St Columba's School

Elwood is an affluent, family-friendly inner suburb with a median weekly household income of $2,096 (above the national median of $1,746) citation:2021 Elwood, Census All persons QuickStats. The median age is 38, and the population includes 15,153 people with a mix of young families, professionals, and singles citation:2021 Elwood, Census All persons QuickStats. The suburb has a beachside village character, with a high proportion of white-collar workers and a median house price of $2.31 million (June quarter 2025) citation:Elwood VIC 3184 - Suburb Profile.

The specific percentage for overseas-born residents in Elwood is not available in the provided sources. However, 2021 Census data for Elwood shows that 94.0% of residents are non-Indigenous, and the median age is 38, but the Australian-born percentage is not explicitly stated in the search results citation:2021 Elwood, Census All persons QuickStats. For the dominant overseas-born country, please refer to the full Community Profile from the ABS for Elwood.

Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) availability at St Columba's School (Elwood) is not found in the provided search results — all OSHC pages retrieved belong to St Columba's Schools in Bayswater (WA), Port Macquarie (NSW), or Wilston (QLD) citation:Outside School Hours Care | St Columba's School. No provider or specific hours for St Columba's Elwood are available in the provided context.

Specific named extracurriculars at St Columba's School, Elwood, are not listed in the provided search snippets or page content. The MACS school information page for St Columba's (E1020) does not include details on activities citation:MACS - Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools | Lighting Their Path. Please contact the school directly for a list of offerings such as sports, choir, or instrumental programs.

Elwood has a family-friendly, beachside village vibe with shopping along Ormond Road citation:Elwood VIC 3184 - Suburb Profile. Local grocery options include FoodWorks Elwood Village at 109 Ormond Road (offering produce, deli, meat, and online shopping via UberEats) citation:FoodWorks Elwood Village, Elwood Licensed Supermarket at 168 Tennyson Street citation:Elwood Licensed Supermarket, and a Leaf Village Grocer citation:ELWOOD — Leaf Village Grocer. For specialty/ethnic grocers, MK ELITE GROCERIES AND CONVENIENCE is listed in nearby Clayton South, and additional supermarkets like Coles and Woolworths are in adjacent St Kilda and Balaclava citation:35 BEST local Supermarkets & Grocery Stores in Elwood, VIC.

Family-friendly dining options in Elwood include Bubba Pizza (Elwood) for pizza, Alabama Chicken & Wings (Elwood) for fried chicken and fast food, and Supreme Leader Chicken (Elwood) citation:Takeaway in Elwood. Additionally, Tasty Asian offers Chinese cuisine and has a 4.9 rating on Tripadvisor citation:TASTY ASIAN, Elwood. For Indian cuisine, Babu Ji (St Kilda, 2.25 km away) is available on delivery platforms citation:Elwood 3184 Food Delivery and Takeaway.

Named tutoring centres in or near Elwood include Alchemy Tuition, which offers in-home and online one-on-one tutoring in Elwood and has been operating since 2005 citation:Tutoring Elwood // The Best Tutors in Elwood // Alchemy Tuition. Another option is Success Tutoring, which provides personalised learning support and 24/7 access to resources in Elwood citation:Elwood – Success Tutoring. For online tutoring, Learnmate connects students with verified tutors for all subjects and curricula, starting from $30/hr citation:Online Tutors in Elwood - Learnmate.

Elwood does not have a train station directly; the nearest train station is Ripponlea Station, served by the Sandringham line citation:Elwood to Flinders Street Station - 5 ways to travel via train. The direct train from Ripponlea Station to Flinders Street Station takes approximately 15 minutes, with services departing every 20 minutes citation:Elwood to Flinders Street Station - 5 ways to travel via train. Alternatively, the Line 67 tram from Glen Eira Rd/Brighton Rd runs to Federation Square/Swanston St in about 26 minutes citation:Elwood to Flinders Street Station - 5 ways to travel via train.