Forest Lake State High School
High Street, Forest Lake, 4078 — in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove
Forest Lake State High School is a state secondary school in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove, Brisbane, teaching Years 7–12. It had 1,492 students at the most recent Queensland state census. Its state-school catchment covers Pallara - Willawong, Doolandella, Forest Lake - Ellen Grove and Carole Park and parts of nearby suburbs. Its ICSEA is 969, below the national average of 1000 (33rd percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Forest Lake State High School are published on its My School profile (ACARA).
Student background
ACARA · 2025ICSEA measures the socio-educational advantage of a school's intake against the national average of 1000. The quarters bar shows how its students spread across the four national bands; an average school sits at 25% in each.
Socio-educational advantage
All Australian students — 25% in each quarter
Who’s enrolled
Girls and boys
- Girls 810 · 48%
- Boys 863 · 52%
Language background
- Language other than English 52%
- English only 48%
- Not stated 0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
7% of enrolment
Forest Lake State High School has an ICSEA of 969, below the national average of 1000 and higher than 33% of Australian schools. 6% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 43% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 1,673 students in 2025 (810 girls, 863 boys), 7% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 52% with a language background other than English.
Show the data table
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| ICSEA | 969 |
| ICSEA vs national average (1000) | -31 |
| ICSEA percentile | 33 |
| Bottom quarter of advantage | 43% |
| Lower-middle quarter of advantage | 33% |
| Upper-middle quarter of advantage | 18% |
| Top quarter of advantage | 6% |
| Total enrolment | 1,673 |
| Girls | 810 (48%) |
| Boys | 863 (52%) |
| Language other than English | 52% |
| English only | 48% |
| Not stated | 0% |
| Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander | 7% |
School details
- Sector
- State school
- Type
- Secondary
- Year levels
- 7–12
- Enrolment
- 1,492 students
- ICSEA
- 969 · 33rd percentile
- Address
- High Street, Forest Lake 4078
- Phone
- (07) 3714 2333
- Website
- forestlakeshs.eq.edu.au
Catchment area
Queensland state schools enrol students who live inside their catchment. This is a simplified outline — catchments can split a street, so confirm your exact address on the Queensland Government’s EdMap.
Covers Carole Park, Doolandella, Forest Lake - Ellen Grove, Pallara - Willawong.
Also parts of Camira - Gailes, Hillcrest, Inala - Richlands, Wacol.
Covers Carole Park, Doolandella, Forest Lake - Ellen Grove, Pallara - Willawong.
Also parts of Camira - Gailes, Hillcrest, Inala - Richlands, Wacol.
Other schools in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove
School list: Queensland Government Department of Education — State and non-state school details, CC BY 4.0. Catchments: QLD “SchoolsAndSchoolCatchments” service, CC BY 4.0. ICSEA & student background: ACARA School Profile 2025. NAPLAN: myschool.edu.au (ACARA).