St Ursula's College Toowoomba

What St Ursula's College Toowoomba does

St Ursula's College Toowoomba is a Catholic day and boarding school for girls in Years 7 to 12, located at 38 Taylor Street, Newtown, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1931 by the Australian Ursuline Nuns and operating under the Toowoomba Catholic Schools Office within the Catholic Diocese of Toowoomba, the institution draws on a 400+ year Ursuline educational tradition established by St Angela Merici. The college serves an enrollment of approximately 310 students and offers a comprehensive academic curriculum alongside an award-winning boarding program at Brescia House (National Boarding School of the Year 2023 and 2024).

The school's product portfolio spans core secondary education, boarding, international student enrollment (CRICOS 03033M), Sport, The Arts (Dance, Drama, Media Arts, Clay Club, musicals), Music, the Liverpool FC Academy three-year soccer partnership with St Mary's College, and a Scholarship/Bursary program that includes an Indigenous Youth Leadership Program with The Smith Family. The underlying technology stack is built on Schoolzine for website and eNewsletter communications, Fireflycloud for the parent portal, Microsoft Office 365 for calendar and email, Canvas LMS for learning management, and Flexischools for tuckshop ordering, with Co-Pilot 13+ AI integration referenced for educational support.

Revenue is generated through multiple recurring and transactional streams: annual tuition fees for day students (with Diocesan discounts available), boarding fees at Brescia House for weekly and casual boarders, separate international student fees under the ESOS framework, tuckshop sales, uniform retail at the on-campus outlet, scholarship application fees, and dedicated bus transport. Distribution is direct via the college website, the registrar, and Principal-led personalized tours, with international student recruitment conducted through formal signed education agent contracts and an outbound Indigenous Youth Leadership Program partnership. The institution is privately held as a non-profit Catholic educational entity with no external investors and no subsidiaries.

Name

St Ursula's College Toowoomba

Legal name

St Ursula's College Toowoomba

Website

https://st-ursula.qld.edu.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1931

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

St Ursula's College Toowoomba is a Catholic day and boarding school for girls in Years 7 to 12, established 1931 in Toowoomba, Queensland under the Ursuline tradition. It serves approximately 310 students with academic, boarding, international, sport, arts, and music programs supported by an award-winning pastoral care framework.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Catholic Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

International/Global Curriculum Schools (IB, Cambridge, etc.) (EDAJABAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Student Welfare, Pastoral Care & Safeguarding Services (EDAIAHAI)

Keywords

• Catholic girls education
• Boarding school
• Secondary education
• Pastoral care
• Extracurricular programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Toowoomba

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tuition Fees: Annual tuition fees charged to day students in Years 7-12. Fee structure determined by mission, Catholic values, and Diocesan discount available for families with students at other Catholic schools in the diocese.
2. Boarding Fees: Residential fees for students boarding at Brescia House. Weekly and casual boarding options available. Boarding fees reviewed annually with scholarship and bursary support for qualifying families.
3. International Student Fees: Separate fee structure for overseas students including tuition and welfare services under ESOS framework. CRICOS provider (03033M) enables recruitment of international students.
4. Tuckshop Sales: Canteen services providing meals five days a week. Orders placed via Flexischools app with online payment. Hot and cold items available; accommodates dietary requirements and allergies.
5. Retail Shop: Uniform retail outlet selling new and second-hand uniforms, school shoes, accessories. Located on Corner of Rome and Warra Streets. Fitting service available during opening hours.
6. Application Fees: Scholarship applications require application fee payment at lodgement. Academic, sporting, chess, and cultural scholarships offered for Year 7 and Year 10 entry.
7. Transport Services: Dedicated bus service to Oakey, Kingsthorpe, and Gowrie Junction for 2026 at no cost; anticipated paid service from 2027. Local bus services via Bus Queensland and other operators.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

St Ursula's College Toowoomba is a Catholic day and boarding school for girls in Years 7-12, delivering the Australian secondary curriculum within the Ursuline tradition. Its core offering is the Years 7-12 education program, anchored by the National Award-winning Brescia House boarding program and complemented by academic learning enrichment (including the IGNITE gifted extension), pastoral care via the Merici CARE framework, and a broad co-curricular program covering sport, performing arts, music, and service. The college also runs an international student program under CRICOS 03033M, a tuckshop integrated with Flexischools, a school uniform retail outlet, dedicated bus transport, and academic, sporting, cultural and Indigenous Youth Leadership scholarships.

