Rossmoyne Primary School

What Rossmoyne Primary School does

Rossmoyne Primary School is a government-funded Independent Public School (IPS) operating under the Western Australian Department of Education, serving students from Pre-primary through Year 6 in Rossmoyne, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. The school operates from a main campus at 90 Second Avenue with 24 classrooms and a range of specialist facilities including a Science Laboratory, STEM MakerSpace, Library, Chinese languages room, Music room, Art room, and outdoor recreation areas. A closely affiliated Rossmoyne Community Kindergarten operates from a separate site at 48 Central Road under a parent management committee model, providing early childhood education for children typically aged 4-5 years. The school delivers a specialist-taught curriculum with dedicated instruction in Physical Education, Chinese (Mandarin), Music, and Science, supported by technology integration through a tiered iPad program (1:1 device access for Years 4-6, shared classroom devices for Pre-primary to Year 3) managed via JAMF Mobile Device Management.

The school's revenue model is dominated by government funding from the WA Department of Education, supplemented by structured parent contributions. Compulsory charges range from $238.50 (Pre-primary) to $377.70 (Year 5) covering swimming, dance, excursions, iPad management, and curriculum subscriptions. Additional revenue streams include voluntary contributions of $60 per student (with 25% discount for Centrelink Health Care Card holders), P&C Association contributions of $50 per child, and optional programs such as PEAC (up to $300/year for gifted-and-talented Years 5-6 students) and Instrumental Music Schools Services covering violin, viola, cello, clarinet, flute, brass, double bass, and percussion. The school operates a School Board comprising the Principal, four staff, six parents/carers, and one community member, alongside an active P&C Association.

The school differentiates itself through specialist programming not commonly found at the primary level, including a dedicated STEM MakerSpace, comprehensive Mandarin language instruction with state-level competition participation, and a structured Student Leadership Program with four components (Student Councillors, Peer Mediators, Environmental Advocates, Faction Captains). Competitive performance is demonstrated through repeated Champion School wins at the South Canning Inter-school Sports Association (2020, 2022, 2023, 2024), National Champions West status in First Lego League 2022, and multiple state-level wins in Mandarin and Mathematics competitions. The school's environmental focus is evidenced by Waterwise School status, solar panel infrastructure, and partnerships with conservation organizations including Men of The Trees, Trillion Trees, and the WA Cadets River Rangers program. Distribution is entirely direct-to-consumer through a designated local intake enrollment process, with out-of-area applications considered only after local capacity is accommodated.

Name

Rossmoyne Primary School

Legal name

Rossmoyne Primary School

Website

https://rossmoyneps.wa.edu.au

Company type

Public

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Rossmoyne Primary School is a government Independent Public School in Rossmoyne, Western Australia, serving Pre-primary to Year 6 students through specialist-taught curriculum in STEM, Mandarin, Music, and Physical Education, funded by the WA Department of Education with parent contributions and an affiliated Community Kindergarten.

Ownership category

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Product category

Primary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

General Preschools (Play-Based) (EDACABAA)

Keywords

• Primary education
• Public schooling
• Early childhood education
• STEM education
• Music education

Headquarters

HQ city

Rossmoyne

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Compulsory Charges: Charges based on year level covering swimming ($80), dance ($40), excursions and school-based performances ($65-85), school diary ($8.15-9.20), maths and literacy program subscriptions ($40 total), iPad management and apps ($30-50 for Years 4-6), sports events ($40 for Years 3-6), music events ($10-40 for Years 1-6), reconciliation event ($3.50). Total compulsory charges range from $238.50 (PP) to $377.70 (Year 5).
2. Voluntary Contributions: Voluntary contribution of $60 per student to supplement government funding, used to maintain and improve resources across curriculum areas including English, Mathematics, Humanities and Social Sciences, Science, Technologies, Health and Physical Education, Languages and the Arts. 25% discount available for Centrelink Health Care Card holders.
3. P&C Contribution: P&C Association voluntary contribution of $50 per child in 2024, funding improvements and projects such as library and playground upgrades. Also funds events including discos and Movie Nights.
4. Government Funding: As an Independent Public School (IPS) since 2015, receives government funding supplemented by parent contributions. Department of Education supports community kindergartens with operating grant and employs teachers and education assistants.
5. Optional Programs: PEAC for Years 5-6 students up to $300/year depending on courses selected. Instrumental music for Years 3-6 with minimum $10 for sheet music or maximum $120 for instrument hire and sheet music.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Rossmoyne Primary School is an Independent Public School delivering primary education for students from Pre-primary to Year 6, with specialist instruction in Physical Education, Chinese (Mandarin), Music and Science. Programs include a STEM MakerSpace, PEAC gifted and talented program, iPad Program (1:1 for Years 4-6, shared iPads for Pre-primary to Year 3), instrumental music, student leadership, and the River Rangers environmental program. The school also operates a closely affiliated Community Kindergarten on a separate site for early childhood education.

