Aldercourt Primary School

Frankston North, VIC

Suburb socio-economic profile

Frankston North is a working-class suburb with a notably low socio-economic profile; the area includes a significant amount of social housing and is described as a "relatively low socio-economic area" citation:Frankston – unfairly tarnished with one brush? | Informed Decisions. According to the 2021 Census, the median weekly household income in Frankston North was $1,128, which is well below the broader Frankston LGA median of $1,653 citation:2021 Frankston North, Census All persons QuickStats. The median age is 37, and the area has a mix of families and singles, with 1,318 families recorded and an average of 0.7 children per household citation:2021 Frankston North, Census All persons QuickStats.

Most common foreign country of birth

Specific country-of-birth percentages for Frankston North were not detailed in the provided search sources; however, the 2016 Census data indicates that 49.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 27.6% had both parents born overseas citation:2016 Frankston North, Census All persons QuickStats. The most up-to-date 2021 data for this specific suburb does not list the dominant overseas country of birth in the available snippets. For a more precise figure, the full 2021 Census Community Profile for Frankston North would need to be consulted.

Working-parent support

Aldercourt Primary School hosts an on-site Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) program named **Elysium OSHC - Aldercourt** citation:Elysium OSHC - Aldercourt in Frankston North, VIC 3200. The service operates before school from 7:00 am to 9:00 am and after school from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm on weekdays citation:Enquire Elysium OSHC - Aldercourt | KindiCare.

School culture

Aldercourt Primary School offers a range of named extracurricular activities including the **Breakfast Club** (Monday to Friday 8:15-8:45 am), an **Interschool Sport Program** for Year 5 and 6 students, and a **Wakakirri** performance program for Years 3-6 citation:What's On? — Aldercourt Primary School. The school also runs a **Lunch Program** providing free meals and an **Aldercourt Sports Academy** for selected students citation:Specialised Learning @ APS.

Suburb vibe and groceries

Frankston North is a residential suburb with family amenities including local parks and a shopping precinct along Frankston-Dandenong Road. For groceries, residents can shop at **Michael's IGA Everyday** or **IGA Friendly Grocers** within the suburb citation:THE BEST 10 Supermarkets and Grocery Stores in Frankston North, Victoria. For specialty groceries, nearby Frankston offers **Mrs Wan's Asian Mart** (20 Wells St, Frankston) and **Frankston Spices Asian Groceries & Takeaway** (37 Deane St, Frankston) citation:Mrs Wan's Asian Mart | Imagine Frankston.

Weeknight dining

For casual family dining, **Frankston Thai Restaurant** (Thai cuisine) offers takeaway and dine-in options in Frankston citation:Frankston Thai Restaurant - Takeaway food - Frankston. Other options include **Beast Burger & Parma** (burgers and parmigiana) and **Dixy Chicken Frankston** (charcoal chicken and chips), both available for takeaway and delivery in the Frankston area citation:Takeaway & Delivery in Frankston | TuckerFox AU.

Tuition and enrichment

**Kumon Frankston Education Centre** provides English and mathematics tutoring programmes for primary and secondary students in Frankston citation:Kumon Frankston Education Centre. Additionally, **Alchemy Tuition** offers one-on-one in-home and online tutoring in the Frankston area, covering a range of subjects for school-aged children citation:Tutoring Frankston // The Best Tutors in Frankston // Alchemy Tuition.

Commute

Frankston North is served by the **Frankston line** on the Metro Trains network. The nearest station is **Frankston Station**, located approximately 5 km south of the suburb. The train journey from Frankston Station to Flinders Street Station in the Melbourne CBD takes approximately **1 hour 5 minutes** to **1 hour 14 minutes**, with services running every 15 minutes citation:Train Flinders Street to Frankston from $4 | Rome2Rio. For bus connections within the suburb, routes such as the 775 and 776 connect to Frankston Station.

NAPLAN by Subject: How Aldercourt Primary School Compares

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