St Joseph the Worker School

Reservoir, VIC

Suburb socio-economic profile

Reservoir is a middle-income, established suburb with a median weekly household income of $1,541 and a median age of 38, according to the 2021 Census citation:2021 Reservoir (Vic.), Census All persons QuickStats. The area is a mix of families and singles, with 13,259 families and a population density of 2,926 persons per square km citation:Reservoir - id's community profiles. Employment type (white-collar vs. blue-collar) is not explicitly stated in the provided sources.

Most common foreign country of birth

The specific most common overseas country of birth and its percentage share for Reservoir are not detailed in the supplied research context. The 2021 Census QuickStats for Reservoir (SAL22161) would contain this data, but it is not included in the available snippets citation:2021 Reservoir (Vic.), Census All persons QuickStats. The proportion of Australian-born residents is also not provided in the excerpts.

Working-parent support

Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) at St Joseph the Worker School is provided by MACSEYE (Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools Extended Years Education) citation:Enrolment | St Joseph the Worker Reservoir. Specific operating hours for before-school, after-school, and vacation care are not listed in the available school pages. The school directs families to contact the office for further details.

School culture

The available sources for St Joseph the Worker School do not name specific extracurricular clubs, sports teams, or programs. The school’s learning page describes a music program that includes singing, body percussion, and playing tuned and untuned instruments citation:Our Learning | St Joseph the Worker Reservoir. No other named activities (e.g., Breakfast Club, Kitchen Garden, or inter-school sport) were found in the provided context.

Suburb vibe and groceries

Reservoir offers diverse grocery options, including Broadway Asian Supermarket Toko at 264 Broadway, which specialises in Indonesian and Asian goods citation:Broadway Asian Supermarket Toko, and Star India Spices & Groceries at 3 Edwardes Street citation:Indian Grocery Stores Reservoir, VIC. Marco Fine Foods & Groceries on Broadway provides organic and gourmet produce with an in-store butcher and bakery citation:Marco Fine Foods & Groceries, Reservoir. Major shopping centres include Broadway Shopping Centre and Reservoir Village.

Weeknight dining

For casual family-friendly takeaway, Bam Bams Fried Chicken & Burger on Broadway offers fried chicken and burgers citation:Takeaway & Delivery in Reservoir, VIC 3073. Phon Pi Sai is a popular Thai restaurant in Reservoir known for balanced flavours citation:Cheap Eats in Reservoir (2026). Indian Accent on High Street serves Indian fine dining suitable for takeaway or dine-in citation:Indian Accent.

Tuition and enrichment

Two specific tutoring centres in Reservoir are The Tutor Place at 21 Taylor Avenue, offering general tuition citation:Tuition Tutoring in Reservoir, VIC 3073, and InsideMath Tutoring Services, which provides mathematics support citation:Tuition Tutoring in Reservoir, VIC 3073. Cluey Learning also offers online tutoring for Reservoir students citation:Tutoring Reservoir / Top Private Primary & High School Tutors.

Commute

Reservoir is served by the Mernda line on the Metro Trains network, with trains running from Reservoir Station to Flinders Street Station every 20 minutes. The typical travel time is 29 minutes citation:Reservoir to Flinders Street Station. An alternative bus route (line 251) takes approximately 66 minutes.

NAPLAN by Subject: How St Joseph the Worker School Compares

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

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