Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Blacktown, New South Wales 2148 · Blacktown LGA
#288 of 539 high schools in NSW
#778 of 1,472 nationally
About Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown
Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown is a catholic boys' high school located in Blacktown, New South Wales (2148), within the Blacktown local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,014 students. The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown has an ICSEA value of 1016, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 54th percentile of Australian schools. 15% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 28% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 82 teachers (78.2 full-time equivalent) and 21 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.0 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 5% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown scores 48.2 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools nationally and 288th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (17th of 28 in the Blacktown area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1016
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)15% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)13.0 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-5% enrolments since 2020 (area median +11%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+0 ICSEA points since 2020
The Success Index summarises the academic environment of a school community using official ACARA data. It is not a measure of teaching quality or student results. Read the methodology.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown's 1,014 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Coreen School
Blacktown · Government special · U
56 students · ICSEA 845 · 286 m away
Blacktown South Public School
Blacktown · Government primary · K-6
936 students · ICSEA 1042 · 722 m away
St Patrick's Primary School
Blacktown · Catholic primary · K-6
295 students · ICSEA 1058 · 895 m away
Mitchell High School
Blacktown · Government high school · 7-12
876 students · ICSEA 978 · 1.4 km away
Blacktown Girls High School
Blacktown · Government high school · 7-12
1,080 students · ICSEA 1046 · 1.4 km away
Blacktown Boys High School
Blacktown · Government high school · 7-12
898 students · ICSEA 1053 · 1.4 km away
Blacktown West Public School
Blacktown · Government primary · K-6
443 students · ICSEA 992 · 1.5 km away
Seven Hills West Public School
Seven Hills · Government primary · P-6
324 students · ICSEA 1001 · 1.5 km away
Bert Oldfield Public School
Seven Hills · Government primary · K-6
175 students · ICSEA 1015 · 1.6 km away
Blacktown North Public School
Blacktown · Government primary · K-6
354 students · ICSEA 1042 · 1.8 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Trinity Catholic College
Auburn · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,313 students · ICSEA 1016
St Joseph's Regional College
Port Macquarie · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,026 students · ICSEA 1017
St Francis De Sales Regional College
Leeton · Catholic high school · 7-12
666 students · ICSEA 1018
CathWest Innovation College
Mount Druitt · Catholic high school · 10-12
385 students · ICSEA 1013
Catherine McAuley Catholic College
Medowie · Catholic high school · 7-12
884 students · ICSEA 1019
Hennessy Catholic College
Young · Catholic high school · 7-12
426 students · ICSEA 1012
Frequently asked questions
Is Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown a public or private school?
Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown offer?
Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown?
In 2025, Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown had 1,014 enrolled students (0 girls, 1,014 boys), a change of -5% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown?
Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1016. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown rank in NSW?
Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown ranks 288th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (48.2/100), and 778th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown?
Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown has about 13.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown?
In 2025, Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown had 175 students in Year 7 and 159 in Year 12.
Is Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown co-ed?
No. Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown is a boys' school.
What other schools are near Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
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