Warakirri College
Fairfield NSW 2165
Warakirri College is an independent special school in Fairfield, NSW for Years 10–12 with about 548 students across all campuses. Its ICSEA is 902, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2025) ↗ on the publisher's site. About this link
Sector, ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Year range, Teaching staff, School website: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Enrolments and staff cover all campuses of this school. Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: Warakirri College is an independent school for Years 10-12 in Fairfield, South-West Sydney, supporting young people returning to study. It offers Year 10 RoSA and HSC pathways with trauma-informed teaching, a counsellor and youth worker, careers support, free enrolment, and free childcare for young parents. The modern campus has a kitchen and dining area and is near the train station.
Often praised
- Trauma-informed supportive teaching
- No enrolment fees
- Counsellor and youth worker
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at October 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: high. 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 Warakirri College 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indie School Fairfield | Fairfield | Independent special | 0.3 km | — | — |
| Verona School | Fairfield East | Public special | 1.7 km | 889 | 89 |
| Pal Buddhist School | Canley Vale | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.8 km | 1,032 | 109 |
| Aspect Western Sydney School, Smithfield | Smithfield | Independent special | 2.9 km | — | — |
| Rowland Hassall School | Chester Hill | Public special | 3.3 km | 889 | 63 |
| Fowler Road School | Merrylands | Public special | 4.1 km | 895 | 55 |
| George Bass School | Bass Hill | Public special | 4.1 km | 979 | 102 |
| Lawrence Hargrave School | Warwick Farm | Public special | 4.2 km | 862 | 59 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDEN College | Macquarie Fields | Independent special · 9-12 | 61 | 901 |
| Skillset Senior College | Mitchell | Independent special · 10-12 | 155 | 904 |
| TLK Youth College | Berkeley Vale | Independent special · 9-12 | 58 | 904 |
| Ngaruki Gulgul | Kariong | Independent special · 9-12 | 70 | 899 |
| Biala Special School | Ballina | Independent special | 33 | 898 |
| Key College | Redfern | Independent special · 9-12 | 70 | 909 |
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.