Kingston Heath Primary School

Cheltenham, VIC

Suburb socio-economic profile

Cheltenham is a middle-to-upper-income suburb with a median weekly household income of $1,919 and a median age of 40, based on the 2021 Census citation:2021 Cheltenham (Vic.), Census All persons QuickStats. Families make up a significant proportion of the population, with 6,569 families out of 23,992 residents citation:2021 Cheltenham (Vic.), Census All persons QuickStats. The suburb is located 19 km southeast of Melbourne in the City of Kingston and is described as having experienced gentrification and steady property growth citation:Cheltenham, VIC 3192 Suburb Profile | Buyers Agency | Real Estate - CompoundInvest.

Most common foreign country of birth

The provided sources do not explicitly state the dominant overseas country of birth or its percentage for Cheltenham (Vic). The 2021 Census QuickStats page includes this data but it is not displayed in the available snippets citation:2021 Cheltenham (Vic.), Census All persons QuickStats. The same source indicates that 96.4% of residents are non-Indigenous, but the country-of-birth breakdown is not shown.

Working-parent support

Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) at Kingston Heath Primary School is not detailed in the provided sources. The school’s website snippets do not mention an OSHC program or provider citation:Kingston Heath Primary School. For context, nearby Cheltenham Primary School partners with Camp Australia for OSHC, but this is a different school citation:Camp Australia Before and After School Care (OSHC) | Cheltenham Primary School.

School culture

Kingston Heath Primary School offers several named extracurriculars. These include Interschool Sport, with teams such as Hot Shots Tennis and Girls Soccer citation:Interschool Sport | Kingston Heath Primary School, Instrumental Music Lessons provided by the local music school Poco Music citation:Instrumental Music Lessons | Kingston Heath Primary School, and a student-run ‘Kingston Music Madness’ music club citation:Junior Mayor Competition | Kingston Heath Primary School.

Suburb vibe and groceries

Cheltenham offers family-friendly amenities such as Cheltenham Park, Kingston Heath Reserve, and the Bay Trail for walking and cycling citation:Cheltenham, VIC 3192 Suburb Profile | Buyers Agency | Real Estate - CompoundInvest. Specialty grocery options include Orient-Asia Foods for Asian and Halal groceries citation:Orient-Asia Foods | Cheltenham | Facebook, and Spices & Saree Bazaar for Indian, Pakistani, and Sri Lankan groceries citation:Indian Grocery Stores Cheltenham, VIC. Tales of India also provides online Indian grocery delivery to the suburb citation:Indian Grocery Store Cheltenham | Free Delivery | Tales Of India.

Weeknight dining

Family-friendly takeaway options include Out4Thai for Thai cuisine citation:THE 10 BEST Takeaway Restaurants in Cheltenham - Tripadvisor, Pizza Roma for pizza citation:THE 10 BEST Takeaway Restaurants in Cheltenham - Tripadvisor, and Magic Pizza for pizza, parmas, and pasta citation:Cheltenham's #1 Local Pizza Takeaway | Pizza, Parmas & Pastas. All are well-reviewed and offer casual dining or takeaway.

Tuition and enrichment

Success Tutoring has a centre in Cheltenham offering personalised learning support and 24/7 access to academic resources citation:Cheltenham – Success Tutoring. Other local tutoring options may exist but are not detailed in the provided sources.

Commute

Cheltenham is served by Cheltenham Station on the Frankston line. Metro Trains Melbourne runs direct trains to Flinders Street Station every 15 minutes, with an average travel time of 45 minutes and a fare of approximately $4 citation:Train Cheltenham to Flinders Street Station from $4 | Tickets & Timetables | Rome2Rio.

NAPLAN by Subject: How Kingston Heath Primary School Compares

Subject-by-subject results vs the average of 4 nearby schools.

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