Shocking footage shows brawl between western Sydney high schoolers

A violent brawl between Sydney high schoolers has sparked shock after it emerged online.

The footage appears to show three students from Chifley College in Mount Druitt embroiled in a wild fight on school grounds while surrounded by onlookers.

The clip was posted on a Facebook community page and has since been shared dozens of times.

It is unknown when the footage was captured but it is understood to have been this month.

An Education Department spokesman told the Daily Telegraph they were aware of the video and had asked students and parents to take it down.

The three boys involved in the fight had been suspended and their parents contacted about the incident.