Frankston East Primary School

Frankston is a middle-to-lower income suburb with a mix of white-collar and blue-collar workers. The median weekly household income is $1,653, and the median age is 39 citation:2021 Frankston, Census All persons QuickStats. Frankston Central and Frankston North have relatively low socio-economic scores (SEIFA disadvantage), while nearby Sandhurst is more advantaged citation:SEIFA by profile area | Frankston City. The area includes a significant proportion of families, with 37,590 families recorded in the 2021 Census citation:2021 Frankston, Census All persons QuickStats.

The suburb is predominantly Australian-born, with 71.0% of residents born in Australia according to the 2021 Census citation:2021 Frankston, Census All persons QuickStats. The most common overseas country of birth is England at 3.9% of the population citation:2021 Frankston, Census All persons QuickStats.

Frankston East Primary School offers Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) provided by **Camp Australia** citation:Before & After School Care. The program runs Monday to Friday, from 6:30am to 9:00am (before school) and from 3:15pm to 6:30pm (after school) citation:Before & After School Care. Holiday programs are also available through Camp Australia at other nearby venues.

Frankston East Primary School offers several named extracurriculars, including a **Band program** (keyboards, bass, guitar, drums, vocals), a **Choir** that meets at lunchtime on Tuesdays, and a **Running Club** that meets before school once a week citation:Music & Performing Arts citation:Monitoring and assessment - 2024%20-%202024%20-%20AIP%20-%20Actions%20Outcomes%20and%20Monitoring.pdf). The school also runs daily clubs including Lego, chess, book club, fitness, and netball citation:Monitoring and assessment - 2024%20-%202024%20-%20AIP%20-%20Actions%20Outcomes%20and%20Monitoring.pdf).

Frankston has a suburban, family-oriented vibe with coastal access, including the Frankston Waterfront and a prominent central shopping area. Specialty grocers include **MicMacs Oriental Grocer** for Asian ingredients citation:MicMacs Oriental Grocer | Frankston VIC, **Mrs Wan’s Asian Mart** at 20 Wells Street, and **Frankston Spices Asian Groceries & Takeaway** citation:Imagine Frankston citation:Frankston Spices Asian Groceries & Takeaway, Frankston. Mainstream supermarkets like Woolworths and Coles are also available.

Family-friendly takeaway and dining options include **Frankston Thai Takeaway** for authentic Thai cuisine citation:Frankston Thai Takeaway, Frankston, **Mr Frankie** for modern Australian cafe food (lunch and brunch) citation:Restaurants in Frankston,VIC With Takeaway, and **Geonbae Korean BBQ** for Korean cuisine citation:Restaurants in Frankston,VIC With Takeaway. Many of these offer takeaway and delivery services.

**Kip McGrath Frankston**, located at Lot 3 (Shop 4), 300 Heatherhill Road, provides in-centre tutoring in English and maths for primary and secondary students, using qualified teachers and individual learning plans citation:KMEC Frankston Tuition Centre | Kip McGrath. **Alchemy Tuition** offers one-on-one in-home and online tutoring for Frankston families, matching students with screened tutors with no lock-in contracts citation:Tutoring Frankston // The Best Tutors in Frankston // Alchemy Tuition.

Frankston is on the **Frankston line** of Melbourne’s Metro Trains network, with trains operating from **Frankston Station** directly into **Flinders Street Station** in the CBD citation:Train Flinders Street to Frankston from $4 | Tickets & Timetables. The typical journey time is approximately **1 hour 5 minutes**, with trains departing every 15 minutes citation:Train Flinders Street to Frankston from $4 | Tickets & Timetables. All services are direct with no transfers required.