Our Lady of the Way School

Petrie is a suburban area in the City of Moreton Bay, with a population of 8,722 at the 2021 Census (Petrie, Queensland - Wikipedia). For the surrounding Commonwealth Electoral Division (CED326), the median weekly household income is $1,640 and the median age is 39, indicating a mix of working families and established households (2021 Petrie, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics).

The specific top overseas country of birth for Petrie is not explicitly stated in the provided ABS QuickStats snippet. The table for "Country of birth of mother" is referenced, but the actual top response is not detailed in the source material available (2021 Petrie, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics).

The provided sources do not name a specific outside school hours care provider for Our Lady of the Way School. However, a related Catholic school (Our Lady of Lourdes) indicates that Catholic Early EdCare operates OSHC for Brisbane Catholic Education schools, so it is likely the same provider here, though specific hours are not listed in the available material (Contact Outside School Hours Care (OSHC)).

Our Lady of the Way School implements **Play is the Way**, a practical methodology for teaching social and emotional learning through guided play and classroom activities (Play is the Way). The same page also lists **The Arts** as an extra-curricular activity, providing a creative outlet for students (Play is the Way).

Petrie's town centre, centred on the Gympie Road, Dayboro Road, and Anzac Avenue junction, includes retail, post, commerce, and health establishments, plus a police, fire, and ambulance presence (Petrie, Queensland - Wikipedia). No specific specialty or ethnic grocers in Petrie were named in the provided sources, though the town centre's retail mix would likely include standard supermarket options.

Families can enjoy the **Petrie Hotel Bistro**, open seven days for lunch and dinner with a kids' menu and a playground (Dining — Petrie Hotel, Petrie, QLD). **Domino's Pizza** at Shop 2, 1004 Anzac Avenue offers pizza delivery and takeaway (Domino's Pizza PETRIE Queensland), and **Lai Lai Chinese Restaurant** at 1006 Anzac Ave is a popular local for takeaway Chinese (LAI LAI CHINESE RESTAURANT, Petrie - Tripadvisor).

**NumberWorks'nWords Petrie** provides maths and English tuition for children aged 5 to 15, located at Shop 3/996 Anzac Avenue, with programs following the Australian curriculum (NumberWorks'nWords Petrie | LinkedIn). **Ezy Math Tutoring** also offers qualified in-home maths and English tutors in Petrie, with a 100% Good Fit Guarantee (56 Maths Tutors in Petrie | Ezy Math Tutoring).

Petrie railway station is on the **North Coast railway line**, providing regular **Queensland Rail** City network services to Brisbane and Ipswich, as well as the Redcliffe Peninsula line (Petrie, Queensland - Wikipedia). Petrie is 30.6 km north of the Brisbane CBD, and a typical train journey to **Central Station** takes roughly 30–40 minutes via Translink services.