St John's College, within The University of Queensland

Name

St John's College, within The University of Queensland

Legal name

St John's College Inc.

Website

https://stjohns.uq.edu.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1911

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential College Services

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131), Educational Support Services (6117)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000), Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAMAGAC

Off-Campus Shared Student Houses (Room-by-Room)

Travel & Hospitality/Vacation Rentals & Short-Term Stays/Student & Intern Short-Term Housing

Keywords

• Residential college services
• University student accommodation
• Academic tutorial programs
• Student pastoral care
• Collegiate wellbeing services

Headquarters

HQ city

St Lucia

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Residential Accommodation Fees: The primary revenue stream is accommodation fees charged to resident students for living at the college. Base accommodation fees were referenced as approximately $29,280 per annum, subject to change annually. Additional revenue is derived from venue hire.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

St John's College provides on-campus residential accommodation for university students within The University of Queensland at St Lucia, Brisbane. The all-inclusive offering covers shared meals in the dining hall, academic tutorial programs, pastoral and wellbeing support (including a registered psychologist), inter-college sporting competitions, cultural and performing arts programs, professional development, and a connected alumni community. The college also operates venue hire and an extensive scholarships and bursaries portfolio.

Product overview

St John's College is a residential college at The University of Queensland offering on-campus accommodation and holistic student development programs. The core offering combines residential accommodation with academic support, wellbeing services, dining facilities, social activities, and cultural programs. Financial support is provided through an extensive scholarships and bursaries portfolio including academic entrance scholarships, sporting and cultural excellence awards, and needs-based bursaries. The college also offers venue hire services for external events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential College Accommodation

Quantifiable outcome

• The college won the Old Collegians' Trophy outright for the first time in 22 years as part of the Inter-College Council competition (2022).
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The University of QueenslandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSt John's College is a residential college within the University of Queensland campus at St Lucia, Brisbane. Students primarily study at UQ while residing at the college. The college and UQ collaborate on the UQ Young Achievers Program, which provides scholarship support of up to $6,000/year to selected students, with up to $3,000 accessible as residential support at St John's.
• Anglican Church Southern QueenslandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSt John's College is founded upon the Anglican faith and maintains a close connection to the Anglican Church Southern Queensland. The Diocese oversees the college as part of its community mission. Bishop John Roundhill serves on the College Council. The college's Anglican identity is nurtured through chapel services, chaplaincy, and the Warden position.
• Queensland University of Technology (QUT)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSt John's College welcomes students from Queensland University of Technology alongside UQ students. Students from QUT can reside at the college and access scholarships that apply to recognised universities including QUT.
• Griffith University (Conservatorium of Music)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSt John's College welcomes music students from the Griffith University Conservatorium of Music. Music scholarships such as the James Warner Music Scholarship and G.T. Bell Music Endowment Choral Scholarship are available to students at this institution.
• RNA Foundation (RNAF)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe RNA Foundation (charitable arm of the Royal National Agricultural and Industrial Association of Queensland) established the RNA Foundation Regional Scholarship in 2024 to support a student from a regional area undertaking tertiary study and residing at St John's College. The scholarship is worth $5,500 over 1 year with possibility for renewal.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Scape Australia: Scape is a major purpose-built student accommodation provider with multiple Brisbane locations near UQ, offering modern studios and amenities at competitive price points. It represents the broader private student accommodation competitive set that threatens the undifferentiated portion of St John's value proposition.
• UniLodge Australia: UniLodge is Australia's largest purpose-built student accommodation operator, providing modern room-and-board style accommodation across multiple university precincts including Brisbane. While lacking the tutorial and pastoral programming of St John's, it competes directly for the same UQ student housing demand at typically lower price points.

Direct peers

• Wesley College (University of Sydney): Wesley College is a residential college at the University of Sydney offering accommodation, tutorial programs, and pastoral care with a parallel faith-based (Methodist) heritage and holistic student development model.
• The Women's College (The University of Queensland): Located on the UQ St Lucia campus adjacent to St John's, The Women's College is a residential college for female students offering accommodation, dining, tutorial programs, and scholarship support. It directly competes for the same UQ female residential applicant pool.
• King's College (The University of Queensland): King's College is a co-located residential college at the University of Queensland St Lucia campus offering residential accommodation, tutorial programs, and pastoral care. It directly competes for the same UQ student applicant pool with a comparable Anglican heritage and holistic offering model.
• Trinity College (University of Melbourne): Trinity College is a leading residential college at the University of Melbourne offering accommodation, academic programs, and pastoral care. St John's current Chaplain previously served as Senior Chaplain at Trinity College, indicating direct operational and cultural comparability.
• St Paul's College (University of Sydney): St Paul's College is a prestigious Anglican residential college at the University of Sydney with a directly comparable faith heritage, academic tutorial tradition, and century-old institutional profile similar to St John's College.
• St Mark's College (University of Adelaide): St Mark's College is a residential college at the University of Adelaide with a comparable Anglican heritage, similar scale, and parallel offering of accommodation, dining, tutorial programs, and pastoral care. The current St John's Warden previously served as Master at St Mark's College.
• Ormond College (University of Melbourne): Ormond College is one of the largest and most prestigious residential colleges at the University of Melbourne, with similar comprehensive academic, sporting, cultural, and pastoral programming to St John's. The Dean of Studies previously held roles at Ormond, indicating direct operational comparability.
• International House (The University of Queensland): International House at UQ is a residential college focused on cultural exchange and academic support for both domestic and international students. Operates on the same UQ campus with comparable residential college model, pastoral care, and tutorial programming.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/stjohnscollegeuq
• TikToktiktok.com/@stjohnscollegeuq
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/st-johns-college-the-university-of-queensland

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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