Stories and highlights

Celebrating Excellence: Staff and Student Achievement

We would like to recognise and thank our incredible teachers, whose dedication and expertise continue to support our students in achieving their very best outcomes. The 2025 HSC results below are a testament to the strong teaching and learning culture within our school.

Special congratulations to Nico R who achieved the highest possible band in every one of his courses, an outstanding accomplishment that reflects both academic excellence and consistent commitment.

Nico is truly an “all-rounder”, earning a place on NESA’s All-round Achievers List. This prestigious annual list recognises HSC students who achieve results in the top band (Band 6 or E4) in 10 or more units of study, demonstrating exceptional academic breadth across their HSC pattern.

An ATAR of 98.75 places Nico in the top 1.25% of his cohort—an exceptional result.

Additional 2025 Highlights:

English Advanced: 30% of students achieved a Band 6, with 70% achieving a Band 5

Above State Average Results:

• Textiles and Design: +6.84%
• Economics: +7.11%
• English Advanced: +5.18%
• Mathematics Extension 2: +8.72%
• Engineering Studies: +6.33%

Strong Overall Student Performance

68% of students achieved results in the top three bands, showing a continued upward trend.

Year 7 Swim School

On 4-5 December our Year 7 students participated in their annual Swim School at the Warringah Aquatic Centre and Palm Beach. Thank you to the PDHPE faculty and our Year 9 PASS leaders for facilitating this rewarding experience for our Year 7s.

Presentation Night

Our 2025 Presentation Night was held on 16 December. We congratulate all our students who received academic, music, drama, literature, sports and special awards. We are very proud of all those who were recognised on the night.

Baristas

We said goodbye to our Cafe de Forest baristas for 2025 at the end of Term 4. This group has worked as a strong and reliable team throughout the year, consistently producing high-quality coffee and supporting school events. Thank you to all the students and staff involved.

The Forest Festival of Lights

On 30 May we held our bi-annual Forest Festival of Lights - a wonderful school and community evening of music, light displays, stalls and delicious food.

TAS Showcase

On 22 July 2025 we held our TAS Fashion Show where our talented young designers from Years 8-10 showcased the wonderful garments they had designed and created  - the results were amazing!

Chiba Keiai High School Visit

This year we again welcomed students and staff from our Japanese sister school this year. Students from both the Chiba Keiai Senior High School and The Forest High School had the opportunity to engage in various educational and cultural activities.