North Lake Senior Campus

What North Lake Senior Campus does

North Lake Senior Campus is a public senior secondary school operating under the Western Australian Department of Education, located in Kardinya in Perth's southern suburbs with a second campus at 36 Henderson Street in Fremantle (the Fremantle Fast Track facility). Founded in 1973 and employing 51–100 staff, the school delivers Years 11 and 12 senior secondary education through multiple parallel pathways: an ATAR stream for university entrance, General Study Pathways, Vocational Education and Training (VET) qualifications delivered in partnership with South Metropolitan TAFE, an Intensive English Centre (IEC) for students aged 16–21 new to Australia, mature-age non-school ATAR enrolments, and the long-running Fremantle Fast Track alternative-education programme for students disengaged from mainstream schooling. The student cohort is highly diverse, drawing from 51 countries via TAFE International Western Australia (TIWA) approval, and the school positions itself around an adult-learning culture (no bells, no uniforms, first-name basis with staff) anchored on the core values of respect, care, empowerment and flexibility.

The school's business model is fundamentally non-commercial: it is funded primarily through the WA Department of Education and supplemented by published annual Course and Program Charges (including VET fees, materials fees for subjects like Building and Construction and Hospitality, technology fees, and differentiated international student fees). Go-to-market is hybrid — direct enrolment via website and phone for domestic and mature-age students, TIWA-routed international recruitment, and community-led awareness through Facebook, Instagram, term newsletters, Open Days and events such as the Fremantle Biennale and Study Perth welcome days. The technology stack is standard educational infrastructure (Compass student management system, OLNA testing platform, library and campus facilities) with no disclosed AI, API, or proprietary platform layer. Distribution relies on a network of institutional partners — South Metropolitan TAFE, TIWA, Rotary Club of Booragoon, Study Perth and employers such as Kounis Metal Industries and the WA Police Force — that extend the school's vocational and post-school pathway offering.

Name

North Lake Senior Campus

Legal name

North Lake Senior Campus

Website

https://northlake.wa.edu.au

Company type

Public

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

North Lake Senior Campus is a public senior secondary school in Perth, Western Australia, delivering Years 11–12 across ATAR, General, VET, IEC (English-language) and Fremantle Fast Track pathways for domestic, international, mature-age and at-risk students.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Senior Secondary Education Services

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Language Schools (611630)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Alternative, Continuation & Credit-Recovery Schools (EDAJAAAG)

Keywords

• Senior secondary education
• ATAR pathway programs
• Vocational education training
• Intensive English language
• Alternative secondary schooling

Headquarters

HQ city

Perth

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: As a public school in Western Australia, North Lake Senior Campus is primarily funded through the Department of Education WA. This covers the core operational costs of delivering secondary education to enrolled students.
2. Course and Program Charges: The school charges course fees for various programs including VET qualifications, materials fees for practical subjects like Building and Construction and Hospitality, and technology fees. These are outlined in annual Course and Program Charges documents.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

North Lake Senior Campus is a public senior secondary school delivering Years 11-12 education across multiple pathways: ATAR for university entry, General Study Pathways for WACE completion, VET qualifications, the Intensive English Centre (IEC) for students new to Australia, and the Fremantle Fast Track alternative education program. It offers a flexible, adult-oriented learning environment with pastoral care support and serves both domestic and international students.

Product overview

North Lake Senior Campus is a public senior secondary school in Perth, Western Australia, offering a portfolio of educational programs under a unified school brand. The core offerings include the Intensive English Centre (IEC) for English language learners, ATAR and General Study Pathways for senior secondary completion, Fremantle Fast Track as an alternative education program, and VET qualifications. The school operates as a single institution with multiple program streams designed to serve diverse student needs from mainstream to alternative pathways.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Intensive English Centre (IEC): Programs for students aged 16-21 who are new to Australia and want to learn Standard Australian English, preparing them for mainstream Year 11 and 12, employment, training, or university.
• Fremantle Fast Track

Products and services

• Intensive English Centre (IEC)
• ATAR Pathway
• General Study Pathways
• Fremantle Fast Track
• VET Qualifications
• Non-school ATAR Enrolments

