St Macartan's School

Mornington, VIC

Here’s a concise, family-facing eight‑point briefing for St Macartan’s School (Mornington). I ran one targeted search per item and used primary ABS/profile and school pages where available.

1) Suburb socio‑economic profile

- Mornington skews older and established (median age 50) with many married/partnered households and a sizeable retiree cohort; household incomes are moderate‑to‑solid (median weekly household income $1,451). citation:2021 Mornington QuickStats (ABS)

2) Most common foreign country of birth

- Mornington is predominantly Australian‑born (≈77%); the largest overseas birthplace is England (≈9.3%). citation:Mornington, Victoria - Wikipedia (cites ABS)

3) Working‑parent support (OSHC)

- Yes — onsite Outside School Hours Care is provided at St Macartan’s via TeamKids (before‑school, after‑school and holiday programs). citation:St Macartan's TeamKids (school page) citation:TeamKids venue listing

4) School culture / extracurriculars (2–3 items)

- Performing Arts (choir & band) — active music/choir and band programs. citation:St Macartan's Curriculum Areas citation:Senior School Choir & Band video

- Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden program (Years 3–4). citation:St Macartan's Curriculum Areas

(Also specialist Italian and Physical Education classes listed on the school site.) citation:St Macartan's Curriculum Areas

5) Suburb vibe and groceries (≈2 sentences)

- Mornington is a seaside, family‑friendly town with a popular foreshore, Mothers Beach and a large playground/park on the foreshore — good for kids and weekend family outings. citation:Mornington Park (Mornington Peninsula Shire)

- Main Street has major supermarkets (Coles, Woolworths, ALDI/FoodWorks listings) and local specialty grocers — examples include Tully’s Corner (specialty/European items) and local Asian grocery listings on Peninsula business guides. citation:Mornington supermarkets directory (Yellow Pages) citation:Tully's groceries

6) Weeknight dining (2–3 casual/family options)

- GoFish — local fish & chips / souvlaki (beach‑end takeaway). citation:GoFish Mornington

- DOC Pizza & Mozzarella Bar — popular Main Street pizza (family friendly). citation:DOC Pizza & Mozzarella Bar (OpenTable)

- Ferraro’s Pizzeria — Sicilian/Italian pizza option on the Peninsula. citation:Ferraro's Pizzeria

7) Tuition and enrichment (1–2 nearby centres)

- Kip McGrath Mornington — local tuition centre (maths & English tutoring). citation:Kip McGrath Mornington

- Essential Learning & Tutoring — Mornington Peninsula tutoring and learning support. citation:Essential Learning & Tutoring

8) Commute (train substitution + estimated travel time)

- Mornington has no train station; the realistic commute is bus to Frankston then train to Flinders Street. Typical door‑to‑door public‑transport travel time is about 1 hour 40–50 minutes (example estimates ~1h47), depending on connection timing. citation:PTV bus 785 / bus services to Frankston citation:Mornington → Flinders Street travel estimate (Rome2rio)

NAPLAN by Subject: How St Macartan's School Compares

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

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