Fairy Meadow Public School

Princes Hwy, Fairy Meadow NSW 2519

PublicPrimaryYears P-6

School website4284 2009

Fairy Meadow Public School is a government primary school in Fairy Meadow, NSW from Prep to Year 6 with about 342 students. Its ICSEA is 1,002, where the national average is 1000.

342students

1,002ICSEA · higher than 58% of NSW primary schools

26%language background other than English

10%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

26teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

90.5%attendance rate, 2024 · -0.9 pts over 3 years

-6%enrolment change over 5 years

87FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

3support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 342.

About this school, from public sources

Based on the school's own website and public listings, Fairy Meadow Public School (also known as Fairy Meadow Demonstration School) is a K-6 government primary school with a longstanding partnership with the University of Wollongong. It offers EAL/D support, gifted and high-potential learner programs, a special education unit, and wellbeing/counselling services, alongside STEM, sport and creative arts. The school describes a culturally diverse, inclusive community built around respect, responsibility and resilience, with events such as Harmony Day.

Often praised

University of Wollongong partnership
Strong learning support programs
Inclusive, diverse community

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NAPLAN

School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Fairy Meadow 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
Towradgi Public School	Fairy Meadow	Public primary	0.7 km	1,031	134
Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School	Fairy Meadow	Catholic primary	0.8 km	1,081	335
Mount Ousley Public School	Fairy Meadow	Public primary	1.0 km	1,079	193
Tarrawanna Public School	Tarrawanna	Public primary	1.1 km	982	164
Elonera Montessori School	Mount Ousley	Independent k–12 / combined	1.4 km	1,108	187
Pleasant Heights Public School	Mount Pleasant	Public primary	1.9 km	1,126	241
Balgownie Public School	Balgownie	Public primary	1.9 km	1,076	329
Corrimal East Public School	East Corrimal	Public primary	1.9 km	1,046	297

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
Fern Bay Public School	Fern Bay	Public primary · K-6	182	1,002
Kapooka Public School	Kapooka	Public primary · K-6	52	1,002
Kentucky Public School	Kentucky	Public primary · K-6	28	1,002
Ringrose Public School	Greystanes	Public primary · K-6	339	1,002
Tocumwal Public School	Tocumwal	Public primary · K-6	154	1,002
Alstonville Public SchoolOC	Alstonville	Public primary · K-6	280	1,001

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.