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Fairfield West Public School

Fairfield West, 2165 — in Fairfield - West

SectorSchools
State
Primary school
NSW school data
Year levels
—
official range
NSW school data
ICSEA
914
national average is 1000
ACARA 2025
Suburb
Fairfield - West
SA2 this campus sits in
ABS boundary

School information

Fairfield West Public School is a state primary school in Fairfield - West, Sydney. It had 545 students, per NSW school data. Its state-school catchment covers Fairfield - West and parts of nearby suburbs. Its ICSEA is 914, below the national average of 1000 (14th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Fairfield West 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.

914ICSEA — 86 points below the national average of 1000, higher than 14% of Australian schools
−86
820national average · 10001180
vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 68%Lower-middle quarter 19%Upper-middle quarter 10%Top quarter 3%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

545students in 2025

Girls and boys

  • Girls 259 · 48%
  • Boys 286 · 52%

Language background

  • Language other than English 92%
  • English only 8%
  • Not stated 0%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

2% of enrolment

Fairfield West Public School has an ICSEA of 914, below the national average of 1000 and higher than 14% of Australian schools. 3% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 68% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 545 students in 2025 (259 girls, 286 boys), 2% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 92% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table
Fairfield West Public School — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
MeasureValue
ICSEA914
ICSEA vs national average (1000)-86
ICSEA percentile14
Bottom quarter of advantage68%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage19%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage10%
Top quarter of advantage3%
Total enrolment545
Girls259 (48%)
Boys286 (52%)
Language other than English92%
English only8%
Not stated0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander2%
NAPLAN results and student progress for Fairfield West Public School are on My School, ACARA’s official site.

School details

Sector
State school
Type
Primary
Enrolment
545 students
ICSEA
914 · 14th percentile
Address
Fairfield West 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 West Public School Catchment area · map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors

Fairfield West Public School: common questions

Is Fairfield West Public School a public or private school?
Fairfield West Public School is a government (public) primary school in Fairfield - West, Sydney. NSW government schools enrol students who live inside their catchment area.
How many students go to Fairfield West Public School?
Fairfield West Public School had 545 students enrolled, per NSW school data.
What suburbs are in the Fairfield West Public School catchment?
Fairfield West Public School's enrolment catchment covers Fairfield - West, 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 West Public School's ICSEA?
Fairfield West Public School has an ICSEA of 914, below the national average of 1000 (14th 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 West Public School located?
Fairfield West Public School is at Fairfield West 2165, in the Fairfield - West SA2.

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).