Mary Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School
Greenvale, VIC
Suburb socio-economic profile
Greenvale is a middle-to-upper-income, primarily family-oriented suburb. The median weekly household income is $2,262 (87.1st percentile nationally), and 72.2% of homes have four or more bedrooms, reflecting a market dominated by owner-occupiers with mortgages (55%) citation:GDP.com.au; citation:DA Leads Australia. The median age is 35, younger than the national median of 38, and the suburb has a very low rental rate of 12.5% citation:ABS QuickStats 2021.
Most common foreign country of birth
The dominant overseas birthplace in Greenvale is India, accounting for 3.2% of residents citation:GDP.com.au. However, the suburb is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with 89.9% of residents born in Australia citation:GDP.com.au.
Working-parent support
Mary Queen of Heaven partners with Big Childcare to provide Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) citation:Before & After Care. The Before School program runs from 7:00–8:30am daily, and the After School program runs from 3:00–6:00pm on Monday–Tuesday and 3:15–6:00pm on Wednesday–Friday citation:Before & After Care.
School culture
Mary Queen of Heaven offers several named extracurriculars, including an Instrumental Music Program (keyboard, guitar, and singing lessons by external professionals) citation:Extra-Curricular Activities. Lunchtime clubs include a Crochet Club and a Library Club citation:Newsletter Term 2 Week 1. Students in Years 3–6 can participate in extra sporting activities such as Athletic Carnivals and Cross Country Carnivals citation:Extra-Curricular Activities.
Suburb vibe and groceries
Greenvale is a car-dependent family suburb with a high rate of detached housing (97%) and large blocks citation:DA Leads Australia. Local supermarkets include a Coles at 1-11 Greenvale Drive and a Woolworths at 8-34 Gladstone Park Drive citation:Yellow Pages. For specialty groceries, Philmart Asian Groceries is located at Shop 24, 250 Somerton Road, Roxburgh Park (nearby) citation:Yellow Pages.
Weeknight dining
Several casual, family-friendly takeaway options are available in Greenvale. **Jessie's Pizza (Greenvale)** serves pizza citation:TuckerFox. **Tek Kebab (Greenvale)** offers kebabs and wraps citation:TuckerFox. **Greenvale Charcoal Chicken** provides chicken and chips citation:TuckerFox.
Tuition and enrichment
A specific tutoring centre near Greenvale is **New Era Education**, located at 21 Cityside Drive, Mickleham (approximately a 10-minute drive from Greenvale) citation:New Era Education. Another option is **Ezy Math Tutoring**, which provides in-home maths and English tutoring across Greenvale citation:Ezy Math Tutoring.
Commute
Greenvale does not have a train station; the nearest station is Broadmeadows on the **Craigieburn line**. From Broadmeadows, the train trip to Flinders Street Station takes approximately 30 minutes citation:Metro Trains Timetable. To reach Broadmeadows, residents typically take the **Route 484 bus** from Greenvale, and the combined bus and train journey to Flinders Street takes about 1 hour and 8 minutes citation:Rome2Rio.
NAPLAN by Subject: How Mary Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School Compares
Subject-by-subject results vs the average of 4 nearby schools.
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Sources
- GDP.com.au - Greenvale VIC
- DA Leads Australia - Greenvale profile
- ABS QuickStats 2021 - Greenvale (Vic.)
- Before & After Care - Mary Queen of Heaven
- Extra-Curricular Activities - Mary Queen of Heaven
- Newsletter Term 2 Week 1 - Mary Queen of Heaven
- Yellow Pages - Supermarkets Greenvale
- TuckerFox - Takeaway Greenvale
- New Era Education - Greenvale
- Ezy Math Tutoring - Greenvale
- Metro Trains Timetable
- Rome2Rio - Greenvale to Flinders St
Generated from web research — for informational purposes only, not professional advice. NAPLAN data from ACARA.