Schoolbox

K-12 Learning Management Systemsschoolbox.com.au

Schoolbox is an Australian-headquartered SaaS company that builds an integrated K-12 learning management system, branded community portal, and pastoral care module for schools globally. It monetizes via per-student annual subscriptions and add-on modules, serving 1m+ active users across IB, independent, and K-12 institutions with a 99% retention rate.

Company typePrivate
Founded2002
HeadquartersBurnley, Australia
Headcount51–100
GTM typeB2B
OfferingSoftware

What Schoolbox does

Schoolbox Pty Ltd is an Australian-headquartered, privately held education technology company that builds an integrated K-12 growth platform combining a Learning Management System (LMS), a branded Community Portal, and a Pastoral Care module for schools. The platform enables educators to plan, deliver, assess, and report on curriculum; supports student wellbeing through workflows such as teacher flags and NCCD reporting; and provides personalized dashboards, news, push notifications, and collaboration spaces for parents, students, and staff. Underlying technology is a cloud-hosted SaaS architecture with deep native integrations to 13+ Student Information Systems (Edumate, FACTS, KAMAR, Wonde, Civica, iSams, Veracross, Compass, Sentral, Synergetic, among others) and to Microsoft Education and Google Classroom via LTI 1.3, supported by a 20+ year R&D base in K-12-specific workflows.

Schoolbox monetizes through tiered, per-student, annual subscriptions in Australian Dollars across Essentials, Enhanced, and Elite plans for both Learning and Community products, with additional paid add-on modules including Schoolbox AI, Intellischool data analytics, Turnitin academic integrity, Geosnapshot photo management, and Paperly digital forms. Its go-to-market blends enterprise field sales (with demo-led conversion and dedicated School Engagement Managers) for individual schools, multi-campus institutions, and school groups, alongside a product-led self-serve motion enabled by modular add-ons and SSO/QR code login. The company is GDPR-compliant, holds the ST4S (Safer Technologies for Schools) Badge 2024, reports 1m+ active users, a 99% retention rate, and 1-in-3 schools with 10+ year tenure, and counts institutions such as Dubai British School Jumeira, Brigidine College, and Wesley College among named customers.

The company is led by founder Sean Richards (Director and Founder), operates with 11-50 employees, and serves schools globally with primary commercial gravity in Australia. No funding rounds, M&A activity, or institutional investor ownership has been disclosed, and revenue is not publicly reported.

Schoolbox firmographics

Firmographics

Name: Schoolbox
Legal name: Schoolbox Pty Ltd
Website: https://schoolbox.com.au
Company type: Private
Founded year: 2002
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 51–100 employees
Short description: Schoolbox is an Australian-headquartered SaaS company that builds an integrated K-12 learning management system, branded community portal, and pastoral care module for schools globally. It monetizes via per-student annual subscriptions and add-on modules, serving 1m+ active users across IB, independent, and K-12 institutions with a 99% retention rate.
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Schoolbox industry classification

Industry

Product category: K-12 Learning Management Systems
NAICS: Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Support Services (6117)
SIC: Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Educational Services (8200)
akta.pro industry: PRIMARYEDAJAMAA
Learning Management Systems (LMS) & Digital Classrooms
Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/K–12 Educational Technology Solutions
SECONDARYEDAJAMAB
Student Information Systems (SIS) & School Administration Platforms
Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/K–12 Educational Technology Solutions
SECONDARYEDAFACAL
Teacher-Led Digital Lesson Packages & Instructional Resources
Education/Education Technology (EdTech) & Digital Learning/Digital Curriculum, Courseware & Interactive Learning Content

Keywords

Learning management system
School community portal
Student pastoral care
K-12 education technology
School administration software

Where Schoolbox is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Burnley
HQ country: Australia
HQ region: Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

Schoolbox business model

Business model

GTM type: B2B
Offering type: Software
Cost components: Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

Learning Management Subscription: Subscription-based pricing per student for Learning Management System features including curriculum & teaching, assessment & reporting, AI assistant, and administration tools. Billed annually with tiered plans (Essentials, Enhanced, Elite).
Community Portal Subscription: Subscription-based pricing per student for Community Portal features including communication tools, administration, and parent engagement features. Billed annually with tiered plans.
Add-on Modules: Additional paid modules including Extra-curricular, Resource Booking, and Badges Module available at additional per-student pricing. AI usage may incur additional usage costs beyond subscription.

