St Brendan Shaw College

What St Brendan Shaw College does

St Brendan-Shaw College is a private, non-profit Catholic co-educational secondary school located at 127 James Street, Devonport, Tasmania, Australia. Established in 1960, the college formed in 1981 through the amalgamation of St Brendan's College for Boys and Shaw College for Girls, and today delivers secondary education across Years 7–12 for students aged approximately 12–18 in the North West Tasmania region. Governance is provided through Catholic Education Tasmania, which supplies strategic oversight, curriculum-aligned digital resources, and access to a network-wide platform called Connect.

The school's core offering is a Catholic secondary education program covering academic, vocational, apprenticeship-preparation, and university-preparation pathways, supported by pastoral care, faith formation, and wellbeing services. A central learning resource hub is the Gavin O'Dea Memorial Library, which combines print and digital collections (eBooks and audiobooks via ePlatform by Wheelers, video content via ClickView, and databases such as Informit Explore) with research skills and academic-integrity support, including use of Turnitin for plagiarism detection. Administrative services include the Qkr! by MasterCard online canteen ordering system.

The college is funded through a combination of Australian government recurrent funding and private tuition and enrolment fees contributed by families, with specific fee amounts not publicly disclosed. Its go-to-market approach is community-led, relying on word-of-mouth referrals, fortnightly parent newsletters, regular news articles, and on-campus information sessions and tours. Geographic reach is regional — confined to Tasmania — with student acquisition conducted through direct on-campus enrolment and an online Enrolment Application Form. St Brendan-Shaw College is not publicly traded, has no parent company, has completed no funding rounds, and operates as a single-campus institution under non-profit ownership within the Catholic education network.

Name

St Brendan Shaw College

Legal name

St Brendan-Shaw College

Website

https://sbsc.tas.edu.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

St Brendan-Shaw College is a Catholic co-educational secondary school in Devonport, Tasmania, delivering Years 7–12 education and supported by the Gavin O'Dea Memorial Library, digital learning platforms and pastoral and wellbeing programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Devonport

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Enrolment Fees: The college charges tuition fees for secondary education (Years 7-12) with details available on the Fees and Finance page. As a Catholic school, it receives government funding combined with private fee contributions from families.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

St Brendan Shaw College is referenced as a Catholic secondary school providing education for students in Years 7-12 in Tasmania, Australia. The provided source material does not include further detail on the specific programs, curriculum structure, or service offerings beyond this general characterization.

Product overview

St Brendan-Shaw College offers a comprehensive Catholic secondary education program for Years 7-12 in Devonport, Tasmania. The educational ecosystem includes the Gavin O'Dea Memorial Library as the central learning resource hub, complemented by digital collections via ePlatform (eBooks and audiobooks) and ClickView video content. Library services encompass databases and online subscriptions, research and study skills support, and academic integrity resources. The college also provides administrative services including Qkr! canteen ordering for online food purchases. The core educational program integrates technology-enhanced learning through various digital platforms and resources supporting literacy, numeracy, and curriculum delivery across all year levels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Secondary Education Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Year 9 NAPLAN 2025 average score of 584.2 across reading, writing, spelling, grammar and numeracy, ranked #12 among Tasmanian secondary schools and highest-ranked Catholic secondary school.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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App detail

Integration10 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Catholic Education TasmaniacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCatholic Education Tasmania provides strategic oversight and support for the college as part of the Catholic education network in Tasmania. The college participates in Catholic Education Tasmania celebrations including schools named on ACARA's national 'schools making a difference' list.
• eSafety CommissionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe eSafety Commissioner supports the college with online safety resources, advice for parents and students on staying safe online, classroom materials and professional training on online safety for educators.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• The Hutchins School: Independent Anglican K-12 boys' school in Hobart. Comparable as a long-established fee-charging Tasmanian secondary school competing in the same independent-school market segment.
• Scotch Oakburn College: Independent K-12 school in Launceston, Tasmania. Direct peer in the regional Tasmanian independent secondary market, competing for similar families in the North/North West region.
• Guilford Young College: Catholic secondary college serving Years 7-12 in Hobart, Tasmania, under Catholic Education Tasmania. Directly comparable as a Catholic co-educational secondary school operating within the same statewide system and competitive catchment tier.
• St Virgil's College: Catholic secondary school for boys in Hobart, Tasmania, also part of the Catholic Education Tasmania network. Direct peer operating the same faith-based secondary model in a different Tasmanian regional centre.
• Launceston Church Grammar School: Independent K-12 school in northern Tasmania. Direct peer as a fee-charging non-government secondary provider competing for the same regional Tasmanian families considering independent education.
• Dominic College: Catholic K-10 college in Glenorchy, Tasmania, operated under Catholic Education Tasmania. Comparable as a Catholic-system secondary feeder operating in the same regulatory and funding environment.

Broad incumbents

• Marist Schools Australia: National network of Catholic secondary schools operated under Marist charism across Australia. Comparable as a faith-based multi-school operator with similar educational mission and student welfare focus.
• Edmund Rice Education Australia: National Catholic educational operator running multiple secondary schools across Australia. Broad incumbent in the Catholic secondary education space with overlapping mission and governance models.
• Catholic Education Tasmania: System-level governing body that oversees St Brendan-Shaw College and other Catholic schools in Tasmania. Broad incumbent providing strategic oversight, shared services, and policy direction across the network.

Others

• ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority): National body that administers NAPLAN testing through which SBSC's ranking was earned. Included as the contextual reference body for academic benchmarking rather than a competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/stbrendanshaw

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Investors

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Investments

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