Patrician Brothers' College, Fairfield
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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.
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Coordinates | 33°52′19″S 150°57′43″E |
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Type | Independent comprehensive single-sex secondary day school |
Motto | Latin: Maria Duce (Mary Leads Us[1]) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Patrician Brothers |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Established | 1953; 71 years ago (1953)[2] |
Oversight | Sydney Catholic Schools, Archdiocese of Sydney, Diocese of Parramatta |
Principal | Peter Wade |
Employees | ~73[3] |
Years | 7–12 |
Gender | Boys |
Enrolment | c. 1,200[3][4] (2024) |
Colour(s) | Royal blue and sky blue |
Website | pbcfairfield |
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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]