48.1% ▲ +7.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.8%
- 2016: 49.1%
- 2021: 48.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Fairfield Heights · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Fairfield Heights
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school or university in Fairfield Heights compared to the rest of the state. Only 48.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures. This gap extends to higher education, where the number of people with a university degree is also much lower than the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of the population finished Year 12, a result far below the state and national rates of around 59%. This is a significant gap, with 31.2% of residents having Year 9 or below as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Fairfield Heights, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 9 or below is next at 34%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 11.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 27.8% seen across New South Wales. For those who do have qualifications, the most common are bachelor degrees at 24.9% and Certificate III or IV at 21.9%.
11.5% ▲ +22.3%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 11.5%
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 Heights splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 26%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among residents with qualifications, those in management and commerce are the most common at 19.1%. Engineering and related fields follow at 12.6%, while society and culture qualifications make up 11.5% of the total.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Fairfield Heights is served by 34 schools within 3km, one of the highest numbers for an area of this size. These schools are typically much larger than those in other areas, with government schools making up 73.5% of the sector.
34
Higher than 89% 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).
618
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
950
Lower than 73% 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 Heights
34 schools — 21,022 students, average ICSEA 950.
By sector: Government 25 · Catholic 6 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 23 · Secondary 8 · Combined 3
| Fairfield Heights Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 642 | 893 |
| Fairvale Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 503 | 919 |
| Fairfield Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 386 | 901 |
| Fairvale High School, Fairfield West | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 1,320 | 912 |
| Warakirri College, Fairfield | Independent | Secondary | 1.4 km | 548 | 902 |
| St Gertrude's Catholic Primary School, Smithfield | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 632 | 992 |
| Fairfield West Public School, Fairfield West | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 545 | 914 |
| Fairfield High School, Fairfield | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,123 | 878 |
| Smithfield Public School, Smithfield | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 517 | 948 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Fairfield | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 691 | 997 |
| Westfields Sports High School, Fairfield West | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,538 | 967 |
| Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield, Fairfield | Catholic | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,144 | 969 |
| Canley Vale High School, Canley Vale | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,651 | 954 |
| Canley Vale Public School, Canley Vale | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 752 | 973 |
| Pal Buddhist School, Canley Vale | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 109 | 1,032 |
| Smithfield West Public School, Wetherill Park | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 300 | 900 |
| Canley Heights Public School, Canley Heights | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 529 | 935 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Cabramatta, Cabramatta | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 622 | 1,012 |
| Yennora Public School, Yennora | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 244 | 933 |
| Verona School, Fairfield East | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 89 | 889 |
| Mary MacKillop Catholic College, Wakeley | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 843 | 935 |
| Lansvale Public School, Canley Vale | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 524 | 934 |
| Villawood North Public School, Fairfield East | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 250 | 937 |
| King Park Public School, St Johns Park | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 396 | 985 |
| Guildford West Public School, Guildford West | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 366 | 945 |
| Cabramatta Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 435 | 950 |
| Aspect Western Sydney School, Wetherill Park | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 167 | 1,039 |
| Carramar Public School, Carramar | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 227 | 931 |
| William Stimson Public School, Wetherill Park | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 459 | 973 |
| Cabramatta West Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 477 | 950 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Guildford | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 342 | 1,028 |
| Prairiewood High School, Prairiewood | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,288 | 978 |
| Harrington Street Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 740 | 1,000 |
| Guildford Public School, Guildford | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 623 | 943 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Fairfield Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11482/fairfield-heights/topic/education