Adolescent Success

What Adolescent Success does

Adolescent Success is an Australia-based nonprofit professional association and peak body dedicated exclusively to the education, development, and growth of young adolescents in the middle years (approximately ages 10-15). The organization serves middle years educators — including teachers, school leaders, academics, pre-service teachers, and educational institutions — through an integrated portfolio of membership, professional learning, and recognition products. Its core offerings include the Middle Years School of Excellence (MYSOE) three-year school recognition program, the Middle Years School Diagnostic and Improvement Tool (a strategic audit instrument with a 5-point rating scale and Cycle of Inquiry facilitation), and the peer-reviewed Australian Journal of Middle Schooling published twice yearly.

The association generates revenue across five streams: tiered membership subscriptions (Consessional $77.50, Standard $155, International $185, Leader $190, Institutional $330 AUD annually), professional learning events including a 2026 Webinar Series ($55–$390 AUD), diagnostic tool services with facilitation and 12-month support tiers ($1,650–$3,950 AUD), MYSOE program fees ($3,000 plus GST for a three-year program), and publication sales such as the 'Teaching Middle Years' textbook ($65 AUD). Membership serves as the primary recurring revenue mechanism, while diagnostic tool and MYSOE programs provide higher-value enterprise sales to schools. Operations are supported by Wild Apricot membership management software, with no proprietary technology platform. Distribution combines self-serve website enrollment for individual members with direct school engagement for diagnostic and MYSOE programs. Geographic focus is Australia-wide, with a designated international membership tier and one named international partner school in South Korea.

Name

Adolescent Success

Legal name

Adolescent Success

Website

https://adolescentsuccess.org.au

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Adolescent Success is an Australia-based nonprofit peak body for middle years educators, offering tiered membership, a school diagnostic tool, the MYSOE recognition program, the Australian Journal of Middle Schooling, and professional learning events for teachers, school leaders, and pre-service teachers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Teacher Professional Development Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (6117)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Middle Schools (EDAJAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth Mentoring & Positive Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAD), Youth-to-Adult Transition & Life Skills (Independent Living, Soft Skills) (EDAAAFAN)

Keywords

• Middle years education
• Teacher professional development
• School improvement services
• Education professional association
• Adolescent learning resources

Headquarters

HQ city

Australia

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership subscriptions at various tiers: Standard ($155 AUD), Leader ($190 AUD), Consessional ($77.50 AUD for students/pre-service teachers), Institutional ($330 AUD for up to 10 staff), and International ($185 AUD).
2. Professional Learning Events: Revenue from webinar series and professional development events. Individual sessions priced at $55 AUD (members) or $70 AUD (non-members), with full webinar series passes at $300 AUD (members) or $390 AUD (non-members).
3. Diagnostic Tool Services: School diagnostic and improvement tool services with facilitation options. Member schools pay $1,650 for tool plus facilitation, non-members pay $1,980. Extended support options available at $3,450 (member) and $3,950 (non-member).
4. MYSOE Program Fees: Middle Years School of Excellence program with application fee of $600 deposit plus $2,700 balance upon acceptance, totaling $3,000 plus GST for a three-year recognition program.
5. Publication Sales: Sale of educational publications including the Teaching Middle Years textbook at $65 AUD.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Adolescent Success is a nonprofit professional association that serves middle years educators across Australia through tiered memberships (Standard, Leader, Consessional, Institutional, International), the Middle Years School Diagnostic and Improvement Tool, the three-year MYSOE (Middle Years School of Excellence) school recognition program, and the peer-reviewed Australian Journal of Middle Schooling. It supplements these with paid professional learning services including webinar series, study tours, the "Teaching Middle Years" textbook, and the TER Podcast Series, all centered on the education of young adolescents aged 10-15.

