49.2% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.3%
- 2016: 48.5%
- 2021: 49.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Fairfield West · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Fairfield West
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fairfield West has lower qualification levels than most similar areas, with only 11.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%. While nearly half the population finished Year 12, this result remains well below the New South Wales average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 49.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but still well below the 58.9% seen across New South Wales. Roughly a quarter of the population finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Fairfield West, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 9 or below is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here, with bachelor degrees or higher far below the national figure. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 26.2% of residents.
11.3% ▲ +35.4%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Fairfield West splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (35%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Management and Commerce at 19.9%, followed by Engineering at 14.5% and Society and Culture at 11.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 37 schools within 3km, though this represents a much lower number of schools per 1,000 children than in most areas. Local schools are much larger than usual, with 70.3% being government run.
1.14
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
37
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).
682
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
953
Lower than 72% 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 West
37 schools — 25,233 students, average ICSEA 953.
By sector: Government 26 · Catholic 7 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 24 · Secondary 11 · Combined 2
| Fairfield West Public School, Fairfield West | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 545 | 914 |
| Westfields Sports High School, Fairfield West | Government | Secondary | 0.4 km | 1,538 | 967 |
| Fairvale High School, Fairfield West | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 1,320 | 912 |
| Mary MacKillop Catholic College, Wakeley | Catholic | Secondary | 1.3 km | 843 | 935 |
| Smithfield West Public School, Wetherill Park | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 300 | 900 |
| King Park Public School, St Johns Park | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 396 | 985 |
| Canley Heights Public School, Canley Heights | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 529 | 935 |
| Fairvale Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 503 | 919 |
| Smithfield Public School, Smithfield | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 517 | 948 |
| St Gertrude's Catholic Primary School, Smithfield | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 632 | 992 |
| Canley Vale Public School, Canley Vale | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 752 | 973 |
| Prairiewood High School, Prairiewood | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,288 | 978 |
| William Stimson Public School, Wetherill Park | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 459 | 973 |
| Harrington Street Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 740 | 1,000 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Cabramatta, Cabramatta | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 622 | 1,012 |
| Aspect Western Sydney School, Wetherill Park | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 167 | 1,039 |
| Fairfield Heights Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 642 | 893 |
| Pal Buddhist School, Canley Vale | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 109 | 1,032 |
| Warakirri College, Fairfield | Independent | Secondary | 2.8 km | 548 | 902 |
| St Hurmizd Assyrian Primary School, Greenfield Park | Independent | Primary | 2.9 km | 691 | 954 |
| Cabramatta West Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 477 | 950 |
| Fairfield Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 386 | 901 |
| St Johns Park Public School, St Johns Park | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 673 | 1,023 |
| St Johns Park High School, St Johns Park | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 923 | 927 |
| Canley Vale High School, Canley Vale | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,651 | 954 |
| Prairievale Public School, Bossley Park | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 419 | 894 |
| Mary Immaculate Catholic Primary School, Bossley Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 641 | 1,009 |
| Fairfield High School, Fairfield | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,123 | 878 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Fairfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 691 | 997 |
| Cabramatta Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 435 | 950 |
| Cabramatta High School, Cabramatta | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,624 | 934 |
| Our Lady of Mt Carmel Catholic Primary School Mount Pritchard, Bonnyrigg | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 819 | 1,053 |
| Lansvale Public School, Canley Vale | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 524 | 934 |
| Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield, Fairfield | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,144 | 969 |
| Bonnyrigg Public School, Bonnyrigg | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 238 | 900 |
| Bossley Park Public School, Bossley Park | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 265 | 934 |
| Lawrence Hargrave School, Warwick Farm | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 59 | 862 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Fairfield West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11483/fairfield-west/topic/education