St John Fisher Catholic School

What St John Fisher Catholic School does

St John Fisher Catholic School is a Catholic primary school (Kindergarten through Year 6) located at 2 Hicks Lane, Tumbi Umbi, on the Central Coast of NSW, Australia. The school operates under the Catholic Schools Broken Bay (CSBB) diocese — part of the Diocese of Broken Bay — and serves families seeking faith-based primary education. It delivers the standard Australian primary curriculum across Religious Education, English, Mathematics, Science and Technology, HSIE, Creative Arts, PDHPE, and Information Technology, supplemented by specialized programs including High Potential Gifted Education (HPGE), student wellbeing support (Seasons for Growth, Pastoral Care), and enrichment activities such as the Year 6 Canberra Camp and the Pathways Writing Program delivered in partnership with St Peter's Catholic College.

The school's technology stack is modest and operational: the Compass School Manager App serves as the primary parent communication channel delivering newsletters, notes, alerts, and event information, while enrollment enquiries are captured via Microsoft Office Forms. It is not a technology company; technology functions as administrative infrastructure rather than a product or differentiator. The school's GTM is direct-to-consumer, relying on its website, Facebook, Instagram, school tours, and open days to drive family enrollment, with the Wyong Catholic Parish providing grassroots community referral.

The business model is a subscription-recurring revenue model built on annual school fees charged to families, augmented by recurrent government funding through the Catholic school system, ancillary income from the canteen, uniform shop, and uniforms, and co-funded capital works via NSW Government grants (including a $750,000 contribution from the NSW Building Grant Assistance Scheme for the new Stage 3 facility). The school is a non-profit entity operating within the diocesan governance structure; it has no independent ownership and no parent-company subservience beyond administrative oversight from Catholic Schools Broken Bay.

Name

St John Fisher Catholic School

Legal name

St John Fisher Catholic School

Website

https://sjfdbb.catholic.edu.au

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

St John Fisher Catholic School is a K-6 Catholic primary school in Tumbi Umbi, NSW, operating under the Catholic Schools Broken Bay diocese. It delivers faith-based primary education to Central Coast families via direct enrollment, supported by government funding, school fees, and K-12 pathway partnerships with diocesan secondary colleges.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary Education (Catholic K-6)

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), 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
• K-6 schooling
• Faith-based education
• Out of school hours care
• Gifted education programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Tumbi Umbi

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. School Fees: Tuition fees charged to families for Catholic primary education

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

St John Fisher Catholic School delivers Catholic primary education from Kindergarten to Year 6 on the Central Coast of NSW, Australia. The core offering includes Religious Education plus the standard Australian curriculum (English, Mathematics, Science and Technology, Creative Arts, PDHPE, HSIE), complemented by student wellbeing programs, High Potential Gifted Education, and Out of School Hours Care. The school operates under Catholic Schools Broken Bay diocese and offers a K-12 pathway to partner secondary colleges.

