Selby Primary School

Selby is an affluent, family-oriented suburb with a median weekly household income of $2,282, well above the Victorian median citation:2021 Selby, Census All persons QuickStats. The median age is 40, and the suburb has a high proportion of families, with 461 families and an average of 1.8 children per family for those with children citation:2021 Selby, Census All persons QuickStats. Employment profile data (white-collar vs blue-collar) was not explicitly found in available sources.

Selby is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with 96.2% of residents identifying as non-Indigenous, though the specific Australian-born percentage is not explicitly stated in the source snippets citation:2021 Selby, Census All persons QuickStats. The most common overseas country of birth is not listed in the provided snippets.

Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) at Selby Primary School is provided by Camp Australia citation:Outside of Hours School Care - Selby Primary School. The operating hours are: Before School Care from 7:00 AM to 8:45 AM, and After School Care from 3:30 PM to 6:00 PM, Monday through Friday during school terms citation:Camp Australia - Selby Primary School OSHC | ACECQA.

The school offers a range of named extracurriculars, including an annual House Sports day (combining athletic and novelty events) and a swimming program for all students citation:Physical Education - Selby Primary School. Students also participate in district, division, and state events through School Sport Victoria and can play golf, table tennis, and badminton citation:Physical Education - Selby Primary School.

Selby is a quiet, leafy suburb in the Dandenong Ranges, popular with families seeking a community feel. There are no specialty or ethnic supermarkets explicitly named within Selby in the provided sources; however, nearby Belgrave (approx. 5 km away) offers options like the Belgrave Supermarket. For broader Asian groceries, residents may travel to Ferntree Gully or Knox, but specific stores in Selby are not found.

Selby has limited casual dining options; nearby Belgrave offers several family-friendly choices. Named options include Jalan Alor (Malaysian cuisine, available for delivery via TuckerFox) and Belgrave Fish and Chips, both located in Belgrave citation:Takeaway & Delivery in Selby, VIC 3159 | TuckerFox AU. These are casual takeaway/delivery options suitable for families.

Cluey Learning offers personalised, state-curriculum-aligned tutoring specifically for students at Selby Primary School citation:Selby Primary School | Cluey Learning. Additionally, Ezy Math Tutoring provides in-person private chemistry tutors in the Selby area, with tutors including primary school teaching specialists citation:20 Chemistry Tutors in Selby | Ezy Chemistry Tutoring.

Selby does not have its own train station; the nearest is Belgrave Station on the Belgrave Line citation:Selby to Melbourne - 3 ways to travel via train, car, and taxi. The estimated train travel time from Belgrave Station to Flinders Street Station in the Melbourne CBD is approximately 1 hour and 27 minutes citation:Selby to Melbourne - 3 ways to travel via train, car, and taxi.