Pricing tiers

Model	Billing	Price
Per seat	Annual	Essentials tier - Core LMS and Portal features
Per seat	Annual	Enhanced tier - Essentials plus curriculum coverage and pastoral care
Per seat	Annual	Elite tier - Full feature access including Badges Module

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Schoolbox product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Schoolbox provides an integrated K-12 learning management system (LMS), community portal, and pastoral care platform sold as a SaaS subscription per student. The platform combines curriculum delivery, assessment and reporting, parent/student engagement, student wellbeing tracking, and AI-powered content tools into a single unified system with native integrations to major Student Information Systems and education platforms.

Product overview

Schoolbox is a unified K-12 growth platform combining three core products: the Learning Management System (LMS) with curriculum mapping, smart workflows, learner profiles, and assessment & feedback tools; the Community Portal with communication and collaboration features; and Pastoral Care for student wellbeing tracking. The platform is offered through tiered plans (Essentials, Enhanced, Elite for Learning; Starter, Lite, Essentials, Enhanced, Elite for Community) with pricing from $15-$37 AUD per student annually. Add-on modules include Schoolbox AI (generative AI assistant), Intellischool (data analytics), Turnitin (academic integrity), Geosnapshot (photo management), and Paperly (digital forms). Schoolbox serves 1M+ active users across IB, K-12, Independent, Junior, and Senior schools, with 20+ years of innovation and a 99% retention rate.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

Schoolbox Learning Management System (LMS) A K-12 Learning Management System that enables educators to plan, deliver, assess, and report. Includes curriculum mapping, smart workflows, learner profiles, assessment and feedback tools, rubrics, inline grading, similarity checking, ePortfolios, curriculum tagging, goal setting, and microcredentials. Sold on tiered per-student annual subscription (Essentials, Enhanced, Elite).
Schoolbox Community Portal A fully branded digital school experience featuring personalized dashboards, timetables, push notifications, news, email digest, collaborative spaces including forums, polls, and social stream, QR code login, and single sign-on capabilities. Sold on tiered per-student annual subscription.
Schoolbox Pastoral Care Wellbeing and pastoral care module with workflows designed to nurture whole student wellbeing, including teacher flags, notifications, wellbeing needs tracking, customizable terminology, NCCD Reporting, notifications and alerts, and class reporting. Available as part of Enhanced tier and above.
Schoolbox AI AI-powered assistant for content generation, summarization, translation, and lesson planning. Generates, improves, summarizes, and translates text content, and tailors content to specific cohorts and courses. Includes AI Lesson Planner functionality. Available as part of Schoolbox Learning plans.

Quantifiable outcome

99% retention rate demonstrating high customer satisfaction and platform stickiness
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Companies that use Schoolbox

Customer profile

Named customers3 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Schoolbox technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API: No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration17 records

AI capability2 records

Feature10 records

Schoolbox partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core.

Microsoft EducationcoreTechnology or IntegrationNative LTI 1.3 integration with Microsoft Education ecosystem including Azure AD authentication, Teams integration, and Microsoft 365 tools. Integration enables seamless single sign-on and content sharing within the Microsoft environment.
Google ClassroomcoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Google Workspace for Education enabling Google apps compatibility, authentication, and content interoperability.
EdumatecoreTechnology or IntegrationStudent Information System integration with Edumate for student data, parent data, class enrolment, staff data, timetable, and calendar events synchronization.
FACTScoreTechnology or IntegrationStudent Information System integration with FACTS for enrollment, scheduling, and academic management data synchronization.
KAMARcoreTechnology or IntegrationStudent Information System integration with KAMAR for student data, attendance, and academic records synchronization.
WondecoreTechnology or IntegrationStudent Information System integration with Wonde providing parent directory, staff directory, API-based cloud synchronization, and profile photos.
Civica EducationcoreTechnology or IntegrationStudent Information System integration with Civica Education for attendance, student data, and school management functionality.
iSamscoreTechnology or IntegrationStudent Information System integration with iSams providing authentication, custom student data, and profile photo synchronization.
VeracrosscoreTechnology or IntegrationStudent Information System integration with Veracross for comprehensive school management data synchronization.
CompasscoreTechnology or IntegrationStudent Information System integration with Compass for assessment integration and academic management.
Sentral EducationcoreTechnology or IntegrationStudent Information System integration with Sentral Education for comprehensive school operations and academic data.
SynergeticcoreTechnology or IntegrationStudent Information System integration with Synergetic including pastoral writeback capabilities.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Schoolbox competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Broad incumbents

