Schools in Darkes Forest

There are 10 schools in and around Darkes Forest: 9 primary and 1 combined. Their ICSEA scores run from 973 to 1132 (ACARA).

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Darkes Forest schools by ICSEA

ICSEA describes the socio-educational background of a school’s students (the national average is 1000). It is not a measure of teaching quality, so visit, and read each school’s results on My School.

School	Type	Sector	Years	ICSEA	Enrolment
Austinmer Public School	Primary	Government	K-6	1132	227
St Michael's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Catholic	K-6	1130	183
Thirroul Public School	Primary	Government	K-6	1119	367
Coledale Public School	Primary	Government	K-6	1118	135
Stanwell Park Public School	Primary	Government	K-6	1112	150
Otford Public School	Primary	Government	K-6	1104	48
Scarborough Public School	Primary	Government	K-6	1080	54
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School	Primary	Catholic	K-6	1071	184
Helensburgh Public School	Primary	Government	K-6	1057	460
OneSchool Global NSW - Illawarra	Combined	Independent	3-12	973	159

Austinmer Public School
Primary · Government · K-6
1132
St Michael's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Catholic · K-6
1130
Thirroul Public School
Primary · Government · K-6
1119
Coledale Public School
Primary · Government · K-6
1118
Stanwell Park Public School
Primary · Government · K-6
1112
Otford Public School
Primary · Government · K-6
1104
Scarborough Public School
Primary · Government · K-6
1080
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Primary · Catholic · K-6
1071
Helensburgh Public School
Primary · Government · K-6
1057
OneSchool Global NSW - Illawarra
Combined · Independent · 3-12
973

1100 and above1000 to 1099Below 1000School data licensed from ACARA under CC BY 4.0.

School zones go by address, not suburb

A government school's catchment can split a suburb, so two streets in Darkes Forest can belong to different schools. Check the exact address with the NSW education department's school finder before you make an offer, and ask the agent for it in writing.

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