Product overview

St Ursula's College Toowoomba is a Catholic day and boarding school for young women in Years 7-12, established in 1931 in the Ursuline tradition. The institution offers a unified K-12 Education Program as its core product, supplemented by Brescia House Boarding Program (award-winning residential option), Learning Enrichment with IGNITE extension programs, and extensive extracurricular modules including Sport Programs, The Arts (Dance, Drama, Media Arts, Clay Club, Musicals), Music Program, and the Liverpool FC Academy Soccer Program. Additional services include International Student Program (CRICOS registered), Tuckshop with Flexischools integration, Bus Service, and Scholarship/Bursary Program. The school also offers Service Options where students lead community service initiatives. All offerings align with the Serviam motto of service and the College's commitment to educating strong, independent young women.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Years 7-12 Catholic Day and Boarding Education Comprehensive Catholic secondary education for girls in Years 7-12, providing rigorous curriculum, co-curricular activities, pastoral care, and formation within the Ursuline tradition. For families seeking faith-based girls' secondary education.
• Brescia House Boarding Program Award-winning boutique residential boarding program offering full-time, weekly and casual boarding options in Brescia House. Includes supervised study, health care, weekend activities, and pastoral care. For rural, remote, interstate and international students.
• International Student Program CRICOS-registered education for overseas students from Year 7 to Year 12, including enrolment support, welfare management, accommodation services, and cultural integration under the ESOS framework. Recruited through registered education agents globally.
• Sport Program Comprehensive sporting program including netball, rugby league, basketball, volleyball, touch football, futsal, cross country, athletics, equestrian, and swimming. Provides both representative and social pathways with high-performance training via Fit Lab Toowoomba. For enrolled students.
• The Arts Program Co-curricular arts opportunities including Dance (Junior and Senior Troupes), Drama (DoTh, Junior and Senior Plays), Media Arts (A.M. Productions), Visual Art including Clay Club, and annual College Musicals. For enrolled students.
• Music Program Vocal and instrumental music program with instruction in brass, woodwind, strings, percussion, voice, piano, and guitar. Includes IGNITE Music lessons and various ensembles. For enrolled students.
• Liverpool FC International Academy Soccer Program Three-year school soccer program delivered in partnership with Liverpool Football Club International Academy. Includes coaching for technical, tactical, and physical skills, plus academic performance and life skills development. Includes school program, after-school clinics, holiday programs and eAcademy online platform. For enrolled students.
• Learning Enrichment with IGNITE Program Support programs for students requiring learning assistance, and the IGNITE extension program for gifted and talented students in Years 7-9 featuring self-devised Passion Projects promoting problem-solving, project management, and investigative research skills. For enrolled students identified for additional support or extension.
• Scholarship and Bursary Program Scholarships for academic, sporting, cultural (dance, chess, music, netball, STEM) areas, plus means-tested bursaries and Indigenous Youth Leadership Program in partnership with The Smith Family. For prospective and current families seeking merit-based or needs-based financial support.
• Service Options Program Student-led service groups including cultural, sporting, and community service initiatives where students plan and lead activities embodying the Serviam motto. Includes the Z Club @ Ursies Toowoomba chartered under Zonta, and the Pink Ladies service group. For enrolled students.
• Tuckshop (Flexischools) On-site tuckshop service open five days a week offering healthy meals. Integrated with the Flexischools mobile app for online ordering and payment. Orders placed until 8:30am daily. For enrolled students and parents.
• School Uniform Retail Outlet On-campus uniform retail outlet selling new and second-hand uniforms, limited school shoes, accessories, hair bows and ribbons in school colours. Walk-in fitting service available during opening hours. For enrolled families and new families.
• Student Bus Service Dedicated bus service to Oakey, Kingsthorpe, and Gowrie Junction for enrolled students (free in 2026, anticipated paid from 2027). Coordinates with Bus Queensland, Hubbards Coaches and Premier Queensland for broader regional coverage including Pittsworth, Hodgsonvale/Preston, Wyreema, Cambooya, Nobby, Allora, Westbrook, and Athol routes.

