Kyneton Secondary College

What Kyneton Secondary College does

Kyneton Secondary College (operating as Kyneton High School) is a co-educational Victorian state government secondary school located in the Macedon Ranges at 7/9 Epping St, Kyneton VIC 3444. Established in 1912 and operated by the Department of Education (Victoria), the school serves approximately 1,300 students from Year 7 through Year 12, with a 2025 Year 7 orientation cohort of ~140. Its catchment extends across regional communities including Lancefield, Woodend, Macedon, Romsey, Trentham, and Malmsbury, supported by a 24-route coordinated bus network.

The school's core academic offering is the Victorian Curriculum for Years 7-10, with senior secondary pathways including the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE), VCE Vocational Major (VCE-VM), Vocational Education and Training (VET) subjects, and school-based apprenticeships. Supporting infrastructure includes a Library and Resource Centre running the Accessit web-based catalogue, a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) eLearning program (adopted 2013), the Wellbeing and Equity team, a Student Excellence Program for gifted students, and a Doctors in Schools on-campus clinic. Extracurricular offerings span an Instrumental Music Program, a Human Powered Vehicle racing team competing in Energy Breakthrough, outdoor education including international trips, and more than 20 lunchtime clubs. A 2-storey Ngurrak building housing Science, Food Technology, and Art facilities was completed in December 2023 as part of a state-funded capital upgrade.

The business model is government block funding from the Victorian Department of Education supplemented by voluntary parent contributions, booklist/levy fees, subsidised music lessons, a $125/term bus fee for non-nearest-school students, and outsourced uniform sales through Noone's. The school is governed by a School Council with parent, staff, and student representatives, holds Child Safe Standards compliance, and operates under the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic) and Health Records Act 2001 (Vic). No commercial revenue is disclosed and there is no private equity, public listing, or M&A structure.

Name

Kyneton Secondary College

Legal name

Kyneton High School

Website

https://kynetonhigh.vic.edu.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1912

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Career & Technical Education (CTE) Centers & Programs (EDAJAAAJ)

Keywords

• Secondary education
• Victorian curriculum
• VCE programs
• Vocational training
• Student wellbeing

Headquarters

HQ city

Kyneton

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: As a Victorian government school, primary funding comes from the Department of Education. Additional revenue generated through voluntary parent payments, booklist fees, and extracurricular activity charges.
2. Uniform Sales: Uniforms provided through external supplier Noone's with proceeds supporting the school. Parents purchase directly from supplier.
3. School Bus Program Fees: Free bus travel for students living 4.8km or more from school. Students attending non-nearest schools pay $125 per term.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Kyneton Secondary College is a co-educational Victorian government secondary school delivering the Victorian Curriculum for Years 7-10 and senior secondary pathways (VCE, VCE-VM, VET, VCAL) for Years 11-12. The school also provides extensive co-curricular offerings including a subsidised Instrumental Music Program, wellbeing and equity support, a BYOD eLearning program, an Outdoor Education program, and clubs and competitive activities such as Human Powered Vehicle Racing.

Product overview

Kyneton Secondary College (Kyneton High School) offers a comprehensive educational program as a government secondary school serving students in Years 7-12. The core academic offerings include the Victorian Curriculum for Years 7-10, the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) for senior students, and the VCE Vocational Major (VCE-VM) as an applied learning pathway, supplemented by Vocational Education and Training (VET) subjects. The school provides an extensive support infrastructure including Library and Resource Centre services, a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) eLearning program adopted in 2013, the Wellbeing and Equity team, and the Student Excellence Program for gifted and talented students. Extracurricular offerings include the Instrumental Music Program with subsidised lessons, Clubs and Activities (Chess, Pride Crew, Green Team, Choir, and more), Human Powered Vehicle Racing through the Energy Breakthrough challenge, and Outdoor Education including camps and international trips. Health services are enhanced through the Doctors in Schools program providing weekly on-campus medical access.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Rotary AustraliacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal branches of Rotary Australia have established Interact Club chapters within the school, providing students with opportunities for leadership development, community service, and youth engagement.
• Zonta InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerZonta International's local branches have helped establish Z-Club chapters at the school, supporting youth leadership and advocacy initiatives.
• Local Macedon Ranges Businesses and Community OrganizationscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerOver 20 local businesses and community organizations donated approximately $6000 in goods and services for the Twilight Market and Show 'n' Shine event, including Platinum sponsor ASP Solutions, Gold sponsors (Crane Aid, Elston Electrics, Kyneton Rotary, Kyneton Electrics, Kyneton on Riverside, Palmer Stevens Rennick, Simplex Insurance, Springs Medical), and Silver/Bronze sponsors including Kyneton RSL, local stores and businesses.
• Taungurung Land and Waters CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school acknowledges the Taungurung people as traditional custodians of the land. Partnership includes cultural recognition and referrals to TLAWC for information about Taungurung people and country.
• Kyneton Golf ClubminorGTM or Marketing PartnerVolunteers from Kyneton Golf Club assisted with Year 10 Golf Day activities, providing instruction and support.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sunbury College: Government secondary college in Sunbury serving the peri-regional northwest Melbourne fringe; comparable in size, curriculum mix (VCE/VET), and government-school positioning.
• Woodend Secondary College: Government secondary college in neighbouring Woodend serving Years 7-12; the closest geographic comparable for families weighing regional Victorian secondary options.
• Gisborne Secondary College: Co-located Victorian government secondary college in Gisborne serving Years 7-12 across the Macedon Ranges; directly competes for the same regional cohort and offers a comparable VCE/VET curriculum.
• Castlemaine Secondary College: Regional Victorian government secondary college in Castlemaine serving the same Macedon Ranges-style catchment; directly comparable public secondary school with VCE and VET offerings.
• Daylesford Secondary College: Small Victorian government secondary college serving a regional township similar to Kyneton; comparable scale, curriculum footprint, and rural-bus-network catchment model.

Broad incumbents

• Department of Education Victoria: The state operator and funding parent for Kyneton Secondary College, overseeing all government schools in Victoria and setting the policy/curriculum environment in which the school operates.
• Bendigo Senior Secondary College: Large regional Victorian government Year 11-12 senior college in Bendigo; offers the same VCE/VET/VCE-VM pathways but at greater scale, serving as the benchmark senior-year institution for regional Victoria.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/kynetonhighschool

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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