St Antony's Public School

What St Antony's Public School does

St Antony's Public School (SAPS) is a private K-12 educational institution established in 1986 and located at Anakkal, two kilometers northeast of Kanjirapally on the Kanjirapally-Erattupetta road in Kerala, India. The school is owned and managed by St. Antony's Catholic Church, Anakkal, with the Vicar serving as Manager and the Bishop of Kanjirapally as Patron. It delivers the CBSE curriculum across four stages—Foundation (Play Class to Class 2), Preparatory (Class 3–5), Middle (Class 6–8), and Secondary (Class 9–12)—and currently educates 3,700+ students with a faculty of 180+ teachers on a 30,914 sq.m built-up campus that includes three hostels (St Anthony's, SH, Benedictine).

The school's technology layer is built on the Edisapp school management platform supplied by Eloit, which powers the Edisapp Parent Portal, the SAPS mobile application (available on Google Play Store), and an online fee payment portal at saps.edisapp.net. These tools provide parents with real-time access to attendance, homework, test scores, and report cards, and enable digital fee transactions. Classroom instruction is supported by smart-classroom infrastructure described as technology-integrated and interactive. The school markets an emphasis on 21st-century skills (critical thinking, digital literacy, social intelligence) alongside college-entrance exam preparation (NEET, KEAM, NDA).

The revenue model is built on recurring per-student tuition and academic fees paid annually across K-12 stages, supplemented by separate boarding fees for hostel residents. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; prospective parents are directed to an admission helpline. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer via the school's website, virtual campus tour, mobile app presence, community events such as Sports Day, and organic word-of-mouth built over four decades. There are no external investors, PE/VC involvement, or publicly disclosed financials; the institution operates under ecclesiastical governance rather than corporate ownership.

Name

St Antony's Public School

Legal name

St. Antony's Public School

Website

https://saps.ac.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

St Antony's Public School is a private K-12 CBSE institution in Kanjirapally, Kerala, established in 1986 and owned by St. Antony's Catholic Church, serving 3,700+ students across Foundation to Secondary stages on a single 30,914 sq.m campus with on-campus hostel facilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Anakkal, Kanjirapally

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Academic Fees: Recurring academic fees charged per student per academic year for K-12 education covering CBSE curriculum across Foundation, Preparatory, Middle, and Secondary stages
2. Hostel Accommodation Fees: Separate boarding fees for students utilizing on-campus hostel facilities including St Anthony's Hostel, SH Hostel, and Benedictine Hostel

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

St Antony's Public School (SAPS) is a K-12 CBSE-affiliated educational institution located in Anakkal, Kanjirapally, Kerala, providing academic education from Foundation Stage (Play Class to Class 2) through Secondary Stage (Class 9-12). The school also offers residential boarding facilities through three hostels (St Anthony's Hostel, SH Hostel, and Benedictine Hostel) and supports learning with smart classrooms and an Edisapp-powered parent engagement portal.

Product overview

St. Antony's Public School operates Edisapp, a comprehensive school management and parent engagement platform. The Edisapp suite includes a Parent App (available on Android via Google Play), a web-based Parent Portal, and a Fee Payment Portal. These interconnected digital services enable parents to monitor attendance, access homework and test scores, view report cards, and process fee payments—bridging school-home communication. The platform is developed and powered by Eloit.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• K-12 CBSE Academic Education Comprehensive CBSE-affiliated K-12 education delivered in four stages — Foundation (Play Class to Class 2), Preparatory (Class 3-5), Middle (Class 6-8), and Secondary (Class 9-12) — for students and families in Kerala seeking academic excellence combined with value-based learning, 21st century skills development, and preparation for NEET, KEAM, and NDA entrance exams.
• Residential Hostel Accommodation On-campus boarding services offered through three hostels — St Anthony's Hostel, SH Hostel, and Benedictine Hostel — providing a safe, comfortable, and disciplined residential environment for students from remote areas who require accommodation away from home.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% CBSE examination results
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• EloitcoreTechnology or IntegrationEloit provides the Edisapp ERP school management system powering SAPS's parent portal, mobile applications, and digital fee payment systems. Edisapp enables real-time attendance tracking, homework assignments, test scores, report cards, and school-home communication.
• St. Antony's Catholic Church, AnakkalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school is owned and managed by St. Antony's Catholic Church, Anakkal. The Vicar of the church serves as the Manager, ensuring institutional governance and alignment with the church's educational mission and values.
• CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSAPS is affiliated with CBSE, following the Central Board of Secondary Education curriculum from Foundation Stage through Secondary Stage (Play Class to Class 12).
• EdisappcoreTechnology or IntegrationEdisapp is the branded parent and student engagement app used by SAPS, available on Google Play Store, providing mobile access to academic information, attendance, and communication tools.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• FIITJEE: A national test-preparation and integrated-school operator with a strong NEET/JEE/competitive-exam reputation. Adjacent to SAPS in terms of academic outcomes marketing (NEET/KEAM/NDA) and competes for high-achieving students, though not a direct K-12 substitute.

Emerging players

• LEAD School: An EdTech platform that integrates curriculum, teacher training, and school management into partner schools. Comparable in that it addresses the same school-management/parent-engagement layer (Edisapp) that SAPS uses, but at a much larger scale and with proprietary IP.

Direct peers

• Choice School, Kochi: A leading private CBSE-affiliated K-12 school in Kerala with multiple campuses, competing for the same CBSE-premium family segment as SAPS and offering similar technology-enabled learning and hostels.
• Rajagiri Public School: A well-regarded CBSE K-12 school in Kerala with a similar religious-institution-backed structure, known for academic outcomes and value-based education in direct competition with SAPS.
• Loyola School, Thiruvananthapuram: A prominent Catholic-managed K-12 school in Kerala with comparable governance model (Jesuit institution), strong academic reputation, and residential capacity, mirroring SAPS's positioning.
• Toc H Public School: A private CBSE K-12 institution in Kerala with a similar ethos of academic excellence and value-based education, competing for the same family demographic in the region.
• Bhavan's Vidya Mandir: Part of the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan network, this is a chain of CBSE schools in Kerala with comparable academic reputation, holistic-development focus, and 21st-century-skills curriculum as SAPS.

Broad incumbents

• Amity International School: A major K-12 chain under the Amity Education Group offering CBSE and international curricula. Competes for premium families and demonstrates the multi-campus growth model SAPS lacks.
• Delhi Public School (DPS) Society: India's largest CBSE K-12 school network with branches across the country, including Kerala. Operates at much greater scale than SAPS and represents the dominant incumbent threat in the CBSE segment.
• National Public School (NPS): An established private K-12 chain in India known for academic rigour and consistent board results, serving a similar premium family demographic and providing a benchmark for SAPS's positioning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/st-antony's-public-school

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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