Albany Hills State School

What Albany Hills State School does

Albany Hills State School is an Independent Public School operated by the Queensland Department of Education, serving students from Prep to Year 6 at a single campus on the corner of Keong and Old Northern Road in Albany Creek, Queensland. Core educational services follow the Australian Curriculum, delivered through specialist-led programs including a BYOL (Bring Your Own Laptop) program for Years 4-6, Health and Physical Education with a Learn to Swim component, Japanese language instruction from Year 2 (with a sister school relationship with Kamoike Elementary School in Kagoshima, Japan since 1994 and a Year 1 partial bilingual stream using CLIL methodology), and a comprehensive performing arts program covering strings, woodwind, brass, percussion, choir, dance, and drama. Campus facilities include a 700-seat auditorium (opened 2000), a double-storey teaching block (2011), a Science and Art building (2017), and an outdoor learning area (2020).

The school's revenue model is primarily government funding from the Queensland Department of Education, supplemented by fee-based ancillary services operated by the Parents and Citizens' Association (P&C), specifically Outside School Hours Care (before/after school and vacation care), tuckshop (with Qkr! pre-orders), uniform shop, and a tax-deductible Building Fund. Additional transactional income flows through a third-party booklist supplier (Jaybel Office Choice). Enrolment is catchment-managed, with out-of-catchment students placed on a waiting list; family-facing communications are multi-channel (school website, QParents, QSchools, Facebook, weekly 'Herald' email newsletter, parent information evenings, and guided tours). Support services include a chaplain (three days/week), a social worker, and a Defence School Mentor, the latter two funded through Australian Government and Queensland Department of Education wellbeing programs.

Name

Albany Hills State School

Legal name

Albany Hills State School

Website

https://albahillss.eq.edu.au

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Albany Hills State School is a Queensland Department of Education Independent Public School in Albany Creek delivering Prep to Year 6 education with specialist programs in performing arts, Japanese, and bilingual learning, supplemented by P&C-operated childcare, tuckshop, and uniform services for local catchment families.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary Education (Government K-6)

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Extended Day Programs at Preschools & Childcare Centers (EDACAHAB)

Keywords

• Primary education services
• Government state schooling
• Extracurricular programs
• Student wellbeing services
• Outside school hours care

Headquarters

HQ city

Albany Creek

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: As a Queensland Department of Education state school, Albany Hills receives government funding to operate. Core educational services are publicly funded.
2. P&C Services (Tuckshop, Uniform Shop, OSHC): Parents and Citizens' Association operates tuckshop, uniform shop, and Outside School Hours Care services on a fee-for-service basis to supplement school funding and services.
3. Building Fund Donations: P&C Building Fund is registered as a Deductible Gift Recipient with the Australian Taxation Office. Donations over $2.00 are tax deductible. Funds used for facility upgrades and construction.
4. Booklist Sales: Book packs and school supplies provided through third-party supplier Jaybel Office Choice. School benefits from partnership arrangement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Albany Hills State School delivers government-funded primary education (Prep to Year 6) within the Australian Curriculum, including specialist-taught Japanese language, performing arts, and Health and Physical Education. Beyond core curriculum, the school runs an Outside School Hours Care service, on-site tuckshop and uniform shop (operated by the Parents and Citizens' Association), and student wellbeing support services including a chaplain, social worker, and Defence School Mentor.

Product overview

Albany Hills State School is a Queensland Government primary school (Prep to Year 6) offering a comprehensive educational program with multiple specialized components. The school's product portfolio consists of core curriculum programs including the BYOL (Bring Your Own Laptop) technology program for Years 4-6, Health and Physical Education with specialist teachers and Learn to Swim programs, and Japanese Language instruction with a bilingual class option in Year 1. The Performing Arts program encompasses instrumental music (strings, woodwind, brass, percussion), choirs, dance, and drama with annual musical productions. Extra-curricular offerings include robotics, eco-kids, drawing club, skipping club, sports/athletics, and camps for senior students. Support services include Outside School Hours Care (OSHC), tuckshop, uniform shop, chaplaincy, social worker services, Defence School Mentor support, and a structured Wellbeing Program. The school operates within the Australian Curriculum framework and Department of Education guidelines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• BYOL (Bring Your Own Laptop) Program A device program for Years 4, 5 and 6 that allows students with suitable personal laptops to use them for educational purposes under teacher direction. An extension of the Queensland Department of Education's BYOX program.
• Japanese Language Program Specialist-taught Japanese lessons for Years 2-6 developing listening, reading, speaking and writing skills, with a long-running sister school relationship with Kamoike Elementary School in Kagoshima, Japan featuring annual video calls and cultural exchange.
• Year 1 Partial Bilingual Classes

