Great Lakes College Forster Campus
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Forster, New South Wales 2428 · Mid-Coast LGA
#410 of 539 high schools in NSW
#1130 of 1,472 nationally
About Great Lakes College Forster Campus
Great Lakes College Forster Campus is a public high school located in Forster, New South Wales (2428), within the Mid-Coast local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 10 and in 2025 enrolled 478 students (236 girls and 242 boys).
Great Lakes College Forster Campus has an ICSEA value of 936, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 20th percentile of Australian schools. 8% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 49% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 55 teachers (50.3 full-time equivalent) and 25 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.5 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 22% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Great Lakes College Forster Campus scores 32.2 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools nationally and 410th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (6th of 8 in the Mid-Coast area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 936
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)8% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)9.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-22% enrolments since 2020 (area median -10%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-12 ICSEA points since 2020
The Success Index summarises the academic environment of a school community using official ACARA data. It is not a measure of teaching quality or student results. Read the methodology.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How Great Lakes College Forster Campus's 478 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Great Lakes College Forster Campus have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Great Lakes College Forster Campus
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Forster Public School
Forster · Government primary · K-6
573 students · ICSEA 934 · 3.7 km away
Holy Name Primary School
Forster · Catholic primary · K-6
345 students · ICSEA 1014 · 3.8 km away
Tuncurry Public School
Tuncurry · Government primary · K-6
366 students · ICSEA 930 · 5.8 km away
Great Lakes College Tuncurry Campus
Tuncurry · Government high school · 7-10
466 students · ICSEA 949 · 6.7 km away
Great Lakes College Senior Campus
Tuncurry · Government high school · 11-12
349 students · ICSEA 988 · 6.8 km away
Pacific Palms Public School
Boomerang Beach · Government primary · K-6
247 students · ICSEA 1007 · 14 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Condell Park High School
Condell Park · Government high school · 7-12
876 students · ICSEA 936
Oxley High School
North Tamworth · Government high school · 7-12
1,007 students · ICSEA 936
Narooma High School
Narooma · Government high school · 7-12
463 students · ICSEA 936
Denison College of Secondary Education, Kelso High Campus
Kelso · Government high school · 7-12
813 students · ICSEA 936
Birrong Boys High School
Birrong · Government high school · 7-12
366 students · ICSEA 937
Evans High School
Blacktown · Government high school · 7-12
815 students · ICSEA 935
Frequently asked questions
Is Great Lakes College Forster Campus a public or private school?
Great Lakes College Forster Campus is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Great Lakes College Forster Campus offer?
Great Lakes College Forster Campus offers 7 to 10. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Great Lakes College Forster Campus?
In 2025, Great Lakes College Forster Campus had 478 enrolled students (236 girls, 242 boys), a change of -22% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Great Lakes College Forster Campus?
Great Lakes College Forster Campus has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 936. The national average is 1000, so this indicates below-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Great Lakes College Forster Campus rank in NSW?
Great Lakes College Forster Campus ranks 410th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (32.2/100), and 1130th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Great Lakes College Forster Campus?
Great Lakes College Forster Campus has about 9.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Great Lakes College Forster Campus?
In 2025, Great Lakes College Forster Campus had 127 students in Year 7.
Is Great Lakes College Forster Campus co-ed?
Yes. Great Lakes College Forster Campus is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Great Lakes College Forster Campus?
There are 6 other schools within 15 km of Great Lakes College Forster Campus in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
Where can I get tutoring near Great Lakes College Forster Campus?
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