Catholic College Wodonga

What Catholic College Wodonga does

Catholic College Wodonga (CCW) is a co-educational Catholic secondary school located in Wodonga, Victoria, Australia, operating from a single campus at 1 Bowman Ct. Founded in 1979 and governed under Catholic Education Sandhurst (CES) Ltd, the college delivers Years 7-12 education following the tradition of the Mercy Sisters. It serves regional Victorian families seeking Catholic secondary schooling, with a stated "large school with small school support" model emphasising inclusive community, positive relationships, and pastoral support alongside academic outcomes.

The college structures its curriculum into a Middle School program (Years 7-8), a Pathways program (Years 9-10), and three senior school pathways: the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE), the VCE Vocational Major (VCE VM), and the Victorian Pathways Certificate (VPC). Vocational Education and Training (VET) is delivered through a partnership with Wodonga TAFE under the VDSS (VET Delivered to Secondary Students) framework, offering Certificate II and III courses across Agriculture, Electrotechnology, Plumbing, Community Services, IT, Early Childhood Education & Care, and School Based Education Support. Digital infrastructure consists of third-party platforms — Compass (student/parent portal), SIMON, and an internal subject selection portal — with no proprietary technology stack identified.

CCW's business model relies on government recurrent funding (Australian Catholic systemic schools) combined with tuition and fees paid by families, though specific pricing is not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is local and relationship-driven, with marketing conducted via the school website, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. The college operates within a defined regional catchment and has no disclosed expansion beyond Wodonga. Operating status is active, with enrolments open for the 2027 academic year. The source material flags the entity as "for_profit", which is inconsistent with the typical Australian Catholic systemic school structure and may reflect a data-classification artefact rather than an actual corporate form.

Name

Catholic College Wodonga

Legal name

Catholic College Wodonga

Website

https://ccw.vic.edu.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Catholic College Wodonga is a co-educational Catholic secondary school in regional Victoria, Australia, delivering Years 7-12 education through VCE, VCE VM, VPC, and VET pathways. Governed by Catholic Education Sandhurst Ltd, it serves regional families via a single Wodonga campus and a TAFE vocational partnership.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Wodonga

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Catholic College Wodonga is a Catholic co-educational secondary school delivering Years 7 through 12 education in Wodonga, Victoria. It sells enrolment places across structured Middle School (Years 7-8), Pathways (Years 9-10), and Senior School programs (VCE, VCE Vocational Major, Victorian Pathways Certificate), and provides vocational education through a VET Delivered to Secondary Students (VDSS) partnership with Wodonga TAFE covering Certificate II and III courses.

Product overview

Catholic College Wodonga is a Catholic secondary school (Years 7-12) offering a comprehensive educational pathway through multiple interconnected programs. The institution provides Middle School (Years 7-8) and Pathways (Years 9-10) programs, followed by Senior School options including VCE (Victorian Certificate of Education), VCE Vocational Major (VCE VM), and Victorian Pathways Certificate (VPC). Vocational Education and Training (VET) subjects are offered through the VDSS program at Wodonga TAFE. The institution also provides student and parent portals (Compass and SIMON).

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Middle School Program (Years 7-8) Two-year secondary educational program for Year 7 and Year 8 students delivering rigour in core subjects combined with breadth across all learning areas to engage students in quality learning and teaching.
• Pathways Program (Years 9-10) Two-year program for Year 9 and Year 10 students exposing them to a wide range of subject offerings across all learning areas, with students required to explore all areas of the Victorian Curriculum.
• VCE (Victorian Certificate of Education) Year 11 and Year 12 senior secondary program requiring at least two years of continual assessment using both external and internal school-assessed tasks; students must complete at least 16 units including three units from the English group and three sequences of Unit 3 and 4 studies.
• VCE Vocational Major (VCE VM) Year 11 and Year 12 vocational senior secondary program that must include at least 180 hours of a VET subject, combining vocational training with senior secondary certification.
• Victorian Pathways Certificate (VPC) Alternative senior secondary certificate available by invitation only, providing a vocational pathway for senior students.
• VET Delivered to Secondary Students (VDSS) Nationally accredited training program of Certificate II or III courses delivered one day per week at Wodonga TAFE through partnership arrangement, contributing to VCE studies and ATAR, including subjects in Agriculture, Electrotechnology, Plumbing, Community Services, Information Technology, Early Childhood Education & Care, and School Based Education Support.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2025 dux achieved an ATAR of 99.0