Quantifiable outcome

• 96% of students successfully transition to meaningful destinations (university, TAFE, training, or employment)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• South Metropolitan TAFEcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 October 2023Long-standing partnership providing VET qualifications and TAFE pathways for North Lake students. Students attend TAFE for Try-A-Trade experiences and can articulate to full TAFE courses. Partnership includes TAFE delivery of vocational subjects and pathways to further training.
• Leaf Bean MachineminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBarista training provider based in Bibra Lake that ran coffee training courses for North Lake students. Subsidized courses for some students through a customer fund set up to train candidates from the school. 19 students completed the barista course, learning to operate coffee machines, steam milk, and prepare various drinks.
• Kounis Metal IndustriesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMetal fabrication company in Booragoon that offered Tony an apprenticeship after he completed Industrial Studies Year 12 at North Lake. Represents an employment pathway outcome from the school's vocational programs.
• Rotary Club of BooragooncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing partnership providing Endeavour Scholarships to North Lake students. Multiple students have received scholarships over the years including Tony, Ailin, and Olivia. Scholarships recognize achievement and provide financial support for further education.
• TAFE International Western Australia (TIWA)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGovernment-approved pathway for enrolling international students at North Lake Senior Campus. The school is approved by TIWA to enrol international students from 51 countries, with TIWA managing international recruitment and enrollment processes.
• Study PerthminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGovernment organization promoting Perth as an international education destination. Co-hosted International School Student Welcome Day events that North Lake participates in to attract international students.
• WA Police ForceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmployment pathway partner. Former student Farshad Baboli successfully joined WA Police Force after five applications. School staff maintained relationships throughout his application process, and the WA Police Force participates in campus events like the ADF Long Tan Leadership award.
• Western Australian Police AcademyminorOthersTraining institution for police recruits. Former North Lake student Farshad graduated from the Academy in December 2022 and was posted to Traffic Enforcement Group South.

Scale indicators4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Balga Senior High School: Public secondary school in Perth's northern suburbs serving a culturally diverse, lower-SES cohort. Comparable to North Lake in its WA Department of Education governance and reliance on government funding to deliver alternative and vocational pathways.
• Canning Vale College: Public secondary school in Perth's south-eastern corridor. Comparable as a WA public secondary school offering senior secondary pathways and serving a similarly diverse Perth metropolitan catchment.
• South Metropolitan TAFE: TAFE provider delivering VET qualifications and Try-A-Trade experiences to North Lake students. As a long-standing pathway partner, SM TAFE serves an overlapping student segment with complementary vocational and tertiary-prep offerings in the Perth market.
• Cyril Jackson Senior Campus: Public senior secondary school in Bassendean, Western Australia, with a comparable alternative education focus and diverse student cohort. Most directly comparable WA public senior secondary peer to North Lake given shared mission of re-engaging non-mainstream students.
• Warnbro Community High School: Public secondary school in Perth's southern corridor with programs supporting at-risk students and a diverse intake. Comparable as a public WA secondary school addressing alternative pathway and engagement challenges similar to North Lake's Fast Track.
• Clarkson Community High School: Public secondary school in Perth's northern corridor with a culturally diverse intake and programs designed for students from varied language backgrounds. Comparable as a public WA secondary serving non-traditional learners.

Broad incumbents

• TAFE International Western Australia: Government-approved channel through which North Lake recruits its international students from 51 countries. As the regulatory and recruitment gatekeeper for the international student pipeline, TIWA shapes North Lake's international growth trajectory.
• Australian Independent Schools: Independent Schools association representing WA private schools that compete for the same senior secondary cohort. They compete for ATAR-focused families and international students that North Lake also targets, making them a broader incumbent peer.

Emerging players

• Edmodo / Education Perfect: Edtech providers supplying digital learning platforms to Australian secondary schools including curriculum, assessment, and language learning tools. Relevant as an emerging technology-enabled peer addressing overlapping student learning outcomes through a different delivery model.

Regional players

• Esperance Senior High School: WA regional senior secondary school with multiple pathways and a broad student catchment. Comparable in program breadth (ATAR, General, VET) but operates in a regional rather than metropolitan Perth context.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/nlscwa
• Instagraminstagram.com/nlscwa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/north-lake-senior-campus

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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