Alexandria Park Community School

What Alexandria Park Community School does

Alexandria Park Community School is a partially selective, comprehensive co-educational K-12 day school operated by the NSW Department of Education, located on Park Road, Alexandria NSW 2015 (Gadigal Country). The school serves approximately 1,000+ students from Kindergarten through Year 12, drawing primarily from a legislated local intake area and extending enrolment via Opportunity Class placement (Years 5-6) and Selective High School Stream placements (Years 7-11) administered through the department's Selective Education Team, which operates a gender parity model and reserves up to 20% of places for equity placements. The institution also runs the Inspire High Potential and Gifted Education program across creative, intellectual, physical, and social-emotional domains, alongside a Support Unit comprising autism classes and autism/moderate intellectual disability classes serviced by the Learning and Wellbeing Team. Free transport is provided to K-6 students via the 750 School Special bus from Redfern under the School Student Transport Scheme, and the Getiela multipurpose synthetic sports pitch is shared with the City of Sydney Council.

The product surface bundles K-12 comprehensive education with five specialised add-on modules (Opportunity Class, Selective High School Stream, Inspire HPGE, and Support Unit), supported by a parent portal stack comprising Sentral for attendance and academic reporting, School Bytes for payments and parental consent, and Flexischools for canteen ordering and uniform purchase. After-hours enrichment is delivered through eight external providers (Red Roar Creative drama, Art On Canvas, Sydney Academy of Chess, Code Camp Australia, Sydney Lions FC, Flow Football, and Spanish classes coordinated by Nancy Carrasco), with all bookings flowing through third-party websites and contact channels. The underlying technology is essentially administrative and consists of widely deployed NSW Department of Education-licensed platforms rather than proprietary systems; no API or SDK is exposed to external developers.

As a public entity, the school's revenue model is dominated by NSW government appropriation under the Resource Allocation Model. No tuition is charged; any financial contributions from families are explicitly voluntary and do not affect curriculum access. Distribution is geographically constrained to the Alexandria catchment but operationally extended to selective, opportunity-class, and EAL/D learners across the greater Sydney region. Governance sits within NSW Department of Education structures under Principal Debra Lade, with two Deputy Principals (Primary and High School), eight Assistant Principals spanning Early Stage 1 through Stage 3 and the Support Unit, eleven Head Teachers across English, HSIE, Science, Mathematics, PDHPE, TAS, CAPA/LOTE, Admin, Support Unit, and Wellbeing, plus Aboriginal Education Officers, school counsellors, a school psychologist, and a youth outreach worker.

Name

Alexandria Park Community School

Legal name

Alexandria Park Community School

Website

https://alexparkcs-c.schools.nsw.gov.au

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Alexandria Park Community School is a NSW government K-12 day school in Alexandria, Sydney, serving ~1,000+ students with partially selective streams (Opportunity Class and selective high school), a high potential and gifted program, and a support unit for students with disabilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Middle Schools (EDAJAAAC), Public Special Education Schools & Programs (EDAJAAAH)

Keywords

• K-12 public education
• Selective secondary school
• Primary school education
• Gifted education programs
• Government school services

Headquarters

HQ city

Alexandria

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: As a NSW Department of Education public school, Alexandria Park Community School is primarily funded by government education funding. All students have full access to the curriculum regardless of financial contributions.
2. Voluntary School Contributions: In NSW public schools, all financial contributions are voluntary. Families may choose to make school contributions, but every student has full access to the curriculum regardless of whether contributions are made.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Alexandria Park Community School is a partially selective, comprehensive co-educational government school delivering Kindergarten to Year 12 education in Alexandria, NSW. Its core offering combines standard primary and secondary curriculum delivery with specialised selective streams — Opportunity Classes (Years 5–6), Selective High School stream (Years 7–11), the Inspire High Potential and Gifted Education (HPGE) program, and a Support Unit for students with disabilities — supported by wellbeing services, parent-portal apps, a school canteen, and after-school enrichment programs.

