Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

Randwick, NSW

Suburb socio-economic profile

Randwick is an affluent, predominantly white-collar suburb. The 2021 Census for the Randwick suburb (SAL13325) records a median weekly household income of $2,422 and a median age of 36, with 29.6% of households earning $3,000 or more per week according to the Randwick City Council community profile citation:2021 Randwick, Census All persons QuickStats. On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Randwick scores 1149 and sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally, indicating high advantage citation:Randwick NSW Zoning, Bushfire & Planning Overlays - LayeredGeo. Families make up a noticeable share — 5.4% of residents are aged 0–4 and 4.8% are aged 5–9 — though the suburb also has a strong singles/young-adult presence, with 22.2% of residents aged 25–34 citation:2021 Randwick, Census All persons QuickStats.

Most common foreign country of birth

The specific percentage breakdown for country of birth in the Randwick suburb was not found in the available sources; the ABS QuickStats page for Randwick (SAL13325) does not display the Country of Birth table in the provided content citation:2021 Randwick, Census All persons QuickStats. However, the suburb is not overwhelmingly Australian-born — 94.2% of residents are non-Indigenous, and Randwick is known for a large overseas-born population, particularly from China, England, and Indonesia, though exact figures are not provided here. For the broader Randwick City LGA, the ABS QuickStats also do not show the country-of-birth table in the supplied extract citation:2021 Randwick, Census All persons QuickStats.

Working-parent support

The school's Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) is provided by **Camp Australia Pty Limited** at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Primary School, 193 Avoca St, Randwick citation:Camp Australia - Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Primary School OSHC. During school terms, before-school care runs 07:00–08:30 on weekdays and after-school care runs 15:00–18:00 on weekdays, with holiday care from 07:00–18:30 citation:Camp Australia - Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Primary School OSHC | ACECQA. The service has 150 approved places and also offers pupil-free day care citation:Camp Australia - Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Primary School OSHC.

School culture

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart describes itself as a high-performing school in academic, sports, and creative arts domains, with NAPLAN results consistently higher than comparable schools citation:Learning and Achievement | Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Randwick. All students from Years 2–6 engage in a weekly Enrichment Program covering named activities including **Robotics**, **Coding**, **Drone flying**, and **Choir** citation:Learning Approach | Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Randwick. The school also participates in Sydney Catholic Schools athletics championships and promotes sport participation broadly citation:sport | Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Randwick.

Suburb vibe and groceries

Randwick has a lively village feel centred on Belmore Road and the Royal Randwick Shopping Centre (73 Belmore Road), which hosts **Miracle Supermarket**, stocking Asian kitchen and household items from Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam citation:Royal Randwick Shopping Centre. Nearby specialty grocers include **Randwick Oriental Supermarket** at Shop 3/57-63 Belmore Rd, Randwick, offering a wide range of Asian grocery items and fresh produce citation:Randwick Oriental Supermarket - Randwick Store, and **Punsuk Asian Grocery** at 3/5 Belmore Rd, Randwick, specialising in Thai and Japanese products citation:Punsuk Asian Grocery. A second Randwick Oriental branch at 500 Anzac Parade, Kingsford, emphasises Indonesian products citation:RANDWICK ORIENTAL SUPERMARKET - KINGSFORD STORE.

Weeknight dining

Randwick offers several casual, family-friendly options. **Sugarcane** (Asian, Thai) is the top-rated restaurant in Randwick on Tripadvisor citation:THE 10 BEST Restaurants in Randwick. **Ayam Penyet RIA** is a popular Indonesian casual dining spot listed among Randwick restaurants citation:Search Restaurants and Bars in NSW, Sydney, Randwick. **Bombay Bloomers Randwick** offers Indian dining with takeaway available and is described as family-friendly and wheelchair accessible citation:Bombay Bloomers Randwick - Online Dining.

Tuition and enrichment

**Recognition Learning** at 30 Blenheim Street, Randwick, provides one-on-one tutoring in Maths, English, and Science for Kindergarten to Year 12, along with educational psychology assessments citation:Tutoring — Recognition Learning. **Success Tutoring Randwick** offers personalised English and Math tutoring mapped to the Australian Curriculum, plus school holiday programs including public speaking, learn to code, creative writing, typing, and multiplication courses citation:Tutoring Randwick | Primary & High School Tutors.

Commute

Randwick is served by the **L2 Randwick Line** of the CBD and South East Light Rail, connecting Circular Quay to Randwick with a station at Randwick citation:Getting around Sydney – travel information. The light rail from Randwick station to Bridge Street station in the Sydney CBD takes approximately **28 minutes**, with services every five minutes citation:Randwick to Sydney CBD - 5 ways to travel. Alternatively, the **374X bus** from Carrington Rd At Alison Rd to Chifley Tower, Bent St in the CBD takes about **25 minutes** citation:Randwick to Sydney CBD - 5 ways to travel.

Generated from web research — for informational purposes only, not professional advice. NAPLAN data from ACARA.