Heany Park Primary School

Rowville, VIC

Suburb socio-economic profile

Rowville is a middle-to-upper-income, family-oriented suburb. The 2021 Census shows a median weekly household income of $2,205, above the Victorian average, and a median age of 41, indicating an older family demographic citation:2021 Rowville, Census All persons QuickStats. The suburb has a high proportion of families, with 9,779 families and an average of 1.8 children per family citation:2021 Rowville, Census All persons QuickStats. The workforce is primarily white-collar, with a significant number of professionals and managers, though specific occupation data is not provided in the available snippets.

Most common foreign country of birth

Rowville is predominantly Australian-born. The 2021 Census indicates that 63.6% of residents were born in Australia citation:2021 Rowville, Census All persons QuickStats. The most common overseas country of birth is England, but its exact percentage share is not specified in the available search snippets.

Working-parent support

Heany Park Primary School offers Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) through OSHClub citation:Heany Park Primary School | OSHClub. The 'Rise then Shine' program runs from 7:00 AM until the school bell, and the 'Stay and Play' program runs from bell time until 6:30 PM citation:Heany Park Primary School | OSHClub. Holiday programs, called 'Holiday HQ', are also available from 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM citation:Heany Park Primary School | OSHClub.

School culture

Heany Park Primary School offers a diverse array of named extracurricular activities. Students can join the school's **Choir**, which meets at lunchtime, and participate in **inter-school sport** competitions including Swimming, Athletics, Cross Country, Basketball, AFL, and Cricket citation:Learning | Heany Park Primary Schoolcitation:Heany Park Primary School Newsletter August 25, 2022 Edition 14. The school also runs a **Lap Club** for running endurance training citation:HEADING 8 4 March 2021 1 SPECIALIST LEARNING IN THE CLASSROOM.

Suburb vibe and groceries

Rowville has a suburban, family-friendly feel with ample local amenities. For grocery shopping, there are several specialty options including **Spice World** (Asian grocery) at 2/1221 Stud Road, and **Rowville Supermarket** (a Ritchies IGA) at Shop 18, 1100 Wellington Road citation:Asian grocery store in Rowvillecitation:Rowville Supermarket - Ritchies. Additionally, **CQV Online Indian Grocery Store** caters to the Indian community citation:CQV Online Indian Grocery Store Rowville, Melbourne.

Weeknight dining

Several casual, family-friendly dining options are available in Rowville. **Eating House** offers modern Australian cuisine with a kids-eat-free promotion on certain nights citation:Eating House - Restaurant Cafe Bar Functions Catering Pizza Rowville. **Big Al's Pizza - Rowville** is a popular choice for pizza takeaway citation:Takeaway in Rowville - Order Food Delivery Near Me | Uber Eats. **Dosa Hut** provides Indian food for takeaway or delivery citation:Indian Restaurant Near Rowville | Indian Food Takeaway Menu Rowville - Dosa Hut.

Tuition and enrichment

There are specific tutoring centres available for local families. **DW Tuition** provides one-on-one tutoring in Maths, English, and VCE subjects at its Rowville centre citation:Group & Private Maths Tutoring Rowville | DW Tuition. **Success Tutoring** also offers one-on-one diagnostic assessments and tutoring in English and Math for Rowville students citation:Tutoring Rowville | Primary & High School Tutors.

Commute

Rowville does not have a train station. Residents typically use bus services to connect to nearby train stations. For example, taking a bus from Rowville to **Glen Waverley Station** (on the Glen Waverley line) takes about 10-15 minutes, and then the train from Glen Waverley to **Flinders Street** station takes approximately 27 minutes citation:Rowville to Flinders Street Station - 5 ways to travel via train. The total journey time from Rowville to the Melbourne CBD is generally around 35-45 minutes by public transport or about 24 minutes by car citation:Flinders Street Station to Rowville - 6 ways to travel via train.

NAPLAN by Subject: How Heany Park Primary School Compares

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

Year 3

Year 5

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