Product overview

St John Fisher Catholic School is a Catholic primary school (K-6) providing comprehensive educational programs with a faith-based foundation. The school offers a unified curriculum covering Religious Education, core academic subjects (English, Mathematics, Science, Technology), Creative Arts, PDHPE, and specialized programs including High Potential Gifted Education. Additional services include Out of School Hours Care, student wellbeing programs, and enrichment activities such as the Canberra Camp and Pathways Writing Program. The school recently opened a new $8 million Stage 3 Learning Facility for Years 5-6 students.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• K-6 Primary Education Program Comprehensive Catholic primary education program from Kindergarten to Year 6, covering Religious Education, English, Mathematics, Science, Technology, Creative Arts, PDHPE, HSIE, and Information Technology for students on the Central Coast of NSW.
• High Potential Gifted Education (HPGE) Specialized program designed to challenge and support high potential and gifted primary school students at St John Fisher.
• Out of School Hours Care (OSHC) Before and after school care service delivered in partnership with CatholicCare, providing extended care for working families of enrolled students.
• Kindergarten Transition Program Dedicated transition program to help new Kindergarten students adjust to primary school life at St John Fisher.
• Year 6 Canberra Camp Annual educational excursion to Canberra for Year 6 students, including visits to the National Capital Exhibition, National Electoral Education Centre, Museum of Australian Democracy, and National Dinosaur Museum.
• Stage 3 Learning Facility New $8 million purpose-built facility for Year 5 and Year 6 students with four modern classrooms designed to support contemporary teaching approaches and a range of learning styles.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• Reitsma ConstructionsmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 30 June 2026Construction company that built the new $8 million Stage 3 learning facility for Years 5 and 6 students.
• Carmichael Tompkins Property GroupmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 30 June 2026Property management group that managed the new $8 million Stage 3 building project.
• Gardner Wetherill & Associates Pty LtdmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 7 April 2025Architecture firm consulted with Principal and Parish Priest to develop plans for the school's building works project. Designed the $8 million new learning facility.
• Catholic Schools Broken Bay (CSBB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent diocese organisation overseeing Catholic schools in the Broken Bay region. Provides strategic direction, funding support, and operational oversight for the school. The school is proudly part of the Community of Catholic Schools Broken Bay.
• CatholicCarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides Out of School Hours Care (OSHC) services for St John Fisher students. CatholicCare OSHC offers before and after school care as part of the school's family support services.
• St Peter's Catholic CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSecondary college providing K-12 pathway for St John Fisher students. The school offers Year 5 taster days and enrichment programs including the Pathways Writing Program for Stage 3 students.
• St Joseph's Catholic CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSecondary college offering K-12 pathway for St John Fisher students. Provides enrichment opportunities such as Science Enrichment Days for Year 4 and 5 students.
• Wyong Catholic ParishcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal parish community that celebrates mass and events with the school. Fr Teody from Wyong Catholic Parish presides over school masses including Feast Day celebrations.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, The Entrance: Another CSBB Catholic primary school on the Central Coast of NSW. Directly comparable in faith-based K-6 offering, diocesan governance model and regional catchment, making it a close substitute for families choosing between Central Coast Catholic primaries.
• Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Kincumber: A fellow Catholic primary school within the Catholic Schools Broken Bay (CSBB) diocese serving the Central Coast of NSW. Directly competes with St John Fisher for K-6 enrolments from the same regional catchment, offers a similar faith-based curriculum, and shares diocesan governance and funding structures.
• St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, East Gosford: CSBB Catholic primary school on the Central Coast of NSW providing K-6 faith-based education. Competes for the same regional family pool, offers comparable parish-linked programming, and benefits from the same diocesan curriculum frameworks as St John Fisher.
• Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Woy Woy: CSBB-affiliated Catholic primary school on the Central Coast of NSW delivering a parallel faith-based K-6 program. Competes with St John Fisher in the same broader market and shares the diocese's curriculum, policy and capital funding infrastructure.
• St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Erina: Central Coast NSW Catholic primary within the CSBB network, offering K-6 faith-based education with comparable parish and feeder-college pathways. Directly comparable in scale, governance, curriculum and target families to St John Fisher.
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, East Gosford: Central Coast NSW Catholic primary in the CSBB diocese. Comparable faith-based K-6 offering, shared diocesan curriculum and funding, and overlapping regional catchment make it a direct substitute for St John Fisher.
• Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Lisarow: CSBB Catholic primary school on the Central Coast of NSW with a similar faith-based K-6 model. Competes for Central Coast families seeking parish-linked Catholic education within the same diocesan system.

Broad incumbents

• Catholic Schools Broken Bay: The diocesan education authority that directly governs St John Fisher and ~18 other Catholic schools across the Broken Bay region. Operates as the broader incumbent entity in the same system, setting curriculum, capital and policy direction for SJF and its peers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SJFtumbiumbi
• Instagraminstagram.com/stjohnfishertumbi
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/st-john-fisher-catholic-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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