Catholic Schools NSW

What Catholic Schools NSW does

Catholic Schools NSW (CSNSW) is the central coordinating body for Catholic education across New South Wales, Australia, established in 2017 and headquartered at Level 7, 123 Pitt Street, Sydney. The organisation represents 598 Catholic schools serving 254,952 students and supported by 30,916 teaching and non-teaching staff. It operates under ACN 619 593 369 with Dallas McInerney as Chief Executive Officer. Its statutory role includes distributing Australian and NSW government recurrent funding to diocesan schools via the Catholic Block Grant Authority (CBGA), advocating with state and federal government, and providing governance, regulatory, and compliance support to member schools in relation to bodies such as NESA. CSNSW also runs sector-level research through the Kathleen Burrow Research Institute and sector sports programs via NSWCCC and NSWCPS.

The organisation's core "products" are not commercial goods but service platforms that support the network: the main informational website (csnsw.catholic.edu.au), the dedicated CSNSW Sport portal (csnsw.sport) coordinating primary and secondary school sport, the Find a School tool for parents, the CSSA Trial HSC Examinations service for senior secondary assessment, the Early Years Foundations for Learning resource program covering literacy, numeracy, play-based learning, transition to school, and wellbeing for children from birth to age 8, and the NETiD single sign-on portal used by staff. Curriculum, student assessment (NAPLAN, Best Start, Phonics Screening, Numeracy Screening), Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education, disability inclusion, and professional learning for educators are coordinated centrally and distributed to schools. No proprietary technology stack or AI/ML capability is disclosed.

CSNSW is a non-profit entity that does not sell to external customers. Its funding model is a pass-through structure: government recurrent funding flows through CSNSW to diocesan schools, while CSNSW's own operating budget is sourced from government grants, member school contributions, and program-related fees. Go-to-market is direct-to-institution, focused on representing Catholic schools to government, media, and parents; distributing funding; providing professional development resources; and operating sector sports programs. Sub-brands include CSNSW Sport, the Kathleen Burrow Research Institute, NSWCCC, NSWCPS, and the CSSA Trial HSC Examinations.

Name

Catholic Schools NSW

Legal name

Catholic Schools NSW

Website

https://csnsw.catholic.edu.au

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Catholic Schools NSW is the central coordinating body for Catholic education in New South Wales, representing 598 schools and 254,952 students. It advocates with government, distributes recurrent funding, and provides curriculum, sport, and professional learning resources to diocesan member schools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Catholic Education Coordination

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Services (611), Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

National/State Curriculum & Standards Authorities (EDADAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Subject-Specific Standards & Curriculum Councils (EDADAEAB), Education Regulatory Authorities & Commissions (Cross-Sector) (EDADAAAD)

Keywords

• Catholic education advocacy
• School funding coordination
• Curriculum resource development
• Professional learning services
• Student assessment programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Sydney

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Recurrent Funding: Catholic Schools NSW is responsible to the Australian and NSW governments for distributing recurrent funding to Catholic diocesan schools. This is not revenue for CSNSW itself but rather funds that pass through to member schools.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Catholic Schools NSW (CSNSW) is the coordinating body for Catholic education in New South Wales, Australia, representing 598 schools serving 254,952 students and 30,916 staff. The organization advocates for the sector at state and national levels, distributes government recurrent funding to Catholic diocesan schools through the Catholic Block Grant Authority, ensures regulatory compliance with bodies such as NESA, and provides curriculum resources, professional learning, and student wellbeing programs including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education initiatives.

Product overview

Catholic Schools NSW operates primarily as an informational and advocacy website for the Catholic education system in New South Wales, supporting 254,952 students across 598 schools with 30,916 staff. The organization functions as a coordinating body rather than a traditional product company. Its core offerings include the main informational website with resources for learning and wellbeing, a dedicated sports portal (CSNSW Sport), a school finder tool, CSSA Trial HSC Examinations, and the Early Years Foundations for Learning resource program. Additionally, it provides a NETiD authentication portal for staff access. These services work together to support Catholic school communities with advocacy, governance, curriculum resources, student assessment (including NAPLAN, Best Start, and numeracy screening), wellbeing programs, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education, and professional learning for educators.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CSNSW Sport: Sports program for Catholic Schools NSW providing sporting opportunities for students including Sport For Students, Sport for Students with Disability, and Sports for Schools.
• Kathleen Burrow Research Institute
• NSW Combined Catholic Colleges (NSWCCC)
• NSW Catholic Primary Schools (NSWCPS)
• CSSA Trial HSC Examinations

Products and services

• CSNSW Sport A dedicated sports program for Catholic Schools NSW that coordinates sporting opportunities across NSW Combined Catholic Colleges (NSWCCC) and NSW Catholic Primary Schools (NSWCPS), including Sport For Students, Sport for Students with Disability, Sports for Schools, and Sports Roles for Teachers.
• CSSA Trial HSC Examinations Trial Higher School Certificate examination service developed, ordered, and administered for Catholic schools through the Catholic Schools Senior Association, supporting senior secondary assessment preparation.
• Early Years Foundations for Learning A comprehensive resource program covering numeracy, literacy, learning through play, transition to school, and wellbeing for early childhood education from birth to age 8 in Catholic schools.

Quantifiable outcome

• 254,952 students served across 598 schools
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• National Catholic Education Commission: National peak body that CSNSW engages with directly on national policy, funding, and accreditation matters; comparable in coordinating function but at the national rather than state level.
• Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta: Diocesan Catholic education office for Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains within NSW; runs directly into the same network CSNSW coordinates and operates at a sub-state level.
• Catholic Education Melbourne: State-level peak body coordinating Catholic education across Victoria; mirrors CSNSW's coordinating, funding-distribution, and advocacy role in NSW, making it the closest direct comparable.
• Association of Independent Schools NSW: Peak NSW body for non-Catholic independent schools; directly comparable to CSNSW as a state-level coordinating body competing for the same family market and policy attention.
• Catholic Schools Broken Bay (Diocese of Broken Bay): Diocesan Catholic school coordinator operating within NSW alongside CSNSW; performs a similar school-support and governance role at sub-state level for schools in the Broken Bay diocese.
• Catholic Education South Australia: State-level Catholic education coordinating body in South Australia; operates the same peak-body model for diocesan schools as CSNSW does in NSW.
• Brisbane Catholic Education: Catholic education coordinating body for the Archdiocese of Brisbane in Queensland; performs the same sector-coordination, government advocacy, and school-support role as CSNSW within its state.
• Catholic Education Western Australia: State-level Catholic education body in WA that supports diocesan schools with advocacy, funding distribution, and curriculum/professional learning resources, directly comparable to CSNSW's operating model.
• Catholic Education Tasmania: Catholic education body in Tasmania providing advocacy and school support; a smaller-scale direct peer with the same sector-coordination mandate as CSNSW.

Broad incumbents

• Independent Schools Australia: National peak body for the broader independent schools sector (including non-Catholic schools); offers overlapping sector advocacy and policy capabilities comparable to CSNSW but at national scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CathSchoolsNSW
• Facebookfacebook.com/CatholicSchoolsNSW
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/catholic-schools-nsw
• Instagraminstagram.com/catholicschoolsnsw_

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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