Holy Eucharist School

St Albans, VIC

Here’s a compact, family‑facing eight‑point briefing for Holy Eucharist School (St Albans VIC). Each item gives the core fact(s) with a primary citation.

1) Suburb socio‑economic profile

St Albans is lower‑to‑middle income compared with Victoria: median weekly household income $1,205 (Victoria median ~$1,759), and a median age of 36 — a relatively young, family‑oriented suburb with many households and higher rental tenancy than the state average citation:2021 St Albans QuickStats citation:2021 Victoria QuickStats.

2) Most common overseas birthplace

Vietnam is the largest overseas birthplace in St Albans (≈21.5% of residents), with only about 32.5% born in Australia — a strong Vietnamese community presence citation:St Albans, Victoria - Wikipedia citation:2021 St Albans QuickStats.

3) Working‑parent support (OSHC)

Holy Eucharist has on‑site OSHC run by Camp Australia: before school, after school and vacation care are offered (Camp Australia listing; service approval shows before/after/vacation care and ~60 approved places) citation:Camp Australia — Holy Eucharist School OSHC citation:ACECQA service listing.

4) School culture — extracurriculars (2–3 specific items)

- Italian LOTE program across all years citation:Specialist - Holy Eucharist.

- Music program (fortnightly music lessons; instruments include xylophones, drums, boomwhackers, ukuleles) citation:Specialist - Holy Eucharist.

- STEM activities (robotics/Beebots, coding tools, Chromebook use for projects) citation:Specialist - Holy Eucharist.

5) Suburb vibe and groceries (≈2 sentences)

St Albans is a busy, multicultural western‑Melbourne suburb with family parks, community services and a strong Vietnamese and broader Asian retail strip along Main Road East. Notable specialty/ethnic grocers include KFL Supermarkets (Asian food specialist on Main Rd East) and local Asian Food Store listings on Hatfield Rd — handy for Vietnamese/Asian ingredients citation:KFL Supermarkets citation:Asian Food Store listing.

6) Weeknight dining — 2–3 family takeaway/dining options

- Pizza Il Padrinos (Italian/pizza/pasta on Main Rd East) — family friendly citation:Pizza Il Padrinos.

- Banh Mi Viet (popular Vietnamese banh mi/takeaway on Main Rd East) — good for quick family meals citation:Banh Mi Viet — DoorDash listing.

- St Albans Kebabs / local kebab and fish & chip takeaways on Main Rd East for casual weeknight options citation:St. Albans Kebabs — DoorDash citation:LocalBusinessGuide takeaways.

7) Tuition and enrichment near the school

Local options include KT Education Centres (Melbourne tuition centre network with a St Albans location) and tutoring services/platforms such as Cluey Learning and Cloud Tuition offering maths/English support for primary students citation:KT Education Centres citation:Cluey Learning St Albans listing.

8) Commute — train time to Melbourne CBD (Flinders Street)

St Albans has a Metro train station; direct trains to Flinders Street typically take about 25–35 minutes depending on service/time of day (typical advertised journey ~27–31 minutes) citation:Metro Trains — St Albans station citation:St Albans Station → Flinders St — Rome2rio.

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NAPLAN by Subject: How Holy Eucharist School Compares

Subject-by-subject results vs the average of 9 nearby schools.

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Sources

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