Macquarie Fields High School (abbreviated MFHS) is a co-educational, academically selective high school in Macquarie Fields, Sydney, Australia.
Macquarie Fields High School is a selective and comprehensive high school catering for grades seven to twelve, located in the south-west of Sydney. The school is administered by the New South Wales state government. The school has two avenues for admission and runs two streams of classes: "Selective", in which students are accepted after sitting a state-wide competitive entrance examination, and "Community", in which students are allowed to reside in the local community.
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