Box Hill North Primary School
Box Hill North, VIC
Suburb socio-economic profile
Box Hill North is a middle-to-upper-income, largely family-oriented suburb. The median weekly household income in Box Hill North is $1,920, and the median age is 39 years citation:2021 Box Hill North, Census All persons QuickStats. The suburb has 4,958 families and an average of 0.8 children per household, indicating a strong family presence.
Most common foreign country of birth
Box Hill North is predominantly Australian-born. According to the 2021 Census, 57.5% of residents were born in Australia, with the most common overseas country of birth being China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) at 6.4%, followed by India at 6.6% citation:The Hills Shire Demographic and Community Insights.
Working-parent support
Box Hill North Primary School offers Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) provided by Camp Australia, operating under the name KidsCo OSHC citation:Camp Australia – Before and After School Care. Specific hours of operation were not found in the provided search snippets, but Camp Australia typically offers before and after school care, pupil free day care, and school holiday programs.
School culture
Box Hill North Primary School runs lunchtime clubs including **choir**, **karaoke club**, and **Kelly Sports Dance** citation:Music & Performing Arts. The school also offers instrumental lessons in guitar, violin, drums, and keyboard/piano during school hours citation:Music & Performing Arts.
Suburb vibe and groceries
Box Hill North is a quiet, leafy suburb with easy access to the bustling Box Hill Central shopping precinct. For Asian groceries, families can visit **KFL Supermarket** (890 Canterbury Road, Box Hill) or **Hu Hui Supermarket** inside Box Hill Central citation:Box Hill KFL citation:Hu Hui Supermarket. There are also Indian grocery options such as Tales of India for online delivery citation:Indian Grocery Store Box Hill.
Weeknight dining
Family-friendly dining in nearby Box Hill includes **Holy Basil Thai** for Thai cuisine, **DC Dumpling Specialist** for Chinese dumplings, and **Grill'd** for healthy burgers citation:Discover Affordable Dining. For a quick takeaway, **Dumpling King** offers Chinese dumplings and is well-rated on TripAdvisor citation:THE 10 BEST Takeaway Restaurants.
Tuition and enrichment
Families can access **Matrix Education** at 6 Ellingworth Parade, Box Hill, which offers tutoring for VCE subjects citation:Box Hill Tutoring. Another option is **RL Education**, a leading tutoring centre in Box Hill providing K-12 tutoring across all subjects including VCE and IB citation:RL Education.
Commute
Box Hill North is served by **Box Hill Station** on the **Belgrave** and **Lilydale** train lines citation:Flinders Street Station to Box Hill. The train journey from Box Hill Station to Flinders Street Station in the Melbourne CBD takes approximately **27 minutes** citation:Box Hill to Flinders Street Station.
NAPLAN by Subject: How Box Hill North Primary School Compares
Subject-by-subject results vs the average of 4 nearby schools.
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Sources
- 2021 Box Hill North, Census All persons QuickStats
- The Hills Shire Demographic and Community Insights
- Camp Australia – Before and After School Care
- Music & Performing Arts
- Box Hill KFL
- Hu Hui Supermarket
- Indian Grocery Store Box Hill
- Discover Affordable Dining
- THE 10 BEST Takeaway Restaurants
- Box Hill Tutoring
- RL Education
- Flinders Street Station to Box Hill
- Box Hill to Flinders Street Station
Generated from web research — for informational purposes only, not professional advice. NAPLAN data from ACARA.