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Wodonga TAFEcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVDSS (VET Delivered to Secondary Students) partnership where Wodonga TAFE delivers additional vocational education courses one day per week for Catholic College Wodonga students. Eligible students can undertake Certificate II and Certificate III courses that count as VCE studies. Courses include Agriculture, Design Fundamentals, Electrotechnology, Plumbing, Community Services, Information Technology, Early Childhood Education & Care, and School Based Education Support.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• De La Salle College: Large multi-campus Catholic secondary school in metropolitan Melbourne administered by the De La Salle Brothers. Same broad Catholic Year 7-12 category with VCE and vocational offerings - relevant as a larger-scale incumbent on academic, fee and pathway benchmarks.
• Xavier College: Well-established Melbourne-based Catholic K-12 college (Jesuit). Operates in the same Victorian Catholic secondary ecosystem with VCE delivery but a much larger, metro, premium-positioned institution - relevant for understanding the Catholic secondary competitive landscape statewide.
• Emmaus College: Large Catholic secondary college with multiple campuses across Melbourne's eastern suburbs. Delivers VCE, VCE VM and VPC pathways - overlapping with Catholic College Wodonga's pathway architecture - serving as a scale-incumbent peer in the same statewide Catholic secondary system.
• Whitefriars College: Melbourne-based Catholic secondary college for boys (Years 7-12) administered by the Carmelites. Same Victorian Catholic secondary product category, offers VCE + VET pathways, and provides a metro-incumbent benchmark for academic results and Catholic-school positioning.

Direct peers

• Catherine McAuley College: Bendigo-based Years 7-12 Catholic college under Catholic Education Sandhurst. Offers the same Mercy Sisters heritage and broad Year 7-12 + VCE/VET pathway structure, and is the closest sibling institution by mission, governance and regional Victorian footprint.
• Wodonga Senior Secondary College: Government secondary school located in Wodonga serving the same local catchment. Competes for the same Year 11-12 students on the basis of cost (free public option) versus Catholic fee, making it the most relevant day-to-day local competitor.
• Lavalla Catholic College: Regional Victorian Catholic secondary school under CES Ltd, located in Traralgon. Same diocesan governance framework, same Years 7-12 structure with vocational offerings through TAFE partnerships - directly comparable for pathway design and enrolments benchmarking.
• Catholic College Bendigo: Sister Catholic secondary school under the same Catholic Education Sandhurst (CES) governance umbrella in Bendigo. Same name convention, same diocesan system, same Year 7-12 structure with VCE/VCAL/VET delivery, making it the closest direct peer for benchmarking governance, fee schedule and academic outcomes.
• Galen Catholic College: Catholic secondary school in Wangaratta, also part of CES Ltd, serving a regional Victorian catchment. Comparable cohort size, same VCE + vocational pathway mix, and operating under identical governance - making it a strong operational peer for enrolment and curriculum comparison.
• St Joseph's College (Echuca): Catholic secondary college in regional northern Victoria under CES governance. Comparable regional town setting with similar Year 7-12 + VCE/VET pathway mix, providing a like-for-like peer for tuition affordability and enrolment trends in smaller regional Victorian Catholic schools.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ccwodonga
• Facebookfacebook.com/catholiccollege
• Instagraminstagram.com/catholiccollegewodonga/?hl=en
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/catholic-college-wodonga

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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Investments

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