47.8% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.8%
- 2016: 49.7%
- 2021: 47.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Fairfield · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Fairfield
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer adults in Fairfield have completed high school or university compared to the rest of the state. Only 47.8% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This reflects a community where many people have entered the workforce without higher degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion rates for Year 12 are far below the national figure of 58.8%. Around 28.8% of people stopped their schooling in Year 9 or earlier, while 9.9% finished Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Fairfield, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 9 or below is next at 32%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 12.4%, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. For those with a qualification, the most common are bachelor degrees (24.1%) and Certificate III or IV (20.3%).
12.4% ▲ +21.3%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.4%
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.
Qualifications in the area are most often in management and commerce (18.0%), followed by engineering and related fields (11.2%) and society and culture (10.5%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Fairfield has 46 schools within 3km, among the largest number for its level. These schools are typically much larger than most other areas, though the average school advantage score is much lower than the norm.
2.23
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
46
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality 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).
587
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
947
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Fairfield
46 schools — 26,399 students, average ICSEA 947.
By sector: Government 36 · Catholic 8 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 29 · Secondary 12 · Combined 5
| Fairfield Heights Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 0.1 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 | 0.8 km | 1,123 | 878 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Fairfield | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 691 | 997 |
| Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield, Fairfield | Catholic | Secondary | 1.2 km | 1,144 | 969 |
| Fairvale Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 503 | 919 |
| Canley Vale High School, Canley Vale | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,651 | 954 |
| Yennora Public School, Yennora | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 244 | 933 |
| Verona School, Fairfield East | Government | Combined | 1.8 km | 89 | 889 |
| St Gertrude's Catholic Primary School, Smithfield | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 632 | 992 |
| Fairvale High School, Fairfield West | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,320 | 912 |
| Villawood North Public School, Fairfield East | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 250 | 937 |
| Pal Buddhist School, Canley Vale | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 109 | 1,032 |
| Canley Vale Public School, Canley Vale | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 752 | 973 |
| Smithfield Public School, Smithfield | Government | Primary | 2.4 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 | 2.8 km | 622 | 1,012 |
| Guildford West Public School, Guildford West | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 366 | 945 |
| Westfields Sports High School, Fairfield West | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,538 | 967 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Guildford | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 342 | 1,028 |
| Cabramatta Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 435 | 950 |
| Canley Heights Public School, Canley Heights | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 529 | 935 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Villawood | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 226 | 1,053 |
| Guildford Public School, Guildford | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 623 | 943 |
| Old Guildford Public School, Guildford | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 411 | 903 |
| Smithfield West Public School, Wetherill Park | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 300 | 900 |
| Lansvale East Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 117 | 969 |
| Rowland Hassall School, Chester Hill | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 63 | 889 |
| Merrylands High School, Merrylands | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 855 | 915 |
| Sherwood Grange Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 246 | 992 |
| Mary MacKillop Catholic College, Wakeley | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 843 | 935 |
| Fowler Road School, Merrylands | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 55 | 895 |
| Cerdon College, Merrylands | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,001 | 1,041 |
| King Park Public School, St Johns Park | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 396 | 985 |
| Merrylands Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | 3.9 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 |
| Cabramatta West Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 477 | 950 |
| Villawood East Public School, Villawood | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 301 | 898 |
| Cabramatta High School, Cabramatta | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,624 | 934 |
| Chester Hill High School, Chester Hill | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,056 | 912 |
| Harrington Street Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 740 | 1,000 |
| Georges River Environmental Education Centre, Chipping Norton | Government | Combined | 4.5 km | — | — |
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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/sal/SAL11480/fairfield/topic/education