Forrest Parade School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Bellamack, Northern Territory 0832 · Palmerston LGA
About Forrest Parade School
Forrest Parade School is a public special school located in Bellamack, Northern Territory (0832), within the Palmerston local government area. It caters for students from T to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 118 students (27 girls and 91 boys).
Forrest Parade School has an ICSEA value of 939, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 21st percentile of Australian schools. 12% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 37% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 22 teachers (20.4 full-time equivalent) and 36 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 5.8 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 36% over the past five years.
Forrest Parade School is a special school. Special schools support students with disability or specific needs and are deliberately excluded from the Success Index and rankings, which would not be a fair measure of what they do.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How Forrest Parade School's 118 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Forrest Parade School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Forrest Parade School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Woodroffe Primary School
Woodroffe · Government primary · T-6
327 students · ICSEA 842 · 835 m away
Moulden Primary School
Moulden · Government primary · T-6
211 students · ICSEA 753 · 1.3 km away
Rosebery Primary School
Rosebery · Government primary · T-6
349 students · ICSEA 964 · 1.4 km away
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Woodroffe · Catholic primary · T-6
165 students · ICSEA 983 · 2.0 km away
Palmerston College
Driver · Government high school · 7-12
1,267 students · ICSEA 884 · 2.3 km away
Bakewell Primary School
Bakewell · Government primary · T-6
616 students · ICSEA 978 · 2.6 km away
Gray Primary School
Gray · Government primary · T-6
283 students · ICSEA 808 · 2.7 km away
Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School
Zuccoli · Catholic primary · T-6
379 students · ICSEA 1027 · 2.7 km away
Zuccoli Primary School
Zuccoli · Government primary · T-6
537 students · ICSEA 989 · 2.8 km away
Palmerston Christian College
Marlow Lagoon · Independent combined · T-10
365 students · ICSEA 1008 · 3.1 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in NT with a comparable ICSEA.
Nemarluk School
Alawa · Government special · T-6
170 students · ICSEA 929
Henbury School
Tiwi · Government special · 7-12
195 students · ICSEA 894
Acacia Hill School
Sadadeen · Government special · T-12
96 students · ICSEA 789
Kintore Street School
Katherine · Government special · T-12
55 students · ICSEA 757
Frequently asked questions
Is Forrest Parade School a public or private school?
Forrest Parade School is a public (government) school run by the Northern Territory education department.
What year levels does Forrest Parade School offer?
Forrest Parade School offers T to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Forrest Parade School?
In 2025, Forrest Parade School had 118 enrolled students (27 girls, 91 boys), a change of 36% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Forrest Parade School?
Forrest Parade School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 939. The national average is 1000, so this indicates below-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Forrest Parade School?
Forrest Parade School has about 5.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Transition at Forrest Parade School each year?
In 2025, Forrest Parade School had 17 students in Transition and 17 in Year 6.
Is Forrest Parade School co-ed?
Yes. Forrest Parade School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Forrest Parade School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Forrest Parade School 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 Forrest Parade School?
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