Fairvale High School
Thorney Rd & Maude St, Fairfield West NSW 2165
Fairvale High School is a government secondary school in Fairfield West, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 1,320 students. Its ICSEA is 912, where the national average is 1000.
Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 1,320.
About this school, from public sources
Public online sources describe Fairvale High School as a large, multicultural government secondary school in Fairfield West serving Years 7-12 since 1969. The school's own site emphasises an inclusive, welcoming start for all backgrounds, a supportive wellbeing team working alongside families, and a broad range of academic, sporting and vocational subjects. Parent commentary elsewhere describes it as a high-demand school with a strong local reputation and a caring, safe environment for students.
Often praised
- strong multicultural community
- supportive wellbeing support
- high demand reputation locally
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 Fairvale High School on My School · Why some data is missing
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Last 5 years
| Year | Band 6 / E4 results per Year 12 student | Band 6 / E4 results |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.20 | 45 |
| 2024 | 0.15 | 34 |
| 2023 | 0.04 | 10 |
| 2022 | 0.17 | 36 |
| 2021 | 0.33 | 81 |
Counts are derived from NESA's published merit lists and exclude students who opted out of publication. The per-student figure divides each year's count by that year's Year 12 enrolment from ACARA's August census, so it is approximate. NSW law does not permit ranking schools by results, so no rank or percentile is shown.
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westfields Sports High School | Fairfield West | Public high school | 1.1 km | 967 | 1,538 |
| Mary MacKillop Catholic College | Wakeley | Catholic high school | 1.9 km | 935 | 843 |
| Pal Buddhist School | Canley Vale | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.1 km | 1,032 | 109 |
| Canley Vale High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Canley Vale | Public high school | 2.4 km | 954 | 1,651 |
| Fairfield High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Fairfield | Public high school | 2.8 km | 878 | 1,123 |
| Prairiewood High SchoolPartially | Prairiewood | Public high school | 3.0 km | 978 | 1,284 |
| Cabramatta High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Cabramatta | Public high school | 3.1 km | 934 | 1,622 |
| Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield | Fairfield | Catholic high school | 3.2 km | 969 | 1,144 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester Hill High School | Chester Hill | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,056 | 912 |
| Francis Greenway High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Woodberry | Public high school · 7-12 | 742 | 912 |
| Kanahooka High School | Kanahooka | Public high school · 7-12 | 579 | 912 |
| Kyogle High School | Kyogle | Public high school · 7-12 | 307 | 912 |
| Mount View High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Cessnock | Public high school · 7-12 | 929 | 911 |
| Tenterfield High School | Tenterfield | Public high school · 7-12 | 267 | 914 |
About this data
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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.