Monmia Primary School
Keilor Downs, VIC
Suburb socio-economic profile
Keilor Downs is a middle-income, family-oriented suburb with a mix of white-collar and blue-collar workers. The median weekly household income is $1,553 citation:ABS QuickStats 2021. The median age is 42, and the suburb has a high proportion of families, with an average of 0.9 children per household citation:ABS QuickStats 2021.
Most common foreign country of birth
The most common overseas country of birth for residents is not specified in the available sources, but 21.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 63.2% had both parents born overseas citation:2016 Keilor Downs QuickStats. A large proportion of the suburb is born overseas, with Vietnam, India, and Malta being common birthplaces, but exact percentages for Keilor Downs are not available in the provided text.
Working-parent support
Outside School Hours Care at Monmia Primary School is provided by Camp Australia and is located at Copernicus Way, Keilor Downs citation:Camp Australia - Monmia Primary School OSHC. The service offers after-school care from 3:30 pm to 6:30 pm, Monday to Friday, and before-school care hours are not specified in the provided source citation:Camp Australia - Monmia Primary School OSHC.
School culture
Monmia Primary School offers a PMI Music Program, which provides instrumental lessons in keyboard, guitar, and concert band through the Primary Music Institute citation:PMI Music Program. The school also has a Student Leadership Program with House Leaders (Green, Blue, Red, and Gold) who organize sporting activities like House Athletics citation:Student Leadership. Additionally, students participate in Camp Programs, including overnight sleepovers at the school with activities, dinner, and a guest performance citation:Camp Programs.
Suburb vibe and groceries
Keilor Downs has a family-friendly vibe centered around the Keilor Central Shopping Centre, which includes major supermarkets like Coles and ALDI citation:Retail Directory - Keilor Central. For specialty groceries, there is Pacific Asian, an Asian grocery store stocking pantry essentials and snacks, located in the Keilor Central centre citation:Pacific Asian - Keilor Central. There is also Keilor Downs Asian Food, offering takeaway Asian dishes like dim sims and lemon chicken, located at G-047 Keilor Central citation:Keilor Downs Asian Food.
Weeknight dining
For casual family-friendly dining, try Keilor Downs Asian Food at Keilor Central, offering Asian takeaway such as dim sims and Mongolian beef citation:Keilor Downs Asian Food. Another option is Sharma Sweets & Indian Cuisine at 350 Taylors Road, Delahey (near Keilor Downs), serving traditional Indian dishes and sweets citation:Top 118 Restaurants in Keilor Downs. For pizza and pasta, Hometown Pizza & Pasta in nearby Taylors Hill offers gourmet pizzas and creamy mushroom pasta citation:Top 118 Restaurants in Keilor Downs.
Tuition and enrichment
A specific enrichment centre is the Kumon Keilor Downs Education Centre, which offers English and mathematics tutoring programs to help master fundamental skills citation:Kumon Keilor Downs Education Centre. Another option is Innate Tutoring, which provides VCE tutoring in subjects like English, Biology, and Chemistry, with a focus on personalised learning for secondary students citation:Innate Tutoring Keilor Downs.
Commute
The closest train station is Keilor Plains Station on the Sunbury line, served by Metro Trains Melbourne citation:Rome2Rio Flinders Street to Keilor Downs. The train journey from Flinders Street Station to Keilor Plains Station takes approximately 34-38 minutes, with trains departing every 15-20 minutes citation:Rome2Rio Flinders Street to Keilor Downs.
NAPLAN by Subject: How Monmia Primary School Compares
Subject-by-subject results vs the average of 2 nearby schools.
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Sources
- ABS QuickStats 2021
- 2016 Keilor Downs QuickStats
- Camp Australia - Monmia Primary School OSHC
- PMI Music Program
- Student Leadership
- Camp Programs
- Retail Directory - Keilor Central
- Pacific Asian - Keilor Central
- Keilor Downs Asian Food
- Top 118 Restaurants in Keilor Downs
- Kumon Keilor Downs Education Centre
- Innate Tutoring Keilor Downs
- Rome2Rio Flinders Street to Keilor Downs
Generated from web research — for informational purposes only, not professional advice. NAPLAN data from ACARA.