47.6% ▼ -0.4%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 47.8%
- 2016: 49.8%
- 2021: 47.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Fairfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Fairfield
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Fairfield finished high school compared to other areas, with only 47.6% completing Year 12. This is far below the New South Wales and national figures, which both sit around 59%. Education levels in the area remain quite low, though the number of adults with a university degree has risen slightly since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents have completed Year 12, a figure that has barely changed over the last decade. Around 29% of people here left school in Year 9 or earlier, which is far below the state and national rates of school completion.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Fairfield, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 9 or below is next at 32%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 12.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much lower than most areas and far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. While this is a low proportion, it has risen by 2.2 percentage points since 2011.
12.3% ▲ +21.3%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Fairfield, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Certificate III / IV (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (25%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 18%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 11.1% and society and culture at 10.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Fairfield has six schools that are much larger than most in similar areas, with 3,893 total enrolments. While there are many schools within 3km, the average school advantage score is among the lowest for its level.
6
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.95
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
46
Higher than 86% 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).
3,893
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
649
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
913
Lower than 89% 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 serving Fairfield
46 schools — 25,883 students, average ICSEA 951.
By sector: Government 36 · Catholic 8 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 30 · Secondary 11 · Combined 5
| Fairfield Heights Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 642 | 893 |
| Fairfield Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 386 | 901 |
| Warakirri College, Fairfield | Independent | Secondary | 0.6 km | 548 | 902 |
| Fairfield High School, Fairfield | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 1,123 | 878 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Fairfield | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 691 | 997 |
| Fairvale Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 503 | 919 |
| Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield, Fairfield | Catholic | Secondary | 1.3 km | 1,144 | 969 |
| Canley Vale High School, Canley Vale | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,651 | 954 |
| Yennora Public School, Yennora | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 244 | 933 |
| Verona School, Fairfield East | Government | Combined | 1.9 km | 89 | 889 |
| St Gertrude's Catholic Primary School, Smithfield | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 632 | 992 |
| Fairvale High School, Fairfield West | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,320 | 912 |
| Pal Buddhist School, Canley Vale | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 109 | 1,032 |
| Villawood North Public School, Fairfield East | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 250 | 937 |
| Canley Vale Public School, Canley Vale | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 752 | 973 |
| Smithfield Public School, Smithfield | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 517 | 948 |
| Fairfield West Public School, Fairfield West | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 545 | 914 |
| Lansvale Public School, Canley Vale | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 524 | 934 |
| Carramar Public School, Carramar | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 227 | 931 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Cabramatta, Cabramatta | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 622 | 1,012 |
| Westfields Sports High School, Fairfield West | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,538 | 967 |
| Guildford West Public School, Guildford West | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 366 | 945 |
| Cabramatta Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 435 | 950 |
| Canley Heights Public School, Canley Heights | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 529 | 935 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Guildford | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 342 | 1,028 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Villawood | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 226 | 1,053 |
| Smithfield West Public School, Wetherill Park | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 300 | 900 |
| Guildford Public School, Guildford | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 623 | 943 |
| Old Guildford Public School, Guildford | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 411 | 903 |
| Lansvale East Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 117 | 969 |
| Rowland Hassall School, Chester Hill | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 63 | 889 |
| Merrylands High School, Merrylands | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 855 | 915 |
| Mary MacKillop Catholic College, Wakeley | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 843 | 935 |
| Sherwood Grange Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 246 | 992 |
| King Park Public School, St Johns Park | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 396 | 985 |
| Fowler Road School, Merrylands | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 55 | 895 |
| Cerdon College, Merrylands | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,001 | 1,041 |
| Cabramatta West Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 477 | 950 |
| Merrylands Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 620 | 936 |
| Holroyd High School, Greystanes | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 547 | 919 |
| Widemere Public School, Greystanes | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 169 | 1,036 |
| Villawood East Public School, Villawood | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 301 | 898 |
| Cabramatta High School, Cabramatta | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,624 | 934 |
| Harrington Street Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 740 | 1,000 |
| Georges River Environmental Education Centre, Chipping Norton | Government | Combined | 4.5 km | — | — |
| Greystanes Public School, Greystanes | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 540 | 1,081 |
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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/sa2/127021515/fairfield/topic/education