Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Fairfield, New South Wales 2165 · Fairfield LGA
#367 of 539 high schools in NSW
#1035 of 1,472 nationally
About Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield
Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield is a catholic boys' high school located in Fairfield, New South Wales (2165), within the Fairfield local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,144 students. The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield has an ICSEA value of 969, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 33rd percentile of Australian schools. 7% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 44% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 98 teachers (93.5 full-time equivalent) and 45 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.2 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield scores 36.5 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools nationally and 367th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (3rd of 13 in the Fairfield area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 969
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)7% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.2 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-1% enrolments since 2020 (area median -1%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-16 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 Fairfield's 1,144 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School
Fairfield · Catholic primary · K-6
691 students · ICSEA 997 · 391 m away
Verona School
Fairfield East · Government special · U
89 students · ICSEA 889 · 807 m away
Yennora Public School
Yennora · Government primary · K-6
244 students · ICSEA 933 · 892 m away
Fairfield High School
Fairfield · Government high school · 7-12
1,123 students · ICSEA 878 · 892 m away
Warakirri College
Fairfield · Independent special · 10-12
548 students · ICSEA 902 · 908 m away
Fairfield Public School
Fairfield · Government primary · K-6
386 students · ICSEA 901 · 953 m away
Villawood North Public School
Fairfield East · Government primary · K-6
250 students · ICSEA 937 · 992 m away
Fairfield Heights Public School
Fairfield · Government primary · K-6
642 students · ICSEA 893 · 1.2 km away
Carramar Public School
Carramar · Government primary · K-6
227 students · ICSEA 931 · 1.6 km away
Canley Vale High School
Canley Vale · Government high school · 7-12
1,651 students · ICSEA 954 · 1.8 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St Joseph's Catholic College
Aberdeen · Catholic high school · 7-12
685 students · ICSEA 968
St Clare's Catholic High School
Hassall Grove · Catholic high school · 7-12
618 students · ICSEA 963
St Mary's College
Gunnedah · Catholic high school · 7-12
411 students · ICSEA 976
La Salle Academy Lithgow
Lithgow · Catholic high school · 7-12
230 students · ICSEA 980
St Mary's Catholic College
Casino · Catholic high school · 7-12
425 students · ICSEA 985
Carroll College
Broulee · Catholic high school · 7-12
493 students · ICSEA 987
Frequently asked questions
Is Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield a public or private school?
Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield offer?
Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield?
In 2025, Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield had 1,144 enrolled students (0 girls, 1,144 boys), a change of -1% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield?
Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 969. 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 Fairfield rank in NSW?
Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield ranks 367th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (36.5/100), and 1035th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield?
Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield has about 12.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield?
In 2025, Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield had 198 students in Year 7 and 173 in Year 12.
Is Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield co-ed?
No. Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield is a boys' school.
What other schools are near Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield 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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