BOB MULAS thinks radio shock jocks who rail against refugees should come down to his school, where he can ''give them a demonstration that will knock their socks off''.

Mr Mulas, the principal of Fairfield High, is off to Geneva next week to brief the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees at its 60th anniversary of the groundbreaking work Fairfield High has done to help refugee students, and their parents, settle in Sydney.

Australian story … Ameer Saeed, centre, will travel to the UN's Geneva office to speak of his transition from Iraq to Australia. Credit:Brendan Esposito

''Two or three'' teenagers released from detention on bridging visas will arrive soon for intensive English classes, as the federal government shifts asylum seekers who arrived by boat into the community.

But Fairfield High has gone well beyond teaching English to around 100 young refugees a year, becoming a hub for their parents to learn how to live in Australia.