Product overview

Alexandria Park Community School offers a unified K-12 comprehensive education platform serving Kindergarten through Year 12 students in Alexandria, NSW. The core offering comprises standard K-12 schooling supplemented by specialized selective programs including the Opportunity Class (OC) for Years 5-6 and a Selective High School Stream for Years 7-12, alongside the Inspire High Potential and Gifted Education (HPGE) program and a Support Unit with specialized autism and intellectual disability classes. Supporting infrastructure includes parent portal apps (Sentral, School Bytes, Flexischools), a school canteen, wellbeing services, bell time scheduling, and community-provided after-school programs. The school operates under NSW Department of Education policies with centralized enrolment and selective placement systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• K-12 Comprehensive Education
• Opportunity Class (Years 5-6)
• Selective High School Stream (Years 7-11)
• Inspire High Potential and Gifted Education (HPGE) Program
• Support Unit (Autism and Intellectual Disability Classes)
• Wellbeing and Support Services
• School Canteen On-campus canteen providing healthy, affordable food with separate primary and high school menus, online ordering via the Flexischools app, and daily pre-order and break services.
• After-School Programs

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• City of Sydney CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with City of Sydney Council for shared use of Getiela sports field. The multipurpose synthetic pitch meets world Rugby and FIFA standards. School operates the field Monday-Friday 7am-6pm (excluding public and school holidays). Council operates outside these hours (weekdays 6pm-10pm, weekends 8am-8pm and school holiday periods). Applications for hire during council hours must be made directly to City of Sydney Council.
• Red Roar CreativeminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorExternal provider offering Drama Club after-school program for children in K-6. Contact via https://redroar.com.au/after-school-activities/
• Art On CanvasminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorExternal provider offering Art Club after-school program for children in K-6. Contact via https://artoncanvasforkids.com.au/program/after-school-program/
• Sydney Academy of ChessminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorExternal provider offering Chess Club after-school program for children in K-6. Contact via https://sydneyacademyofchess.com.au/eoi
• Code Camp AustraliaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorExternal provider offering Code Camp after-school program for children in K-6. Contact via https://my.codecamp.com.au/course/6224
• Sydney Lions FCminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorExternal provider offering Football (Soccer) Training after-school program for children in K-6. Contact via https://www.sydneylions.com.au/sessions?category=d871df5a-d816-4576-8bf3-b7da51f69ca1
• Flow FootballminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorExternal provider offering Football (Soccer) Training after-school program for children in K-6. Contact via https://flowfootball.com.au/schooltermprograms
• Nancy Carrasco (Spanish Language Classes)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorExternal coordinator offering Spanish Language Classes as after-school program. Contact via [email protected]
• TAFE and UniversitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrong partnership with TAFE and universities to provide meaningful post-school pathways for students. School also has enrichment partnerships with Sydney University for high potential and gifted students.
• NSW Department of Education (Transport)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner750 School Special (previously 608 School Special) is a free dedicated bus service for APCS K-6 students running from Redfern & George streets to the school and vice versa. Leaves Redfern 8:45am, arrives school 8:55am. Leaves school 3:18pm, arrives Redfern 3:30pm. Students eligible under School Student Transport Scheme can apply for free travel passes.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sydney Secondary College: Multi-campus NSW Department of Education K-12 college serving inner-Sydney communities. Directly comparable to APCS as another comprehensive K-12 public school in the same local government area, with similar student demographics and co-educational model.
• Inner Sydney High School: Newer partially selective high school in Surry Hills. Directly comparable to APCS's selective high school stream, using the same NSW DoE selective placement process and drawing gifted applicants from a similar inner-Sydney catchment.
• Newtown High School of the Performing Arts: Public partially selective high school in Sydney's inner west with a specialist performing arts focus. Comparable to APCS for its partially selective entry model, co-educational delivery, and similar emphasis on enrichment alongside standard curriculum.

Emerging players

• Redfern Jarjum College: Independent Aboriginal community school located near Alexandria in Redfern. Comparable to APCS for its inner-city community-focused mission, cultural inclusion emphasis, and very local catchment, though operating as a smaller, mission-specific rather than comprehensive K-12 school.

Broad incumbents

• Randwick Boys High School: Established NSW selective boys high school in Sydney's eastern suburbs. Comparable to APCS as a selective public school using NSW DoE placement, but a larger and longer-running specialist institution with a narrower academic/selective focus.

Regional players

• Marrickville High School: Co-educational public secondary school in inner-western Sydney. Comparable to APCS as a NSW DoE high school drawing from a local intake area, with similar student demographics and co-curricular model, but operating in an adjacent rather than overlapping catchment.
• Tempe High School: NSW Department of Education co-educational secondary school in Sydney's inner west. Comparable to APCS as a public high school serving a defined local community, with similar governance and operational model, though operating in a separate intake geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles22 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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