North Wicklow Educate Together Secondary School

Name

North Wicklow Educate Together Secondary School

Legal name

North Wicklow Educate Together Secondary School

Website

https://nwetss.ie

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education Services

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Nonsectarian Independent Day Schools (EDAJABAA)

Keywords

• Secondary education services
• Equality-based education
• Junior cycle programmes
• Leaving certificate programmes
• Additional educational needs

Headquarters

HQ city

Bray

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. School Administration Charge: Annual charge of €220 per student covering Office 365 access, wellbeing workshops, pupil accident insurance, all school clubs and extracurricular activities, and Studyclix resource access
2. Transition Year Charge: Additional €190 charge for Transition Year students covering activities, trips, events, and guest speakers
3. Voluntary Contributions: Optional contributions from parents to supplement state funding for educational tools and resources
4. State Funding: Core operational funding from the Department of Education covering basic staffing, facilities, and maintenance

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

North Wicklow Educate Together Secondary School delivers equality-based, co-educational secondary education in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland, offering the full Irish secondary curriculum including Junior Cycle, Transition Year, Leaving Certificate Traditional, and Leaving Certificate Applied programmes. The school also runs four dedicated Autism Spectrum (AS) Classes and provides Additional Educational Needs (AEN) and Learning Support for students requiring additional assistance. It is one of 19 second-level Educate Together schools in Ireland and is currently full across all year groups.

Product overview

North Wicklow Educate Together Secondary School offers a dual-technology system for school administration and parent communication: the School App serves as the primary communication gateway enabling parents to report absences, make payments, and access school information, while VSWare handles the backend administration of timetables, reports, and attendance. Both systems are integrated, with the app providing direct access to VSWare functionality.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Junior Cycle Programme Three-year Junior Cycle secondary education programme for First to Third Year students, delivered within the equality-based Educate Together framework.
• Transition Year Programme Optional one-year Transition Year programme for Fourth Year students, incorporating activities, trips, events, and guest speakers, with a €190 annual charge covering these elements.
• Leaving Certificate Traditional Traditional two-year Leaving Certificate programme for Fifth and Sixth Year students preparing for state examinations.
• Leaving Certificate Applied (LCA) Leaving Certificate Applied alternative senior cycle programme for Fifth and Sixth Year students focused on practical and vocational learning.
• Autism Spectrum (AS) Classes Dedicated autism classes providing specialised educational support for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder, supported by 13+ Special Needs Assistants within a structured autism-specific learning environment.
• Additional Educational Needs (AEN) Support Additional Educational Needs and Learning Support provision for students requiring additional assistance, informed by the Continuum of Support framework and including dedicated AS Classes with SNA support.

Quantifiable outcome

• Whole School Evaluation: Management, Leadership and Learning - May 2025 (Department of Education and Youth inspection report)

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Educate TogethercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school operates under the sole patronage of Educate Together, the national patron body for equality-based education in Ireland. As one of 19 second-level Educate Together schools, the school espouses the core principles of equality, co-education, democratic governance, and child-centred learning.
• NCCA (National Council for Curriculum and Assessment)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReferenced as partner organisation for curriculum development and senior cycle review processes
• Teaching Council (Droichead)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeacher induction and professional development programme partner
• Erasmus+ ProgrammeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean Union programme for education, youth, and sport providing international exchange opportunities
• AsIAm (Ireland's Autism Charity)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with AsIAm for Autism Friendly Schools Project - Principal Billy Redmond worked with AsIAm on this project with over 100 schools
• Pieta HouseminorOthersCharity fundraiser - students participated in Fancy Dress Friday event to raise funds for Pieta House suicide and self-harm prevention services
• BarrettstownminorOthersCharity fundraiser - Winter Wonderland day held before winter holidays to raise funds for Barrettstown (charity for children with serious illnesses)
• Unicef IrelandminorOthersCharity fundraiser - school community completed 5km Walk and Talk during Wellbeing Week to raise funds for Turkey and Syria earthquake relief
• WH Five LoavesminorOthersLocal charity engaged with through student outreach projects and community presentations
• BARSSminorOthersCommunity organisation engaged with through student outreach projects
• Amnesty International IrelandminorOthersHuman rights organisation engaged with through student awareness presentations and fundraisers
• The Rise FoundationminorOthersCharity engaged with through student community outreach projects
• The DSPCAminorOthersAnimal welfare charity supported through student fundraising initiatives
• Suicide or SurviveminorOthersMental health charity engaged with through student awareness and fundraising activities

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Educate Together: National patron body for equality-based schools in Ireland and NWETSS's sole patron. Comparable because every ET second-level school shares the same ethos, curriculum framework, and inspection regime, making the network the most direct peer set for NWETSS.

Broad incumbents

• Wesley College: Methodist voluntary secondary school in Ballinteer, Dublin 16. Comparable as a private co-educational secondary school in South Dublin that draws from a similar Wicklow/Dublin feeder catchment and competes for the same family segment.
• Sutton Park School: Independent co-educational secondary school in Sutton, North Dublin. Comparable as a fee-charging private secondary school in the Dublin region competing for similar family demographics, with a comparable co-educational structure.
• St. Gerard's School: Catholic voluntary secondary school in Bray, Co. Wicklow. The most direct local peer: same town and catchment as NWETSS, similar size and ethos-led positioning, offering a like-for-like alternative for Wicklow families choosing between voluntary secondary options.
• St. Andrew's College: Large co-educational private secondary school in Booterstown, Dublin. Comparable as a full-fee day and boarding secondary school competing for similar Dublin catchment families and offering comparable breadth of extracurricular and curricular programmes.
• Gonzaga College: Jesuit voluntary secondary school in Dublin 6. Comparable as a high-reputation, private-fee-paying secondary school targeting similar academically minded families in the Greater Dublin area, with overlapping extracurricular and pastoral programmes.
• Blackrock College: Established fee-charging voluntary secondary school in South Dublin. Comparable as a private/voluntary Irish secondary school competing for similar upper-middle-income families, though differentiated by faith-based (Holy Ghost) tradition versus NWETSS's secular ethos.
• Rathdown School: Independent girls' secondary school in Glenageary, Co. Dublin. Comparable as a fee-charging voluntary secondary school in the greater Dublin/Leinster area, though differentiated by single-sex offering versus NWETSS's co-educational model.
• The King's Hospital School: Church of Ireland voluntary boarding and day secondary school in Palmerstown, Dublin. Comparable as a long-established private secondary school with broad curricular and extracurricular programmes serving similar Dublin-region families.

Emerging players

• Nord Anglia International School Dublin: International fee-charging secondary school in Dublin. Comparable as a newer entrant targeting internationally minded, fee-paying Dublin families, with overlapping curricular and extracurricular positioning to NWETSS for the same family segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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