St Andrew's Lutheran College

What St Andrew's Lutheran College does

St Andrew's Lutheran College is a private Christian co-educational school operating from a single campus at 175 Tallebudgera Creek Road, Tallebudgera, on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The College delivers a continuous educational pathway through four divisions: an Early Learning Centre (ages 2.5 to 5), Junior School (Prep to Year 6), Middle Years (Years 7 to 9), and Senior Years (Years 10 to 12). The Early Learning and Junior School divisions implement the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (PYP), positioning the College as the only Gold Coast provider of that framework across that age range.

The instructional product is supplemented by a broad cocurricular portfolio including a Sport for Life program with representative-pathway progression (District through School Sport Australia), a Performing Arts Tuition (PAT) program of paid individual, pair, trio, and group music/dance/speech lessons, an Innovate and Create (IC) entrepreneurship program for Years 7-12 delivered in partnership with Xplor Education, the Kokoda Challenge endurance program (30km, 48km, 96km), and a clubs/activities program spanning debating, chess, robotics, opti-minds, and similar. Ancillary student services include Outside School Hours Care (before-school, after-school, vacation, and pupil-free-day care at fixed per-session/per-day rates), a four-route bus service operated on the RollCall platform with real-time parent notifications, and a uniform shop transacting via My School Connect. The College's technology stack is composed of third-party SaaS: TASS for student information (Parent Lounge, Student Cafe, Kiosk), Microsoft 365 for staff productivity, a structured Bring Your Own Device program from Years 5-12 backed by the LWT device portal, and Clickview and Literacy Pro for educational content. No proprietary digital product is commercialised.

Revenue is generated through recurring tuition fees across the four educational divisions, fee-for-service OSHC and vacation care, termly PAT lesson fees, uniform hardware sales, and bus route and bus tag revenue. The College is a non-profit ministry of the Lutheran Church of Australia Queensland District (ABN 30 377 626 064), is not publicly traded, has no external investors, and does not publicly disclose financial information. Headcount is reported at 101-250 employees.

Name

St Andrew's Lutheran College

Legal name

St Andrews Lutheran College

Website

https://salc.qld.edu.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

St Andrew's Lutheran College is a private Lutheran K-12 co-educational school on the Gold Coast, Queensland, operating Early Learning through Year 12 under the IB Primary Years Programme. It serves families seeking Christ-centered education across tuition, OSHC, performing arts, and bus services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private K-12 Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based (Religious) K–12 Schools (EDAJABAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Faith-Based Early Learning Academies (EDACADAH)

Keywords

• Private K-12 education
• Christian schooling
• Early learning centres
• Secondary education
• Lutheran education

Headquarters

HQ city

Burleigh

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Enrolment Fees: Families pay tuition fees for their children to attend the College across Early Learning, Junior School (Prep to Year 6), and Secondary School (Years 7 to 12). The College publishes a Fee Schedule for 2026 and offers scholarships for 2027 entry.
2. Outside School Hours Care: Before School Care (6:30am to 8:30am), After School Care (3:00pm to 6:00pm), Vacation Care (7:00am to 6:00pm), and Pupil Free Day care are charged at fixed per-session/per-day rates with permanent and casual variants.
3. Performing Arts Tuition (PAT): Charged per lesson on a term basis. Tiered pricing by lesson format: individual ($44/lesson), pair ($30/lesson), trio ($19/lesson), and group ($15/lesson). Music and performing arts instruction across instruments, voice, dance, and speech and drama.
4. Uniform Sales: Uniform Shop sales of school uniforms via both in-person and online purchases through My School Connect. Stockists of standard school items including sports hats, formal wear, tracksuits, and house shirts.
5. College Bus Service: Four bus routes covering suburbs across the Gold Coast (Mermaid Waters, Merrimac, Varsity Lakes, Robina, Burleigh Heads, Tallebudgera, Palm Beach, Currumbin, Tugun). RollCall bus tags available for purchase at $20 with a $10 refundable deposit, with account top-up required.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

St Andrew's Lutheran College is a private Christian co-educational day school offering continuous education from Early Learning through Year 12 on a single campus in Tallebudgera, Queensland. The school delivers the standard Australian Curriculum integrated with a Lutheran Christian worldview, and operates as a non-profit institution under the Lutheran Church of Australia Queensland District.

