51.4% ▲ +13.2%
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 45.4%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 51.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Fairfield · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Fairfield
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of Fairfield residents have now finished Year 12, as school completion rates have risen steadily over the last decade. While university degrees are less common here than across the state, there is a strong trend towards vocational training and certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose by 6.0 percentage points since 2011 to reach 51.4%. This is higher than in most similar areas, although it remains well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Fairfield, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 9 or below is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 13.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This is a middle-of-the-pack result for similar areas, and the rate has climbed 4.1 percentage points since 2011.
13.3% ▲ +43.8%
Higher than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Fairfield splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (34%) and Certificate III / IV (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 20.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.2% and society and culture at 10.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Fairfield has 56 schools with 35,160 enrolments, making it one of the largest areas for education at this level. Most students attend government schools (71.4%), and the typical school is quite large with 628 students.
56
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.50
Lower than 92% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
35,160
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
628
Higher than 92% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
961
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Fairfield
56 schools — 35,160 students, average ICSEA 961.
By sector: Government 40 · Catholic 10 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 37 · Secondary 14 · Combined 5
| Canley Vale High School, Canley Vale | Government | Secondary | — | 1,651 | 954 |
| Bonnyrigg High School, Bonnyrigg | Government | Secondary | — | 1,642 | 962 |
| Cabramatta High School, Cabramatta | Government | Secondary | — | 1,624 | 934 |
| Westfields Sports High School, Fairfield West | Government | Secondary | — | 1,538 | 967 |
| Freeman Catholic College, Bonnyrigg Heights | Catholic | Secondary | — | 1,411 | 1,038 |
| Fairvale High School, Fairfield West | Government | Secondary | — | 1,320 | 912 |
| Prairiewood High School, Prairiewood | Government | Secondary | — | 1,288 | 978 |
| Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield, Fairfield | Catholic | Secondary | — | 1,144 | 969 |
| Fairfield High School, Fairfield | Government | Secondary | — | 1,123 | 878 |
| Bossley Park High School, Bossley Park | Government | Secondary | — | 1,106 | 961 |
| St Johns Park High School, St Johns Park | Government | Secondary | — | 923 | 927 |
| John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Bonnyrigg Heights | Catholic | Primary | — | 843 | 1,059 |
| Mary MacKillop Catholic College, Wakeley | Catholic | Secondary | — | 843 | 935 |
| Our Lady of Mt Carmel Catholic Primary School Mount Pritchard, Bonnyrigg | Catholic | Primary | — | 819 | 1,053 |
| Bonnyrigg Heights Public School, Bonnyrigg Heights | Government | Primary | — | 769 | 989 |
| Canley Vale Public School, Canley Vale | Government | Primary | — | 752 | 973 |
| Harrington Street Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | — | 740 | 1,000 |
| St Narsai Assyrian Christian College, Horsley Park | Independent | Secondary | — | 713 | 923 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Fairfield | Catholic | Primary | — | 691 | 997 |
| St Hurmizd Assyrian Primary School, Greenfield Park | Independent | Primary | — | 691 | 954 |
| St Johns Park Public School, St Johns Park | Government | Primary | — | 673 | 1,023 |
| Fairfield Heights Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | — | 642 | 893 |
| Mary Immaculate Catholic Primary School, Bossley Park | Catholic | Primary | — | 641 | 1,009 |
| St Gertrude's Catholic Primary School, Smithfield | Catholic | Primary | — | 632 | 992 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Cabramatta, Cabramatta | Catholic | Primary | — | 622 | 1,012 |
| Governor Philip King Public School, Edensor Park | Government | Primary | — | 568 | 979 |
| Warakirri College, Fairfield | Independent | Secondary | — | 548 | 902 |
| Fairfield West Public School, Fairfield West | Government | Primary | — | 545 | 914 |
| Canley Heights Public School, Canley Heights | Government | Primary | — | 529 | 935 |
| Lansvale Public School, Canley Vale | Government | Primary | — | 524 | 934 |
| Smithfield Public School, Smithfield | Government | Primary | — | 517 | 948 |
| Fairvale Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | — | 503 | 919 |
| Cabramatta West Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | — | 477 | 950 |
| William Stimson Public School, Wetherill Park | Government | Primary | — | 459 | 973 |
| Cabramatta Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | — | 435 | 950 |
| Prairievale Public School, Bossley Park | Government | Primary | — | 419 | 894 |
| Old Guildford Public School, Guildford | Government | Primary | — | 411 | 903 |
| King Park Public School, St Johns Park | Government | Primary | — | 396 | 985 |
| Fairfield Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | — | 386 | 901 |
| Irfan College, Cecil Park | Independent | Combined | — | 382 | 1,035 |
| Mount Pritchard Public School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Primary | — | 368 | 951 |
| Smithfield West Public School, Wetherill Park | Government | Primary | — | 300 | 900 |
| Edensor Park Public School, Edensor Park | Government | Primary | — | 286 | 963 |
| Bossley Park Public School, Bossley Park | Government | Primary | — | 265 | 934 |
| Villawood North Public School, Fairfield East | Government | Primary | — | 250 | 937 |
| Yennora Public School, Yennora | Government | Primary | — | 244 | 933 |
| Bonnyrigg Public School, Bonnyrigg | Government | Primary | — | 238 | 900 |
| Carramar Public School, Carramar | Government | Primary | — | 227 | 931 |
| Mount Pritchard East Public School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Primary | — | 214 | 943 |
| Marion Catholic Primary School, Horsley Park | Catholic | Primary | — | 186 | 1,037 |
| Aspect Western Sydney School, Wetherill Park | Independent | Combined | — | 167 | 1,039 |
| Lansvale East Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | — | 117 | 969 |
| Pal Buddhist School, Canley Vale | Independent | Combined | — | 109 | 1,032 |
| Verona School, Fairfield East | Government | Combined | — | 89 | 889 |
| Horsley Park Public School, Horsley Park | Government | Primary | — | 84 | 932 |
| Les Powell School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Combined | — | 76 | 956 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Fairfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA12850/fairfield/topic/education