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Fairfield High School

Fairfield, 2165 — in Fairfield

SectorSchools
State
Secondary school
NSW school data
Year levels
—
official range
NSW school data
ICSEA
878
national average is 1000
ACARA 2025
Suburb
Fairfield
SA2 this campus sits in
ABS boundary

School information

Fairfield High School is a state secondary school in Fairfield, Sydney. It had 1,123 students, per NSW school data. Its state-school catchment covers Fairfield and parts of nearby suburbs. Its ICSEA is 878, below the national average of 1000 (7th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Fairfield High 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.

878ICSEA — 122 points below the national average of 1000, higher than 7% of Australian schools
−122
820national average · 10001180
vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 75%Lower-middle quarter 15%Upper-middle quarter 8%Top quarter 2%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

1,123students in 2025

Girls and boys

  • Girls 485 · 43%
  • Boys 638 · 57%

Language background

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

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

1% of enrolment

Fairfield High School has an ICSEA of 878, below the national average of 1000 and higher than 7% of Australian schools. 2% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 75% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 1,123 students in 2025 (485 girls, 638 boys), 1% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 94% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table
Fairfield High School — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
MeasureValue
ICSEA878
ICSEA vs national average (1000)-122
ICSEA percentile7
Bottom quarter of advantage75%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage15%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage8%
Top quarter of advantage2%
Total enrolment1,123
Girls485 (43%)
Boys638 (57%)
Language other than English94%
English only6%
Not stated0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander1%
NAPLAN results and student progress for Fairfield High School are on My School, ACARA’s official site.

School details

Sector
State school
Type
Secondary
Enrolment
1,123 students
ICSEA
878 · 7th 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 High School Catchment area · map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors
Secondary (Years 7–12)

Covers Fairfield.

Also parts of Canley Vale - Canley Heights, Fairfield - East, Fairfield - West, Smithfield - Wetherill Park, Yennora Industrial.

Fairfield High School: common questions

Is Fairfield High School a public or private school?
Fairfield High School is a government (public) secondary school in Fairfield, Sydney. NSW government schools enrol students who live inside their catchment area.
How many students go to Fairfield High School?
Fairfield High School had 1,123 students enrolled, per NSW school data.
What suburbs are in the Fairfield High School catchment?
Fairfield High 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 High School's ICSEA?
Fairfield High School has an ICSEA of 878, below the national average of 1000 (7th 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 High School located?
Fairfield High School is at Fairfield 2165.

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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).