Case Study: Hillbrook Anglican School achieves disciplined planning and sharper financial and enrolment insights with BOARD

Anglican school takes a disciplined approach to planning With BOARD

Hillbrook Anglican School is a co-educational Anglican secondary with about 720 students, 70 teachers and 30 administrative staff. Business Manager David Briggs and Finance Manager Bronwyn Wearne wanted a clearer, data-driven view of the school’s finances and enrolment dynamics so the board could plan for the future, understand costs and profitability by subject and year level, and identify and mitigate operational risks.

They chose the BOARD analytics platform with Professional Advantage to build a “Contribution to Surplus” model and an enrolment analysis tool tied to the school’s TASS data. Delivered quickly and with guided knowledge transfer, the solutions revealed detailed surplus breakdowns, improved budgeting context, and richer enrolment insights across demographics and sibling patterns — enabling more informed planning, risk mitigation and ongoing in-house BI development.

Hillbrook Anglican School

David Briggs

Business Manager