Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield
Fairfield NSW 2165
Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield is a Catholic secondary school in Fairfield, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 1,144 students. Its ICSEA is 969, where the national average is 1000.
Sector, ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Year range, Teaching staff, School website: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: Patrician Brothers' College is a Catholic boys' secondary school for Years 7-12 at Fairfield in south-western Sydney, opened in 1953 with 170 boys and now about 1,200 students. It highlights a focus on the individual student and a curriculum extending to social justice and sport. Facilities include a music centre, visual arts spaces, science labs, a gymnasium, ovals, tennis and basketball courts, and students are supplied with notebook computers.
Often praised
- Focus on the individual student
- Social justice initiatives
- Broad sporting facilities
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NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield on My School · Why some data is missing
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Last 5 years
| Year | Band 6 / E4 results per Year 12 student | Band 6 / E4 results |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.24 | 42 |
| 2024 | 0.29 | 52 |
| 2023 | 0.30 | 48 |
| 2022 | 0.34 | 54 |
| 2021 | 0.72 | 123 |
Counts are derived from NESA's published merit lists and exclude students who opted out of publication. The per-student figure divides each year's count by that year's Year 12 enrolment from ACARA's August census, so it is approximate. NSW law does not permit ranking schools by results, so no rank or percentile is shown.
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Fairfield | Public high school | 0.9 km | 878 | 1,123 |
| Canley Vale High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Canley Vale | Public high school | 1.8 km | 954 | 1,651 |
| Pal Buddhist School | Canley Vale | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.5 km | 1,032 | 109 |
| Chester Hill High School | Chester Hill | Public high school | 2.9 km | 912 | 1,056 |
| Fairvale High School | Fairfield West | Public high school | 3.2 km | 912 | 1,320 |
| Granville South Creative and Performing Arts High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Guildford | Public high school | 3.3 km | 855 | 733 |
| Merrylands High School | Merrylands | Public high school | 3.5 km | 915 | 852 |
| Bass High School | Bass Hill | Public high school | 3.7 km | 927 | 871 |
Schools with a similar ICSEA in NSW
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's Catholic College | Aberdeen | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 685 | 968 |
| St Clare's Catholic High School | Hassall Grove | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 618 | 963 |
| St Mary's College | Gunnedah | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 411 | 976 |
| La Salle Academy Lithgow | Lithgow | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 230 | 980 |
| St Mary's Catholic College | Casino | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 425 | 985 |
| Carroll College | Broulee | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 493 | 987 |
About this data
Figures are from the latest published datasets and can lag the school by a year. Confirm enrolment rules and catchment boundaries with the school or department before relying on them.