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Fairfield Public School

Fairfield, 2165 — in Fairfield

SectorSchools
State
Primary school
NSW school data
Year levels
—
official range
NSW school data
ICSEA
901
national average is 1000
ACARA 2025
Suburb
Fairfield
SA2 this campus sits in
ABS boundary

School information

Fairfield Public School is a state primary school in Fairfield, Sydney. It had 386 students, per NSW school data. It has a state-school enrolment catchment. Its ICSEA is 901, below the national average of 1000 (11th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Fairfield 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.

901ICSEA — 99 points below the national average of 1000, higher than 11% of Australian schools
−99
820national average · 10001180
vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 70%Lower-middle quarter 20%Upper-middle quarter 9%Top quarter 2%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

386students in 2025

Girls and boys

  • Girls 177 · 46%
  • Boys 209 · 54%

Language background

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

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

1% of enrolment

Fairfield Public School has an ICSEA of 901, below the national average of 1000 and higher than 11% of Australian schools. 2% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 70% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 386 students in 2025 (177 girls, 209 boys), 1% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 94% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table
Fairfield Public School — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
MeasureValue
ICSEA901
ICSEA vs national average (1000)-99
ICSEA percentile11
Bottom quarter of advantage70%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage20%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage9%
Top quarter of advantage2%
Total enrolment386
Girls177 (46%)
Boys209 (54%)
Language other than English94%
English only6%
Not stated0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander1%
NAPLAN results and student progress for Fairfield Public School are on My School, ACARA’s official site.

School details

Sector
State school
Type
Primary
Enrolment
386 students
ICSEA
901 · 11th 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 Public School Catchment area · map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors
Primary

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

Fairfield Public School: common questions

Is Fairfield Public School a public or private school?
Fairfield 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 Public School?
Fairfield Public School had 386 students enrolled, per NSW school data.
What is Fairfield Public School's ICSEA?
Fairfield Public School has an ICSEA of 901, below the national average of 1000 (11th 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 Public School located?
Fairfield Public School is at Fairfield 2165.

Other schools in Fairfield

Fairfield Heights Public SchoolState · PrimaryFairvale Public SchoolState · PrimaryOur Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary SchoolNon-Government · PrimaryFairfield High SchoolState · SecondaryWarakirri CollegeNon-Government · Special

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).