Mater Dei College

What Mater Dei College does

Mater Dei College is a co-educational Catholic secondary college located at 107 Treetop Avenue, Edgewater, in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. Established in 1993, the College serves students in Years 7 through 12 and operates as a nonprofit within the Catholic Education Western Australia (CEWA) system and the Archdiocese of Perth. It is structured around four foundational pillars — Faith, Community, Service, and Learning — and is organised into six pastoral Houses (Romero, Siena, Salvado, McCormack, Benedict, and Mercy). Mater Dei delivers a broad curriculum spanning ATAR and General pathways, vocational education and training (VET), learning support, wellbeing services, and an extensive co-curricular programme.

The College's core offerings include four specialist programmes: the Hawks AFL Academy (introduced 2018), Basketball Academy, Music Program, and Academic Excellence Program. Vocational qualifications are delivered through partnerships with COSAMP (RTO 41549) for Certificate II and III in Music and IVET (RTO 32413) for Certificate II in Hospitality. University pathways are anchored by strategic partnerships with Edith Cowan University (ECU Preparation Course) and Murdoch University (FlexiTrack High); both are SCSA-endorsed and count as four units toward WACE, with the ECU Preparation Course carrying a notional ATAR of 70. Curriculum and parent communication are delivered via the SEQTA Learning Management System, providing integrated student, parent, and teacher portals for assignment submission, progress reporting, and college notices. Supporting services include four private bus routes operated by West Coast Bus Charters (Banksia Grove, Hocking, Landsdale, Sinagra), an online shop for uniforms and merchandise, and library and IT support through the Mercy Resource Centre.

Revenue is generated primarily through tuition and enrolment fees, with secondary streams from paid bus fares ($2.00 per ride), instrument hire ($100 annually), merchandise and donations via the online shop, and structured international study tours (Japan 2026 at $4,200, Indonesia 2027 at $3,500). The College acquires students through direct enrolment, scheduled college tours, community engagement, and an active social media presence across Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram, with prospective families processed via application, interview, and acceptance procedures. The College has earned external recognition including the 2022 QCE Award (Secondary Winner, Education Category) and the 2023 Australian Education Awards Excellence Awardee (Grok Academy Innovation in Curriculum Design) for its Passion Project course. Revenue figures are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Mater Dei College

Legal name

Mater Dei College

Website

https://mdc.wa.edu.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Mater Dei College is a nonprofit Catholic co-educational secondary school in Edgewater, Perth, serving Years 7-12 students through the CEWA system. It delivers specialist programmes in AFL, basketball, music, and academic excellence, alongside university pathway partnerships with ECU and Murdoch.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Perth

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Enrolment Fees: The College generates revenue primarily through tuition fees charged to families for student enrolment. Fee structures include College fees, subject fees, and charges for additional services and programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Mater Dei College delivers co-educational Catholic secondary schooling for Years 7–12 at its Edgewater campus in Perth's northern suburbs. Its core offering comprises the standard Year 7–12 curriculum, four specialist programs (Hawks AFL Academy, Basketball Academy, Music Program, and Academic Excellence Program), VET/career pathways, and university preparation courses delivered in partnership with Edith Cowan University and Murdoch University. Ancillary services include SEQTA-based learning management, bus transport, wellbeing and learning support, and a uniform/merchandise online shop.

Product overview

Mater Dei College is a co-educational Catholic secondary school (Years 7-12) established in 1993, located in Edgewater, Western Australia. The institution operates as a single, unified educational institution with specialized programs and curriculum offerings rather than a modular software product. Core offerings include specialist programs (AFL Academy, Basketball Academy, Music Program, Academic Excellence Program), comprehensive curriculum across all subject areas, learning management through SEQTA, vocational education pathways, university pathway programs, and co-curricular activities. The College also operates supporting services including an online shop, library and IT resource centre, student services, and alumni community.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• University pathways through partnerships with Edith Cowan University and Murdoch University offering notional ATAR of 70 upon completion.

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Edith Cowan University (ECU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerECU partners with Mater Dei College to provide the ECU Preparation Course for Year 11 and 12 students. The course is fully endorsed by SCSA and counts as four units towards WACE, with successful completion awarding a notional ATAR of 70 for university entry.
• Murdoch UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMurdoch University partners with the College to deliver FlexiTrack High, an alternative to ATAR for Year 12 students. The course provides foundational academic skills for university success and counts as four units towards WACE.
• JB HI-FI EducationminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJB HI-FI Education is the preferred vendor for BYOD devices. The College's IT staff have curated device recommendations accessible through the JB Hi Fi portal using school code mdc2026.
• SolutionsITminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSolutionsIT is an approved BYOD vendor for the College, providing curated technology recommendations for students.
• West Coast Bus CharterscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWest Coast Bus Charters operates four private bus services for the College, servicing Banksia Grove, Hocking, Landsdale, and Sinagra areas. Families can access live tracking via the RollCall app.
• COSAMP (RTO 41549)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCOSAMP delivers Certificate II in Music (CUA20620) and Certificate III in Music (CUA30920) to students, providing vocational qualifications as part of the Creative Arts Industries sector.
• IVET (RTO 32413)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIVET delivers Certificate II in Hospitality (SIT20322) to students, providing pathways to work in restaurants, cafes, clubs, hotels, or food outlets.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Mercy College: Catholic co-educational secondary college in Koondoola, northern Perth under CEWA. Highly comparable to Mater Dei as a fellow Catholic co-ed Years 7-12 school serving Perth's northern suburbs with overlapping pastoral, ATAR, and VET offerings.
• Corpus Christi College: Catholic co-educational secondary college in Bateman serving the northern corridor of Perth. Directly comparable as a CEWA-system Catholic secondary school drawing from northern suburbs families with the same faith-based curriculum and ATAR/General pathways as Mater Dei.
• Kolbe Catholic College: Catholic co-educational secondary college in Rockingham, south Perth, under CEWA. Comparable as a co-ed Catholic Years 7-12 college offering faith formation, ATAR/VET pathways, and co-curricular sport and arts programs within the same Catholic Education Western Australia system.
• Chisholm Catholic College: Catholic co-educational secondary college in Bedford, Perth under the CEWA system. Comparable co-ed Years 7-12 Catholic school targeting a similar suburban Perth family demographic with shared Catholic ethos and curriculum structure.
• Aranmore Catholic College: Co-educational Catholic secondary college in Leederville/Perth, operated within the Catholic Education Western Australia system. Directly comparable as a same-system co-ed Catholic secondary serving Years 7-12 in the Perth metro area with similar faith-based and academic offering.
• John XXIII College: Catholic co-educational secondary college in Mount Claremont, Perth under CEWA. Comparable as a co-ed Catholic Years 7-12 school offering ATAR pathways, VET, faith formation, and co-curricular sport/arts programs to a comparable suburban Perth family market.
• Prendiville Catholic College: Catholic co-educational secondary college in Ocean Reef, Perth's northern coastal corridor under CEWA. Directly comparable as a Years 7-12 co-ed Catholic school in Perth's northern suburbs with university pathway, VET and specialist co-curricular programs in the same feeder region.
• St Andrew's Catholic College: Catholic co-educational secondary college in Marangaroo, Perth under CEWA. Comparable as a CEWA-system Catholic Years 7-12 school in the Perth metro area delivering ATAR, General, VET, and specialist programs to a similar Catholic-family demographic.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MDCWA
• Facebookfacebook.com/MaterDeiCollegeWA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mater-dei-college
• Instagraminstagram.com/materdeicollegewa/?hl=en

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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