Marist Sisters' College, Woolwich

What Marist Sisters' College, Woolwich does

Marist Sisters' College Woolwich is a Catholic girls' secondary school operating Years 7-12 under the Sydney Catholic Schools system, located at 66A Woolwich Road in Woolwich, New South Wales, Australia. Founded in 1908 by Marist Sisters from France, England, and Ireland, the college serves female students seeking faith-based secondary education with the HSC qualification pathway, operating under the Marist tradition that originated in France. The institution employs approximately 58 staff and has historically enrolled around 800 students. The college is led by Principal Rachel Sampson and is governed by the Archdiocese of Sydney through Sydney Catholic Schools.

The core educational product is a six-year secondary curriculum with several differentiated programs: the Newman Selective Gifted Education Program for academically gifted students, the Compass for Life values program (Courage for Life, Sisters for Life, Empower for Life, Gift for Life), the Amadeus Music Education Program, and a Years 9-10 philosophy elective with university articulation through the University of Notre Dame Australia. The college's underlying technology stack is Compass Education's cloud-based student information system, which provides parents and students with attendance tracking, semester reports, excursion consent/payment, school fee management, and parent-teacher booking via web and mobile apps. There are no proprietary AI or machine learning capabilities; the Professional Growth in Action (PGIA) program is an action-research professional development framework recognized in The Educator's 5-Star Innovative Schools 2024 awards.

The revenue model is tuition-based, with 2026 Year 7 first-child fees of AUD $6,525 per annum and Year 11 fees of AUD $7,066, declining for subsequent siblings (with fourth-child discounted rates ranging from $2,810 to $3,475 depending on year level). Additional revenue streams include an annual building levy of AUD $1,089 charged to the eldest sibling at any Sydney Catholic systemic school, school-based charges for materials, excursions, and specialist programs, and music program fees. Fee assistance is available through Catholic Education Foundation bursaries covering refugee, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and financial hardship categories. The college operates as a not-for-profit under the Sydney Catholic Schools network and does not disclose financial results.

Name

Marist Sisters' College, Woolwich

Legal name

Marist Sisters' College Woolwich

Website

https://mscwoolwich.syd.catholic.edu.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1908

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Marist Sisters' College Woolwich is a Catholic girls' secondary school (Years 7-12) in Sydney, NSW, operating within the Sydney Catholic Schools system. It serves approximately 800 students with a Marist-tradition curriculum, the Newman Gifted Education Program, and an annual tuition fee of AUD $6,500-$7,100.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Woolwich

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, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition Fees: Annual tuition fees charged for all students, varying by year level. Sydney Catholic Schools' systemic schools charge fees based on the area in which the school is located.
2. School-Based Charges: Materials fees for specific subjects, teaching resources, excursions, specialist sports, and school-based costs including instrument hire and music tutors within the Amadeus Music Education Program
3. Building Levy: Annual building levy contributing to building and maintenance, charged to the eldest sibling in the family attending a Sydney Catholic systemic school
4. Sibling Discounts: Discounts applied to each additional child enrolled at the school from the same family

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Marist Sisters' College Woolwich is an all-girls Catholic secondary school in Sydney operating in the Marist tradition, delivering Years 7–12 education including the NSW Higher School Certificate (HSC). Core offerings encompass the standard HSC curriculum, the Newman Selective Gifted Education Program for academic acceleration, the Amadeus Music Education Program for Years 3–8 instrumental tuition, and a Years 9–10 Philosophy elective articulated with the University of Notre Dame. Revenue is generated through annual tuition fees, subject materials fees, building levies, and instrumental music charges, with sibling discounts and Catholic Education Foundation bursaries available.

Product overview

Marist Sisters' College Woolwich is an all-girls Catholic secondary college operating as part of the Sydney Catholic Schools system. The core offering is a comprehensive K-12 educational pathway built on the Marist tradition. Key programs include Compass (cloud-based student information and parent portal), the Newman Selective Gifted Education Program for academic acceleration, the Amadeus Music Education Program for instrumental tuition, and the Professional Growth in Action program for staff development. The college also offers a Philosophy elective for Years 9-10 with university articulation through Notre Dame.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Newman Selective Gifted Education Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Ranked 96th in NSW (2023) - top 100, climbing 10 positions
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Sydney Catholic SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSydney Catholic Schools is the governing system for the college, providing centralized enrollment, policies, curriculum frameworks, professional development, and system-wide initiatives including Magis 2033 strategic plan.
• Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church, Hunters HillminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerParish church providing liturgical celebrations including Feast Days, House Patron Days, and Graduation Mass. Parish Priest Fr Brian Wilson regularly presides over college celebrations.
• St Peter Chanel Catholic Church, WoolwichminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal parish church in Woolwich providing Sunday Mass services for the college community.
• University of Notre Dame AustraliaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for university philosophy elective Logos 1, available to gifted students in Years 9-10. The university course counts towards preliminary HSC and university degree requirements.
• National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSydney Catholic Schools students, including Marist Sisters' College students, premiered an original Shakespeare-inspired musical at NIDA in May 2026 in a landmark artistic collaboration.
• Compass EducationcoreTechnology or IntegrationCompass is a cloud-based student information system providing the parent portal for attendance tracking, semester reports, excursion consent/payment, school fee payments, parent-teacher bookings, and enrollment management.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Kambala: Independent Anglican girls' school in Rose Bay, Sydney. Comparable premium-fee, all-girls secondary competing for the same harbour-side Sydney family demographic.
• Wenona: Independent girls' school in Sydney's lower north shore. Comparable selective all-girls secondary with strong HSC ranking and premium positioning.
• Brigidine College Randwick: Catholic girls' secondary school in Randwick, Sydney, under the Brigidine Sisters tradition. Comparable Catholic all-girls secondary with selective streams and HSC-driven positioning.
• Meriden School: Independent Anglican girls' school in Sydney. Comparable as an all-girls secondary competing for high-achieving families in the same north-shore/Sydney catchment, although non-Catholic.
• Loreto Kirribilli: Catholic girls' secondary school in Kirribilli, Sydney, run by the Loreto Sisters tradition. Directly comparable as a Sydney-based, faith-based, all-girls secondary school competing for the same Catholic family cohort in the lower north shore.
• Kincoppal-Rose Bay: Catholic girls' school in Rose Bay, Sydney (Sacred Heart Sisters tradition). Comparable Catholic all-girls secondary in the eastern suburbs competing for the same harbour-side Catholic family catchment.
• Monte Sant' Angelo: Catholic girls' secondary college in North Sydney (Good Samaritan Sisters tradition). Closest geographic and mission-aligned peer, with similar HSC-track positioning and Sydney Catholic Schools governance.
• Santa Sabina College: Dominican-tradition Catholic girls' K–12 college in Strathfield, Sydney. Comparable as a Catholic all-girls secondary with co-curricular breadth, selective streams and HSC outcomes tracking.
• PLC Sydney: Presbyterian Ladies' College Sydney, an independent girls' school. Comparable premium all-girls secondary with selective intake and HSC-driven reputation in the Sydney market.

Broad incumbents

• Sydney Catholic Schools: Governing body of MSC Woolwich and the broader Sydney Archdiocese Catholic school system. Relevant as the broader incumbent that sets fees, curriculum frameworks, strategic plans (Magis 2033) and centralised enrollment within which MSC Woolwich operates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/maristsisterswoolwich
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/marist-sisters'-college-woolwich

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Marist Sisters' College, Woolwich