St Mary of the Cross Catholic Primary School

Point Cook is a middle-to-upper-middle-income, family-oriented suburb with a median weekly household income of $2,392 and a median age of 33 citation:2021 Point Cook, Census All persons QuickStats. It has 18,022 families and an average of 1.8 children per family, reflecting a strong family demographic. The workforce is predominantly white-collar, with many residents employed in professional, managerial, and administrative roles.

The most common overseas country of birth is not explicitly listed in the available Census data, but Point Cook is notably multicultural with a large Indian-born community. ABC News reports that the suburb has a significant Indian Fijian population and also notes a relatively large Papua New Guinean presence citation:Census 2021 data reveals Australia's most multicultural suburbs and growing diversity - ABC News. The presence of numerous Indian grocery stores further supports the strong Indian community citation:Indian Grocery Shops in Point Cook, VIC.

Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) at St Mary of the Cross Catholic Primary School is provided by OSHClub citation:St Mary of the Cross Catholic Primary School | OSHClub. The service operates before school from 6:30am to 8:45am and after school until 6:00pm (hours confirmed by KindiCare for the centre) citation:St Mary of the Cross OSHClub - Point Cook 3030. Vacation care is also available.

The school’s website states it offers a “wide range of extracurricular activities,” but specific named programs are not listed in the available sources citation:Home - St Mary of the Cross Catholic Primary School Point Cook. The Parents and Friends Community (PFC) organises social events like school discos and trivia nights, but these are community fundraisers rather than student extracurriculars citation:PFC - St Mary of the Cross Catholic Primary School Point Cook. For named extracurriculars, please contact the school directly, as the provided materials do not include details.

Point Cook has a vibrant, family-friendly atmosphere with a mix of parks, schools, and shopping centres. Stockland Point Cook shopping centre houses specialty grocers such as **East West Marketplace** (Asian and multicultural groceries) and **Glory Asian Grocery** citation:East West Marketplace - Point Cookcitation:Stores. Independent Indian grocery stores like **Karma Indian Grocery Store** and **India Supermarket Point Cook** also serve the community citation:Indian Grocery Shops in Point Cook, VIC.

Families have several casual dining options in Point Cook. **Priya Indian Cuisine** (Shop 2/300 Point Cook Rd) offers authentic North Indian dishes with takeaway and dine-in citation:Priya Indian Cuisine - Point Cook. **Kampung Story** (45/300 Point Cook Rd) serves Malaysian-Asian food and is popular for family takeaway citation:Order Thai Food in Point Cook. For pizza and fish-and-chips, **Jessie’s Pizza** is a local favourite, as noted on TripAdvisor citation:THE 10 BEST Restaurants in Point Cook.

Two well-known tutoring centres in Point Cook are **Success Tutoring Point Cook** (Suite 706, 2 Main St, Stockland Shopping Centre) and **Pre Uni Victoria Tutoring** (also located in Point Cook). Success Tutoring offers personalised programs for primary and high school students, while Pre Uni Victoria provides NAPLAN and selective school test preparation citation:Point Cook Tutoring – Success Tutoringcitation:Point Cook Tutoring | Best Primary & High School Tutors Melbourne.

The nearest train station to Point Cook is **Williams Landing Station** on the **Werribee line**. The train journey from Williams Landing to Flinders Street Station takes approximately **50 minutes** citation:Point Cook to Melbourne - 3 ways to travel via train, taxi. Trains run every 20 minutes during peak times, and a single fare costs about $8.