Our Lady of The Way Primary School

Emu Plains, NSW

Suburb socio-economic profile

Emu Plains is a middle-income suburb. The median weekly household income is $1,877, and the median age is 41 years citation:2021 Emu Plains, Census All persons QuickStats. The suburb ranks around the 66th percentile for household income across NSW and is assessed as middle-income tier citation:Emu Plains House Prices & Demographics | Shorted. It is a family-oriented area, with 2,263 families and an average household size of 2.6 people, with a mix of white-collar and blue-collar workers citation:2021 Emu Plains, Census All persons QuickStats.

Most common foreign country of birth

Emu Plains is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with 84% of residents born in Australia (16% born overseas) citation:Emu Plains House Prices & Demographics | Shorted. Specific percentages for individual overseas countries of birth were not found in available sources.

Working-parent support

Ambrose Early Learning and Care provides Out of School Hours Care (OSHC) at Our Lady of the Way Primary School, located at 49 Forbes Street, Emu Plains citation:Our Lady of the Way, Emu Plains - Ambrose Early Learning and Care. The service is open from 6:30am to 6:30pm during school terms, offering Before and After School Care for children in Years K-6 citation:Our Lady of the Way, Emu Plains - Ambrose Early Learning and Care. The service also offers all-day care on pupil-free days citation:Our Lady of the Way, Emu Plains - Ambrose Early Learning and Care.

School culture

Our Lady of the Way is a Catholic K-6 school within the Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese system citation:Great Catholic School | OLOW Emu Plains. Named extracurriculars offered include the Year 4 Strings Ensemble, which performs at school events under CAPTIVATE teachers citation:Instagram | OLOW. Students also participate in CSPD Voice of Youth, a public speaking competition for Year 6 students, and NRL taster sessions citation:Instagram | OLOW.

Suburb vibe and groceries

Emu Plains has 19 parks, a library, and local shopping amenities including a Woolworths and an Aldi citation:Emu Plains House Prices & Demographics | Shorted. An Italian Patisserie & Café business has been listed for sale in the area, indicating a specialty European bakery presence citation:Food & Hospitality Businesses For Sale in Emu Plains NSW 2750. Specific specialty or ethnic supermarkets by name were not found in available sources.

Weeknight dining

Itza Mezza Bar & Grill at 91A Great Western Highway serves contemporary Australian cuisine and is family-friendly citation:Itza Mezza Bar & Grill Restaurant - Emu Plains - OpenTable. My Hong Takeaway is a well-regarded takeaway in Emu Plains citation:Where to eat in Penrith: A local's guide - The Western Weekender. Red Rooster Emu Plains at 148-150 Russell Street offers casual chicken takeaway and drive-through dining citation:10 BEST Restaurants in Emu Heights NSW 2750 - Localsearch.

Tuition and enrichment

Schoolola is a tutoring centre serving Emu Plains students with maths tutoring, English tutoring, OC test preparation, selective school coaching, NAPLAN tutoring and HSC support citation:Best Tutoring Centre in Emu Plains NSW - OC, Selective & Maths Tutoring. Aced It Education provides tutoring to Emu Plains students from nearby Glenmore Park and Blaxland locations, offering NAPLAN preparation and primary school tutoring citation:Expert Tutoring near Emu Plains for all ages.

Commute

Emu Plains Station is on the Blue Mountains Line, operated by Sydney Trains. Direct Intercity Trains services run from Emu Plains Station to Central Station every 15-30 minutes, taking approximately 56 minutes citation:Emu Plains to Sydney - 3 ways to travel via train, car, and taxi. For Sydney CBD specifically, the journey is about 1 hour 1 minute, changing at Central Station to reach Wynyard Station citation:Emu Plains Station to Sydney CBD - 3 ways to travel via train.

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