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Fowler Road School

Fowler Road School is a government special school in Merrylands, New South Wales, with 55 students.

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55
Students
44 boys · 11 girls
U
Year range
895
ICSEA
avg = 1000
109%
Students from non-English speaking background
ICSEA - socio-educational intake context 895

ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of students at this school - it is an intake measure, not a teaching quality or outcomes ranking. National average is 1000. Range is roughly 500–1300. This school's ICSEA places it above 10% of Australian schools.

Suburb Merrylands 2160
Local government area Cumberland
Remoteness Major Cities
Sector Government
School type Special
Indigenous students 44%
Statistical area (SA2) Merrylands - Holroyd
Enrolments 2016-2025

Fowler Road School had 55 students in 2025, compared with 52 in 2016 (up 6%).

52 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 55 '25

Total enrolments as reported to ACARA each August. A year marked "-" was not published for this school. Enrolment counts how many students attend, not how good a school is. Source: ACARA School Profile 2008-2025 (Data Access Program).

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Catchment zone shown where matched to official NSW government data.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. School pin is approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

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Fowler Road School catchment

We could not match a zone boundary for this school in the published NSW government zone data, so no catchment suburbs are listed. Some government schools, such as selective, specialist and senior-only schools, do not have a local zone. Check an address with the official NSW zone finder.

The suburb: Merrylands - Holroyd

$1,387,000
Median house price
NSW DCJ Sales, Mar 2026
38
Childcare services
ACECQA register
52.2%
Families that are couples with children
ABS Census 2021
27,002
Residents
ABS, June 2025

Figures are for the Merrylands - Holroyd statistical area (SA2), which contains the school. SA2 boundaries do not always equal suburb boundaries, and childcare services are matched by suburb name. See the full Merrylands - Holroyd profile →

© State of New South Wales (Department of Communities and Justice), licensed under CC BY 4.0 (copyright notice).

Nearest schools to Fowler Road School

School Sector Years Enrolment ICSEA Distance
Merrylands Public School Government K-6 620 936 0.1 km
Merrylands High School Government 7-12 855 915 0.6 km
Cerdon College Catholic 7-12 1,001 1041 0.8 km
St Margaret Mary's Primary School Catholic K-6 574 1050 0.8 km
Guildford West Public School Government K-6 366 945 1.1 km
Merrylands East Public School Government K-6 347 955 1.2 km

Listed nearest first. Distance is a straight line between ACARA school locations, not travel distance, and the order is not a ranking.

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Questions about Fowler Road School

How many students go to Fowler Road School?

Fowler Road School has 55 students enrolled (44 boys and 11 girls), according to the ACARA School Profile 2025.

Is Fowler Road School a government or non-government school?

Fowler Road School is a government school in Merrylands, New South Wales.

What does the ICSEA of 895 at Fowler Road School mean?

ICSEA, the Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage, describes the family background of the students enrolled at a school, such as parents' education and occupation. The national average is 1000. Fowler Road School has an ICSEA of 895, which places it above 10% of Australian schools. It measures student intake, not teaching quality or results.

How many childcare services are near Fowler Road School?

38 childcare services are listed on the ACECQA national register for Merrylands - Holroyd, the statistical area around the school. Services are matched by suburb name.

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Source: ACARA School Profile & School Location 2025 (Data Access Program). VIC, NSW and QLD government catchment zones from DET School Zones 2027, NSW DoE School Intake Zones 2026 and Queensland Department of Education state school catchments 2026 (CC BY 4.0). ICSEA is a socio-educational intake index - it measures student background, not teaching quality or outcomes. Methodology →