Student Horizons

Name

Student Horizons

Legal name

Student Horizons Pty Ltd

Website

https://student-horizons.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Educational Travel Services

NAICS

Tour Operators (56152), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

School Group & Curriculum-Led Trips (THAKAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Study Abroad Program Management & Administration (for Institutions) (EDAIAAAJ), Hybrid, Multi-Location & Multi-Country Study Abroad Programs (EDAIAAAE)

Keywords

• Educational tour services
• School travel management
• Sports tour packages
• Music tour programs
• Curriculum-aligned excursions

Headquarters

HQ city

Brisbane

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Educational Tour Services: Student Horizons generates revenue through service fees for organizing and delivering educational, sports, and music tours for schools. The company arranges flights, accommodation, ground transport, activities, sports fixtures, performances, and provides logistics directors. Revenue is earned through package pricing to school groups with a four-step payment process.
2. ASPIRE International Youth Music Festival: The ASPIRE festival is a not-for-profit trading division of Student Horizons. Surplus from the event is donated to The Foundation of Student Horizons to support disadvantaged youth. Revenue generated covers event costs with any surplus directed to the foundation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Student Horizons is an education management firm that organizes end-to-end educational, music, and sports tours for primary and secondary schools in Australia, New Zealand, and internationally. The company arranges flights, accommodation, ground transport, activities, sports fixtures, performances, travel insurance, and provides dedicated logistics directors accompanying each tour. Itineraries are customized to align with school curricula and learning outcomes, and the company handles risk assessments, parent communications, and payment plans.

Product overview

Student Horizons is a full-service educational travel company operating a platform of tour management services for school groups. The core offering comprises Australian and New Zealand school tours, international sports tours (rugby, football, cricket, basketball, netball, hockey), music tours (bands, orchestras, choirs), and educational tours (STEM, history, languages, commerce). The portfolio also includes the ASPIRE International Youth Music Festival (a not-for-profit competition event) and The Foundation of Student Horizons (a registered charity providing travel bursaries). Add-on services include a Fundraising Blueprint for financial planning, travel insurance through partner providers, and Logistics Director support on tours. The company organizes end-to-end tour management including flights, accommodation, meals, activities, and insurance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ASPIRE International Youth Music Festival: Invitational music festival for secondary school concert bands, orchestras, choirs and jazz bands worldwide. Held over four consecutive days in South East Queensland, Australia. A not-for-profit trading division of Student Horizons.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 16,000 students inspired across 600+ successful educational, music, and sports tours
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, minor and core.

• International Coalition of Girls' Schools (ICGS)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Exclusive Preferred Educational Travel Strategic Partner for ICGS across Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2031 (six-year partnership). Together, the organizations expand what's possible for girls' school communities by creating transformative educational travel experiences that champion experiential learning, global citizenship, and leadership development for girls and young women. ICGS member schools can access tailored, curriculum-aligned tours designed to build confidence, broaden horizons, and connect students with the wider world.
• GreenfleetminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 September 2025Environmental partnership where Greenfleet contributes to the restoration of legally protected native forests in Australia and New Zealand with every flight. These forests remove carbon emissions, restore vital ecosystems and biodiversity for generations to come.
• Crisis24coreTechnology or Integration · 24 July 2025Global partnership with Crisis24, the global authority in risk management and security intelligence. Sets a new benchmark for duty of care, ensuring the safety and well-being of students and staff on school tours worldwide through global monitoring and expert crisis response support.
• Australian Boarding Schools Association (ABSA)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Exclusive six-year partnership (2023-2028) reflecting shared commitment to deliver meaningful, safe educational travel experiences for students across Australia, New Zealand, and beyond. The partnership fosters ongoing collaboration and positive impact on the lives of students. ABSA represents boarding schools and supports school communities through professional learning, events, and sector-wide initiatives.
• Cornerstone Safety GroupcoreTechnology or IntegrationSafety partnership providing risk management expertise, training, and incident response support. Dave Dennis (co-founder) serves as Risk and Safety Advisor with 29 years of experience in domestic and international travel operations. Dr. Josh Dubansky (co-founder) provides medical advisory services as a Board Certified Emergency Medicine Physician with Wilderness Medicine expertise.
• The Foundation of Student HorizonscoreOthersRelated registered charity with DGR status established by Student Horizons to ensure all youth have access to educational travel. Provides financial assistance to disadvantaged youth throughout Australasia, affording them opportunities to discover the world. ASPIRE festival surplus is donated to the foundation.
• Compton FundraisingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Compton Fundraising to develop the Fundraising Blueprint for school tour fundraising. The Blueprint provides professional information on approaching and planning fundraising campaigns, advice on fundraising tools, and tips for successful fundraising.
• ASPIRE International Youth Music FestivalcoreOthersProprietary not-for-profit event founded by Student Horizons. Open to secondary school concert bands, orchestras, choirs, and jazz bands worldwide. Held over four consecutive days in South East Queensland, Australia. Any profits are donated to The Foundation of Student Horizons.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Rugby Tours Australia: Australian-based rugby tour operator running school and club rugby tours domestically and to destinations like Fiji, NZ, and the Pacific. Overlaps directly with Student Horizons' sports tours segment but narrower focus (rugby only).
• Spirit Tour Services: Australian tour operator providing music and performance tours for school bands, orchestras, and choirs. Directly comparable to Student Horizons' music tour offering within the same Australian school market.
• Tribal Sport Tours: UK-based sports tour operator running rugby, hockey, netball, and cricket tours for schools and clubs. Comparable to Student Horizons' sports tour business for tours into the UK and Europe.
• Edutravel (NZ): New Zealand-based school educational tour operator running curriculum-linked, sports, and cultural tours for Kiwi schools. Direct competitor to Student Horizons within the NZ segment and overlapping destination portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• ACIS (American Council for International Studies): Established US-based provider of educational student tours with curriculum-aligned itineraries to international destinations. Comparable to Student Horizons in product design and school customer focus, but serves primarily North American schools.
• EF Educational Tours: Global educational tour operator and part of EF Education First, offering school group travel worldwide with curriculum-linked itineraries. Overlaps with Student Horizons across curriculum-led school tours but operates at a far larger scale and broader geographic footprint.

Direct peers

• WorldStrides: US-headquartered leader in student educational travel offering curriculum-aligned, sports, music, and performing arts tours for K-12 schools. Directly comparable to Student Horizons in product mix, target customer (school decision-makers), and group tour model, though at materially larger scale.
• Travelbound: UK-based school and educational travel operator offering curriculum-linked, music, and sports tours for schools. Closely comparable to Student Horizons in product offering and school group customer base, particularly for tours to Europe.
• Brightspark Travel: US-based student tour operator providing customized, curriculum-based, performance, and sports tours for K-12 schools. Closely comparable to Student Horizons in service model and end customers (teachers, administrators, parents), though focused on the North American market.

Others

• SETO (Student Educational Travel Organisation): Australian peak body for student and youth educational travel operators, of which Student Horizons' founder Jamie Wansey is Vice Chair. Industry association rather than competitor; useful as a reference point for category standards and peer benchmarking.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/StudentHorizons
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/student-horizons
• Instagraminstagram.com/student_horizons

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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