Product overview

Rossmoyne Primary School is an Independent Public School offering a comprehensive educational program for students from Pre-primary to Year 6, operating in close partnership with Rossmoyne Community Kindergarten. The school's core educational offerings include a specialist-taught curriculum featuring Physical Education, Chinese (Mandarin), Music, and Science. Technology integration is supported through an iPad Program (shared devices for Pre-Primary to Year 3, 1:1 program for Years 4-6 managed via JAMF MDM). The STEM/Makerspace provides dedicated facilities for integrated science, technology, engineering and mathematics learning. Gifted and talented students are served through the PEAC program in Years 5-6. The Music program encompasses both curriculum and co-curricular components including choirs, concert band, orchestra, and instrumental tuition. Additional programs include River Rangers environmental education, Student Leadership, School Virtues, Physical Education and Sport, and various special events. The school operates with a School Board and P&C Association, and has been an Independent Public School since 2015.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• iPad Program A technology integration program providing shared iPads for Pre-Primary to Year 3 students (12 per classroom) and 1:1 iPad access for Years 4-6 students, with Mobile Device Management (JAMF) used to push educational apps and filter content. Devices used for educational purposes only at school.
• Music Program A specialist music subject taught from Pre-Primary to Year 6 using Kodály and Orff Schulwerk approaches. Includes curriculum music sessions plus co-curricular offerings: Junior and Senior Choirs, Concert Band, Orchestra, and Instrumental Music Schools Services (IMSS) for violin/viola, cello, clarinet, flute, brass, double bass, and percussion. Approximately 80 students participate in the IMSS program.
• STEM Program / Makerspace A Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics program utilizing a dedicated Makerspace classroom. Provides an integrated approach to learning with emphasis on problem solving, inquiry skills, collaboration, and creative and critical thinking across the whole school.
• Primary Extension and Challenge (PEAC) Program A part-time gifted and talented program for Years 5 and 6 students, selected through aptitude testing in Year 4. Provides innovative and challenging programs focusing on social interaction with gifted peers, intellectual rigour, and higher-order process skills. PEAC course costs up to $300/year depending on selected courses.
• Languages (Mandarin) Program A specialist Mandarin language program for Years 2-6 students, taught by a specialist Mandarin Teacher for 60 minutes per week. Includes extracurricular competitions, excursions, and an Engaging China incursion for Year 6 students.
• Physical Education and Sport Program Physical education including fundamental movement skills, faction system (green, gold, blue, red), swimming lessons at Riverton Leisureplex, Edudance dance program, and inter-school sports competition in the South Canning Inter-School Sports Association.
• River Rangers Program A WA Cadets environmental program hosted by the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions and sponsored by the Department of Communities. An environmental education and action research program for Years 5 and 6 students, focusing on the Swan Canning Riverpark and local waterways.
• Student Leadership Program A leadership program with four components: Student Councillors, Peer Mediators, Environmental Advocates, and Faction Captains/Vice Captains. Additional positions include Wellbeing Advocates, Year Level Representatives, and Library Club Leaders.
• School Virtues Program A character education program teaching four core values (Integrity, Respect, Courage, Belonging) and seven virtues. Integral in shaping student behaviour and attitudes.
• Rossmoyne Community Kindergarten A community kindergarten established in 1969, located at 48 Central Road, Rossmoyne. Operates as an incorporated community-based early childhood education service under the School Education Act 1999, with a parent management committee and Department of Education support. Provides a caring and stimulating transition into Pre-primary education.

