Engaging the Digital School Community
While most school leaders are Gen X and can remember a world before the internet and mobile phones, most school parents are digital natives. To …
Catchment Analysis
Share of catchment is the best indicator of future enrolments, but it is not the only consideration. In working with different schools, it is apparent …
Key inflection points in school enrolments
School enrolments are a lag indicator of school success, because the cause of the change in enrolment numbers precedes the change by months and even …
What are the leading indicators of future school enrolments?
The difficulty with enrolments being a measure of past school performance (lag indicator) is that it raises the question – “what are the leading indicators …
School Enrolments – Reversing Decline
A common problem inherited by an incoming school principal is declining enrolments. Unfortunately, it is often just one of a number of issues that they may …
Building On A School Community’s Common Ground
While diversity is getting a lot of consideration, it is most often what we have in common that provides the foundations on which we can …
Who’s decision is it – the changing structure of schools
Ten, even five years ago school Principal’s had far greater autonomy in the operation of the school and the selection of business partners and suppliers. …
Understanding the Australian Schools Market
Many businesses falsely assume that schools are an easy target market. They see schools as homogenous, numerous, contactable, well-funded and recession proof. The reality is …
Engaging a new generation of parents
Lots of school leaders talk about the difficulties in engaging parents post COVID. While COVID was certainly a circuit breaker, a bigger factor might be …
Seeds of decline often sown in good times
Schools are often judged by their enrolment numbers. While it is definitely a key indicator it is often a lag indicator, with the seeds of …