Forrest
Australian Capital Territory · South Canberra · Australian Capital Territory
This profile uses the ABS Forrest statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Forrest is a locality in the South Canberra area of Australian Capital Territory. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Forrest SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Forrest SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.
Government schools in Forrest
Free government schools your child may attend. Exact school zones aren’t mapped for ACT yet, so we can’t confirm which one is yours.
A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) — not a ranking or a quality score.
We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).
Schools in Forrest
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment479ICSEA1145
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All ACT schools →
Childcare & early learning
- ExcellentForrest Out Of School Hours CareCentre-Based Care · 150 places · Forrest
- Exceeding NQSCGS CareCentre-Based Care · 150 places · Red Hill
- Exceeding NQSCanberra Grammar School Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 94 places · Red Hill
- Exceeding NQSManuka Childcare CentreCentre-Based Care · 77 places · Griffith
- Exceeding NQSRed Hill Primary School - Preschool UnitCentre-Based Care · 23 places · Red Hill
- Exceeding NQSRed Hill Primary School - Griffith Preschool UnitCentre-Based Care · 22 places · Griffith
- Meeting NQSRed Hill OSHCCentre-Based Care · 264 places · Red Hill
- Meeting NQSGuardian Childcare & Education ForrestCentre-Based Care · 140 places · Forrest
- Meeting NQSFrench-Australian PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 132 places · Red Hill
- Meeting NQSForrest Early Education and Care CentreCentre-Based Care · 92 places · Forrest
- Meeting NQSGriffith OSHCCentre-Based Care · 22 places · Griffith
- Working Towards NQSPossum Magic Childcare CentreCentre-Based Care · 66 places · Red Hill
+ 4 more services in this area's postcodes.
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Where did the gain come from?
+30Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
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