State school · Secondary

The Forest High School

Frenchs Forest, 2086 — in Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls

SectorSchools

State

Secondary school

NSW school data

Year levels

—

official range

NSW school data

ICSEA

1062

national average is 1000

ACARA 2025

Suburb

Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls

SA2 this campus sits in

ABS boundary

School information

The Forest High School is a state secondary school in Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls, Sydney. It had 769 students, per NSW school data. Its ICSEA is 1062, above the national average of 1000 (73rd percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for The Forest High 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.

1062ICSEA — 62 points above the national average of 1000, higher than 73% of Australian schools

+62

820national average · 10001180

vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 14%Lower-middle quarter 27%Upper-middle quarter 32%Top quarter 27%

14%27%32%27%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

769students in 2025

Girls and boys

Girls 357 · 46%
Boys 412 · 54%

Language background

Language other than English 34%
English only 66%
Not stated 0%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

3% of enrolment

The Forest High School has an ICSEA of 1062, above the national average of 1000 and higher than 73% of Australian schools. 27% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 14% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 769 students in 2025 (357 girls, 412 boys), 3% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 34% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table

The Forest High School — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
Measure	Value
ICSEA	1062
ICSEA vs national average (1000)	+62
ICSEA percentile	73
Bottom quarter of advantage	14%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage	27%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage	32%
Top quarter of advantage	27%
Total enrolment	769
Girls	357 (46%)
Boys	412 (54%)
Language other than English	34%
English only	66%
Not stated	0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander	3%

NAPLAN results and student progress for The Forest High School are on My School, ACARA’s official site.

School details

Sector: State school
Type: Secondary
Enrolment: 769 students
ICSEA: 1062 · 73rd percentile
Address: Frenchs Forest 2086

The Forest High School: common questions

Is The Forest High School a public or private school?

The Forest High School is a government (public) secondary school in Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls, Sydney. NSW government schools enrol students who live inside their catchment area.

How many students go to The Forest High School?

The Forest High School had 769 students enrolled, per NSW school data.

What is The Forest High School's ICSEA?

The Forest High School has an ICSEA of 1062, above the national average of 1000 (73rd percentile nationally), per the ACARA School Profile 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students, not its results.

Where is The Forest High School located?

The Forest High School is at Frenchs Forest 2086, in the Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls SA2.

Other schools in Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls

Oxford Falls Grammar SchoolNon-Government · Combined Frenchs Forest Public SchoolState · Primary Kambora Public SchoolState · Primary Mimosa Public SchoolState · Primary St Martin's Catholic Primary SchoolNon-Government · Primary Davidson High SchoolState · Secondary

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).