Settlement: The college made a payout to the former student. Picture:

A leading Catholic college has paid significant compensation to a former pupil, who claimed he had been discriminated against after suffering serious brain injuries in a car crash in 2010.

Phelim Harrington, 17, and his parents took Prendiville Catholic College and the Catholic Education Office to court claiming the school failed him consistently after he returned to classes after the horrific accident. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE