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Fairvale High School

Fairfield West, 2165 — in Fairfield - West

SectorSchools
State
Secondary school
NSW school data
Year levels
—
official range
NSW school data
ICSEA
912
national average is 1000
ACARA 2025
Suburb
Fairfield - West
SA2 this campus sits in
ABS boundary

School information

Fairvale High School is a state secondary school in Fairfield - West, Sydney. It had 1,320 students, per NSW school data. It has a state-school enrolment catchment. Its ICSEA is 912, below the national average of 1000 (13th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Fairvale 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.

912ICSEA — 88 points below the national average of 1000, higher than 13% of Australian schools
−88
820national average · 10001180
vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 68%Lower-middle quarter 22%Upper-middle quarter 8%Top quarter 3%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

1,320students in 2025

Girls and boys

  • Girls 638 · 48%
  • Boys 682 · 52%

Language background

  • Language other than English 93%
  • English only 7%
  • Not stated 0%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

2% of enrolment

Fairvale High School has an ICSEA of 912, below the national average of 1000 and higher than 13% 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 1,320 students in 2025 (638 girls, 682 boys), 2% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 93% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table
Fairvale High School — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
MeasureValue
ICSEA912
ICSEA vs national average (1000)-88
ICSEA percentile13
Bottom quarter of advantage68%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage22%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage8%
Top quarter of advantage3%
Total enrolment1,320
Girls638 (48%)
Boys682 (52%)
Language other than English93%
English only7%
Not stated0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander2%
NAPLAN results and student progress for Fairvale High School are on My School, ACARA’s official site.

School details

Sector
State school
Type
Secondary
Enrolment
1,320 students
ICSEA
912 · 13th 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
Fairvale High School Catchment area · map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors
Secondary (Years 7–12)

Also parts of Cabramatta - Lansvale, Canley Vale - Canley Heights, Fairfield, Fairfield - West, Smithfield - Wetherill Park.

Fairvale High School: common questions

Is Fairvale High School a public or private school?
Fairvale High School is a government (public) secondary school in Fairfield - West, Sydney. NSW government schools enrol students who live inside their catchment area.
How many students go to Fairvale High School?
Fairvale High School had 1,320 students enrolled, per NSW school data.
What is Fairvale High School's ICSEA?
Fairvale High School has an ICSEA of 912, below the national average of 1000 (13th percentile nationally), per the ACARA School Profile 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students, not its results.
Where is Fairvale High School located?
Fairvale High School is at Fairfield West 2165, in the Fairfield - West SA2.

Other schools in Fairfield - West

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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).