Waikerie High School

What Waikerie High School does

Waikerie High School is a government public secondary school (Years 7-12) located at 24 Blake Road in Waikerie, South Australia, approximately 2 hours from Adelaide in the Riverland region. It is operated by the South Australian Department for Education and classified as Category 4 on the Index of Educational Disadvantage, with enrolments consistently around 300 students. The school draws its intake from five named feeder primary schools (Blanchetown, Morgan, Ramco, Waikerie Primary, and Waikerie Lutheran Primary) and is staffed by approximately 41 personnel including Principal Craig Griffiths, two Assistant Principals (Middle School and Senior School/SACE), a Business Manager, six subject coordinators, ~20 teachers, and ~11 support staff. The school is governed by a Governing Council comprising parents and community members working with school leadership.

The school delivers the Australian Curriculum for Years 7-8 (set curriculum) and a Years 9-12 offering with increasing elective options, vocational pathways, and the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) for Years 11-12. Specialist programs include Agriculture (with a distinctive paddock-to-plate philosophy producing wine, flour, oil, and meat products on school grounds), Woodwork, Metalwork, Electronics, Sport, and Vocational Education and Training (VET) delivered in partnership with TAFE providers across business, technology, agriculture, tourism, and hospitality. The school's technology footprint is built on standard third-party EdTech: the Daymap Learning Management System (web + Daymap Companion mobile app) for parent-teacher-student communication and academic tracking, the Flexischools canteen pre-ordering app, and the EdPass staff/student portal.

Revenue mechanics are characteristic of an Australian state government school: the majority of operating funding flows from the South Australian Department for Education, supplemented by parental Materials and Services Charges (2026 charge of $203 net per student after a $200 early-payment rebate on a $403 gross fee), project-based materials fees for elective subjects such as Technology and Home Economics, and the means-tested School Card Scheme that provides fee assistance for eligible families. Distribution is direct: parents contact the school to enrol, transition days are run in Terms 3 and 4 with feeder primaries, and a Department-supported school bus service extends access to students living more than 5km from the school. The school's go-to-market is not commercial but community-rooted, with website, school tours, and Microsoft Sway newsletters as the principal family-engagement channels.

Name

Waikerie High School

Legal name

Waikerie High School

Website

https://waikeriehs.sa.edu.au

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Waikerie High School is a South Australian government secondary school (Years 7-12) in the Riverland region, serving approximately 300 students from five feeder primary schools with a curriculum spanning academic, SACE, vocational, and specialist Agriculture, Woodwork, Metalwork, and Electronics programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public High Schools (EDAJAAAD)

Keywords

• Secondary education
• Vocational education training
• Senior secondary schooling
• Specialist school programs
• SACE certification

Headquarters

HQ city

Waikerie

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Materials and Services Charges: Annual materials and services charge providing students access to textbooks, library, audio visual equipment, sports equipment, computer/photography technology, stationery pack and student communication book. $200 rebate available for parents/carers who pay the charge.
2. Project Materials Fees: Additional charges for students who choose to make projects outside the core curriculum in subjects such as Technology (Wood/Metalwork, Design/Art), Home Economics
3. School Card Scheme: Government-funded financial assistance for eligible families to help cover school fees and materials

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Waikerie High School is a government secondary school serving students in Years 7–12, delivering the Australian Curriculum and the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) alongside Vocational Education and Training (VET) pathways. The school provides specialist programs in Agriculture, Woodwork, Metalwork, Electronics, and Sport, with approximately 300 students enrolled. It charges an annual Materials and Services fee and offers fee assistance through the SA Government School Card Scheme.

Product overview

Waikerie High School is a government secondary school (Years 7-12) located in South Australia with approximately 300 students. The school offers a comprehensive educational portfolio built around the Australian Curriculum and SACE (South Australian Certificate of Education). Its product ecosystem includes Daymap (Learning Management System) for academic tracking and communication, Flexischools for canteen pre-ordering, and specialist programs spanning Sport, Agriculture, Woodwork, Metalwork, and Electronics. The school provides vocational education pathways through VET programs and TAFE partnerships, alongside a broad academic curriculum for senior secondary students.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Secondary Education Program (Years 7-12)
• South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE)
• Agriculture Program
• Woodwork Program
• Metalwork Program
• Electronics Program

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Department for Education (SA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWaikerie High School is part of the South Australian Department for Education system. The Department provides funding, policy guidance, curriculum frameworks, and operates the school bus service in partnership with the school for eligible students living more than 5km from the school.
• Feeder Primary Schools (Blanchetown, Morgan, Ramco, Waikerie Primary Schools, Waikerie Lutheran Primary School)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with regional primary schools for student transitions and continuous educational pathways. Information and enrolment packages provided to primary schools in the region per Department scheduling. Transition days coordinated for students progressing to high school.
• Department for Education (SA) - School Bus ServiceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchool bus service operated in partnership with Department for Education for eligible students who live more than 5 kilometers from their nearest government school. Bus applications submitted to school for travel approval.
• TAFE and Vocational Training ProvidersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVET (Vocational Education and Training) partnerships enabling students to gain nationally recognised TAFE modules in business, technology, agriculture, tourism, and hospitality sectors.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• TAFE SA: South Australia's primary public vocational education provider. Directly relevant as Waikerie High School's VET delivery partner for nationally recognised modules in business, technology, agriculture, tourism and hospitality.
• Compass School Manager: School management SaaS used across Australian K-12 schools for administration, communication, and payments. Comparable as an alternative edtech ecosystem to the Daymap/Flexischools stack used by Waikerie High School.
• Flexischools: Australian school payments and canteen ordering platform used by Waikerie High School's parent community. Comparable as the technology layer powering the school's canteen pre-order workflow.
• SEQTA: Alternative Australian school LMS used widely in WA and other states. Relevant as a comparable school management and parent communication platform competing for the same market as Daymap.
• Daymap: Australian Learning Management System used by Waikerie High School via Daymap Connect and the Daymap Companion mobile app. Core technology enabler for the school's parent-teacher communication and student progress tracking.
• Education Perfect: NZ/Australian-headquartered K-12 digital learning platform used in many Australian schools. Comparable as an adjacent edtech provider serving similar curriculum and student outcomes goals in regional Australian schools.

Direct peers

• Glossop High School: SA government secondary school in the Riverland, similar rural setting and student demographic. Comparable as a small regional high school offering SACE and vocational programs under the same Department for Education framework.
• Loxton High School: Government Years 7-12 secondary school in Loxton, within the same Riverland region of South Australia. Closely comparable in scale, regional setting, agricultural community context, and curriculum (SACE plus VET pathways).
• Renmark High School: Government secondary school located in Renmark, also in the SA Riverland region. Directly comparable as a regional Years 7-12 public high school serving a similar catchment with overlapping feeder communities and shared SA Department for Education governance.

Regional players

• CambriLearn / Schools of Isolated and Distance Education: SA alternative education and distance education providers serving students who cannot attend a physical school. Comparable as a SACE-delivery alternative within the same state system, relevant for families outside Waikerie's catchment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/waikerie-high-school

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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