St. Andrew's Elementary School

What St. Andrew's Elementary School does

St. Andrew's Elementary School is a K-7 Catholic independent elementary school located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It serves approximately 180 students with a staff of 25, drawing families seeking faith-based primary education within the CISVA (Catholic Independent Schools of Vancouver Archdiocese) network. The school delivers a standard K-7 curriculum integrated with Catholic faith formation, supported by multi-generational family enrollment and an active parent community.

The school's revenue model is built primarily on tuition, supplemented by a mandatory parent participation program that requires 50 hours of volunteer service per family, or a $500 cash buy-out in lieu of service. Ancillary revenue may include fundraising, parish-level contributions, and event-based collections. The technology footprint is modest: a public website (saev.ca) for information and enrollment, Google Calendar for scheduling, and standard online document management for administrative workflows. No proprietary platform, edtech product, or technology-based revenue stream is evident.

Go-to-market is relationship-driven rather than commercial. The school markets through recurring open-house videos (2021, 2022), regular newsletters, parish and CISVA referral channels, and direct outreach to prospective families. Enrollment is open for the 2025-2026 academic year, suggesting ongoing student acquisition. As a small faith-based nonprofit, the school is not structured for venture-style scale and operates within a stable, community-anchored footprint.

Name

St. Andrew's Elementary School

Legal name

Saint Andrew's Elementary School Vancouver

Website

https://saev.ca

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

St. Andrew's Elementary School is a K-7 Catholic independent elementary school in Vancouver, BC, serving approximately 180 students and 25 staff within the CISVA network, funded primarily through tuition and a mandatory parent participation program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Faith-based Elementary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based (Religious) K–12 Schools (EDAJABAC)

Keywords

• Catholic elementary education
• K-7 faith schooling
• Independent private schooling
• Parish-based education
• Primary faith formation

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Registration Fees: School operates as a Catholic independent school with tuition-based revenue model. Families pay tuition for their children to attend.
2. Parent Participation Fee: Non-participation fee of $500 per year for families who choose not to complete the required 50 hours of volunteer work.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

St. Andrew's Elementary School is a private Catholic K-7 elementary school in East Vancouver, operating under the Catholic Independent Schools of the Archdiocese of Vancouver (CISVA). The school delivers the British Columbia curriculum integrated with Catholic faith formation to approximately 180 students, supported by a structured parent participation program requiring 50 volunteer hours per family per year or a $500 non-participation fee.

Product overview

St. Andrew's Elementary School is a K-7 Catholic elementary school in Vancouver, BC. It is an educational institution, not a technology company or SaaS product provider. The school offers a faith-based educational program with grades from Kindergarten through Grade 7, including programs such as Catholic Guided Studies (CGS), Library Resource Centre (LRC), Music, Physical Education, and Athletics. The school also administers parent participation programs, BC Gaming Grant funding for extracurricular activities, and manages student enrollment and admissions processes through CISVA policies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• K-7 Catholic Elementary Education Program

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

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CISVA (Catholic Independent Schools of the Archdiocese of Vancouver)coreOthersCISVA is the governing body for Catholic independent schools in the Archdiocese of Vancouver. St. Andrew's operates under CISVA policies, including admission priorities, parent resource guidelines, and educational standards. The school displays the CISVA logo indicating its affiliation.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Our Lady of Perpetual Help School: CISVA-member Catholic K-7 elementary school in Vancouver with parish-based recruitment and tuition-funded operations. Closely comparable in governance, customer segments, and parent participation expectations.
• Sacred Heart Elementary School: CISVA Catholic elementary school in the Vancouver region offering K-7 faith-integrated instruction, similar tuition-funded operating model, and parish-based recruitment.
• Immaculate Conception School: CISVA-member Catholic K-7 elementary school in Vancouver operating under the same governance framework and prioritizing practicing Catholic families. Directly comparable in scale, curriculum, and admissions model.
• St. Francis of Assisi Elementary School: CISVA-affiliated Catholic elementary school in the Vancouver area offering K-7 faith-based instruction under similar CISVA admissions policies and parish-community recruitment.
• St. Pius X Elementary School: CISVA-affiliated Catholic K-7 elementary school in Vancouver with a parish-driven enrollment model and tuition-based revenue structure directly comparable to St. Andrew's.

Broad incumbents

• Crofton House School: Independent K-12 girls' school in Vancouver. Operates as a comparable tuition-funded independent school in the same city, though secular rather than faith-based, serving a similar affluent Vancouver family demographic.
• Vancouver College: Long-established CISVA Catholic independent K-12 boys' school in Vancouver. Larger and broader (K-12) than St. Andrew's but shares the Catholic faith-based, tuition-funded operating model and CISVA governance.
• Little Flower Academy: CISVA Catholic independent K-12 girls' school in Vancouver. Larger and K-12 in scope, but directly comparable along faith-based identity, tuition-funded model, and CISVA governance framework.
• St. George's School: Independent K-12 boys' school in Vancouver. Although secular and significantly larger, it competes for the same independent-school-seeking Vancouver families and provides a benchmark for broader K-12 tuition economics.

Regional players

• St. Thomas More Collegiate: CISVA Catholic secondary school in the Vancouver area. While secondary-only with no overlap in grades served, it is a direct downstream institution for St. Andrew's graduates within the same CISVA network.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/st.-andrew's-elementary-school

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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