St Oliver Plunkett's School

Pascoe Vale is a middle- to upper-middle-income, family-friendly suburb. According to the 2021 Census, the median weekly household income is $2,025, and the median age is 36 citation:2021 Pascoe Vale, Census All persons QuickStats. The suburb has a mix of working professionals and dual-income households, with owner-occupiers making up approximately 58% of households citation:Pascoe Vale Suburb Profile 2026. The population is 18,171, with 4,878 families citation:2021 Pascoe Vale, Census All persons QuickStats.

The most common overseas country of birth is Italy, with 2.7% of residents born there citation:2021 Pascoe Vale, Census All persons QuickStats. Other significant overseas-born communities include Lebanon (2.1%) and Vietnam (1.4%) citation:Pascoe Vale Suburb Profile 2026. Australian-born residents make up 65.2% of the population citation:2021 Pascoe Vale, Census All persons QuickStats.

St Oliver Plunkett's School offers Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) provided by Extend. Before School Care runs from 7:00am to 8:45am, and After School Care runs from 3:30pm to 6:00pm citation:St Oliver Plunkett Primary School - Extend Before and After School Care. Holiday care is also available from 7:00am to 6:00pm citation:St Oliver Plunkett Primary School - Extend Before and After School Care.

St Oliver Plunkett's School offers a range of extracurricular activities, though specific named programs are not detailed in available sources. The school's community page mentions that students are offered activities like painting, craft, and reading during Before and After School Care citation:Community - St Oliver Plunkett - Pascoe Vale. Further named extracurriculars (e.g., specific sports teams, band, choir, instrumental program, Kitchen Garden, or Breakfast Club) were not found in available sources.

Pascoe Vale has a strong community feel with tree-lined streets and family-friendly amenities citation:Pascoe Vale Suburb Profile 2026. Local supermarkets include FoodWorks Pascoe Vale at 173 Derby Street and IGA Friendly Grocers at 440-442 Gaffney Street citation:THE BEST 10 Supermarkets and Grocery Stores in Pascoe Vale South, Victoria. For specialty groceries, Pascoe Vale Road Market offers a variety of fresh produce and international foods citation:PASCOE VALE ROAD MARKET - Grocery store in Glenroy.

Casual, family-friendly dining options in Pascoe Vale include Ciccio Pizza for Italian cuisine, Cookhouse Burgers for burgers, and Veloce Pizza Pasta & Grill for Italian dishes citation:Restaurants in Pascoe Vale,VIC With Takeaway. All of these offer takeaway options for busy weeknights.

A specific tutoring centre in Pascoe Vale is Kip McGrath Pascoe Vale, located at 1/266 Sussex Street, which offers professional tuition in Maths and English for primary and secondary students citation:KMEC Pascoe Vale Tuition Centre. Another option is Ezy Math Tutoring, which provides in-home and online maths tutors in the area citation:55 Maths Tutors in Pascoe Vale.

Pascoe Vale Station is on the Craigieburn train line. A direct train from Pascoe Vale Station to Flinders Street Station takes approximately 27 minutes and runs every 20 minutes citation:Pascoe Vale Station to Flinders Street Station. This makes for a convenient and quick commute to Melbourne's CBD.