School of the Good Shepherd

Gladstone Park is a middle-income, family-oriented suburb with a median age of 42 and a median weekly household income of $1,452 citation:2021 Gladstone Park, Census All persons QuickStats. It has 2,347 families and 3,237 private dwellings, with 89.2% of dwellings being houses, indicating a predominantly suburban, family-friendly profile citation:Gladstone Park - Westmeadows – SA2 210051245. The suburb has above-average rates of outright home ownership, often associated with a mix of white-collar and blue-collar workers citation:Gladstone Park - Westmeadows – SA2 210051245.

The specific percentage share for the dominant foreign country of birth in Gladstone Park is not found in the available sources. The 2021 Census QuickStats page shows the country-of-birth table is present citation:2021 Gladstone Park, Census All persons QuickStats, but the exact figures for overseas-born residents (e.g., India, Italy) are not provided in the provided snippets. The Australian-born percentage is also not explicitly stated in the provided content.

School of the Good Shepherd offers Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) provided by Extend (operated by MELBOURNE ARCHDIOCESE CATHOLIC SCHOOLS EARLY YEARS EDUCATION LTD) citation:School of the Good Shepherd OSHC, Gladstone Park | ACECQA. Before-school care operates from 6:30 AM to 8:45 AM, and after-school care runs from 3:15 PM to 6:30 PM on Monday–Thursday and from 3:00 PM to 6:30 PM on Friday citation:School of the Good Shepherd OSHC, Gladstone Park | ACECQA. The service has 45 approved places and is rated as Meeting the National Quality Standard citation:School of the Good Shepherd OSHC, Gladstone Park | ACECQA.

School of the Good Shepherd offers a **Private Music Program** run by Creative Music for Schools, covering keyboard, piano, and guitar lessons during school time citation:Extra Curricular Activities | School of the Good Shepherd. Students in Years 3–6 participate in a **Sequential Camping Program**, starting with a one-night/two-day camp in Year 4 and a two-night/three-day camp in Years 5 and 6 citation:Extra Curricular Activities | School of the Good Shepherd. The school also has a **specialist STEM program** as part of its specialist education offerings, along with Health & Physical Education, Italian, Music, and The Arts citation:Specialist Education Programs | School of the Good Shepherd.

Gladstone Park is a suburban area with a local shopping centre, Gladstone Park Shopping Centre, which includes a **Bali Shop** that stocks Indonesian, Malaysian, and Asian grocery foods citation:Bali Shop - Gladstone Park Shopping Centre. For Indian groceries, **Tales of India** offers online delivery and a factory outlet serving the area, providing spices, snacks, and fresh produce citation:Indian Grocery Store Gladstone Park | Free Delivery | Tales Of India. The suburb is approximately 15 km north-west of Melbourne's CBD and has a population of 8,213, with a mix of family amenities citation:GLADSTONE PARK VIC, AU SUBURB PROFILE - FREE REPORT - Smart Property Investment.

For casual weeknight dining, **Ahadu Ethiopian Restaurant & Cafe** (Sunshine) offers Ethiopian cuisine with delivery to Gladstone Park, rated 4.9 citation:Order Pizza in Gladstone Park. **Ari BKK** (Brunswick East) provides Thai food delivery, also rated 4.9 citation:Order Pizza in Gladstone Park. **Chom Chom Thai Cuisine** (Sunshine) is another highly rated Thai option available for delivery citation:Order Pizza in Gladstone Park.

**Kip McGrath Gladstone** offers online English and maths tutoring for primary and secondary students, with lessons available Monday–Friday 9:00 AM–9:00 PM and Saturday 10:00 AM–4:00 PM citation:Gladstone Tuition Centre | Kip McGrath. **Cloud Tuition** provides online tutoring for Years 2–12 in Gladstone Park, covering subjects like Maths Methods and Biology, with lessons available 7 days a week from 9 AM to 9 PM citation:Tutoring Gladstone Park | Online Tutors for Years 2-12 | Cloud Tuition.

Gladstone Park does not have its own train station; the nearest station is Broadmeadows Station on the **Craigieburn line** citation:Gladstone Park to Flinders Street Station - 6 ways to travel via train. The train journey from Broadmeadows to Flinders Street Station takes approximately 50 minutes and runs every 20 minutes citation:Gladstone Park to Flinders Street Station - 6 ways to travel via train. Alternatively, the **line 959 bus** from Flinders Lane/Queen St to International Dr/Mickleham Rd takes about 40 minutes citation:Flinders Street Station to Gladstone Park - 7 ways to travel.