How we make a difference
ASCA is a not-for-profit member association focused on maximising school purchasing effectiveness. Its surplus funds go to charities that support the education of vulnerable children.
Tailored solutions that work
With a member base of over 8,500 schools, ASCA focuses on improving school financial outcomes by using its significant buying power to bring savings and improved service to schools and school canteens.
ASCA’s expertise in purchasing and logistics enables it to select suppliers that provide the best value package to schools and canteens, including:
- Access to suppliers that understand the school market and have leading brands
- ASCA negotiated prices, discounts, and value adds
- Superior service
- Independent advice from ASCA as a trusted and independent adviser
- Use of ASCA’s partner regional distributors to minimise deliveries into the school
Membership that works for you
ASCA provides two services for member schools. Full service and school service. Both these memberships supply and distribute products and services.
Our suppliers
Canteen members enjoy access to our extensive supplier portfolio through our ‘one-stop-shop’ distributors, which ensures the best selection of brands and products and great savings from hand-picked distributors.
Exclusive member access to best brands and prices on a broad range of school supplies, from cashless online ordering systems, school furniture, photocopier paper, resources and computer equipment.
Access exclusive savings, discounts and special offers from brands you know and love like The Good Guys Commercial, Bonds, Accor Hotels and so much more – available to all school staff and volunteers.
We’ve been using ASCA to streamline our ordering needs and can’t imagine working without it.
Candice Wu
Canteen Manager, Sisyphus
ease contact ASCA on 1800 219 556 or office@asca.com.au if you would like a full copy of the ASCA Annual Report.
Meet the people who make it work
Our story & commitment
ASCA is a unique not-for-profit association of over 8,500 Australian schools focused on maximising purchasing effectiveness and financial outcomes for its members.
ASCA has been working with Australian schools for over 45 years. Originally founded in Melbourne in 1979 with just 16 schools, ASCA now has over 8,500 member schools in all states and territories. Since its inception, ASCA has saved many millions of dollars for its member schools.
As a not-for-profit organisation, ASCA donates all its surplus funds to charities that support the education of vulnerable school-aged children.