNon-Government · Special Aspect Vern Barnett School, ForestvilleNon-Government · Special

School list: NSW Government open data — ACARA Schools NSW, via the NSW data portal, CC BY 4.0. Catchments: NSW Department of Education “School intake zones” dataset, CC BY 4.0. ICSEA & student background: ACARA School Profile 2025. NAPLAN: myschool.edu.au (ACARA).