What Cranbrook School does

Cranbrook School is an Anglican independent day and boarding school founded in 1918 in Bellevue Hill, Sydney, Australia. The school delivers education from Pre-School through Year 12 across four campuses: the Senior School in Bellevue Hill overlooking Sydney Harbour, the Junior School in Rose Bay, two coeducational Pre-Schools (St Michael's in Vaucluse and St Mark's in Darling Point), and the Wolgan Valley experiential campus located between the Blue Mountains and Wollemi National Parks. Cranbrook is the first major Independent School in Sydney to achieve IB Continuum School status, authorised by the International Baccalaureate Organisation to deliver the Primary Years Programme (PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP), and Diploma Programme, alongside the NSW HSC. The school also operates two boarding houses (Rawson and Street) accommodating approximately 75 boarders, a state-of-the-art Murray Rose Aquatic & Fitness Centre, and a co-curricular programme of up to 55 activities for Junior School students.

The core technology stack consists of standardised educational platforms — Canvas LMS for student learning, Compass Education for parent and school management, BPOINT for fee payments, and Noone for uniform commerce — overlaid on a traditional independent school service model. The school is CRICOS-registered (02298E) for international student visa sponsorship and holds Child Safe, Workplace Gender Equality, and Australian Privacy Act compliance certifications. Sustainable facility design features include rainwater capture, solar passive architecture, mixed-mode ventilation, green roofs, and energy recovery systems across the estate.

The business model is B2C tuition-based: annual per-student fees charged via BPOINT with multiple payment options, separate boarding fees, and ancillary revenue from uniform sales (Noone), tuck shop operations (Chartwells), transport services (North Sydney Bus Charters), and community hire of the aquatic and fitness centre. In 2026 the school transitioned to coeducation, admitting girls into Years 7 and 11 with full coeducation expected by 2029, materially expanding its addressable market. The school is governed by a School Council and supported by the Cranbrook Foundation (established 1974); as a not-for-profit educational institution it has no external investors or equity backers. Customer segments include Sydney families seeking premium independent education, boarding students from regional NSW and interstate, and international students recruited directly from South East Asia, the USA, UK, and other markets.

Name

Cranbrook School

Legal name

Cranbrook School

Website

https://cranbrook.nsw.edu.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1918

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Cranbrook School is an Anglican independent day and boarding school in Sydney, Australia, delivering Pre-School to Year 12 education across four campuses as an IB Continuum School, currently transitioning to full coeducation by 2029.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Independent K-12 Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Nonsectarian Independent Boarding Schools (EDAJABAB)

Keywords

• Independent school education
• Boarding school services
• International baccalaureate programme
• Primary secondary schooling
• Anglican coeducation

Headquarters

HQ city

Bellevue Hill

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cranbrook School is an Anglican independent day and boarding school that delivers education from Pre-School through Year 12 across four campuses in Sydney (Bellevue Hill Senior School, Rose Bay Junior School, and two Pre-Schools in Vaucluse and Darling Point) and an experiential campus at Wolgan Valley. The school delivers the complete International Baccalaureate Continuum (Primary Years, Middle Years, and Diploma Programmes) alongside the HSC, supported by boarding houses, co-curricular activities, and competitive sport. Tuition and boarding fees are charged annually to families, with payment processed through BPOINT.

Product overview

Cranbrook School is an Anglican independent day and boarding school offering a unified educational programme from Pre-School to Year 12 across multiple campuses. The school operates a platform-plus-divisions model comprising St Michael's and St Mark's Pre-Schools (coeducational early learning), the Junior School (Kindergarten to Year 6 with IB PYP), and the Senior School (Years 7-12 with IB MYP and Diploma Programme). Supporting services include two boarding houses, the Murray Rose Aquatic & Fitness Centre, and the Wolgan Valley experiential campus. The school recently transitioned to coeducation in 2026, welcoming girls into Years 7 and 11, with full coeducation across the campus by 2029. As the first major Independent School in Sydney to become an IB Continuum School, Cranbrook offers the complete IB pathway alongside traditional HSC options.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pre-Schools (St Michael's and St Mark's) Coeducational early childhood education programmes for children aged 4-5 years, located in Vaucluse (St Michael's, 40 students daily) and Darling Point (St Mark's, 20 students daily). Delivered under the IB Primary Years Programme framework as the first stage of Cranbrook's Pre-School to Year 12 pathway.
• Junior School Educational programme for students from Kindergarten to Year 6 at the Rose Bay campus, authorised to deliver the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) curriculum framework as an authorised IB World School.
• Senior School Secondary education from Years 7-12 at the Bellevue Hill campus, offering the IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) in Years 7-10 and the IB Diploma Programme or HSC in Years 11-12, transitioning to coeducation from 2026.
• Boarding Houses (Rawson and Street)

