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Fairfield High School

Fairfield High School. Weekend of Ideas Robert Mulas – Principal, Fairfield High School. April 2011. Fairfield High School. A School – with approximately 1300 students and staff many students from a refugee background from a range of different countries

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Fairfield High School

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  1. Fairfield High School Weekend of Ideas Robert Mulas – Principal, Fairfield High School April 2011

  2. Fairfield High School • A School – • with approximately 1300 students and staff • many students from a refugee background • from a range of different countries • with a concentration from Iraq and • Middle Eastern countries

  3. Fairfield High School • Our School – at a glance • 970 students in the mainstream high school • Approx 100 students in the Intensive English Centre • A Special Education Unit (36 IM, IO, Autistic students) • 100 staff mainstream, 20 IEC staff, 20 Clerical staff • 17 hectare site

  4. Fairfield High School Our School Context - Birthplace Av. 55%

  5. Fairfield High School Our School Context Language spoken at home Total students 970

  6. Our School Context Language spoken at home 41% More from here Small number

  7. Fairfield High School Our School Context – Unemployed father

  8. Fairfield High School • Positive Features • a peaceful collaboration of up to 1300 individuals each day on a large site • large range of cultures that bring with them a range of experiences and colour to our school’s learning environment • a community that wants to support our school and gain the best for their students • a staff that is willing to learn how to do their job better • a local community that supports a multicultural life

  9. Fairfield High School • Challenges for Our school • Arriving with poor Literacy and Numeracy skills • Arriving via a difficult pathway – camps, countries, etc • Speaking Arabic/Assyrian rather than English • Needing 7 to 10 years for better cultural understanding • Needing to settle into school routines • Viewing university as the only option • Centrelink support as the only option for families

  10. Problems for Refugees in a New Country Migrants and refugees have to face many barriers which at different levels affect the effectiveness of their strategies to find a job or start a new business. Among these barriers faced by these newcomers are the following: 1 - English language 2 - Cultural Barriers 3 - Refugees with Torture and Trauma Backgrounds 4 - Overseas Skills and Qualifications Recognition 5 - Lack of Australian work experience 6 - Racism 7 - Learning new procedures to establish a new business

  11. Population movements into Fairfield

  12. Fairfield – rank of Socio-economic disadvantage SEIFA index of disadvantage The Index of Relative Socio-Economic Disadvantage has "…been constructed so that relatively disadvantaged areas (e.g. areas with many low income earners) have low index values.

  13. Where were Fairfield residents born?

  14. Analysis of the country of birth of the population in Fairfield in 2006 shows that • there was a larger proportion of people born overseas as well as • a larger proportion of people from a non-English speaking background. • Overall, • 60.6% of the population was born overseas, and • 58.2% were from a non-English speaking background • The dominant non-English speaking country of birth in Fairfield was Iraq, where 17.8% of the population, or 2,731 people, were born.

  15. Fairfield residents by age groups Age of this data groups is a problem here

  16. Fairfield residents highest Qualification achieved

  17. Fairfield residents – Industries we work in

  18. The Suburbs of Fairfield Council area Greenfield Park, Horsley Park, Lansvale, Mount Pritchard, Old Guildford, Prairiewood, Smithfield, St Johns Park, Villawood, Wakeley, Wetherill Park, Yennora Abbotsbury, Bonnyrigg, Bonnyrigg Heights, Bossley Park, Cabramatta, Cabramatta West, Canley Heights, Canley Vale, Carramar, Cecil Park, Edensor Park, Fairfield, Fairfield East, Fairfield Heights, Fairfield West,

  19. Fairfield High School - Not a school of deficit – but a school of opportunity Thank you – questions?

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