Glen Huntly Primary School

Glen Huntly is an affluent, white-collar suburb with a median weekly household income of $1,877, well above the national median citation:2021 Glen Huntly QuickStats. The median age is 35, and the area has a mix of families and singles, with households most commonly couples without children citation:Landchecker. A significant percentage of residents are employed in professional and managerial roles citation:CompoundInvest.

The specific dominant overseas country of birth is not stated in the available ABS QuickStats pages for Glen Huntly. However, 2016 Census data shows that 65.4% of residents had both parents born overseas, indicating a highly multicultural community citation:2016 Glen Huntly QuickStats. The 2021 Census reports that only 20.7% of people had both parents born in Australia citation:2021 Glen Huntly QuickStats.

Glen Huntly Primary School offers On-Site Before and After School Care delivered by TheirCare. The program operates every school day from 7:00 am to 9:00 am and 3:30 pm to 6:00 pm, and also runs on curriculum days and during school holidays citation:Before & After School Care – GHPS. Children are provided with breakfast, afternoon tea, and snacks, and are safely escorted to and from classrooms.

Glen Huntly Primary School offers a wide range of named extracurricular activities. These include the **Choir** (Grades 2–6), the school rock band **“The Party Hats”** (Grades 5–6), and a **Chess Club** open to all skill levels citation:Extra Curricular activities – GHPS. The school also runs a **Hens Care Program** where students care for the school’s four hens citation:Extra Curricular activities – GHPS.

Glen Huntly has a village feel with parks such as Glen Huntly Park and Booran Reserve, and a thriving café culture. For specialty groceries, **Heng Sheng Asian Grocery** at 1126 Glen Huntly Road stocks a wide range of Asian products citation:Heng Sheng Asian Grocery. **Subiksha Indian Grocery Store** and **Indian Big Bazaar** are also located in the suburb, offering Indian, Asian, and Nepali groceries citation:Subiksha Indian Grocery citation:Indian Big Bazaar.

Families can enjoy casual takeaway from **Burger Bliss** (1170 Glen Huntly Road), which serves burgers and fast food citation:OzFoodHunter. **Garlic & Greens** (1168 Glen Huntly Road) offers modern Australian cuisine, and **Huntly Dumplings** (1161 Glen Huntly Road) is a popular Chinese dumpling spot citation:Uber Eats. All are located on Glen Huntly Road.

**Cloud Tuition** provides online tutoring for Years 2–12, with personalised support in schoolwork, assessment, and exam preparation citation:Cloud Tuition Glen Huntly. **Top of the Class Private Home Tutoring** offers in-home tutoring programs tailored to each child’s learning style and strengths citation:Top of the Class. Both services are available to Glen Huntly families.

Glen Huntly is served by **Glen Huntly Railway Station** on the **Frankston line**. The direct train journey to Flinders Street Station takes approximately 31 minutes, with services running every 15 minutes citation:Rome2Rio. The station is within walking distance of the school.