49.7% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.8%
- 2016: 48.0%
- 2021: 49.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Fairfield East · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Fairfield East
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Fairfield East have seen a steady climb since 2011, though they still trail the state average. While nearly half of residents have finished Year 12, this is well below the national figure of 58.8%. The area's educational profile is shaped by a high number of trade certificates and diplomas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 49.7% of residents have completed Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Fairfield East, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 9 or below is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 13.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national average of 26.3%. The most common qualifications are bachelor degrees at 24.5% and Certificate III or IVs at 21.3%.
13.1% ▲ +38.0%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 13.1%
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 East splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (36%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 17.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 11.4% and society and culture at 10.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Fairfield East has 40 schools within 3km, but the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest for its level. Local schools are typically much larger than in most areas, with an average size of 571 students.
0.98
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
40
Higher than 90% 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).
571
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
949
Lower than 74% 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 East
40 schools — 22,259 students, average ICSEA 949.
By sector: Government 30 · Catholic 7 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 25 · Secondary 9 · Combined 6
| Villawood North Public School, Fairfield East | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 250 | 937 |
| Verona School, Fairfield East | Government | Combined | 0.8 km | 89 | 889 |
| Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield, Fairfield | Catholic | Secondary | 1.0 km | 1,144 | 969 |
| Yennora Public School, Yennora | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 244 | 933 |
| Carramar Public School, Carramar | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 227 | 931 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Fairfield | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 691 | 997 |
| Old Guildford Public School, Guildford | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 411 | 903 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Villawood | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 226 | 1,053 |
| Rowland Hassall School, Chester Hill | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 63 | 889 |
| Fairfield High School, Fairfield | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,123 | 878 |
| Warakirri College, Fairfield | Independent | Secondary | 1.8 km | 548 | 902 |
| Fairfield Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 386 | 901 |
| Villawood East Public School, Villawood | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 301 | 898 |
| Fairfield Heights Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 642 | 893 |
| Chester Hill High School, Chester Hill | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,056 | 912 |
| Canley Vale High School, Canley Vale | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,651 | 954 |
| Guildford Public School, Guildford | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 623 | 943 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Guildford | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 342 | 1,028 |
| Lansvale Public School, Canley Vale | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 524 | 934 |
| Chester Hill North Public School, Chester Hill | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 400 | 950 |
| Lansvale East Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 117 | 969 |
| Granville South Creative and Performing Arts High School, Guildford | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 733 | 855 |
| Chester Hill Public School, Chester Hill | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 578 | 958 |
| Bass High School, Bass Hill | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 874 | 927 |
| Salamah College, Chester Hill | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,353 | 989 |
| Fairvale Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 503 | 919 |
| Pal Buddhist School, Canley Vale | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 109 | 1,032 |
| Guildford West Public School, Guildford West | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 366 | 945 |
| George Bass School, Bass Hill | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 102 | 979 |
| Sefton High School, Sefton | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,121 | 1,033 |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, Sefton | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 337 | 1,046 |
| Canley Vale Public School, Canley Vale | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 752 | 973 |
| Blaxcell Street Public School, Granville | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 948 | 957 |
| Cabramatta Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 435 | 950 |
| Granville South Public School, Guildford | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 323 | 933 |
| Sefton Infants School, Sefton | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 93 | 1,027 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Cabramatta, Cabramatta | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 622 | 1,012 |
| Georges River Environmental Education Centre, Chipping Norton | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | — | — |
| St Gertrude's Catholic Primary School, Smithfield | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 632 | 992 |
| Fairvale High School, Fairfield West | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,320 | 912 |
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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/sal/SAL11481/fairfield-east/topic/education