Quantifiable outcome

• National Award for Boarding School of the Year 2023 and 2024
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Liverpool FC International AcademycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerQueensland's first three-year school soccer program collaboration with St Mary's College and Liverpool FC International Academy. Provides internationally acclaimed coaching program emphasizing technical, tactical, physical, social, and psychological player development. Core values: Ambition, Commitment, Dignity, Unity. Includes school program, afterschool clinics, and holiday programs. eAcademy online platform with 50+ training videos.
• St Mary's College ToowoombacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint partner with Liverpool FC International Academy for soccer program. Combined student cohort accessing LFC Academy coaching and development pathways.
• The Smith FamilycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndigenous Youth Leadership Program (IYLP) partnership - only school in Southern Queensland approved for this collaboration. Scholarship and leadership program for First Nations students in Years 7-10. Funded by National Indigenous Australians Agency. Focus on remote and regional communities. Applications due May annually for following year enrollment.
• Isolated Children's Parents' Association (ICPA) QueenslandminorOthersMembership organization supporting educational needs of rural and remote children. Reflects commitment to advocating for families in isolated areas and ensuring access to quality education regardless of location.
• Zonta Club of Toowoomba Garden CityminorGTM or Marketing PartnerZ Club @ Ursies Toowoomba chartered under Zonta advocacy for women globally. Launching Term 3. Aligns with purpose of building confident young women making a difference. Service projects including 400 birthing kits for third world countries.
• Bus QueenslandminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal bus operator providing five routes (966, 906, 967, 973, 991) servicing St Ursula's College from Oakey and surrounding areas. Drop-off service at college.
• Hubbards CoachesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBus service from Pittsworth and Hodgsonvale/Preston areas connecting at Harristown interchange and Crows Nest/Geham route.
• Premier QueenslandminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBus operator servicing Wyreema, Cambooya, Nobby, Allora, Westbrook, and Athol routes to St Ursula's via Harristown interchange.
• Toowoomba Catholic Schools OfficecoreOthersParent diocesan authority providing governance, policies, procedures, and guidelines for Catholic schools in the region. St Ursula's is a member school implementing TCS policies alongside college-specific procedures.
• Catholic School Parents QueenslandminorOthersState-wide parent organization for 294 Catholic schools representing 140,000 students. Federation recognized by Catholic Church and education authorities. Provides P&F grant opportunities.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• The Glennie School: Anglican girls' day and boarding school in Toowoomba for Years 7-12. Direct competitor in the same regional market targeting girls' secondary education with boarding, offering a faith-based alternative to Catholic families in the same catchment.
• Downlands College: Co-educational Catholic day and boarding school in Toowoomba serving Years 7-12. Direct local competitor in the same region and diocese, with overlapping boarding programs and the historic MC Cup rivalry. Comparable size and Catholic/boarding positioning.
• St Mary's College Toowoomba: Catholic boys' day and boarding school in Toowoomba operating under the same Toowoomba Catholic Schools Office. Direct governance partner (LFC Academy collaboration) and complementary competitor in the Catholic secondary market.
• Concordia College Toowoomba: Co-educational Lutheran day school in Toowoomba for Years 7-12. Local alternative for families seeking faith-based secondary education without Catholic affiliation, competing for the same regional Darling Downs enrollment pool.

Broad incumbents

• Somerville House: Established girls' day and boarding school in Brisbane offering Prep to Year 12. Larger and broader Girls Schools Association (GSA) peer with similar girls-only faith-based tradition and boarding program, competing for Toowoomba families seeking urban boarding alternatives.
• Clayfield College: Brisbane-based Presbyterian day and boarding school for girls from Prep to Year 12. Comparable girls' boarding school with similar heritage positioning, competing for Queensland-wide boarding enrollment.
• Loreto College Coorparoo: Catholic girls' day and boarding school in Brisbane from Years 7-12, founded by the IBVM Sisters. Shares Catholic girls' education heritage with comparable boarding program and regional Queensland boarding recruitment.
• St Aidan's Anglican Girls' School: Brisbane girls' day school from Prep to Year 12 with Anglican affiliation. Comparable girls-only faith-based school with strong academic positioning, attracting Queensland families seeking metropolitan education alternatives.

Regional players

• Sunshine Coast Grammar School: Independent Christian day school in the Sunshine Coast region. Regional Queensland competitor for interstate families considering alternative coastal/metro locations over Toowoomba boarding.

Others

• Toowoomba Catholic Schools Office: Diocesan education authority governing 30+ Catholic schools across the Toowoomba region. Operates as the parent entity and policy framework for St Ursula's, while also orchestrating coordination and resource sharing across the diocesan school network.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/stursulascollege
• Instagraminstagram.com/stursulascollege_toowoomba
• Xx.com/STUToowoomba
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/st-ursulas-college-toowoomba

Compliance5 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles22 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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