Regional Education Support Network

What Regional Education Support Network does

Regional Education Support Network (RESN) is an Australian registered not-for-profit, company limited by guarantee (ABN 17 637 471 937), founded in 2018 by university students Dr Jun Kim and Hamish Webster to address the educational disparity between metropolitan and rural/regional Australia. The organisation provides free tutoring, mentoring, and educational resources to Year 11 and Year 12 senior students in rural and regional schools, with all services delivered at no cost to students or schools. RESN's service model consists of four integrated components: weekly online Video Tutorials in small groups of 1–3 students in VCE English and Mathematics and HSC English and Mathematics; an asynchronous Q&A Support service with a 48-hour response window covering English and Maths plus additional subjects on demand; one-on-one Individual Support check-ins with tutors; and a University Open Day Sponsorship programme that funds regional students to attend university open days.

The underlying technology stack is a monitored online video-tutoring platform, supplemented by Google Forms for tutor and staff volunteer applications and Blackbaud as a third-party donation processor (with Deductible Gift Recipient status administered via the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal). Tutoring is delivered by volunteer university students who have achieved top-band results (Band 6 HSC or 40+ VCE), giving the offering peer-tutor credibility. The organisation is distributed across Australia, governed by a Board chaired by Andrew Clark, with day-to-day operations led by General Manager Laura Kemp and Executive Officer Michael Mitchell.

RESN's business model is donations and philanthropy: it raises funds through philanthropic partnerships and DGR-endowed donations routed via FRRR, with no fees charged to students or schools. Its go-to-market is community-led, acquiring students via direct outreach to regional schools (NSW and Victoria) where teachers and principals refer committed senior students, and acquiring volunteer tutors and staff via organic social channels (Facebook, Instagram), the website, and word-of-mouth. As of 2024, RESN had successfully piloted its formalised tutoring model with 40 students, and now services 100+ students across regional NSW and Victoria through partnerships with schools including Yea High School, Wodonga Senior Secondary College, Baimbridge College, Yass High School, Heathcote High School, Bendigo Senior Secondary College, North Geelong Secondary College, Greater Shepparton Secondary College, Myrtleford College, and St Columbia Secondary School.

Name

Regional Education Support Network

Legal name

Regional Education Support Network Ltd

Website

https://resn.org.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Regional Education Support Network is an Australian not-for-profit founded in 2018 that provides free online tutoring in VCE/HSC English and Mathematics, plus university open day sponsorship, to Year 11–12 students in rural and regional schools of NSW and Victoria.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Educational Support Services

NAICS

Exam Preparation and Tutoring (611691), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAJADAH

Virtual Tutoring & Academic Intervention (K–12)

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/K–12 Online & Virtual Schools

SECONDARYEDANAGAL

Integrated Tutoring + Learning Content Platforms (Curriculum + Tutors)

Education/Tutoring & Test Preparation/Online/Virtual Tutoring Platforms & Marketplaces

Keywords

• Online tutoring services
• Rural education support
• Nonprofit educational services
• Senior secondary tutoring
• Volunteer tutoring programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Melbourne

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations and Philanthropic Funding: RESN operates as a registered not-for-profit (ABN 17 637 471 937) and relies on donations and philanthropic partnerships to fund its operations. DGR (Deductible Gift Recipient) status is available through donations via the Foundation for Rural Regional Renewal (FRRR). The organisation does not charge students or schools for any of its services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

RESN delivers free online tutoring, asynchronous Q&A support, one-on-one check-ins, and university open day sponsorship to Year 11 and 12 students in rural and regional New South Wales and Victoria. Tutoring is provided by volunteer university student tutors who have personally achieved Band 6 (HSC) or 40+ (VCE) results in their senior secondary certificate, with sessions conducted in small groups of 1–3 students via a monitored online video platform, supplemented by curriculum-aligned English and Maths resources and essay marking support.

Product overview

RESN offers a single unified tutoring service focused on providing free educational support to rural and regional students in Australia. The core offering consists of four integrated components: Video Tutorials (weekly small-group online tutoring sessions in VCE and HSC English and Mathematics), Q&A Support (asynchronous 48-hour response Q&A service), Individual Support (one-on-one check-ins for academic progress monitoring), and University Open Day Sponsorship (funding for regional students to attend university open days). All services are delivered free of charge to students through a volunteer-based model connecting university students as tutors with regional senior secondary students.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Video Tutorials (VT) Weekly online tutoring sessions in VCE and HSC English and Mathematics, delivered in small groups of 1–3 students via RESN's monitored online video platform with flexible evening scheduling and personalised support.
• Q&A Support Asynchronous question and answer service where students submit questions and receive detailed written responses within 48 hours, covering English and Mathematics, with additional subjects available upon demand.
• Individual Support (Check-ins) Regular one-on-one check-ins between tutors and students to review academic progress, discuss challenges, and provide tailored extra support for student success, supplementing the group tutoring sessions.
• University Open Day Sponsorship Sponsorship program that funds regional senior students to attend university open days, providing exposure to higher education opportunities and campus life; available to RESN-tutored students and, in some cases, students at other schools who apply.

Quantifiable outcome

• A Yea High School student achieved a perfect VCE English score of 50 (one of only 94 in a cohort of 35,000) after submitting 46 essays with RESN tutoring support.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ATAR Notes: Online education platform offering HSC and VCE study resources, lectures, and tutoring for senior secondary students in Australia. Direct peer: same curriculum focus (HSC/VCE), similar target demographic, but operates as a paid service.
• Cluey Learning: Australia's largest online tutoring platform offering live, personalised sessions in English, Maths, and other subjects for K-12 students. Direct peer: both deliver online tutoring in Australia, but Cluey is a paid commercial model while RESN is volunteer-driven and free.
• Country Education Foundation of Australia (CEFA): National NFP providing scholarships, grants, and educational support to rural and regional students across Australia. Strong peer: shared mission of reducing geographic inequality in education and serves the same target demographic.
• Smith Family (The): Major Australian children's education charity providing learning support, mentoring, and scholarships to disadvantaged students, including regional communities. Comparable on NFP educational access mission and use of volunteer tutors/mentors.

Broad incumbents

• Art of Smart Education: Established Australian HSC and VCE tutoring, mentoring, and education platform offering online courses, tutoring, and workshops. Comparable to RESN in targeting senior secondary students, but operates as a paid commercial provider.
• Kip McGrath Education Centres: Established franchise network of tutoring centres across Australia (and globally) providing Maths and English tutoring to K-12 students. Comparable subject coverage and target demographic, but RESN is online and free whereas Kip McGrath is in-person and paid.
• Elevate Education: Australia-wide provider of student study skills, motivation, and academic performance programs for secondary schools. Comparable as a partner to regional schools and target demographic, but offers paid workshops rather than subject tutoring.

Others

• Schools Industry Partnership (or Compass Education): Provider of school management and student support software for Australian schools. Not a tutoring peer, but represents an ecosystem enabler that school partners of RESN may use and that could integrate with RESN's services as it scales.

Emerging players

• Australian Indigenous Education Foundation (AIEF): Australian NFP providing educational support and scholarships to Indigenous students, with a focus on tertiary and secondary education pathways. Comparable on access-to-education mission for disadvantaged groups, with overlap in regional and remote communities.
• Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience (AIME): Australian NFP delivering structured mentoring programs to Indigenous high school students to improve educational outcomes and university access. Comparable on mission of addressing educational inequality through volunteer-driven, mentor-led programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/RESNtutoring
• Instagraminstagram.com/resn.org.au
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/resntutoring

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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