Thorndon Park Primary School

What Thorndon Park Primary School does

Thorndon Park Primary School is a public primary school operated by the South Australian Department for Education, located at 71 Stradbroke Road, Athelstone, on a campus near the foothills of Black Hill Conservation Park. It delivers government-funded primary education to local families for children from Reception through Year 6 (approximately ages 5–12), with a curriculum spanning literacy, numeracy, Italian language, performing arts, physical education, visual arts, and digital technologies. The school operates under a CRICOS accreditation (Provider Number 00018A), enabling it to enrol international students through the Department for Education's International Education Services arm.

The school's pedagogical framework combines structured synthetic phonics aligned with the Science of Reading, inquiry-based learning through the New Pedagogies for Deep Learning (NPDL) methodology, and a BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) program supported by OrderPortal integration. Specialist teachers deliver Italian, Performing Arts, PE, Technologies, and Visual Arts, with dedicated coaching roles in literacy, numeracy, student well-being, and autism inclusion. Student life is structured around house teams, leadership programs, and participation in School Sport SA competitions across multiple sports.

Revenue is derived primarily from per-capita Department for Education funding, supplemented by an annual Materials and Services Charge (with a $100 per child government rebate applied in 2022 and 2023), canteen sales (including a Monday/Wednesday/Friday lunch partnership with Athelstone Bakery via the Qkr! app), and uniform purchases through the authorized reseller Noone Uniform Shop in Campbelltown. Distribution is exclusively direct-to-consumer via phone and email enquiries, with school tours as the primary mid-funnel conversion mechanism. The school also operates an Out of School Hours Care (OSHC) service with dedicated Director and Assistant Director roles.

Name

Thorndon Park Primary School

Legal name

Department for Education T/A South Australian Government Schools (Thorndon Park Primary School)

Website

https://thornpkps.sa.edu.au

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Thorndon Park Primary School is a South Australian government public primary school in Athelstone delivering Reception to Year 6 education to local families and a small international student cohort via the Department for Education.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Middle Schools (EDAJAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Physical Education & Health Instruction (EDAJAFAL)

Keywords

• Primary education
• Government school
• Primary school programs
• Student wellbeing services
• Curriculum instruction

Headquarters

HQ city

Athelstone

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: As a South Australian Government school, receives core operational funding from the Department for Education.
2. Materials and Services Charge: Annual fees charged to families for materials and services. Government rebate of $100 per child was provided for 2022 and 2023 school years.
3. Uniform Sales: School uniforms available for purchase through Noone Uniform Shop at Campbelltown.
4. Canteen Sales: Snacks, drinks and ice cream available for purchase during canteen hours. Also lunch orders through partnership with Athelstone Bakery via Qkr! app.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Thorndon Park Primary School is a South Australian government primary school that delivers classroom-based education to children from Reception through Year 6 (approximately ages 5–12). Its curriculum covers Literacy (using Science of Reading / Structured Synthetic Phonics), Numeracy, Languages (Italian), Performing Arts, Physical Education, Visual Arts & Media Arts, Digital Technologies, and Inquiry-Based Learning under the NPDL framework, supplemented by a BYOD program, wellbeing and inclusion support, OSHC services, and student leadership and sport activities.

Product overview

Thorndon Park Primary School offers educational programs and services for primary school students (Reception to Year 6). The school's product portfolio consists of educational programs, with the BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) Program enabling individual student technology access, and the Digital Technologies Curriculum providing structured learning in computational thinking, coding, and digital systems. These programs work together to prepare students for the digital future through integrated technology use across the curriculum.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Literacy Program (Science of Reading / Structured Synthetic Phonics)
• Digital Technologies Curriculum
• Italian Language Program
• Performing Arts Program Specialist Performing Arts instruction delivered in dedicated specialist teaching areas at the school.
• Physical Education Program Specialist Physical Education instruction complemented by School Sport SA participation and after-school sport offerings.
• Visual Arts & Media Arts Program Specialist Visual Arts and Media Arts instruction delivered in dedicated specialist teaching areas.
• Inquiry-Based Learning (NPDL) Program New Pedagogies for Deep Learning approach where students explore ideas, investigate problems, and make meaning through their own thinking, developing six global competencies: Character, Citizenship, Collaboration, Communication, Creativity, and Critical Thinking.
• Numeracy Program School-wide numeracy instruction supported by a Numeracy Coach who also serves as Student Well-Being Leader and Autism Inclusion Teacher.
• BYOD Program Bring Your Own Device program providing tools and resources to 21st-century learners, enabling individual student technology to be integrated throughout the school's curriculum, with device ordering via OrderPortal.
• Out of School Hours Care (OSHC) Before- and after-school care service operated on-site under an OSHC Director and Assistant Director, providing supervision and activities for students outside of school hours.
• Wellbeing, Inclusion and Intervention Services Student wellbeing support, autism inclusion teaching, EALD support, and literacy/numeracy intervention programs delivered by specialist teaching staff.
• School Canteen and Lunch Orders On-site canteen selling snacks, drinks, and ice cream, plus lunch orders available through a partnership with Athelstone Bakery via the Qkr! app on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered supporting and core.

• Athelstone BakerysupportingOthersPartnership with Athelstone Bakery to provide school lunch service every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Freshly prepared food offered through the Qkr! app for convenient ordering.
• Noone Uniform ShopsupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized uniform provider located at 10 Newton Rd Campbelltown. Open Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 9am-1pm. Families can shop online or book appointments. Phone: 08 7095 2434.
• School Sport SA (formerly SAPSASA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive partnership providing students opportunities to participate in organized competitions and events across South Australia. Sports include Basketball, Soccer, Netball, Swimming, Athletics, and Cross Country Running. Promotes wellbeing, inclusion, and skill development.
• Department for Education (South Australian Government Schools)coreOthersOperates under the South Australian Department for Education. CRICOS Provider Number 00018A. Governed by Department policies including Volunteer Policy, governance frameworks, and educational standards.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Catholic Education South Australia: Operates Catholic primary schools across South Australia that compete with Thorndon Park for the same local catchment families, with a similar size, structure, and government-aligned funding model.
• GEMS Education: Global K-12 school operator with an Australian footprint offering premium primary and secondary education. Comparable as a school operator competing for fee-paying Australian families at the primary-age level.
• Goodstart Early Learning: Australia's largest non-government early childhood education provider operating hundreds of centres with government-subsidised fee structures. Comparable in serving the same young-child demographic with government-supported enrolment.

Emerging players

• Steiner Education Australia: Federation of Steiner/Waldorf primary schools in Australia offering alternative-pedagogy primary education. Comparable as a primary education provider using a distinct pedagogical approach that competes for parent preference.

Direct peers

• Camp Australia: Major national OSHC provider delivering before- and after-school care programs through school partnerships. Comparable because both run OSHC services for primary schools, with the school's in-house OSHC competing for the same parent demand.
• TheirCare: Australia's largest specialist OSHC provider, operating before- and after-school care programs across hundreds of partner schools. Directly comparable to Thorndon Park's in-house OSHC service as a same-service competitor in the OSHC market.
• Schools of New Pedagogies for Deep Learning (NPDL) Network: Global network of schools implementing the same NPDL inquiry-based deep learning framework that Thorndon Park uses. Comparable as peers in pedagogical methodology and instructional design choices.

Others

• Compass Education: School management and parent-communication platform widely used across Australian primary and secondary schools. Comparable as a technology enabler operating within the same school ecosystem and supporting similar administrative workflows.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ThorndonParkPrimarySchool
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/thorndon-park-primary-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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