Quantifiable outcome

• First major Independent School in Sydney to become an IB Continuum School
• +4 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• North Sydney Bus ChartersminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorContract arrangement for private bus services transporting students to and from school daily during term time. Three routes: North Shore (to Seaforth via Cremorne/Mosman), Inner West (to Woolwich via Pyrmont/Balmain/Drummoyne), and Eastern Suburbs (to Maroubra via Bondi/Randwick/Coogee). Bus passes purchased via Humanitix platform.
• ChartwellsminorOthersContract caterer managing the Cranbrook Tuck Shop (The Hive) providing nutritious food and beverages for Junior and Senior Schools. Operates daily during school terms with hot and cold food options.
• Their CareminorOthersExternal operator providing after school care services for Junior School students until 6pm Monday to Friday during term time. Optional before-school programme from 7am available.
• Independent Primary School Heads' Association (IPSHA)minorOthersMember of IPSHA enabling Junior School students (Years 3-6) to participate in competitive Saturday sport against other schools.
• International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO)coreTechnology or IntegrationAuthorised IB World School delivering the Primary Years Programme (PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP), and Diploma Programme. One of six IB Continuum Schools in NSW and the first major independent school in Sydney to achieve this status.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SCEGGS Darlinghurst: Independent girls' day school, K-12, in Sydney's eastern suburbs — a key competitor in the same catchment and one of the schools most likely to be a destination for female applicants who do not choose Cranbrook during its coeducation transition.
• The King's School, Parramatta: Australia's oldest independent school, Anglican, day and boarding, boys, Pre-K to Year 12 — directly comparable to Cranbrook on religious foundation, boarding structure, gender (currently boys), and full K-12 offering.
• St Andrew's Cathedral School: Anglican, coeducational, day school, K-12, located in central Sydney — shares Cranbrook's Anglican foundation and K-12 offering, and is a comparable premium urban independent school (though day-only and already coeducational).
• Trinity Grammar School: Anglican, day and boarding, boys, K-12 in Sydney's inner suburbs — shares Cranbrook's faith foundation, boarding model, boys' heritage, and K-12 vertical integration.
• Kincoppal-Rose Bay: Catholic girls' day and boarding school, K-12, offering the IB Diploma, located in Rose Bay — shares Cranbrook's immediate Rose Bay catchment, IB offering, and boarding model.
• Ascham School: Independent girls' day school, K-12, IB curriculum, in Sydney's eastern suburbs — comparable on premium positioning, IB curriculum offering, and eastern suburbs catchment.
• Kambala: Independent girls' school, day and boarding, K-12, in Sydney's eastern suburbs — directly comparable on premium positioning, boarding, K-12 offering, and geographic catchment.
• Scots College: Presbyterian, day and boarding, boys, K-12 in Sydney's eastern suburbs — directly comparable on boarding model, boys' heritage, and K-12 vertical integration, located in the same catchment.
• Sydney Grammar School: Elite boys' day school, K-12, academically selective — comparable to Cranbrook on premium positioning, boys' heritage, and selective enrolment in the Sydney market (though Grammar is day-only and non-boarding).

Broad incumbents

• International Grammar School: Coeducational K-12 independent school in Sydney with a bilingual and IB-aligned approach — comparable on IB-aligned curriculum and premium positioning, though it is fully coeducational and day-only.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/cranbrookschool
• LinkedInau.linkedin.com/school/cranbrook-school
• Instagraminstagram.com/cranbrook_sydney
• Xx.com/cranbrooksyd

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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