Warakirri College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Fairfield, New South Wales 2165 · Fairfield LGA
About Warakirri College
Warakirri College is an independent special school located in Fairfield, New South Wales (2165), within the Fairfield local government area. It caters for students from 10 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 548 students (379 girls and 169 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
Warakirri College has an ICSEA value of 902, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 11th percentile of Australian schools. 3% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 66% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 52 teachers (46.8 full-time equivalent) and 111 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.7 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 72% over the past five years.
Warakirri College is a special school. Special schools support students with disability or specific needs and are deliberately excluded from the Success Index and rankings, which would not be a fair measure of what they do.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How Warakirri College's 548 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Warakirri College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Warakirri College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School
Fairfield · Catholic primary · K-6
691 students · ICSEA 997 · 517 m away
Fairfield Heights Public School
Fairfield · Government primary · K-6
642 students · ICSEA 893 · 670 m away
Fairfield Public School
Fairfield · Government primary · K-6
386 students · ICSEA 901 · 777 m away
Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield
Fairfield · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,144 students · ICSEA 969 · 908 m away
Fairfield High School
Fairfield · Government high school · 7-12
1,123 students · ICSEA 878 · 1.0 km away
Canley Vale High School
Canley Vale · Government high school · 7-12
1,651 students · ICSEA 954 · 1.2 km away
Fairvale Public School
Fairfield · Government primary · K-6
503 students · ICSEA 919 · 1.3 km away
Verona School
Fairfield East · Government special · U
89 students · ICSEA 889 · 1.7 km away
Yennora Public School
Yennora · Government primary · K-6
244 students · ICSEA 933 · 1.7 km away
Villawood North Public School
Fairfield East · Government primary · K-6
250 students · ICSEA 937 · 1.8 km away
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Independent special schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
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Macquarie Fields · Independent special · 9-12
61 students · ICSEA 901
TLK Youth College
Berkeley Vale · Independent special · 9-12
58 students · ICSEA 904
Skillset Senior College
Mitchell · Independent special · 10-12
155 students · ICSEA 904
Ngaruki Gulgul
Kariong · Independent special · 9-12
70 students · ICSEA 899
Biala Special School
Ballina · Independent special · U
33 students · ICSEA 898
Key College
Redfern · Independent special · 9-12
70 students · ICSEA 909
Frequently asked questions
Is Warakirri College a public or private school?
Warakirri College is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
What year levels does Warakirri College offer?
Warakirri College offers 10 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Warakirri College?
In 2025, Warakirri College had 548 enrolled students (379 girls, 169 boys), a change of 72% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Warakirri College?
Warakirri College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 902. The national average is 1000, so this indicates below-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Warakirri College?
Warakirri College has about 11.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Warakirri College co-ed?
Yes. Warakirri College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Warakirri College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Warakirri College in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
Where can I get tutoring near Warakirri College?
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