Google Classroom: Google Classroom is a free, widely adopted K-12 classroom management tool bundled with Google Workspace for Education. It is the principal free-tier competitor defining Schoolbox's 'must-be-better-than' baseline.
Brightspace (D2L): D2L's Brightspace is a broader LMS serving K-12 and higher education globally. While not exclusively K-12, it competes in the same enterprise school procurement deals as Schoolbox.
Microsoft Teams for Education: Microsoft Teams for Education is a free/bundled classroom, communication, and assignment tool that competes with core LMS workflows at near-zero marginal cost, pressuring Schoolbox's pricing and feature roadmap.

Direct peers

itslearning: itslearning is a European-headquartered K-12 LMS serving schools and districts internationally. It overlaps with Schoolbox on curriculum planning, assessment, and SIS integrations.
Schoology (PowerSchool): Schoology, now part of PowerSchool, is a K-12 LMS tightly integrated with the PowerSchool SIS — directly comparable to Schoolbox's LMS-plus-SIS-integration value proposition.
Canvas by Instructure: Instructure's Canvas is a leading K-12 and higher-ed LMS that competes head-to-head with Schoolbox in curriculum delivery, assessment, and integrations. Both target school leadership and IT buyers with enterprise sales motions.
Seqta: Seqta is an Australian K-12 learning management and student wellbeing platform that competes directly with Schoolbox in the Australian independent and Catholic school market with overlapping pastoral care functionality.
Sentral Education: Sentral is an Australian K-12 administration, wellbeing, and parent communication platform that integrates with Schoolbox and competes with it on pastoral care and school-wide communication.
Frog Education: Frog is a UK-based K-12 learning platform used by schools for curriculum content, lesson planning, and home learning — comparable to Schoolbox's teacher-led digital lesson and curriculum tooling.
Compass Education: Compass is an Australian K-12 student management, communication, and learning platform used widely in independent schools. It overlaps with Schoolbox's Community Portal and parent engagement functionality.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Schoolbox compliance and trust

Trust signal

Compliance2 records

Schoolbox financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Schoolbox leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Schoolbox funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Schoolbox M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Schoolbox

What does Schoolbox do?

Is Schoolbox a public or private company?

Schoolbox is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently operating.

When was Schoolbox founded?

Schoolbox was founded in 2002. It employs 51 to 100 people.

Where is Schoolbox based?

Schoolbox is headquartered in Burnley, Australia, in the Oceania region.

How does Schoolbox make money?

Three revenue lines are on record. Learning Management Subscription is the primary driver. The others are community Portal Subscription and add-on Modules.

Who are Schoolbox's main competitors?

Broad incumbents on record are Google Classroom, Brightspace (D2L) and Microsoft Teams for Education. Direct peers are itslearning, Schoology (PowerSchool), Canvas by Instructure, Seqta, Sentral Education, Frog Education and Compass Education.

Does Schoolbox have an API?

No public API is recorded for Schoolbox.

What industry is Schoolbox in?

Schoolbox's product category is K-12 Learning Management Systems. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EDAJAMAA, Learning Management Systems (LMS) & Digital Classrooms, with a secondary code of EDAJAMAB, Student Information Systems (SIS) & School Administration Platforms. Its NAICS code is 611710 and its SIC code is 7372.