St Raphael's School

Preston West is a middle-income, established suburb with a median weekly household income of $1,970 citation:2021 Preston - West, Census All persons QuickStats. The median age is 38, and the area has 3,323 families with an average of 1.7 children per family with children, indicating a strong family presence citation:2021 Preston - West, Census All persons QuickStats. The population is 12,696, with a workforce occupation breakdown not detailed in available sources, but the suburb is part of the City of Darebin citation:2021 Preston - West, Census All persons QuickStats.

The available sources do not provide a specific percentage for the dominant overseas country of birth for Preston West. However, the broader Preston (Vic.) area has 95.6% non-Indigenous population, and the census data for Preston West does not list top countries of birth in the provided QuickStats citation:2021 Preston (Vic.), Census All persons QuickStats. The percentage of Australian-born residents is not explicitly stated in the provided snippets for the specific Preston West area.

St Raphael’s School offers Out of School Hours Care (OSHC) managed by MACSEYE, a subsidiary of Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools citation:MACSEYE - St Raphael’s Primary School. Before School Care operates Monday–Friday from 7:00am to 8:50am, and After School Care runs Monday–Friday from 3:30pm to 6:00pm citation:MACSEYE - St Raphael’s Primary School. Vacation Care is also available during school holidays citation:St Raphael's OSHC, Preston West | ACECQA.

Extracurriculars at St Raphael’s School include a school choir, competition sporting activities, and an Instrumental Music Program offering lessons in piano, drums, guitar, and singing during school hours citation:Student Wellbeing - St Raphael’s Primary School citation:Our Story - St Raphael’s Primary School. The school also integrates initiatives like the Berry Street Education Model and the Resilience Project citation:Student Wellbeing - St Raphael’s Primary School.

Preston West is part of a vibrant, family-friendly community with access to Preston Market, which hosts specialty grocers such as ARC Asian Grocer offering packaged goods and fresh produce citation:ARC Asian Grocer – Preston Market. Other nearby options include Dong Thinh International Food Store and Shi Dai Asian Supermarket, both located in Preston Central citation:Dong Thinh International Food Store - Preston Central citation:Shi Dai Asian Supermarket - Preston Central.

Family-friendly casual takeaway options in Preston include Lui Boss at Preston Market for Korean cuisine and Phon Pi Sai on the Preston-Reservoir border for Thai food citation:r/melbourne on Reddit. Takeaway pizza is also available at a spot noted on Mamma Knows North, though the specific name is not provided in the snippets citation:takeaway pizza, preston — mamma knows north.

S & S Math Tutors is a specific tutoring service located at 9 Parker Street, Preston citation:35 BEST local Tuition & Tutoring in Preston, VIC | Yellow Pages®. Kumon Northcote Education Centre is another option nearby at 542 High Street, Northcote, offering maths and reading programs citation:35 BEST local Tuition & Tutoring in Preston, VIC | Yellow Pages®.

The nearest train station to Preston West is Preston Station on the Mernda line citation:Train Flinders Street Station to Preston from $4 | Tickets & Timetables | Rome2Rio. The typical train travel time from Preston Station to Flinders Street Station in the Melbourne CBD is approximately 24 minutes citation:Preston to Flinders Street Station - 4 ways to travel via train.