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Fairvale Public School

Wolseley St, Fairfield NSW 2165

PublicPrimaryYears K-6

Fairvale Public School is a government primary school in Fairfield, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 503 students. Its ICSEA is 919, where the national average is 1000.

503students
919ICSEA · higher than 20% of NSW primary schools
92%language background other than English
1%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
32teaching staff (FTE)

Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms

Attendance and enrolment

88.4%attendance rate, 2024 · -2.7 pts over 3 years
-23%enrolment change over 5 years
172FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)
1support classes

About this school, from public sources

Based on publicly available information, Fairvale Public School is a K-6 government primary school in Fairfield, NSW, serving around 500 students. It describes itself as a multicultural learning community, offering STEM, sport and creative arts programs, high potential and gifted education, EAL/D support, and small-group and wellbeing support for students with additional needs. The school celebrates cultural diversity through events such as Harmony Day and emphasises inclusion and student wellbeing.

Often praised

  • Multicultural, inclusive community
  • STEM and creative arts programs
  • Strong EAL/D and wellbeing support

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 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.

SchoolSuburbTypeDistanceICSEAStudents
Canley Vale Public SchoolCanley ValePublic primary1.1 km973752
Fairfield Heights Public SchoolFairfieldPublic primary1.2 km893642
Pal Buddhist SchoolCanley ValeIndependent k–12 / combined1.3 km1,032109
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School CabramattaCabramattaCatholic primary1.5 km1,012622
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary SchoolFairfieldCatholic primary1.7 km997691
Fairfield Public SchoolFairfieldPublic primary1.8 km901386
Fairfield West Public SchoolFairfield WestPublic primary1.8 km914545
Canley Heights Public SchoolCanley HeightsPublic primary1.9 km935529

Schools with a similar ICSEA in NSW

Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.

SchoolSuburbTypeStudentsICSEA
Gooloogong Public SchoolGooloogongPublic primary · K-626919
Goulburn North Public SchoolGoulburn NorthPublic primary · K-6188919
Herons Creek Public SchoolHerons CreekPublic primary · K-625919
Lithgow Public SchoolOCLithgowPublic primary · K-6324919
Morisset Public SchoolMorissetPublic primary · K-6156919
Albury West Public SchoolAlburyPublic primary · K-6165918

About this data

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.