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Fairfield Heights Public School

Fairfield, 2165 — in Fairfield

SectorSchools
State
Primary school
NSW school data
Year levels
—
official range
NSW school data
ICSEA
893
national average is 1000
ACARA 2025
Suburb
Fairfield
SA2 this campus sits in
ABS boundary

School information

Fairfield Heights Public School is a state primary school in Fairfield, Sydney. It had 642 students, per NSW school data. Its state-school catchment covers Fairfield and parts of nearby suburbs. Its ICSEA is 893, below the national average of 1000 (9th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Fairfield Heights Public School are published on its My School profile (ACARA).

Student background

ACARA · 2025

ICSEA 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.

893ICSEA — 107 points below the national average of 1000, higher than 9% of Australian schools
−107
820national average · 10001180
vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 73%Lower-middle quarter 18%Upper-middle quarter 7%Top quarter 2%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

642students in 2025

Girls and boys

  • Girls 334 · 52%
  • Boys 308 · 48%

Language background

  • Language other than English 94%
  • English only 6%
  • Not stated 0%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

2% of enrolment

Fairfield Heights Public School has an ICSEA of 893, below the national average of 1000 and higher than 9% of Australian schools. 2% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 73% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 642 students in 2025 (334 girls, 308 boys), 2% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 94% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table
Fairfield Heights Public School — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
MeasureValue
ICSEA893
ICSEA vs national average (1000)-107
ICSEA percentile9
Bottom quarter of advantage73%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage18%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage7%
Top quarter of advantage2%
Total enrolment642
Girls334 (52%)
Boys308 (48%)
Language other than English94%
English only6%
Not stated0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander2%
NAPLAN results and student progress for Fairfield Heights Public School are on My School, ACARA’s official site.

School details

Sector
State school
Type
Primary
Enrolment
642 students
ICSEA
893 · 9th percentile
Address
Fairfield 2165

Catchment area

NSW government 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 NSW Department of Education’s School Finder.

Map
Fairfield Heights Public School Catchment area · map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors

Fairfield Heights Public School: common questions

Is Fairfield Heights Public School a public or private school?
Fairfield Heights Public School is a government (public) primary school in Fairfield, Sydney. NSW government schools enrol students who live inside their catchment area.
How many students go to Fairfield Heights Public School?
Fairfield Heights Public School had 642 students enrolled, per NSW school data.
What suburbs are in the Fairfield Heights Public School catchment?
Fairfield Heights Public School's enrolment catchment covers Fairfield, plus parts of nearby suburbs. Catchments can split a street, so confirm your address on the NSW Department of Education's School Finder.
What is Fairfield Heights Public School's ICSEA?
Fairfield Heights Public School has an ICSEA of 893, below the national average of 1000 (9th percentile nationally), per the ACARA School Profile 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students, not its results.
Where is Fairfield Heights Public School located?
Fairfield Heights Public School is at Fairfield 2165.

School list: NSW Government open data — ACARA Schools NSW, via the NSW data portal, CC BY 4.0. Catchments: NSW Department of Education “School intake zones” dataset, CC BY 4.0. ICSEA & student background: ACARA School Profile 2025. NAPLAN: myschool.edu.au (ACARA).