Fairfield Public School
68-82 Smart St, Fairfield NSW 2165
Fairfield Public School is a government primary school in Fairfield, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 386 students. Its ICSEA is 901, where the national average is 1000.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 386.
About this school, from public sources
Public online sources describe Fairfield Public School as a Kindergarten to Year 6 government primary school in Fairfield, NSW, established in 1889 and catering for roughly 435 students. The school's own site highlights an inclusive, student-centred learning environment, an "Inspire" gifted education program, explicit teaching in literacy and numeracy, additional learning support for students who need it, and Special Religious Education classes across several faiths. It also promotes excursions, community and family engagement, and an after-school activities program.
Often praised
- Inspire gifted education program
- Explicit literacy and numeracy teaching
- Inclusive, student-centred environment
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at September 2026. It reflects what is said online, not an assessment by SchoolList AU or any government body, and it deliberately records only neutral and positive points. Confidence: medium. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.
NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Fairfield Public School on My School · Why some data is missing
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School | Fairfield | Catholic primary | 0.7 km | 997 | 691 |
| Fairfield Heights Public School | Fairfield | Public primary | 1.4 km | 893 | 642 |
| Yennora Public School | Yennora | Public primary | 1.4 km | 933 | 244 |
| Fairvale Public School | Fairfield | Public primary | 1.8 km | 919 | 503 |
| Villawood North Public School | Fairfield East | Public primary | 1.9 km | 937 | 250 |
| St Gertrude's Catholic Primary School | Smithfield | Catholic primary | 2.1 km | 992 | 632 |
| Guildford West Public School | Guildford West | Public primary | 2.4 km | 945 | 366 |
| Carramar Public School | Carramar | Public primary | 2.4 km | 931 | 227 |
Schools with a similar ICSEA in NSW
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pelaw Main Public School | Pelaw Main | Public primary · K-6 | 115 | 901 |
| Tanilba Bay Public School | Tanilba Bay | Public primary · K-6 | 354 | 901 |
| Bonnyrigg Public School | Bonnyrigg | Public primary · P-6 | 238 | 900 |
| Doonside Public School | Doonside | Public primary · P-6 | 258 | 900 |
| Franklin Public School | Tumut | Public primary · K-6 | 239 | 900 |
| Gunnedah South Public School | Gunnedah | Public primary · K-6 | 533 | 902 |
About this data
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- school-website
Figures are from the latest published datasets and can lag the school by a year. Confirm enrolment rules and catchment boundaries with the school or department before relying on them.