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Fairvale Public School

Fairfield, 2165 — in Fairfield

SectorSchools
State
Primary school
NSW school data
Year levels
—
official range
NSW school data
ICSEA
919
national average is 1000
ACARA 2025
Suburb
Fairfield
SA2 this campus sits in
ABS boundary

School information

Fairvale Public School is a state primary school in Fairfield, Sydney. It had 503 students, per NSW school data. It has a state-school enrolment catchment. Its ICSEA is 919, below the national average of 1000 (15th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Fairvale 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.

919ICSEA — 81 points below the national average of 1000, higher than 15% of Australian schools
−81
820national average · 10001180
vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 63%Lower-middle quarter 21%Upper-middle quarter 12%Top quarter 4%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

503students in 2025

Girls and boys

  • Girls 268 · 53%
  • Boys 235 · 47%

Language background

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

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

1% of enrolment

Fairvale Public School has an ICSEA of 919, below the national average of 1000 and higher than 15% of Australian schools. 4% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 63% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 503 students in 2025 (268 girls, 235 boys), 1% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 92% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table
Fairvale Public School — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
MeasureValue
ICSEA919
ICSEA vs national average (1000)-81
ICSEA percentile15
Bottom quarter of advantage63%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage21%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage12%
Top quarter of advantage4%
Total enrolment503
Girls268 (53%)
Boys235 (47%)
Language other than English92%
English only8%
Not stated0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander1%
NAPLAN results and student progress for Fairvale Public School are on My School, ACARA’s official site.

School details

Sector
State school
Type
Primary
Enrolment
503 students
ICSEA
919 · 15th 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
Fairvale Public School Catchment area · map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors
Primary

Also parts of Canley Vale - Canley Heights, Fairfield, Fairfield - West.

Fairvale Public School: common questions

Is Fairvale Public School a public or private school?
Fairvale 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 Fairvale Public School?
Fairvale Public School had 503 students enrolled, per NSW school data.
What is Fairvale Public School's ICSEA?
Fairvale Public School has an ICSEA of 919, below the national average of 1000 (15th 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 Public School located?
Fairvale Public School is at Fairfield 2165.

Other schools in Fairfield

Fairfield Heights Public SchoolState · PrimaryFairfield 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).