Tanunda Primary School

What Tanunda Primary School does

Tanunda Primary School is a government public primary school located at 25 Research Road on the outskirts of Tanunda in South Australia's Barossa Valley wine growing region. Established in 1864 and operating under the South Australian Department for Education, the school provides free primary education from Reception to Year 7 to local families in the Tanunda and broader Barossa Valley community. It is administered by Principal Mr Nick Wuttke and Deputy Principal Mrs Jemma Worroll, with Mrs Karen Underwood serving as Special Options Senior Leader and Mrs Julie Modistach as Student Wellbeing Leader. The school's stated motto is 'Together We Achieve,' with values of Kindness, Persistence, Inclusivity, and Resilience, and it formally acknowledges the Peramangk people as traditional owners of the land.

The school's core service is mainstream primary education, delivered alongside a co-located Disability Unit (Special Options) that supports 29 students across two Disability Unit classes and two Special Classes with 5 teachers, 12 Student Support Officers, and a Senior Leader. The Disability Unit uses the Australian Curriculum and the Abilities Based Learning and Educational Support (ABLES) framework to develop individualized One Plans for students with intellectual and physical disabilities. The campus includes a recently upgraded accessible play space with playgrounds, swings, trampolines, a sandpit, basketball area, and bike track. Before/after school care is delivered through a partnership with Happy Haven Outside School Hours Care Inc., offering regular, occasional, and emergency bookings.

The school operates as a state government entity with no commercial revenue; all operational funding flows from the South Australian Department for Education, and tuition is free to enrolled students. The go-to-market approach is community-led, relying on direct enrollment through front office staff, a WordPress-hosted website with newsletters, an events calendar, and an official Facebook group. Technology is non-proprietary and administrative only, with no APIs, SDKs, or AI/ML capabilities, and no patents, certifications, or external commercial customers. The school has no subsidiaries, no funding rounds, and no M&A activity; it sits within the South Australian Government Schools & Preschools network as a single-site regional campus serving a defined local catchment.

Name

Tanunda Primary School

Legal name

Tanunda Primary School

Website

https://tanundaps.sa.edu.au

Company type

Public

Founded year

1864

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Tanunda Primary School is a government public primary school in South Australia's Barossa Valley serving Reception to Year 7 students. Operated under the SA Department for Education since 1864, it delivers free mainstream and specialized disability education through its integrated Special Options Disability Unit.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Special Education Schools & Programs (EDAJAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

IEP/504 Planning, Case Management & Compliance (EDAJAKAB), Learning Disabilities & Dyslexia Schools & Programs (EDAKAAAB)

Keywords

• Primary education services
• Government school education
• Special education programs
• Disability support education
• Outside school hours care

Headquarters

HQ city

Tanunda, South Australia

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Education Funding: Funded by the South Australian Department for Education as a public primary school, providing free education to local students

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Tanunda Primary School delivers government-funded primary education from Reception to Year 7 to children in Tanunda and the Barossa Valley region. The school also operates an integrated Disability Unit (Special Options) providing specialised learning for primary school-aged children with intellectual and physical disabilities using the Australian Curriculum and ABLES framework. Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) is offered on site via a partnership with Happy Haven.

Product overview

Tanunda Primary School offers a unified educational service combining mainstream primary education (Reception to Year 7) with an integrated Disability Unit providing specialized support for students with disabilities. The school also partners with Happy Haven to provide Outside School Hours Care services. The mainstream and disability programs operate collaboratively on the same campus, enabling shared lessons, buddy classes, and inclusive activities such as Sports Day and Book Week. The school follows the Australian Curriculum and serves the Tanunda community in the Barossa Valley.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tanunda Primary School Mainstream Education Primary school education services for students from Reception to Year 7, located in Tanunda in the Barossa Valley. Operating since 1864 as a government public primary school under the South Australian Department for Education, providing tuition-free education to local families in the Barossa Valley region.
• Disability Unit (Special Options) Specialised learning program for primary school-aged children with intellectual and physical disabilities, supporting 29 students across two Disability Unit classes and two Special Classes. Staffed by five teachers, 12 Student Support Officers, and a Senior Leader. Uses the Australian Curriculum and ABLES (Abilities Based Learning and Educational Support) framework with individualised One Plans developed for each student. Recently upgraded accessible play space includes two playgrounds, swings, trampolines, a sandpit, basketball area, and a bike track.
• OSHC (Outside School Hours Care) Outside School Hours Care provided at Tanunda Primary School by Happy Haven Outside School Hours Care Inc. Offers regular, occasional, and emergency care for primary school children, with bookings required 24 hours in advance. Contact number: 8155 5444.

Quantifiable outcome

• Individual One Plans developed for each Disability Unit student with personalised goals

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Happy HavencoreOthersHappy Haven Outside School Hours Care Inc. provides quality before/after school care at Tanunda Primary School. They offer regular, occasional and emergency care for primary school children with bookings essential 24 hours prior. Phone: 8155 5444
• South Australian Department for EducationcoreOthersGovernment education department that governs and funds Tanunda Primary School as part of South Australian Government Schools & Preschools network
• Variety SAminorOthersDisability Unit students actively participate in Variety SA events as part of community-based programs
• Australian CurriculumcoreOthersCurriculum framework used for developing individual One Plans alongside the Abilities Based Learning and Educational Support (ABLES) framework
• AuskickminorOthersCommunity-based Australian Rules football program that Disability Unit students participate in

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Lyndoch Primary School: A small regional public primary school in Lyndoch, in the southern Barossa Valley. Comparable in size, regional setting, and operating model as part of the SA Government Schools network.
• Good Shepherd Lutheran School: A Lutheran primary school in Angaston, Barossa Valley. Serves as another alternative primary education provider in the same geographic catchment, competing for local enrolments.
• Keyneton Primary School: A small regional public primary school in Keyneton, in the Barossa region. Similar in scale and operating model to Tanunda Primary School under the SA Department for Education.
• Bethany Christian School: A private Christian school located in the Barossa Valley/Tanunda area. While operating under a different funding model, it competes for the same primary school enrolments in the local catchment.
• Nuriootpa Primary School: A nearby public primary school in Nuriootpa, in the Barossa Valley region. Both schools serve primary school students from Reception to Year 7 within the same SA Government Schools network and compete for the same regional catchment.
• Suneden Special School: A dedicated special education school in South Australia. Compares on the special education programming dimension of the Disability Unit, though it focuses exclusively on students with disabilities rather than serving as an integrated mainstream school.
• Angaston Primary School: A nearby public primary school in Angaston, also in the Barossa Valley. Both schools serve the same regional community and operate under the SA Department for Education with comparable structure and curriculum.
• Light Pass Primary School: A small regional primary school in Light Pass, just outside Tanunda. Operates within the same government education system and serves a similar regional community in the Barossa region.
• Williamstown Primary School: A small regional public primary school in Williamstown, in the southern Barossa region. Part of the same SA Department for Education network serving similar rural communities.

Broad incumbents

• Department for Education, South Australia: The governing state government authority that funds and oversees Tanunda Primary School. Manages the broader SA Government Schools & Preschools network with significant operational scale across the state.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/groups/1691567410991509
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tanunda-primary-school

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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