St Anthony's Primary School

What St Anthony's Primary School does

St Anthony's Primary School is a Catholic primary school located at 90 Kees Rd, Lara, Victoria, Australia, serving students from Prep to Year 6. It operates under the governance of Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools Ltd (MACS) and belongs to the Corio-Lara Parish, with the school motto 'Let Your Light Shine'. Founded over 30 years ago as a small rural school built by parishioners, the school has grown to a projected enrolment exceeding 500 students in 2026 and employs approximately 150 staff. The curriculum aligns with the Victorian Curriculum and the MACS Religious Education Curriculum Framework, incorporating explicit direct instruction methodology grounded in cognitive science, alongside specialist subjects including Italian (LOTE), Physical Education, Science, Health & Technology, and The Arts. Student wellbeing is supported by a dedicated team comprising a Wellbeing Leader, Mental Health and Wellbeing Leader, Social Worker (4 days/week), School Counsellor (1 day/week), and Learning Diversity Leader, with trauma-informed practices and a Classroom Mastery framework.

The school's technology infrastructure consists primarily of third-party digital platforms rather than proprietary systems: Parent Access Module (PAM) and SIMON provide real-time student attendance, progress tracking, parent-teacher interview booking, and report access; the QKR mobile app handles fee payments and lunch orders; and Captur3D virtual tour technology supports prospective family reach. These platforms are integrated administrative tools, not differentiating technology assets. The school holds a 'Code Red' classification on the bushfire/grassfire at risk register (Category 4), requiring preemptive closure on declared Code Red days.

The business model is a non-profit Catholic education operation funded through school fees and levies billed per family and per student on a termly basis (with annual or direct-debit options), a non-refundable A$100 acceptance fee for new families, a Capital Levy, and ancillary income from Out of Hours School Care delivered via a partnership with Kelly Club (CCS-subsidised). GTM is community-led, relying on Parish referrals, word-of-mouth, virtual tours, Prep enrolment tours, and direct administrative outreach, with a priority-of-access system favouring Catholic families, siblings of current students, and Parish residents. The customer base consists of Catholic and non-Catholic families in the Lara/Corio catchment seeking faith-based primary education with sacramental preparation integrated across year levels.

Name

St Anthony's Primary School

Legal name

St Anthony's Catholic Primary School

Website

https://salara.catholic.edu.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

St Anthony's Primary School is a Catholic primary school in Lara, Victoria, serving Prep to Year 6 students under Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools governance, with community-led enrolment and digital parent engagement platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary Education Services

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Catholic primary education
• Faith-based schooling
• Primary school services
• Before and after school care
• Sacramental programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Lara

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. School Fees and Capital Levy: School fees and Capital Levy are billed per family. Statements are issued on a termly basis with options for annual payment in Term 1 or direct debit (weekly, fortnightly or monthly). A Concessional Fee Program is available for eligible families.
2. Student, Excursion and Technology Levies: Billed per student in addition to family-based school fees. Covers technology, excursions and other per-student services.
3. Out of Hours School Care (Kelly Club): Outside-school-hours care provided through Kelly Club; families pay fees for before/after school care services. Approved for CCS (Child Care Subsidy) with families eligible for up to 90% reduction in fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

St Anthony's Primary School delivers Catholic primary education for children from Prep to Year 6, integrating faith formation, Victorian Curriculum-aligned academics, sacramental preparation, and student wellbeing programs. Supplementary fee-based services include out-of-hours school care delivered through partner Kelly Club and instrumental music tuition via Oxygen Music.