Product overview

St Andrew's Lutheran College is a private Christian co-educational school on the Gold Coast offering a comprehensive educational program from Early Learning Centre (ages 2.5-5) through Year 12. The College operates a unified educational structure comprising the Early Learning Centre, Junior School (Prep-Year 6), Middle Years (Years 7-9), and Senior Years (Years 10-12), implementing the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme. The institution complements its academic offerings with extensive cocurricular programs including sport (Sport for Life philosophy), performing arts (bands, choirs, dance, drama, musicals), clubs and activities (entrepreneurship, chess, robotics), the Kokoda Challenge endurance program, and support services including Outside School Hours Care, bus transportation, and a uniform shop. Technology integration includes a BYOD program, TASS student information system, and various educational platforms. The College is part of the Lutheran Church of Australia Queensland District.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Early Learning programme Early childhood education for pre-school aged children delivered on the St Andrew's Lutheran College campus, providing the entry point of the school's Early Learning to Year 12 pathway. For families seeking Christian-aligned early education on the Gold Coast.
• Primary School (Years P-6) Primary education for Years P-6, delivering the Australian Curriculum within a Lutheran Christian framework on the Tallebudgera campus. For Gold Coast families seeking continuous Christian schooling.
• Secondary School (Years 7-12) Secondary education for Years 7-12 culminating in senior schooling and Year 12 completion, delivered on the Tallebudgera campus within a Lutheran Christian ethos. For families seeking continuous K-12 Christian education.

Quantifiable outcome

• Class of 2024: Multiple students achieved ATAR above 90, with Leila Breckenridge named College Dux
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature3 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Somerset College: One of the largest and best-resourced independent K-12 schools on the Gold Coast; competes head-to-head for tuition-paying families with broad cocurricular, IB pathways and a similar premium positioning.
• All Saints Anglican School: Faith-based (Anglican) Gold Coast private K-12 school; directly comparable in faith-driven ethos, comprehensive curriculum and target demographic of Gold Coast families seeking values-based education.
• Pacific Lutheran College: Queensland Lutheran-affiliated K-12 school on the Sunshine Coast; comparable in Lutheran ethos, IB-aligned programming and church-district governance through Lutheran Education Queensland.
• Hillcrest Christian College: Gold Coast-based Christian K-12 college offering a comparable faith-driven, whole-person education model and competing for the same catchment of private-school families.
• King's Christian College: Christian co-educational K-12 school on the Gold Coast, overlapping with St Andrews on faith-based positioning, cocurricular breadth and family demographic targeting.
• Immanuel Lutheran College: Sunshine Coast Lutheran K-12 college; directly comparable Lutheran Church of Australia Queensland District governance and faith-based K-12 model, providing a relevant Queensland Lutheran peer benchmark.
• Trinity Lutheran College: Another Lutheran-affiliated K-12 college on the Gold Coast, offering a directly comparable Christian co-educational model with overlapping curriculum, faith-based positioning and target families.

Others

• TASS (The Alpha School System): Provider of the student information system used by St Andrews (Parent Lounge, Student Cafe, Kiosk); included as an enabling technology vendor and ecosystem participant rather than a direct competitor.
• Lutheran Education Queensland: Network body coordinating Queensland Lutheran schools, including St Andrews; relevant as the governing/strategic umbrella and as a benchmark for system-level enrolment and program data.

Regional players

• Australian International School (Gold Coast): Gold Coast-based private K-12 school with international curriculum focus, competing for premium tuition-paying families within the same geographic market but with a different academic positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/standrewslutherancollege
• Instagraminstagram.com/standrewslutherancollege
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/st-andrews-lutheran-college

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