What Kildare does

Kildare College is a private Catholic girls' secondary school serving students in Years 7 through 12, located in Holden Hill, South Australia. Founded in 1966 under the stewardship of the Brigidine Sisters and now governed by Kildare Education Ministries (KEM), a non-profit Catholic education organisation, the college operates a single-site secondary education offering targeted at families in Adelaide's eastern, north-eastern and northern suburbs. As of 2022, the college enrolled over 670 students — its largest cohort in its history — supported by a staff complement of 51–100 employees.

The core educational delivery is in-person classroom instruction, supplemented by the SEQTA Learning Management Software platform (a third-party product), which provides a parent portal (SEQTA Engage, available via mobile app and browser), student portal (SEQTA Learn), and teacher portal (SEQTA Teach) for managing lessons, resources, grades, and assessment. Purpose-built facilities include the Tullow Centre, a $6.4 million innovation hub opened in Semester 2 2022 supporting STEM, Design and Technology, and the Lightbridge Centre (a Performing Arts and Wellbeing Centre scheduled to open in 2027). Specialised curricular offerings include the Enlight Gifted Education Program and a Special Entry Dance Program (audition-based Year 7 entry pathway launched in 2022).

The college operates as a non-profit educational institution generating revenue primarily through annual tuition and resource fees charged to enrolled families, with scholarship support available (Performing Arts, Academic, First Nations, and Bursaries up to AUD $1,500). Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer: prospective families engage through the college website, prospectus requests, Saturday college tours led by the Principal, email newsletters, and community events, with formal applications followed by enrolment interviews with the leadership team. Six dedicated bus routes service the college's catchment area, providing distribution infrastructure for student access.

Name

Kildare

Legal name

Kildare College Holden Hill

Website

https://kildare.catholic.edu.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1966

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Kildare College is a non-profit Catholic girls' secondary school (Years 7–12) in Holden Hill, South Australia, governed by Kildare Education Ministries, serving over 670 students with a STEM-focused curriculum and purpose-built innovation and performing arts facilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Adelaide

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Resource Fees: Kildare College generates revenue through tuition and resource fees charged to families for students enrolled in Years 7-12. The college is committed to offering affordable education and provides various scholarships and bursaries for eligible families.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Kildare College is a Catholic all-girls secondary college delivering Years 7–12 education in Holden Hill, South Australia, under the governance of Kildare Education Ministries. Its core offering is a faith-based secondary curriculum covering academic, STEM, humanities, performing arts, technology and wellbeing programs, supported by specialised pathways such as the Enlight Gifted Education Program and the Special Entry Dance Program, and delivered on a single campus featuring purpose-built facilities including the Tullow Centre innovation hub and the forthcoming Lightbridge Centre for Performing Arts and Wellbeing.

Product overview

Kildare College is a Catholic all-girls secondary college (Years 7–12) operated by Kildare Education Ministries in Holden Hill, South Australia. Its educational offering is delivered primarily through in-person classroom instruction, supported by the SEQTA Learning Management Software platform (comprising SEQTA Engage for parents, SEQTA Learn for students, and SEQTA Teach for teachers) for managing lessons, resources, grades, and communications. The college operates from purpose-built facilities including the Tullow Centre (an innovation hub for STEM and design subjects, opened 2022) and the forthcoming Lightbridge Centre (Performing Arts and Wellbeing Centre, opening 2027). Specialised programs include the Enlight Gifted Education Program and the Special Entry Dance Program for Year 7 entrants. Ancillary services include canteen operations managed by Rory's School Lunches with Qkr mobile ordering. The college does not offer a standalone software product, public API, or SaaS platform to external customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kildare College Secondary Education (Years 7–12)
• Enlight Gifted Education Program
• Special Entry Dance Program
• Rory's School Lunches Canteen Service

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

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App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Kildare Education Ministries (KEM)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1966Kildare College is part of Kildare Education Ministries, a Catholic education network. KEM provides governance, policies, professional standards, and strategic direction for the college. The college transitioned to KEM stewardship from Brigidine Sisters. KEM oversees enrollment policies, complaints procedures, and parent codes of conduct.
• Kildare MinistriescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKildare Ministries is the governing body that provides mission leadership and stewardship oversight. They manage trustee relationships and support college governance through a Board structure.
• Rory's School LunchesminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerRory's Group is an Adelaide-based catering and canteen management company that manages the Kildare College Canteen. They provide healthy and nutritious food to support student growth and learning, with menu options available via the Qkr App and over-the-counter purchases.
• Catholic Education South Australia (CESA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCESA is the Catholic education authority for South Australia that organizes events, competitions, and professional development. Kildare College participates in CESA events including STEM MAD competitions, Catholic Schools Music Festival, and receives CESA awards and recognition.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Loreto College Marryatville: Another leading Catholic all-girls secondary school in Adelaide, operating Years 7-12 with a similar focus on academic achievement, the arts, and wellbeing. Loreto is the most directly comparable Catholic girls' school in the Adelaide market and competes for the same family demographic.
• Mercedes College: Catholic secondary school in Springfield, Adelaide, with roots as a girls' school (now co-ed), operating under Catholic Education South Australia. Comparable scale and curriculum breadth, and competes directly for Adelaide Catholic families.
• Wilderness School: Independent (non-Catholic) girls' school in Adelaide offering ELC through Year 12, including a dedicated senior school. Directly comparable all-girls model, fee structure, and family demographic, with strong academic and co-curricular reputations.
• St Peter's Girls' School: Independent Anglican girls' school (ELC to Year 12) in Stonyfell, Adelaide. Directly comparable all-girls model with strong academic, sporting, and performing arts programs, competing for the same eastern-suburbs demographic.
• Sacred Heart College: Catholic co-educational secondary school in Somerton Park, Adelaide, with senior years (Years 10-12) on a separate campus. Comparable Catholic secondary offering in the Adelaide market, with strong arts and sporting programs.
• Concordia College: Independent Lutheran co-educational secondary school in Highgate, Adelaide. Comparable private secondary school competing in the Adelaide market for fee-paying families seeking faith-based and values-driven education.
• Cabra Dominican College: Catholic co-educational secondary school in Cumberland Park, Adelaide. Operates within Catholic Education South Australia and competes for the same Catholic family demographic, with similar curriculum, fee, and extracurricular offerings.
• Seymour College: Independent girls' school in Glen Osmond, Adelaide, covering ELC to Year 12. Closely comparable as a private Adelaide girls' school with a similar emphasis on leadership, arts, and academic excellence, and competing for the same metro Adelaide fee-paying families.
• Pulteney Grammar School: Independent co-educational school in Adelaide (ELC to Year 12). Comparable private city-school competitor with similar fee structure, breadth of programs, and shared target market of Adelaide metropolitan families.
• St Aloysius College Adelaide: Jesuit Catholic co-educational secondary school in Adelaide, serving Years 7-12. Operates within the same Catholic Education South Australia system and competes for faith-based families in the metropolitan area.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/KildareCollegeHoldenHill
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kildare-college-holden-hill

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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