Quantifiable outcome

• 70 string students throughout the school
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Kamoike Elementary School, Kagoshima, JapancoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1994Dynamic sister school relationship maintained since 1994 with Kamoike Elementary School in Kagoshima on southern island of Kyushu, Japan. Includes annual video calls, cultural exchange activities, and shared resources. Students from both schools participate in joint activities including songs, self-introductions, and bingo games.
• Thompson's Bus ServicesminorOthersSchool bus service provider for students. Contact: 3882 1200. Bus procedure includes roll maintenance and staff escort to bus stops.
• Brisbane Bus LinesminorOthersSchool bus service provider for students. Contact: 3354 3633.
• Brisbane City Council (Translink)minorOthersTranslink public transport services available for students. Contact: 131230.
• Jaybel Office ChoiceminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial back-to-school book pack supplier for Albany Hills State School. Provides ordering platform with school-specific codes and delivery services.
• Queensland Department of EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlbany Hills State School operates under Queensland Department of Education as a state school. Access to Department platforms including QParents, QSchools, BYOX programs, and departmental policies and procedures.
• Australian Government - National Student Wellbeing ProgramcoreOthersSchool Chaplaincy service is funded partly through the Australian Government's National Student Wellbeing Program. Additional funding from Local Chaplaincy Committee and parent donations.
• Queensland Department of Education Student Wellbeing PackagecoreOthersSocial worker position funded as part of the Department of Education Student and Wellbeing Package initiative, providing counselling for students with mild to moderate mental health or emotional issues.
• Tangalooma EcoMarinesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental program partnership with Tangalooma on Moreton Island. EcoMarines students participate in training days including environmental education and dolphin feeding experiences.
• Pine Rivers RSL Sub-BranchminorOthersAnnual ANZAC Day march partnership. Students invited to participate in march at Kallangur with the Pine Rivers RSL Sub-Branch.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Brisbane Grammar School: A long-established independent primary/secondary school in Brisbane; relevant as a benchmark for the broader competitive primary-school landscape but offers a private, fee-paying model rather than state-government delivery.
• St Peters Lutheran College: A large independent K–12 institution in Brisbane; shares the high-performing brand, music, and wellbeing positioning that Albany Hills pursues, but with a fee-based, broader-year operating model.

Others

• Queensland Department of Education: The governing state authority that operates Albany Hills and ~1,200 other state schools; comparable only as the umbrella system setting curriculum, funding, and policy frameworks.
• Tangalooma EcoMarines Foundation: An active partner organisation that delivers marine environmental education programs to Albany Hills students; included as an enabling/community partner rather than a direct comparator.

Direct peers

• Eatons Hill State School: A nearby Queensland state primary school in the same Moreton Bay catchment region, operating under the same departmental framework and serving a comparable middle-class family demographic.
• Petrie State School: Another Queensland Department of Education state primary school in the Moreton Bay region, serving Prep–Year 6 with comparable catchment-based enrolment and curriculum structure.

Regional players

• Pine Rivers State High School: The principal public secondary destination for many Albany Hills graduates within the same state system; useful as a downstream feeder relationship, though it operates at secondary level.
• Goodstart Early Learning Albany Creek: The most relevant early-learning/daycare operator in the local catchment; while not a primary school, it shares the same Prep-feed family demographic and competes loosely in the OSHC/childcare ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/AlbanyHillsStateSchool
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/albany-hills-state-school

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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