Greenhouse Creative

The work we did

Project Overview

Marsden Park Anglican College is a thriving, independent school located in the rapidly growing and richly diverse region of North West Sydney. The College places learning at the highest regard, with a strong focus on developing students who leave as confident leaders ready to make a meaningful impact on the world.

With recent expansion into a senior school, MPAC was entering an exciting new phase and needed a digital presence that reflected its growth, vision, and excellence in education.

Challenges

The existing website had become overly complex, with too many moving parts and a confusing structure that made it difficult for users to find key information. Its visual design felt basic, utilitarian, and overly youthful, lacking the sophistication and polish needed to represent the College’s evolving identity and academic standards.

MPAC wanted to reposition its online presence to better reflect its maturity and excellence, while still capturing the warmth and pioneering spirit that defines the school community.

Aims and Goals

• Launch a new website to coincide with MPAC’s rebrand and senior school expansion.

• Establish the website as a marketing tool for prospective families, designed to inspire confidence and encourage enrolments.

• Reflect the school’s image as professional, established, and forward-thinking.

• Create a design that feels classic and sophisticated, yet fresh and pioneering — with a subtle sense of energy and curiosity.

• Improve navigation and user experience, making it easy for parents, students, and staff to find key information.

Scope of Work

Service

• Website design and development
• Ongoing support, hosting, and maintenance

Platforms Used

Silverstripe CMS: fully custom build tailored to the school’s needs

Special Features and Integrations

• Integrated fees and enrolment information
• Links to Enrol HQ and online application forms 
• Dynamic news and blog functionality
• Implementation of a virtual campus tour for prospective families 

Process

Our Approach to the Project

We began with a discovery session to understand the College’s goals, audiences, and the new brand direction. The focus was on translating MPAC’s values — learning, leadership, and community — into a website that balanced tradition with modernity.

Through close collaboration with the school’s marketing and leadership teams, we developed a website structure that simplified navigation and presented content logically for different audiences: prospective families, current parents, and students.

We also worked with MPAC’s virtual tour provider to seamlessly embed the experience within the website, giving families an engaging way to explore the campus online.

Outcome

The result is a modern, sophisticated website that reflects Marsden Park Anglican College’s position as a leading school in Sydney’s North West. The clean layout, intuitive navigation, and engaging content structure make it easy for visitors to explore the College’s offerings and ethos from pre-kindergarten through to Year 12.

The website successfully captures the essence of the new MPAC brand — classic yet fresh, confident yet approachable — helping position the College as a school of excellence and a pioneer in the region’s growing educational landscape.