ASIRE

What ASIRE does

ASIRE (Association scolaire intercommunale de la région d'Echallens) is a Swiss public-law intercommunal association established under cantonal law (LEO 2011 modification) to coordinate compulsory education support services for grades 1P through 8P across 27 member communes in the Gros de Vaud region of Canton Vaud. The association operates as the mandated sole intercommunal authority delivering integrated school services including transport, meals, parascolary activities, dental screening, supervised homework, and midday supervision across 17 school sites. ASIRE manages daily transport for approximately 800 students via minibus and finances 1,600 SwissPass public transport subscriptions for older students, while serving roughly 45,000 school meals annually. Governance rests with a 69-delegate Conseil Intercommunal and a 7-member Comité de direction (CODIR) chaired by Daniel Leuba, Syndic of Montilliez.

The organization's technology stack centers on the MonPortail parent-facing portal (integrating MaCantine for meal registration and MesActivités for parascolary enrollment), the Communeapp mobile application for iOS and Android, and a WordPress/Elementor-based public website. ASIRE partners with CarPostal for minibus operations and public bus transport, and with LEB for regional rail service. Other operational partners include Melea Danse for dance instruction and EFAJE for daycare referral.

ASIRE's revenue model is hybrid: a minority stream from transactional fees charged to parents (CHF 10 per catered meal, CHF 30-60 per semester for parascolary activities, CHF 30 annual meal registration, CHF 5 badge replacement), combined with the dominant stream of mandatory communal contributions from 27 member communes that fund infrastructure, transport co-funding, meal subsidies, and the free-of-charge school dental service. ASIRE is not a commercial enterprise and does not seek traditional investor returns; it is funded, governed, and controlled by its member municipalities.

Name

ASIRE

Legal name

Association scolaire intercommunale de la région d'Echallens (ASIRE)

Website

https://asire.ch

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ASIRE is a Swiss public-law intercommunal school association coordinating transport, meals, parascolary activities, dental care, and supervision for grades 1P-8P across 17 school sites and 27 communes in the Echallens region of Canton Vaud, funded by communal contributions and parent fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Poliez-Pittet

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Communal Contributions: ASIRE is funded by contributions from 27 partner communes in the Echallens region. Communes fund school infrastructure, transportation, and operational costs as per the intercommunal association agreement.
2. Transport Subscription Co-funding: ASIRE finances and activates SwissPass subscriptions for students from their legal domicile to school. Communes partially fund these subscriptions.
3. School Meals (MaCantine): Parents pay CHF 10 per meal for catered meals from a caterer. Annual registration fee of CHF 30 per child. Additional fees for late cancellations or lost badges.
4. Parascolary Activity Fees: Parents pay semester fees for activities such as Zumba (CHF 40-60), supervised homework (CHF 30-60), dance, and multisports. Fees are charged per semester per activity.
5. Facility Rentals: ASIRE rents out facilities (gymnasiums, Agora rhythmic room) to local sports societies outside school hours. Fees are based on published rental tariffs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ASIRE is a public intercommunal school association in the Echallens region of canton Vaud, Switzerland, providing non-teaching school services to families and students across 27 communes and 17 school sites. Its core offerings include school transportation, school meals/catering, parascolary (after-school) activities, school-based dental care, and student supervision, all delivered under a unified intercommunal governance structure.

Product overview

ASIRE (Association scolaire intercommunale de la région d'Echallens) is an intercommunal school association serving the Gros de Vaud region in Switzerland, providing administrative and operational management of compulsory education services for grades 1P through 8P across 17 school sites and 26 partner municipalities. The organization operates as a unified service platform combining multiple integrated offerings: school transport services (minibus for grades 1-4P and public transport subscriptions via SwissPass for grades 5P+), school cafeteria services with the MaCantine meal management system accessed through MonPortail, parascolary activities including MesActivités for extracurricular registration, supervised homework sessions, midday supervision, and school libraries. Additional services include a school dental service with a mobile clinic, social educator support, and room rentals for community use. The service portfolio is coordinated through the Conseil d'établissement (CET), a 32-member school council providing governance and advisory functions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MonPortail: Online portal for parents to manage canteen reservations (MaCantine) and extracurricular activities (MesActivités) for their children
• MaCantine
• MesActivités

Products and services

• School transport services Coordinated school transport service delivering students safely between home, school, and parascolary activities across the 27 communes of the Echallens district. Provided to families with school-age children enrolled in member-association public schools.
• School meal services Nutritionally managed school meal and catering service provided to students at school sites in the Echallens district. Addresses the daily meal needs of school-age children and supports family working-hour schedules.
• Parascolary (after-school) activities Organized after-school activities program for school-age children in the Echallens district, complementing the academic day and supporting working families. Activities are coordinated across the 27 communes served by ASIRE.
• Student supervision services Supervision of students during school hours, transport periods, and parascolary windows. Provides safe environment for school-age children across the 17 school sites of the association.
• School dental care services Preventive dental care and screening delivered at school sites to students in the Echallens district. Supports child dental health through the public school system.

