Templeton Primary School
Wantirna, VIC
Here’s a concise, family‑facing eight‑point briefing for Templeton Primary School (Wantirna). I used ABS 2021 QuickStats / community profile and local suburb sources for items 1–2 and local school/site listings for school items. Each data point is one short fact/snippet with its source.
1) Suburb socio‑economic profile (2–3 sentences)
- Middle‑income, family‑oriented suburb with a higher median age (41) than metropolitan Victoria and a strong married/household profile — many households are families rather than young singles. citation:2021 Wantirna QuickStats (SAL22685)
- Local occupation mix shows a large share of professionals and clerical/administrative workers (professionals ~22%) consistent with a white‑collar/mixed white‑collar profile. citation:Wantirna Demographics (LocalStats)
2) Most common foreign country of birth
- Majority Australian‑born (≈65%); the top overseas country is England (about 3.5% of residents), followed closely by China (≈3.4%) and Malaysia (≈2.7%). citation:Wantirna Demographics (LocalStats)
(ABS QuickStats confirms the area is predominantly Australian‑born and links to the full country‑of‑birth tables.) citation:2021 Wantirna QuickStats (SAL22685)
3) Working‑parent support (OSHC)
- Templeton Primary has onsite OSHC run by Camp Australia (before care and after care plus holiday programs). Check Camp Australia/Templeton listing for session times and fees. citation:Camp Australia — Templeton Primary School
- The service is also listed on the federal StartingBlocks child‑care directory. citation:Camp Australia — Templeton on StartingBlocks
4) School culture — 2–3 specific extracurriculars
- Chess Program (Grades 1–6) — school runs a chess program and enters district/regional competitions. citation:Extra Curricular | Templeton Primary School
- Instrumental Music Program / Performing Arts (weekly specialist music; Year 6 musical and regular music lessons such as recorder/ukulele). citation:About | Templeton Primary School
(Also offers specialist classes including Chinese language, Art, ICT and PE.) citation:About | Templeton Primary School
5) Suburb vibe and groceries (≈2 sentences)
- Wantirna is a quiet, established outer‑east suburb with family parks and easy access to the Westfield Knox shopping precinct for groceries and services — a practical family suburb rather than an inner‑city lifestyle area. citation:Wantirna Demographics (LocalStats) citation:Westfield Knox / Coles Woolworths listings (local)
- Local specialty/ethnic grocers include KFL (Asian supermarket), Win Hing Asian Grocery and Divya Indian Groceries serving Wantirna/Wantirna South. citation:KFL Supermarkets (The Asian Food Specialist) citation:Win Hing Asian Grocery (Win Hing) citation:Divya Indian Groceries (directory)
6) Weeknight dining — 2–3 casual family options (standout cuisines)
- Catalina Kitchen — relaxed, family‑friendly local eatery/pizza. citation:Catalina Kitchen
- Benny Boys Pizza (Wantirna South) — local pizza/takeaway for families. citation:Benny Boys Pizza (Wantirna South)
- Tandoori Corner — local Indian takeaway/dine‑in option (noted local takeaway choice). citation:Tandoori Corner — Menu
(Regional takeaway listings also show Ajisen Ramen, Kinn Thai and other family takeaways in Wantirna South.) citation:Wantirna South takeaway directory (AGFG)
7) Tuition and enrichment (1–2 centres)
- Kumon Wantirna South (Westfield Knox area) — maths & English programmes for primary students. citation:Kumon Wantirna South Education Centre (Kumon search)
(There are other local private tutors/centres listed in local directories, but Kumon is the clear named centre in search listings.)
8) Commute — train/bus estimate to Melbourne CBD (Flinders Street)
- Wantirna does not have a train station in the suburb; travel typically uses local buses (SmartBus route 901 and others) to a nearby station (e.g., Ringwood or Heatherdale) and then a train to Flinders Street. citation:Station St/Wantirna Rd — Transport Victoria (bus stop / route 901) citation:Rome2rio — Melbourne to Wantirna travel options (train + bus combinations)
- Typical door‑to‑door commute by bus + train to Flinders Street is roughly 50–65 minutes off‑peak (bus to the nearest train station ~10–20 min + train ~35–45 min depending on interchange and service). This is an estimate — use PTV journey planner for exact trip times from your address and time of day. citation:Belgrave line / Metro Trains (for Ringwood/Belgrave/Lilydale line times)
If you’d like, I can:
- Pull the exact ABS community profile table for “Country of birth — Top responses” (downloadable Excel) and paste the raw top 10 list, or
- Run a quick PTV journey planner lookup from a specific Wantirna address/postcode and a departure time to give a precise door‑to‑door commute time.
Which (if any) of those two would you prefer?
NAPLAN by Subject: How Templeton Primary School Compares
Subject-by-subject results vs the average of 3 nearby schools.
Year 3
Year 5
Sources
- 2021 Wantirna QuickStats (SAL22685)
- Wantirna Demographics (LocalStats)
- Camp Australia — Templeton Primary School
- Camp Australia — Templeton on StartingBlocks
- Extra Curricular | Templeton Primary School
- About | Templeton Primary School
- KFL Supermarkets (The Asian Food Specialist)
- Win Hing Asian Grocery (Win Hing)
- Divya Indian Groceries (directory)
- Catalina Kitchen
- Benny Boys Pizza (Wantirna South)
- Tandoori Corner — Menu
- Wantirna South takeaway directory (AGFG)
- Kumon Wantirna South Education Centre (Kumon search)
- Station St/Wantirna Rd — Transport Victoria (bus stop / route 901)
- Rome2rio — Melbourne to Wantirna travel options (train + bus combinations)
- Belgrave line — Metro Trains
Generated from web research — for informational purposes only, not professional advice. NAPLAN data from ACARA.