Schools in Forest Hill
There are 20 schools in and around Forest Hill: 13 primary, 3 secondary, 3 special and 1 combined. Their ICSEA scores run from 998 to 1170 (ACARA).
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Forest Hill 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Lake Primary School | Primary | Government | Prep-6 | 1170 | 542 |
| Vermont Primary School | Primary | Government | Prep-6 | 1161 | 752 |
| Livingstone Primary School | Primary | Government | Prep-6 | 1142 | 612 |
| Blackburn Primary School | Primary | Government | Prep-6 | 1141 | 440 |
| Weeden Heights Primary School | Primary | Government | Prep-6 | 1141 | 154 |
| Mount Pleasant Road Nunawading Primary School | Primary | Government | Prep-6 | 1133 | 388 |
| St Thomas the Apostle School | Primary | Catholic | Prep-6 | 1130 | 185 |
| Orchard Grove Primary School | Primary | Government | Prep-6 | 1130 | 592 |
| Vermont Secondary College | Secondary | Government | 7-12 | 1122 | 1,650 |
| St Luke the Evangelist School | Primary | Catholic | Prep-6 | 1108 | 137 |
| Burwood Heights Primary School | Primary | Government | Prep-6 | 1107 | 442 |
| Nunawading Christian College - Primary | Primary | Independent | Prep-6 | 1101 | 343 |
| Parkmore Primary School | Primary | Government | Prep-6 | 1095 | 121 |
| St John's School | Primary | Catholic | Prep-6 | 1095 | 142 |
| Emmaus College | Combined | Catholic | 7-12 | 1086 | 1,479 |
| Nunawading Christian College - Secondary | Secondary | Independent | 7-12 | 1067 | 261 |
| Forest Hill College | Secondary | Government | 7-12 | 1045 | 356 |
| Aurora School | Special | Government | U | 1038 | 270 |
| Blackburn English Language School | Special | Government | Prep-10 | 1022 | 344 |
| Vermont South Special School | Special | Government | U | 998 | 140 |
- Blackburn Lake Primary School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
1170
- Vermont Primary School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
1161
- Livingstone Primary School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
1142
- Blackburn Primary School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
1141
- Weeden Heights Primary School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
1141
- Mount Pleasant Road Nunawading Primary School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
1133
- St Thomas the Apostle School
Primary · Catholic · Prep-6
1130
- Orchard Grove Primary School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
1130
- Vermont Secondary College
Secondary · Government · 7-12
1122
- St Luke the Evangelist School
Primary · Catholic · Prep-6
1108
- Burwood Heights Primary School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
1107
- Nunawading Christian College - Primary
Primary · Independent · Prep-6
1101
- Parkmore Primary School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
1095
- St John's School
Primary · Catholic · Prep-6
1095
- Emmaus College
Combined · Catholic · 7-12
1086
- Nunawading Christian College - Secondary
Secondary · Independent · 7-12
1067
- Forest Hill College
Secondary · Government · 7-12
1045
- Aurora School
Special · Government · U
1038
- Blackburn English Language School
Special · Government · Prep-10
1022
- Vermont South Special School
Special · Government · U
998
School zones go by address, not suburb
A government school's catchment can split a suburb, so two streets in Forest Hill can belong to different schools. Check the exact address with the VIC education department's school finder before you make an offer, and ask the agent for it in writing.
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