Saint Paul's Catholic School

What Saint Paul's Catholic School does

Saint Paul's Catholic School is a nonprofit Catholic primary school located at 2-4 Paice Street, Bridgewater, Tasmania, approximately 20km north of Hobart. Established in 1984 by the Sisters of Mercy and Christian Brothers, the school currently enrols approximately 200 students from Kindergarten to Grade 6, drawing families from the Brighton area and surrounding suburbs including Pelham, Kempton, Bagdad, Honeywood, Old Beach, and Pontville. The school operates with 17 staff under Principal Justin Veitch and is part of the Catholic Education Tasmania systemic network, with leadership transitioned from religious orders to lay principals since 2002.

The school's offering is in-person primary education grounded in Gospel values and holistic child development (intellectual, spiritual, physical, moral, emotional), delivered on a single campus with extensive outdoor facilities including a bike track, construction area, gardens, creek bed, sand pit, and oval. The school has extended its service surface into early childhood through two partnered programs: the Ludo play-based program for ages 3-5 delivered in partnership with CatholicCare Tasmania, and the Setup for Success family engagement program endorsed by Catholic Education Tasmania for families with children from birth to 5. Uniform sales are transacted through the QKR app. Technology infrastructure is described as standard K-6 educational technology with no proprietary platforms, APIs, or digital products.

The business model is fee-based tuition and government-funded Catholic systemic schooling, with the school operating as a nonprofit under Catholic Education Tasmania. Revenue is generated primarily through annual tuition and school fees per family (billed annually) plus ancillary uniform sales, with additional operating funding flowing through the Tasmanian Catholic education system. The go-to-market motion is community-led, relying on direct engagement through the school office, enrolment applications, and community programs to attract local families. There is no parent company, no external investors, no funding rounds, and no M&A activity; the institution is a stable, single-site educational operation.

Name

Saint Paul's Catholic School

Legal name

St Paul's Catholic School

Website

https://stpauls.tas.edu.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Saint Paul's Catholic School is a nonprofit Catholic K-6 primary school in Bridgewater, Tasmania, enrolling approximately 200 students from the Brighton area and surrounding suburbs under the Catholic Education Tasmania system, with revenue from tuition fees and uniform sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-6 Catholic Primary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based (Religious) K–12 Schools (EDAJABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Campus Spiritual & Religious Life (EDALAHAI), Faith-Based Early Learning Academies (EDACADAH), Faith-Based Before/After Care Programs (Early Years) (EDACAHAE)

Keywords

• K-6 Catholic education
• Primary school programs
• Early childhood learning
• Pastoral care services
• Play-based education

Headquarters

HQ city

Bridgewater

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tuition and School Fees: Primary revenue from tuition and educational fees charged to enrolled families. Fee schedule published annually for the school year.
2. Uniform Sales: Revenue from sale of school uniforms through the QKR app platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Saint Paul's Catholic School is a K-6 Catholic primary school located in Bridgewater, Tasmania, providing education from Kindergarten to Grade 6 to approximately 200 enrolled students. The school delivers a Gospel-values-based curriculum emphasising holistic development (intellectual, spiritual, physical, moral, emotional), play-based learning, and pastoral care, alongside community programs such as the Setup for Success family engagement initiative and the Ludo early childhood program delivered in partnership with CatholicCare Tasmania.

Product overview

Saint Paul's Catholic School is a primary education institution offering Kindergarten to Grade 6 programs. It is not a technology product company; it is a Catholic school located in Bridgewater, Tasmania, Australia. The school provides educational services including a 'Setup for Success' early childhood program for children from birth to 5 years, a 'Ludo Program' (a play-based education and development program for children aged 3-5 delivered in partnership with CatholicCare and Catholic Education Tasmania), and standard primary school curriculum. The school also operates a uniform shop accessible via the QKR app.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

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

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and legacy.

• CatholicCare TasmaniacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLudo program is a CatholicCare service delivered in partnership with Catholic Education Tasmania. Ludo is a play-based education and development program for children aged 3-5 years, open 7am-6pm, 50 weeks per year including school term holidays.
• Catholic Education TasmaniacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSetup for Success program is endorsed by Catholic Education Tasmania. The program involves bringing together families, educators and community support groups. Ludo program also delivered in partnership with Catholic Education Tasmania.
• Sisters of MercylegacyOthersFounding religious order that established St Paul's Catholic School in 1984 and provided principals until 2001. School motto 'We are God's Work of Art' rooted in the spiritual heritage of founding orders.
• Christian BrotherslegacyOthersFounding religious order that co-established St Paul's Catholic School in 1984 alongside Sisters of Mercy and provided principals until 2001.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• St Virgil's College: Catholic secondary college in Hobart for boys under Catholic Education Tasmania. Comparable on Catholic system affiliation and Hobart catchment, but serves older students and a much larger cohort.
• Dominic College: Catholic K–10 college in Glenorchy under Catholic Education Tasmania, offering a broader year-level range than St Paul's. Comparable on faith-based education model and Tasmanian system affiliation, but larger and more established.
• Guilford Young College: Catholic secondary college in Hobart operated by Catholic Education Tasmania. Comparable as part of the same Catholic system serving the Hobart region, but operates at secondary level rather than K–6.

Direct peers

• Immaculate Conception Catholic School: Catholic primary school within the Catholic Education Tasmania system offering K–6 faith-based education. Comparable on size, mission, and tuition-funded nonprofit model.
• Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School: Catholic K–6 primary school in New Town (southern Hobart suburbs), also under Catholic Education Tasmania. Comparable on faith-based K–6 model, suburban Hobart catchment, and fee-based tuition model.
• Corpus Christi Catholic School: Catholic primary school in Glenorchy, part of the Catholic Education Tasmania system, serving a similar Hobart-area suburban catchment and offering comparable K–6 faith-based education. Direct comparable on mission, scale and system affiliation.
• St Patrick's Catholic School: Catholic primary school in Prospect serving outer northern Hobart suburbs, sharing the same diocesan system and family-suburb enrolment profile as St Paul's. Closest direct peer in immediate geographic vicinity.

Others

• Catholic Education Tasmania: The diocesan education authority that governs St Paul's and other Catholic schools in Tasmania. Relevant as the parent system setting policy, fees, and curriculum standards for the school.

Regional players

• St Anthony's Catholic School (Launceston): Catholic K–6 primary school in northern Tasmania under the same diocesan system. Comparable in mission, scale, and funding model, but operating in the Launceston catchment rather than Hobart.
• St Joseph's Catholic School (Launceston): Catholic primary school in Launceston within the same Catholic Education Tasmania system. Comparable on faith-based K–6 delivery and nonprofit model, but serving a different Tasmanian region.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Setup-for-Success-St-Pauls-Catholic-School
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/saint-paul's-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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