Surrey Hills Primary School
Surrey Hills, VIC
Suburb socio-economic profile
Surrey Hills is an affluent, white-collar suburb with a strong family orientation. The median weekly household income is $2,503, and the median age is 42 years, indicating a mature, established population citation:2021 Surrey Hills Census QuickStats. The suburb attracts families, professionals, and retirees, with a high proportion of couples with children and a low unemployment rate citation:Surrey Hills suburb profile.
Most common foreign country of birth
The most common overseas country of birth is not specified in the available search results. The suburb is predominantly Australian-born, but the exact percentage is not provided in the sources we examined.
Working-parent support
Surrey Hills Primary School offers Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) provided by **TheirCare**. TheirCare operates before school from **7:00am** and after school until **6:00pm**, and bookings can be made online through their website citation:Surrey Hills Primary School - Community.
School culture
Surrey Hills Primary School provides a range of named extracurricular activities, including an **instrumental music program**, a **school band**, and a **choir** citation:2024 Annual Report. Students also participate in inter-school sports competitions such as summer and winter district sports, as well as school swimming and athletics events citation:Specialists Subjects.
Suburb vibe and groceries
Surrey Hills offers a leafy, family-friendly atmosphere with parks like **Surrey Park** and a thriving café culture citation:Surrey Hills suburb profile. For grocery shopping, **Tales of India** provides online home delivery of Indian spices, snacks, and groceries to Surrey Hills citation:Indian Grocery Store Surrey Hills. Additional supermarkets are available along Union Road and nearby Box Hill, which has a large Asian grocery precinct.
Weeknight dining
Family-friendly dining options in Surrey Hills include **Hellenis** (Mediterranean/Greek cuisine), **Old Kingdom Peking Duck Restaurant** (Chinese), and **Tuong Long** (Vietnamese) citation:TripAdvisor Restaurants in Surrey Hills. These venues offer takeaway and casual dining in a relaxed setting.
Tuition and enrichment
Local tutoring centres include **Success Tutoring Surrey Hills**, which provides personalised academic support with 24/7 access to resources citation:Success Tutoring Surrey Hills. Another option is **NumberWorks'nWords Balwyn**, a long-established maths and English tuition centre a short drive away citation:Tutors in Surrey Hills.
Commute
Surrey Hills is served by **Chatham Station** on the **Belgrave and Lilydale train lines**. The journey to Flinders Street Station takes approximately **21 minutes**, with trains running every 20 minutes during peak times citation:Surrey Hills to Flinders Street Station. Alternatively, **Union Station** also provides direct services to the city in about 24 minutes.
NAPLAN by Subject: How Surrey Hills Primary School Compares
Subject-by-subject results vs the average of 8 nearby schools.
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Sources
- 2021 Surrey Hills, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics
- Surrey Hills, VIC 3127 Suburb Profile | CompoundInvest
- Surrey Hills Primary School - Community
- 2024 Annual Report to the School Community
- Surrey Hills Primary School - Specialists Subjects
- Indian Grocery Store Surrey Hills | Tales Of India
- THE 10 BEST Restaurants in Surrey Hills (TripAdvisor)
- Success Tutoring Surrey Hills
- THE BEST 10 Tutors in Surrey Hills, Victoria
- Surrey Hills to Flinders Street Station | Rome2rio
Generated from web research — for informational purposes only, not professional advice. NAPLAN data from ACARA.