Quantifiable outcome

• Champion School Winner - South Canning Inter-school Sport Association (multiple years including 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• JAMF (formerly Zuludesk)coreTechnology or IntegrationMobile Device Management program used to push out educational apps and ensure devices are being used for educational purposes while at school. Provides content filtering and app management for school iPads.
• World VisionminorOthersCharitable partnership shown on school website footer alongside Waterwise and Wastewise logos, indicating community engagement with charitable initiatives.
• Waterwise School ProgramcoreOthersSchool is a Waterwise School. Partners with Men of The Trees and Trillion Trees to plant native, water wise plants throughout school grounds that attract insects and native birds.
• WastewiseminorOthersWastewise program partnership indicated on school website footer, supporting whole school recycling initiatives.
• Men of The TreescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental partnership for planting native, water wise plants throughout school grounds that attract insects and native birds.
• Trillion TreescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental partnership for planting native, water wise plants throughout school grounds that attract insects and native birds.
• Containers for ChangeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerContainer deposit scheme where containers are collected and funds received are used for environmental initiatives.
• Battery WorldminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBattery recycling partnership initiated by Environmental Advocates throughout the school.
• Be You InitiativecoreOthersNational mental health initiative for educators which aims to promote and protect positive mental health in children and young people. Offers online, evidence-based tools, resources and professional learning.
• School Drug Education and Road Aware (SDERA)coreOthersProvides 'Challenges and Choices' resources used to teach resilience as part of Health Education Program with explicit teaching of personal and social capabilities.
• Department of Education - Instrumental Music Schools Services (IMSS)coreOthersApproximately 80 students learn instruments through IMSS program. Violin/Viola offered in Year 3, Cello in Year 4, Clarinet, Flute, Brass, Double Bass and Percussion in Year 5.
• South Canning Inter-School Sports AssociationcoreOthersSchool competes against six other schools in athletics, cross country, cricket, Australian Rules Football, soccer, netball, rugby (League Tag) and swimming.
• School Sport WAcoreOthersSchool participates in events organised by School Sport WA in addition to South Canning Inter-School Sports Association.
• WA Cadets - River Rangers ProgramcoreOthersHosted by Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions and sponsored by Department of Communities. Empowers students to make positive changes for waterways and Swan Canning Riverpark through environmental education and action research.
• Riverton Leisureplex CentreminorOthersIn-term swimming classes held at Riverton Leisureplex Centre for all children who have not passed Level 12. Children transported by bus to and from pool.
• Perth Southern Chinese Language HubcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganises Chinese language competitions including poster competitions. Students are selected to take part throughout the year with additional training provided.
• Chinese Language Teachers' Association of WA (CLTAWA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganises State Mandarin Speaking Competition and other Chinese language competitions. Excursions organised for selected Year 5 students.
• Australian China Youth Association of WAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides support for Year 6 'Engaging China' incursion, allowing students to enhance knowledge and understanding about Chinese language and culture through hands-on experiences.
• Churchlands Senior High SchoolminorOthersConcert Band has performed at ABODA Junior Concert Band Festival held at Churchlands Senior High School.
• City of CanningcoreOthersRossmoyne Community Kindergarten operates from a site leased from the City of Canning.
• Department of Education (WA)coreOthersProvides operating grant and employs teachers and education assistants for community kindergartens. School network filtering and screening services. School selected as Independent Public School in 2015.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Yokine Primary School: Government primary school in the inner northern Perth suburb of Yokine, operating under WA Department of Education with comparable structure, specialist teaching, and community-led P&C governance.
• Willetton Primary School: Western Australian Department of Education government primary school located in the City of Canning (adjacent to Rossmoyne). Operates as a comparable local-intake public primary serving a similar demographic of Perth families with similar curriculum, specialist programs, and IPS-style community governance.
• Carine Primary School: Established WA government primary school in the City of Stirling, Perth. Comparable in scale and operating model — public K-6 with specialist teachers, parent association, and Department of Education oversight — and a directly comparable alternative for Perth metropolitan families.
• Applecross Primary School: WA Department of Education government primary school in Applecross, within the same south metropolitan Perth region. Operates with directly comparable structure (K-6 instruction, specialist teachers, P&C governance) and competes with Rossmoyne PS for the same pool of Perth south-metro primary families.

Broad incumbents

• Christ Church Grammar School: Established Perth private boys' school with junior (primary) campus in Claremont. A broader incumbent in the Perth private schooling market, offering an alternative primary-level product to families who would otherwise consider government primary schools like Rossmoyne PS.
• Wesley College: Multi-campus private K-12 school in Perth and the south metro corridor. As a broader independent-school incumbent it competes for the same primary-age families across Perth's southern suburbs via a fee-paying model with broader programming than a single public primary.
• Cognita: International schools group operating K-12 institutions globally. Serves as a broader incumbent and strategic comparator to a single-site government primary in the for-profit / professionally-managed private schooling space, particularly for operational benchmarking and growth strategy.
• GEMS Education: Global K-12 education operator with extensive international and premium-curriculum schools. A broad incumbent in primary education worldwide — relevant as a benchmark for what scaled, professionally managed K-12 (with tech integration and specialist programs) can look like at the upper bound of the primary-education market.
• Methodist Ladies' College: Long-established Perth private girls' school (K-12) with primary offerings that overlap directly with Rossmoyne PS at the primary level. Operates as a broader incumbent alternative for south-metro families considering private over public education.
• Penrhos College: Established Perth private girls' school (K-12) located in Como, immediately adjacent to Rossmoyne. Operates as a broader incumbent offering primary and secondary education in the same geographic catchment, competing for the same families under a fee-paying private model rather than government funding.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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