Financial management is the key to a successful tuckshop, whether your goals are to simply cover costs, offer a service for students or to make a profit for the school community. Key areas of financial management include controlling staff levels, monitoring cost of incoming goods and maintaining a suitable average mark up.

If you are a member, QAST has a Financial Consultancy Service that is free. Download the application form to get started.  We will analyse your profit and loss statement, determine industry markers and benchmark these against well performing tuckshops. For a more in depth review of your entire operation you can organise a site visit by booking a Tuckshop Tuneup either online, by phone 07 33241511 or admin@qast.org.au. There is a fee of $750 (plus travel if you are outside Sounth East Qld). Review the brochure for more information.

You will find many member resources in this section that support good financial management of the tuckshop, along with some available to non members as well.

Tuckshop Turnaround Project

In 2019 and 2020 QAST worked with 21 schools and tuckshops across Queensland to develop some resources to assist in turning around tuckshop finances. This work was funded by the Department of Education and is available to all. To access this information follow the link.