St Joseph's College, Toowoomba

What St Joseph's College, Toowoomba does

St Joseph's College, Toowoomba is a co-educational Catholic secondary college operating from a single campus at 81 Crown Street, Rangeville/Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1956 by the Christian Brothers under the Edmund Rice Education tradition, the college delivers secondary education to students from Years 7 through 12, with programs spanning Middle Years (7-9), Senior Years (10-12), ATAR preparation, and Vocational Education & Training (VET). Pastoral care is delivered through the proprietary Joey's Way framework, a 12-imperative student engagement model running daily sessions from 8:30-9:00am.

The college employs 52 staff and operates under the diocesan governance of the Toowoomba Catholic Schools Office. Its technology stack is built on commodity education platforms — Canvas LMS for course delivery, Sentral for student information and the parent portal, Microsoft 365 (Outlook, SharePoint, Forms) for staff operations, plus specialist tools including SchoolTV (wellbeing), Stymie (bullying reporting), Stile (science), and NAPLAN Online for national assessment. No AI, proprietary platform IP, or technology product commercialisation is evident.

Revenue is generated almost exclusively through tuition and enrolment fees under a subscription/annual billing model, with a non-refundable AUD $50 application fee, acceptance fees, and direct-debit payment options. The college targets individual families in the Toowoomba-Darling Downs region via a direct-to-consumer model: college website, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Schoolzineplus newsletters, Open Days, and campus tours funnel prospective families into an online enrolment portal. Recent strategic activity includes the opening of the Health Hub (Feb 2025), the Mary Rice Building Extension (Nov 2025), the launch of the Towards 2028 Strategic Plan (June 2025), and the introduction of the SJC Academy program (2026).

Name

St Joseph's College, Toowoomba

Legal name

St Joseph's College

Website

https://sjc.qld.edu.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1956

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

St Joseph's College, Toowoomba is a co-educational Catholic secondary school (Years 7-12) in Queensland, Australia, founded in 1956 under the Edmund Rice tradition, delivering tuition-fee-funded education to regional families via a single Toowoomba campus.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Toowoomba

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. Tuition and Enrolment Fees: The college generates revenue primarily through tuition fees charged to enrolled students. The fee structure is designed to be affordable with no additional charges for general operations. An application fee of $50 per enrolment is charged as a non-refundable processing fee. Acceptance fees are also charged upon offer acceptance. The college offers direct debit payment options for fee management.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

St Joseph's College, Toowoomba delivers Catholic co-educational secondary schooling for students in Years 7 through 12 on a 28-hectare campus. The college offers both ATAR academic pathways and Vocational Education and Training (VET) qualifications, complemented by an enrichment stream (SJC Academy), boarding, co-curricular sport/music/arts, retreats, learning support, and career counselling, all operated under the Edmund Rice Christian Brothers Australia tradition.

Product overview

St Joseph's College is a co-educational Catholic secondary school (Years 7-12) established in 1956, offering a comprehensive educational program built around its core Middle Years and Senior Years programs. The college provides multiple learning pathways including ATAR preparation for university entrance and Vocational Education & Training (VET) for career-focused students, supported by the Joey's Way Framework for student engagement and pastoral care. Additional offerings include an Enrichment Program for senior students, Learning Services for academic support, Career Pathways Services for post-school planning, and the Health Hub facility. The college also provides extensive co-curricular activities spanning sport, music, performing arts, and community service. The institution operates under Edmund Rice Education traditions, with strategic direction guided by the Towards 2028 Strategic Plan.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Middle Years (Years 7-9) Junior secondary schooling for Years 7-9 students, designed as the foundational stage of the college's secondary education pathway.
• Senior Years (Years 10-12)
• ATAR Preparation Program
• Vocational Education and Training (VET)
• SJC Academy
• Joey's Way Retreat Program
• Boarding Program
• Career Pathways Counselling
• Learning Services (Learning Support)
• Co-Curricular Program (Sport, Music, Arts)

Quantifiable outcome

• 163 students awarded Commitment to Learning Awards in Term 2
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Toowoomba Catholic Schools Office (TCSO)coreOthersThe college operates under the governance of the Toowoomba Catholic Schools Office. TCSO provides oversight, support, and policy direction for Catholic schools in the diocese. The Principal is appointed in consultation with TCSO, and the college follows systemic policies and guidelines established by the diocese.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Downlands College: Co-educational Catholic secondary school located in Toowoomba, Queensland, directly competing for the same Darling Downs Catholic family catchment as St Joseph's College. Operates a similar Year 7-12 model with comparable co-curricular offerings.
• Christian Brothers' College (CBC) Fremantle: Edmund Rice Education Australia Catholic secondary school in Western Australia. Network peer sharing the same Christian Brothers founding tradition, Edmund Rice charism, and parallel governance via EREA, with comparable program structure and co-curricular emphasis.
• St Mary's College Toowoomba: Catholic secondary school in Toowoomba serving the same regional catchment. Competes directly for Catholic and non-Catholic families seeking faith-based secondary education in the Darling Downs region.
• Concordia College Toowoomba: Catholic secondary school in Toowoomba identified via staff cross-movement in the source data. Direct regional competitor offering overlapping Year 7-12 programs to Darling Downs families.
• St Edmund's College Ipswich: Edmund Rice Education Australia Catholic secondary school in Ipswich, Queensland. Direct network peer with shared EREA oversight, Edmund Rice ethos, and comparable Year 7-12 co-curricular and ATAR pathway model in a regional Queensland setting.
• Padua College: Edmund Rice Education Australia co-educational Catholic secondary school in Brisbane. Shares the same EREA governance framework, Joey's Way-adjacent student formation ethos, and operates Years 7-12 with similar ATAR/VET pathways.
• St Ursula's College Toowoomba: Catholic girls secondary school in Toowoomba operating in the same regional market. Shares diocesan governance and competes for faith-based enrolments, with overlap in staff movement and family perception.
• St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace: Edmund Rice Education Australia Catholic boys' secondary school in Brisbane. Closest namesake and network peer; shares EREA governance, Edmund Rice tradition, and offers comparable academic and co-curricular programs at a larger urban scale.

Broad incumbents

• The Glennie School: Private girls' school in Toowoomba with Anglican heritage. Competes for fee-paying families in the same regional market and represents the broader private secondary incumbent set outside the Catholic system.
• Toowoomba Grammar School: Long-established private boys' school in Toowoomba and the dominant non-Catholic private incumbent in the same regional catchment. Competes for academic-focused families and sets the upper benchmark for private school fees and reputation in the area.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC163bY7XzKYerhIaUbStTQQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/stjosephstoowoomba
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/st-josephs-college-toowoomba
• Instagraminstagram.com/stjosephscollege_toowoomba

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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