St Francis of Assisi Regional Catholic Primary School

Paddington is an affluent, white-collar suburb in Sydney’s inner east. ABS 2021 Census data shows a median weekly household income of $3,131 per week and a median age of 38, well above the NSW average, with just 0.5% identifying as Indigenous and a small average household size of 2.1 people, indicating a high-income, professional cohort citation:ABS QuickStats. While historically a working-class European suburb, it is now a sought-after family area close to the CBD and parks, though families here are a minority among single adults and childless couples citation:Wikipedia.

The specific dominant foreign country of birth and its exact Australian-born percentage for Paddington were not found in the provided sources. The ABS QuickStats page for Paddington (2021) contains this country-of-birth table, but the relevant data was not included in the search snippet citation:ABS QuickStats.

The on-site OSHC provider at St Francis of Assisi Regional Catholic Primary School is "St Francis Regional Leisure Centre", located at 64 Gordon Street, Paddington, and it provides After School Care and Outside School Hours Care (OSHC). Specific opening hours for this Paddington service were not listed in the provided sources, though the parent body Sydney Catholic Early Childhood Services (SCECS) operates similar services across the archdiocese citation:ChildcareDB citation:SCECS OSHC.

St Francis of Assisi offers a strong music program through the **Amadeus Music Education Program**, where every student receives specialist classroom music instruction citation:Curriculum. The school also runs a dedicated **Choir** that regularly performs, and its specialist physical education teacher coordinates student participation in inter-school sport through the **Sydney Catholic Schools Archdiocesan Primary School Sport** pathway citation:Co-Curricular Activities citation:Choir.

Paddington has a charming, village-like atmosphere with the famous weekend Paddington Markets and leafy streets. For everyday groceries, families can shop at **Harris Farm Markets**, **IGA X-press**, and large outlets from **Coles** and **Woolworths**, all located in or near Paddington citation:Yelp Grocery. Specialty and ethnic grocery options in the immediate suburb were not found in the sources, though nearby Surry Hills hosts **HealthyU** for organic and gluten-free items citation:Local Business Guide.

**Arthur's Pizza Paddington** is a casual, family-friendly Italian pizzeria offering dine-in, takeaway, and home delivery of thin-crust gourmet pizzas citation:Tripadvisor. **Eat Thai**, located at 229 Glenmore Road, Paddington, is another popular spot for relaxed Thai meals citation:Eat Thai. **Love Supreme Paddington** offers pasta, pizza, and small plates with vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free choices, ideal for quick takeaway or casual table service citation:Love Supreme.

**Success Tutoring Paddington** provides personalised English and Maths tutoring mapped to the Australian Curriculum, with holiday programs such as coding and public speaking citation:Success Tutoring. **Schoolola Tutoring Centre** in Paddington specialises in Maths, English, OC test preparation, Selective school coaching, and NAPLAN support citation:Schoolola.

Paddington is served by the **T4 line** on **Sydney Trains**; commuters take the train from **Edgecliff Station** to **Martin Place Station** in the Sydney CBD, a journey of approximately 4 minutes citation:Rome2Rio. Alternatively, the **389 bus route** departs from Glenmore Rd near the Royal Hospital for Women and reaches Town Hall (Park St) in about 12 minutes, also providing direct CBD access via **Central Station** and surrounding stops citation:Rome2Rio.