50.3% ▲ +13.8%
Lower than 63% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 44.2%
- 2016: 49.3%
- 2021: 50.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Fairfield · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Fairfield
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 12.8% of adults in Fairfield hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average. While school completion rates have risen since 2011, the area remains well behind both New South Wales and the rest of Australia in overall educational attainment.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About half of residents have completed Year 12, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This result has improved over the last decade, rising 6.1 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Fairfield, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 9 or below is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of people with a university degree is much lower than in most areas, sitting at 12.8%. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, though the figure rose 3.4 percentage points since 2011.
12.8% ▲ +35.7%
Lower than 83% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 12.8%
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 splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (34%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 19.1%, followed by engineering at 12.3% and society and culture at 10.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Fairfield has 22 schools within 3km and 14,307 total enrolments, making it larger than about 86% of similar areas. However, these schools are typically much larger than in other areas and have a much lower average advantage score.
1.24
Lower than 87% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
22
Higher than 57% of state electorate 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).
14,307
Higher than 85% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
650
Higher than 77% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
937
Lower than 88% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Fairfield
22 schools — 14,307 students, average ICSEA 937.
By sector: Government 17 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 7 · Combined 2
| Fairfield Heights Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 642 | 893 |
| Fairfield Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 386 | 901 |
| Fairfield High School, Fairfield | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 1,123 | 878 |
| Warakirri College, Fairfield | Independent | Secondary | 1.3 km | 548 | 902 |
| Fairvale Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 503 | 919 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Fairfield | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 691 | 997 |
| Fairvale High School, Fairfield West | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,320 | 912 |
| Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield, Fairfield | Catholic | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,144 | 969 |
| Fairfield West Public School, Fairfield West | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 545 | 914 |
| Canley Vale High School, Canley Vale | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,651 | 954 |
| Yennora Public School, Yennora | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 244 | 933 |
| Westfields Sports High School, Fairfield West | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,538 | 967 |
| Verona School, Fairfield East | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | 89 | 889 |
| Canley Vale Public School, Canley Vale | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 752 | 973 |
| Pal Buddhist School, Canley Vale | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 109 | 1,032 |
| Guildford West Public School, Guildford West | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 366 | 945 |
| Villawood North Public School, Fairfield East | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 250 | 937 |
| Canley Heights Public School, Canley Heights | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 529 | 935 |
| Mary MacKillop Catholic College, Wakeley | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 843 | 935 |
| Carramar Public School, Carramar | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 227 | 931 |
| King Park Public School, St Johns Park | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 396 | 985 |
| Old Guildford Public School, Guildford | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 411 | 903 |
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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/sed/SED10029/fairfield/topic/education