A Year 12 student at a southwest Sydney high school has been accused of creating deepfake pornographic images of female classmates and posting them online.

The male student, allegedly used innocent photos sourced from social media and school events to make pornographic fake profiles on social media.

The NSW Department of Education sent an email to parents, informing them that their daughters had been victims of the AI deepfake scandal.

The department assured parents that their daughters had not engaged in any inappropriate behaviour but were victims of the situation, as the deepfakes and profiles were created using AI.