Patrician Brothers' College, Fairfield

For the Patrician School in Blacktown, see Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown.

Patrician Brothers' College, Fairfield
Patrician Brothers' College classrooms
Location
Map
Fairfield, south-western Sydney, New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates33°52′19″S 150°57′43″E / 33.87194°S 150.96194°E / -33.87194; 150.96194
Information
TypeIndependent comprehensive single-sex secondary day school
MottoLatin: Maria Duce
(Mary Leads Us[1])
Religious affiliation(s)Patrician Brothers
DenominationRoman Catholic
Established1953; 71 years ago (1953)[2]
OversightSydney Catholic Schools, Archdiocese of Sydney, Diocese of Parramatta
PrincipalPeter Wade
Employees~73[3]
Years7–12
GenderBoys
Enrolmentc. 1,200[3][4] (2024)
Colour(s)Royal blue and sky blue   
Websitepbcfairfield.syd.catholic.edu.au
Map

Patrician Brothers' College, Fairfield (abbreviated as PBCF) is an independent Roman Catholic comprehensive single-sex secondary day school for boys, located in Fairfield, a western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Founded in the tradition of Bishop Daniel Delany in 1953,[2] the college formerly catered for students in Years 5 to 12, however the primary section was merged into the local parish primary school and closed in 2006. Today the school enrolls approximately 1150 high school aged students from the parishes of Villawood, Fairfield, Cabramatta and Smithfield. 85% of the student population are from non-English speaking backgrounds.[3] The administration of the school is overseen by Sydney Catholic Schools.

In the 2009 Higher School Certificate (HSC), the college was ranked in the top 57 schools in New South Wales,[5] and is ranked in the Top 12 Catholic Schools in Sydney and in the Top 3 Catholic Schools in the Southern Region.[6]

  1. ^ "College Motto". The College. Patrician Brothers' College, Fairfield. 2005. Archived from the original on 12 May 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2008.
  2. ^ a b "Patrician Brothers College Fairfield". Colleges. Our Lady of the Rosary, Catholic Parish, Fairfield. Archived from the original on 29 May 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2008.
  3. ^ a b c "Annual School Report to the Community 2006" (PDF). Annual Report. Patrician Brothers' College, Fairfield. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 4 February 2008.
  4. ^ "Public School Enrolments Increasing". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 January 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
  5. ^ "2009 School Ranking – All Rounders". HSC 2009. Better Education Australia. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  6. ^ "Curriculum – HSC 2007". Curriculum. Patrician Brothers' College, Fairfield. 2005. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 13 May 2008.