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Fairfield - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Education & Qualifications in Fairfield - East

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

A gap of over 13 percentage points separates Fairfield - East from the national figure for university degrees, reflecting a community with lower formal schooling levels. While the proportion of people finishing Year 12 has risen to 50.5% since 2011, the area remains well below the state and national averages for education.

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📍 Fairfield - East, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Fairfield - East sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

13.3% ▲ +47.8%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Fairfield - East — lower than 75% of areas.

Fairfield - East13.3%
2165, NSW 12.0%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Just over half of residents have completed Year 12, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This result is an improvement, as the rate rose 6.1 percentage points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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50.5% ▲ +13.8%

Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Fairfield - East, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 9 or below is next at 23%.

Year 12 50.5% Year 9 or below 19.8% Year 10 14.0% Year 11 3.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University qualifications are far less common here than in the rest of the state, with only 13.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This figure is far below the New South Wales average of 27.8%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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13.3% ▲ +47.8%

Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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Fairfield - East splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 23%.

Bachelor degree 21.9% Certificate III / IV 21.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.3% Postgraduate degree 5.3% Certificate I / II 2.2% Graduate diploma / certificate 1.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 17%, followed by engineering and related fields at 11.7% and society and culture at 10.4%.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

The area has six schools with a total of 2,365 enrolments, which is larger than about 70% of similar areas. However, the average school advantage score is 944, which is much lower than most areas.

Schools within 3 km

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54

Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).

Average school ICSEA

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944

Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

Schools in and around Fairfield - East — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Schools serving Fairfield - East

54 schools — 28,698 students, average ICSEA 960.

By sector: Government 38 · Catholic 11 · Independent 5

By type: Primary 34 · Secondary 12 · Combined 8
Villawood North Public School, Fairfield East Government Primary 0.4 km 250 937
Verona School, Fairfield East Government Combined 0.7 km 89 889
Yennora Public School, Yennora Government Primary 0.9 km 244 933
Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield, Fairfield Catholic Secondary 1.0 km 1,144 969
Old Guildford Public School, Guildford Government Primary 1.3 km 411 903
Carramar Public School, Carramar Government Primary 1.4 km 227 931
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Fairfield Catholic Primary 1.4 km 691 997
Rowland Hassall School, Chester Hill Government Combined 1.5 km 63 889
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Villawood Catholic Primary 1.7 km 226 1,053
Fairfield High School, Fairfield Government Secondary 1.7 km 1,123 878
Warakirri College, Fairfield Independent Secondary 1.9 km 548 902
Fairfield Public School, Fairfield Government Primary 1.9 km 386 901
Chester Hill High School, Chester Hill Government Secondary 2.1 km 1,056 912
Villawood East Public School, Villawood Government Primary 2.1 km 301 898
Guildford Public School, Guildford Government Primary 2.1 km 623 943
Fairfield Heights Public School, Fairfield Government Primary 2.2 km 642 893
St Patrick's Primary School, Guildford Catholic Primary 2.3 km 342 1,028
Canley Vale High School, Canley Vale Government Secondary 2.4 km 1,651 954
Chester Hill North Public School, Chester Hill Government Primary 2.5 km 400 950
Granville South Creative and Performing Arts High School, Guildford Government Secondary 2.6 km 733 855
Lansvale Public School, Canley Vale Government Primary 2.7 km 524 934
Chester Hill Public School, Chester Hill Government Primary 2.8 km 578 958
Lansvale East Public School, Cabramatta Government Primary 2.8 km 117 969
Salamah College, Chester Hill Independent Combined 2.9 km 1,353 989
Guildford West Public School, Guildford West Government Primary 3.0 km 366 945
Bass High School, Bass Hill Government Secondary 3.0 km 874 927
Fairvale Public School, Fairfield Government Primary 3.1 km 503 919
Pal Buddhist School, Canley Vale Independent Combined 3.2 km 109 1,032
Sefton High School, Sefton Government Secondary 3.3 km 1,121 1,033
George Bass School, Bass Hill Government Combined 3.4 km 102 979
Blaxcell Street Public School, Granville Government Primary 3.4 km 948 957
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, Sefton Catholic Primary 3.5 km 337 1,046
Granville South Public School, Guildford Government Primary 3.5 km 323 933
Fowler Road School, Merrylands Government Combined 3.6 km 55 895
Canley Vale Public School, Canley Vale Government Primary 3.7 km 752 973
Sefton Infants School, Sefton Government Primary 3.7 km 93 1,027
Merrylands High School, Merrylands Government Secondary 3.7 km 855 915
Merrylands Public School, Merrylands Government Primary 3.7 km 620 936
Merrylands East Public School, Merrylands Government Primary 3.8 km 347 955
Cabramatta Public School, Cabramatta Government Primary 3.8 km 435 950
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Cabramatta, Cabramatta Catholic Primary 3.9 km 622 1,012
St Gertrude's Catholic Primary School, Smithfield Catholic Primary 4.0 km 632 992
Georges River Environmental Education Centre, Chipping Norton Government Combined 4.0 km — —
Cerdon College, Merrylands Catholic Secondary 4.1 km 1,001 1,041
Fairvale High School, Fairfield West Government Secondary 4.1 km 1,320 912
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Georges Hall Catholic Primary 4.2 km 377 1,050
HopePoint Christian School, Georges Hall Independent Primary 4.2 km 219 1,039
St Margaret Mary's Primary School, Merrylands Catholic Primary 4.2 km 574 1,050
Granville East Public School, Granville Government Primary 4.4 km 259 923
Auburn West Public School, Auburn Government Primary 4.4 km 572 928
Chipping Norton Public School, Chipping Norton Government Primary 4.5 km 333 1,018
Georges River Grammar, Georges Hall Independent Combined 4.5 km 933 1,095
Holy Family Primary School, Granville East Catholic Primary 4.5 km 235 1,004
Lawrence Hargrave School, Warwick Farm Government Secondary 5.2 km 59 862

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Fairfield - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125031480/fairfield-east/topic/education