St Margaret Mary's School

What St Margaret Mary's School does

St Margaret Mary's School is a nonprofit Catholic primary school operating from a single campus at 5 Eldon Street, Croydon Park, South Australia, under the auspices of Catholic Education South Australia (CESA). It delivers education across an integrated early-years and primary continuum, comprising a dedicated Preschool program (highlighted as one of the few offered by Catholic schools in metropolitan Adelaide), the Early Years Education Program providing a Term 3 intake pathway for mid-year entrants, and Reception through Year 6 schooling with specialist teaching, sport, and extra-curricular offerings. Ancillary services include before- and after-school Out of School Hours Care for enrolled students' families.

Revenue is generated on a recurring tuition-fee basis supplemented by Out of School Hours Care fees, with additional funding flowing through Australia's Catholic and government school funding arrangements via the CESA framework. The school operates with 11 employees and a small leadership and administrative footprint consistent with a single-site primary school of modest size.

The go-to-market model is direct enrolment: families contact the school by phone (8245 5800) or email, book individual or scheduled school tours, and complete enrolment through the school's administrative process. Marketing is primarily conducted through the school's website (smms.catholic.edu.au), parent newsletters, the CESA network, and community/word-of-mouth channels. No third-party distribution or paid acquisition channels are employed. The company is registered as a private nonprofit entity in Australia with no public ticker or disclosed funding, ownership, or revenue figures.

Name

St Margaret Mary's School

Legal name

St. Margaret Mary's School

Website

https://smms.catholic.edu.au

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

St Margaret Mary's School is a single-campus Catholic primary school in Croydon Park, South Australia, offering Preschool through Year 6 education plus Out of School Hours Care to Adelaide metropolitan families under Catholic Education South Australia (CESA).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Catholic Primary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Preschool Programs within Private K–12 Schools (EDACABAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Preschools (EDACABAF), Faith-Based Before/After Care Programs (Early Years) (EDACAHAE)

Keywords

• Catholic primary education
• Early childhood education
• Preschool program
• Out of school hours care
• Primary schooling

Headquarters

HQ city

Croydon Park

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 School Fees: School generates revenue through tuition fees charged to enrolled students. Fees and payment details are managed through the school's administrative processes. The school offers Out of School Hours Care as an additional fee-based service.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

St Margaret Mary's School is a Catholic primary school in Croydon Park, South Australia, delivering onsite education from Preschool through Year 6. The school offers a dedicated Preschool program, an Early Years Education Program (Term 3 intake), Reception to Year 6 academic schooling with specialist teaching, sport and extra-curricular activities, and an Out of School Hours Care service for before- and after-school supervision of enrolled students.

Product overview

St Margaret Mary's School is a Catholic primary school in Croydon Park, South Australia, offering a single-site educational platform spanning preschool through Year 6. The core product is its integrated early years and primary education program, which includes a dedicated Preschool program (one of the few Catholic preschools in metropolitan Adelaide), the Early Years Education Program for Term 3 intake, Reception to Year 6 schooling with specialist teaching and extra-curricular offerings, and Out of School Hours Care for before and after school supervision. All offerings are delivered through the school's on-campus facilities and are interconnected within the single school community.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Preschool Program
• Early Years Education Program (Term 3 Intake)
• Reception to Year 6 Education
• Out of School Hours Care

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Goodstart Early Learning: Australia's largest not-for-profit early childhood education provider with preschool and daycare services. Comparable as a competing provider of standalone Preschool/OSHC services for Adelaide families, though not faith-based.

Broad incumbents

• Department for Education South Australia: Public-sector provider of primary education across South Australia. A broader-incumbent competitor for Preschool and Reception-to-Year-6 enrolments in the Adelaide metro catchment, offering free secular education as an alternative to Catholic schools.
• Catholic Education South Australia (CESA): System-level governing body for all Catholic schools in South Australia, including St Margaret Mary's. Provides shared brand, policy, curriculum, and operational infrastructure across the network.

Direct peers

• St Francis of Assisi School: Catholic primary school in the CESA system providing Reception to Year 6 education, directly comparable in scope, faith-based positioning, and Adelaide metro catchment.
• Our Lady of the Visitation School: Adelaide-based Catholic primary school under CESA, delivering the same K–6 faith-based education model and overlapping catchment with St Margaret Mary's.
• St Michael's College (Primary): Catholic primary school in the Adelaide metro area within CESA, offering comparable faith-based K–6 education and overlapping family recruitment.
• St Augustine's Parish School: Adelaide-region Catholic primary school under CESA offering the same faith-based primary education model, competing for the same pool of metro Adelaide Catholic families.
• St Joseph's School, Hectorville: A Catholic primary school in Adelaide's inner-north/east serving families within the CESA network. Comparable as a faith-based primary school competing for the same metropolitan Adelaide Catholic family cohort across Preschool to Year 6.
• Holy Family Catholic School: Catholic primary school in the Adelaide metropolitan area within CESA, offering comparable Reception to Year 6 programming and competing for the same Adelaide Catholic family market.
• St Mary's Memorial School: Catholic primary school in the Adelaide metro area operating under CESA. Comparable offerings, governance, and target families across the Preschool-to-Year-6 journey.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/st-margaret-mary's-school

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Funding overview

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Investors

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Investments

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