Quantifiable outcome

• 800 students transported daily via dedicated school transport
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• 27 Partner Communes (Assens, Bercher, Bettens, Bioley-Magnoux, Bottens, Boulens, Donneloye, Echallens, Essertines-sur-Yverdon, Etagnieres, Fey, Goumoens, Jorat-Menthue, Montanaire, Montilliez, Ogens, Oppens, Orzens, Oulens-sous-Echallens, Pailly, Penthéréaz, Poliez-Pittet, Rueyres, Saint-Barthelemy, Villars-le-Terroir, Vuarrens)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerASIRE is governed by 27 municipalities that co-fund operations, elect the Conseil Intercommunal (69 delegates), and appoint the Comite de direction (7 members). Communes provide buildings, contribute to transport and meal costs, and delegate school governance to ASIRE as mandated by cantonal law.
• CarPostalcoreOthersCarPostal provides vehicles and drivers for ASIRE's minibus school transport (primarily 1-4P students) and operates public bus lines (CarPostal) used by 5P+ students with ASIRE-funded SwissPass subscriptions. ASIRE verifies vehicle capacity and coordinates schedules.
• LEB (Lausanne-Echallens-Bercher)coreOthersLEB operates regional transport services used by secondary students. ASIRE activates and funds SwissPass subscriptions for students using LEB to travel from domicile to school.
• EFAJE (Association pour l'Accueil de Jour des Enfants)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEFAJE manages daycare services (garderie, UAPE, childminders) for students 1-4P (and 1-6P in some locations) in the Gros de Vaud region. ASIRE directs families needing childcare services to EFAJE, as this falls outside ASIRE's mandate of home-to-school transport and parascolary services.
• Melea DanseminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMelea Danse provides dance instruction services for ASIRE's parascolary dance courses held at the College de Poliez-Pittet - Salle AGORA rhythmic room. Taught by invested and experienced professional teachers.
• School Establishments (Emile Gardaz, Villars-le-Terroir-Poliez-Pittet, Bercher-Plateau du Jorat, Trois-Sapins)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFour main school establishments delegate school organization to ASIRE. ASIRE coordinates transport, meals, and activities in consultation with school directions. Establishments determine class placements and inform ASIRE of student registrations.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• CarPostal (PostAuto): Provides vehicles and drivers for ASIRE's minibus school transport (1-4P) and operates the CarPostal bus lines used by 5P+ students with ASIRE-funded SwissPass subscriptions. A regional transport operator that directly executes a core ASIRE service within Vaud.
• LEB (Lausanne–Échallens–Bercher): Regional rail operator whose lines carry secondary students across the same Echallens geography. ASIRE activates and funds SwissPass subscriptions on LEB, making it a direct regional peer on transport delivery.

Others

• Melea Danse: Provides dance instruction for ASIRE's parascolary dance courses at the Collège de Poliez-Pittet AGORA rhythmic room. A channel partner delivering a specific extracurricular service within ASIRE's parascolary offering.

Direct peers

• EFAJE (Association pour l'Accueil de Jour des Enfants): Intercommunal association in the same Gros de Vaud region providing daycare (garderie, UAPE, childminders) for students 1-4P (and 1-6P in some locations). ASIRE explicitly directs families needing childcare to EFAJE, reflecting an adjacent intercommunal mandate and a similar communal-governance and funding model.
• CommuneApp: Mobile application platform used by ASIRE to push news and practical information to parents across Swiss communes. Directly comparable on the parent-facing digital communication layer of ASIRE's service stack.

Broad incumbents

• Direction générale de l'enseignement obligatoire du Canton de Vaud (DGEO): Cantonal education authority that funds, regulates, and supervises compulsory education in Vaud, including the LEO 2011 framework that defines ASIRE's mandate. A broader incumbent that defines the regulatory and funding environment within which ASIRE operates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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