Product overview

St Anthony's Primary School is an educational institution and does not offer a technology product or SaaS platform. It provides Catholic primary school education services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Catholic Primary Education (Prep to Year 6) Year-round Catholic primary schooling from Prep to Year 6 aligned with the Victorian Curriculum and MACS Religious Education Curriculum Framework, including sacramental preparation and specialist subjects for enrolled families.
• Out of Hours School Care (Kelly Club) Before and after school care delivered on the St Anthony's campus through partner provider Kelly Club, including cooking, arts and crafts, sports, games, and healthy meals, with CCS subsidy eligibility for eligible families.
• Instrumental Music Tuition (Oxygen Music) Optional on-site instrumental music lessons delivered by external provider Oxygen Music for enrolled students.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Kelly ClubcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKelly Club provides outside-school-hours care at St Anthony's, offering before and after school care in a safe, stimulating environment. The program includes cooking, arts and crafts, sports, games, and healthy meals. Kelly Club is approved with Services Australia for CCS (Child Care Subsidy), potentially reducing fees by up to 90% for eligible families. The program is described as a 'Kids' Home Away from Home' with qualified local educators holding Working With Children Checks.
• Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools (MACS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSt Anthony's operates with the consent of the Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne and is governed by Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools Ltd (MACS). MACS develops the Religious Education Curriculum Framework, Mathematics scope and sequence, Vision for Instruction, Vision for Engagement, and various policies that guide school operations. School Advisory Councils are established under MACS governance to connect the wider school community with school leaders.
• Corio-Lara ParishcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSt Anthony's belongs to the Corio-Lara Parish. The Parish and school work in partnership to provide Catholic education and faith formation. Parish priests are involved in school governance and students participate in liturgical celebrations with the Parish community.
• Services Australia (CCS)supportingOthersServices Australia provides Child Care Subsidy (CCS) approval for out-of-hours school care through Kelly Club, enabling eligible families to receive up to 90% reduction in care fees.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Wesley College Melbourne: Long-established Uniting Church-affiliated independent K-12 school across multiple Melbourne campuses. Comparable to St Anthony's in being a faith-based Victorian school with a strong community tradition; differs in being K-12, multi-campus and substantially larger in scale.
• St Kevin's College: Catholic boys' K-12 school in Melbourne under the Archdiocese. Comparable as another MACS-affiliated Catholic school with a strong faith-and-academics tradition; differs in being a boys' secondary-dominant school with primary feeder programs rather than a primary-only school.
• Xavier College: Jesuit Catholic boys' K-12 school across multiple Melbourne campuses. Comparable to St Anthony's as a Catholic Victorian school with strong academic tradition and faith formation; competes for the same aspirational Catholic families and operates under a parallel Catholic education philosophy.
• Haileybury: Large independent K-12 school with multiple Melbourne campuses and significant international student programs. Comparable as a Victorian independent/values-based school competing for similar aspirational families; differs vastly in scale, tuition and ELC-through-Year-12 offering.
• Geelong Grammar School: One of Australia's most prestigious independent K-12 schools, located in the Geelong region. Compares to St Anthony's in geographic catchment but operates at substantially higher tuition scale, boarding offerings, and broader co-curricular footprint; competes for the same high-engagement Lara/Geelong families seeking premium schooling.
• Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak: Catholic girls' K-12 school in Melbourne under the Archdiocese with a primary campus. Comparable to St Anthony's as a MACS Catholic school offering faith-based primary education; differs in being girls-only, K-12 and operating at premium-city tuition scale.

Regional players

• Covenant College: Independent Christian K-12 school in the Geelong/Bellarine region. Comparable to St Anthony's as a faith-based school in the same geographic market targeting families seeking values-based education; differs in being evangelical Christian rather than Catholic and K-12 rather than primary-only.
• Christian College Geelong: Independent ecumenical K-12 school with multiple campuses across the Geelong region. Most directly comparable to St Anthony's in terms of geography (Greater Geelong), faith-based heritage, and Prep-Year 12 offering, though it is independent rather than Catholic and significantly larger in scale.

Direct peers

• Good Shepherd Lutheran Primary School: Faith-based primary school in Victoria. Comparable to St Anthony's as a non-Catholic Christian primary school serving families seeking values-based education; competes for similar primary-aged families in regional/suburban Victoria and offers a similar primary-only model.

Others

• Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools Ltd (MACS): System-level governing body operating all Catholic schools across the Archdiocese of Melbourne, including St Anthony's itself. Includes as a peer because it sets curriculum, religious education scope, instructional vision and policy for the school — directly shaping St Anthony's operational model and constraints.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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