Port Hedland Primary School

What Port Hedland Primary School does

Port Hedland Primary School is an Independent Public School operated by the Western Australian Department of Education, located in Port Hedland, Western Australia. It delivers Kindergarten to Year 6 education under the WA Curriculum, covering core subjects (English, Mathematics, Science, Humanities and Social Sciences) alongside specialist instruction in Visual Art, Physical Education, Music, and Indonesian. Extracurricular offerings include robotics, coding, public speaking, dance, drama, chess, table tennis, interschool sporting events, and annual swimming lessons for Years 1-6. The school also operates the BHP Early Learning Program for children aged 0-4, supported by a pastoral care team (school psychologist and chaplain) and on-site health services (Earbus, dental, school health nurse, occupational therapy).

The school's revenue model is dominated by state government education funding, supplemented by nominal voluntary contributions from parents (approximately AUD 100 per student per year across the voluntary student contribution, P&C fee, and Buildings and Grounds contribution). A material additional revenue stream is the BHP Pilbara Education Partnership, which has channeled approximately AUD 40 million into Pilbara education since 2010 and committed a further AUD 12 million for 2025-2028. Distribution is purely local via direct enrollment, with a community-led GTM approach anchored by the P&C Association, the Compass parent portal, weekly newsletters via Microsoft Sway, a Facebook page, and on-campus events (information sessions, interviews, open nights, concerts). The core technology stack is non-proprietary: standard WA Curriculum-aligned assessment tools, the Compass portal, and Flexischools for uniform ordering, with no AI/ML capabilities and no disclosed API, SDK, or proprietary platform.

Name

Port Hedland Primary School

Legal name

Port Hedland Primary School

Website

https://porthedlandps.wa.edu.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Port Hedland Primary School is a government-run Independent Public School in Western Australia delivering K-6 education plus a BHP-funded Early Learning Program for ages 0-4 to local Pilbara families.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Port Hedland

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Voluntary Student Contributions: Voluntary contributions from parents/guardians to support school operations, classroom consumables, and excursions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Port Hedland Primary School is an Independent Public School delivering comprehensive K-6 education aligned with the Western Australian Curriculum. It offers core subjects (English, Mathematics, Science, Humanities and Social Sciences), specialist subjects (Visual Art, Physical Education, Music, Indonesian), extracurricular activities (robotics, coding, public speaking, dance, drama, chess, table tennis), pastoral care, and the BHP-supported Early Learning Program for children aged 0-4.

Product overview

Port Hedland Primary School is an Independent Public School offering a comprehensive educational program from Kindergarten to Year 6. The core academic program covers English, Mathematics, Science, and Humanities and Social Sciences, complemented by specialist subjects including Visual Art, Physical Education, Music, and Indonesian. Students can also participate in extracurricular activities such as robotics, coding, public speaking, dance, drama, chess, and table tennis. The school operates the BHP Early Learning Program for children 0-4 years, provides pastoral care with psychologist and chaplain support, and offers health services including ear, dental, and occupational therapy. Additional services include a canteen, uniform shop, before/after school care coordination, and swimming instruction.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Core Academic Program Comprehensive curriculum covering English, Mathematics, Science, and Humanities and Social Sciences for Pre-Primary to Year 6 students, with strong focus on literacy and numeracy through the WA Curriculum. For families seeking primary education in Port Hedland, Western Australia.
• Specialist Subjects Program Specialist instruction in Visual Art, Physical Education, Music, and Indonesian (LOTE) delivered by specialist teachers to Pre-Primary to Year 6 students.
• BHP Early Learning Program (ELP) Early childhood program for children 0-4 years preparing them for school through play-based activities, language activities, games, craft, and conversational reading alongside caregivers. Supported by BHP partnership since 2005.
• Pastoral Care Services Pastoral care program including a school psychologist and school chaplain to support students from diverse backgrounds.
• School Health Services On-site health services including ear health (Earbus), dental check-ups, school health nurse, and occupational therapy support.
• Before and After School Care Out-of-hours care arrangements with local daycare centre providing OSHC services, with school library open from 7:30am for supervision.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BHP Early Learning ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2021BHP Early Learning Program in place since 2005 with new iteration commencing 01 February 2021. Provides coordinated approach to engaging families and children with important services and early intervention, supporting children aged 0-8 years.
• Len Taplin Children's ServiceminorOthersLocal day care centre providing Out of School Hours Care (OSHC). Collects children from school grounds at end of day. Contact: (08) 9173 3833.
• Earbus FoundationminorOthersEarbus Foundation staff work closely with parents, carers, children and communities to ensure optimal outcome for children receiving ear health services. All staff attend cultural training twice a year.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Affinity Education Group: National operator of early learning and childcare centres including Pilbara locations. Comparable as a competing provider in the same 0–5 early learning market that anchors the school's enrolment pipeline.
• Catholic Education Western Australia: System-wide operator of Catholic primary schools across Western Australia, including Pilbara campuses. Comparable as a competing primary-school operator in the same regional WA market, with an alternative faith-based funding and governance model.
• G8 Education: ASX-listed operator of childcare and early learning centres. Comparable as a scaled early-learning operator providing a benchmark for unit-economics and programme design in the same 0–5 segment.
• Goodstart Early Learning: Australia's largest not-for-profit early-learning operator with centres across the Pilbara. Comparable as a provider of the 0–5 early learning segment that overlaps with the school's BHP Early Learning Programme footprint.

Direct peers

• South Hedland Primary School: Nearby public primary school in the Town of Port Hedland serving the same catchment demographic. Directly comparable on student profile, curriculum framework and community-led GTM motion.
• Newman Primary School: Co-located Pilbara primary school named in the same BHP Pilbara Education Partnership. Directly comparable as a regional WA primary school receiving the same BHP Early Learning Programme and partnership funding streams.
• Cassia Primary School: Public primary school in Karratha, Pilbara region. Comparable as a regional WA government primary school serving a similar mining-community demographic with overlapping curricular and pastoral priorities.
• Onslow Primary School: Pilbara primary school also covered by the BHP Pilbara Education Partnership. Comparable as a remote-region WA primary benefiting from identical BHP Early Years and Pathways strategies.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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