AngliSchools

AngliSchools, formerly known as the Anglican Schools Commission, is an Australian Anglican education network established in 1985 after a resolution of the Perth Diocesan Synod of the Anglican Church of Australia. Its founding purpose was to develop affordable Christian education in the Anglican tradition, with particular attention to accessibility for disadvantaged children and students with disabilities. The organisation began in Western Australia and later expanded beyond the state, entering Victoria and New South Wales from 1998. By the beginning of the 2025 school year, the network comprised sixteen schools across three Australian states. The schools collectively served approximately 17,500 students and employed more than 2,500 staff as of 2024. AngliSchools operates as a coordinating and support organisation rather than as a conventional centrally managed school corporation. Its member schools are not directly controlled by AngliSchools. Instead, each school is governed by its own school council, with representation drawn from Anglican church, parent and wider community sources. AngliSchools establishes policies and procedures covering broad areas of education, administration and management, providing a common framework while allowing individual schools to retain their own governance structures and local identity. The network's institutional identity combines Anglican affiliation, school-based governance and a stated commitment to comparatively accessible Christian education. Its activities are therefore focused on operating and supporting schools rather than selling conventional consumer products. Services include educational provision, school governance support, management frameworks and the development or acquisition of Anglican schools. AngliSchools is headquartered at Mount Claremont in Perth, on the campus of Wollaston Theological College. Peter Laurence serves as chief executive officer, while the organisation operates under the oversight of Kay Goldsworthy, Archbishop of Perth. The available reference material does not provide a separate commercial ownership structure, revenue figures, current fee levels or a complete list of the sixteen schools.

AngliSchools was created in 1985 following a resolution of the Perth Diocesan Synod of the Anglican Church of Australia. Its original mandate was to help establish affordable Christian education consistent with the Anglican tradition and to make that education available to disadvantaged children and children with disabilities. The organisation initially concentrated its activity in Western Australia. Over time, it founded or acquired sixteen schools. From 1998 onward, its activity expanded into Victoria and New South Wales, creating a multi-state network while retaining its Anglican institutional identity. AngliSchools developed a governance model that distinguishes its network role from the direct operation of individual schools. Member schools are governed by their own councils, whose membership is drawn from church, parent and community constituencies. AngliSchools provides policies, procedures and organisational support across education and management, but does not directly control the member schools in the manner of a single centralised school operator. As of 2024, the network's schools collectively had more than 2,500 staff and 17,500 students. At the beginning of the 2025 school year, the network comprised sixteen schools in Western Australia, Victoria and New South Wales. Its headquarters are in Mount Claremont, Perth, on the Wollaston Theological College campus. Peter Laurence is identified as chief executive officer, with oversight from Kay Goldsworthy, Archbishop of Perth. The available reference material does not document the names, opening dates or detailed histories of all member schools. It also does not establish a separate corporate ownership structure, financial performance, fee policy or a detailed account of later strategic decisions. Accordingly, the organisation is best described as an active Anglican education network and coordinating body rather than as a conventional consumer-facing commercial brand.

1. 2025Sixteen-school network confirmed

   At the beginning of the 2025 school year, AngliSchools had sixteen schools operating across Western Australia, Victoria and New South Wales.

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2. 2024Network reports more than 2,500 staff and 17,500 students

   The schools in the network collectively employed more than 2,500 staff and served approximately 17,500 students.

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3. 1998Expansion beyond Western Australia begins

   The organisation began expanding its school network into Victoria and New South Wales after its initial Western Australian phase.

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4. 1985Anglican Schools Commission established

   The Perth Diocesan Synod of the Anglican Church of Australia passed the resolution that established the organisation, initially called the Anglican Schools Commission.

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A church-affiliated Australian school network positioned around Anglican Christian education, local school governance and broad access to schooling, including support for disadvantaged students and children with disabilities.

• Anglican Christian schoolingPrimary and secondary education1985

  AngliSchools supports a network of schools delivering education within the Anglican Christian tradition. The network's founding rationale emphasised affordable access and inclusion of disadvantaged children and children with disabilities. Individual schools retain their own councils and local operating identities, while AngliSchools provides common policies and management procedures.

• School network governance and supportEducation services1985

  Rather than functioning solely as a direct school operator, AngliSchools supplies a coordinating framework for member schools. Its policies and procedures cover a wide range of educational and management matters, supporting schools whose own councils include church, parent and community representatives.

• School development and acquisitionEducation network expansion1985

  Since its establishment, AngliSchools has founded or acquired sixteen schools. This development activity began in Western Australia and later extended to Victoria and New South Wales, helping form the organisation's current three-state network.

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