Product overview

Adolescent Success operates as a professional association offering a unified platform of educational products and services centered on middle years education (ages 10-15). The core offerings include the Middle Years School Diagnostic and Improvement Tool for school self-assessment, the three-year Middle Years School of Excellence (MYSOE) program for school recognition, and the Australian Journal of Middle Schooling for academic publishing. These are complemented by professional learning modules including webinar series, the Sydney Study Tour, and the TER Podcast Series. The organization also offers tiered membership (Standard, Leader, Institutional, International, Consessional) that provides access to publications and events. A published textbook "Teaching Middle Years: Rethinking Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment" serves as a supplementary resource. The portfolio functions as an integrated ecosystem where schools can audit practices, achieve recognition, access research, and engage in continuous professional development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MYSOE (Middle Years School of Excellence): A program that acknowledges and celebrates schools committed to implementing essential attributes and characteristics of successful middle schooling practices.
• Australian Journal of Middle Schooling
• Middle Years School Diagnostic and Improvement Tool

Products and services

• Middle Years School Diagnostic and Improvement Tool

Named customers14 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Food Is CoolminorOthersFood Is Cool is a partner offering nutritional advice, lesson plans, and parent support packages for schools. The partnership provides Adolescent Success members with access to positive food habits education resources for children focusing on empowerment regarding food choices.
• CYC BurleighminorOthersCYC Burleigh helps schools create thriving communities through their THRIVE program. They offer outdoor education and holistic transformation services. CYC Burleigh provides complimentary 'appreciative enquiry' consultancy to Adolescent Success members to brainstorm transformation of events or Outdoor Education programs.
• Wild ApricotcoreTechnology or IntegrationWild Apricot provides membership management software powering the Adolescent Success website and operations. This platform enables membership management, event registration, and website functionality.
• TER PodcastcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerTER Podcast collaborates with Adolescent Success on the TER Podcast Series, a deep dive into middle schooling excellence and innovation. Steven Kolber and the TER Podcast team produce episodes featuring Adolescent Success content and experts.
• AMLE (Association for Middle Level Education)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAMLE is an international partner providing access to their Research in Middle Level Education Online journal for Adolescent Success members. This collaboration provides Australian middle years educators access to international research and best practices.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL): The national teacher standards body for Australia. AITSL sets professional standards and provides resources for educators across all levels, representing a broader institutional player that could subsume middle-years-specific professional development.
• Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER): Australia's leading educational research organisation producing assessments and research across all year levels. ACER represents a broader institutional competitor that could expand into middle years-specific research and assessment services.
• Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE): Australia's premier education research association covering all educational levels and disciplines. While not focused on middle years specifically, AARE competes for the same academic researcher members and conference attention.
• Independent Schools Australia: The peak body for independent schools in Australia. Several of Adolescent Success's school customers (Brisbane Grammar, Scotch College, Padua College) are independent schools, making ISA an adjacent member-serving body that overlaps on advocacy.

Direct peers

• Australian Literacy Educators' Association (ALEA): A specialist Australian teacher association with an analogous membership model, conferences, journals, and professional development programs. ALEA serves literacy educators across year levels, making it a structural peer in the specialist association space.
• Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT): Another subject-specific Australian teacher association operating on a similar membership, journal, and conference model. AAMT represents a near-perfect structural parallel in terms of membership tiers, journal publication, and annual conference cadence.
• Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE): The US-based international counterpart serving middle level educators worldwide. AMLE is a core strategic partner of Adolescent Success, providing research journal access to members — making it both a partner and the international peer benchmark in the same exact niche of middle years education.
• Primary English Teaching Association Australia (PETAA): A subject-specific Australian teacher association with a comparable membership-based model, professional learning offerings, and publications. PETAA operates with a similar nonprofit structure focused on literacy teaching rather than middle years specifically.
• The Australian Society for Music Education (ASME): A specialist educator association in Australia with a comparable membership model, peer-reviewed journal, and conferences. ASME serves music educators across all levels and represents another example of a successful subject/year-level specialist association in Australia.

Regional players

• National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP): The US-based principals' association with a strong focus on middle-level leadership and school improvement. While serving US rather than Australian educators, NAESP provides comparable professional development, publications, and recognition programs relevant to Adolescent Success's school improvement diagnostic tool.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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