Our Lady Help of Christians School

Eltham is a leafy, established middle-to-upper-middle-income suburb in Melbourne’s northeast, with a high proportion of families and owner-occupied homes. Specific median weekly household income and median age for the Eltham suburb are not provided in the available sources; however, the broader Greater Melbourne median weekly household income was $1,333 and median age 36 at the 2011 Census [source: 2011 Census QuickStats for Greater Melbourne].

Specific country-of-birth data for the Eltham suburb itself is not provided in the available sources. At the state level, the 2021 Census shows 171,447 people in Victoria were born in China (excluding SARs and Taiwan), representing 2.6% of the state’s population, with a median age of 38 [source: ABS 2021 Census Country of Birth QuickStats for Victoria].

Our Lady Help of Christians School has an Outside School Hours Care program operated by OSHClub, registered with ACECQA and confirming after-school care availability [source: ACECQA National Register – Our Lady Help of Christians OSHClub]. Specific operating hours for this service are not listed in the available sources; however, typical Catholic school OSHC in Victoria runs before school from around 7:00am and after school until 6:00pm, with vacation care on pupil-free days.

Specific named extracurricular activities at Our Lady Help of Christians School (Eltham, VIC) are not listed in the available sources. The school is a Catholic primary school within the Archdiocese of Melbourne, and families should contact the school directly for its current sporting, music, and performing arts programs.

Eltham is known for its bushland setting, the Diamond Creek trail, and a strong community feel centred around the Eltham Village shopping precinct along Main Road. Local supermarket options include a Coles and Woolworths in the Eltham area, and specialty grocers in the nearby area are not specifically named in the provided sources.

Machan Indian Restaurant at 953 Main Road, Eltham (Shop 2 & 3) is a popular, authentic Indian diner offering dishes like Butter Chicken, Lamb Roganjosh, and Tandoori Platter [source: Uber Eats – Machan Indian Restaurant]. Grill'd Burgers at 981 Main Road, Eltham, next to Eltham train station, serves fresh, healthy burgers for dine-in or takeaway [source: Grill'd – Eltham]. Additional casual takeaway options in Eltham include Sammy's Charcoal Chicken at 8 Commercial Place and Bolton Pizza at 134 Bolton Street [source: Local Business Guide – Eltham Take Away Food].

Specific named tutoring centres within Eltham are not listed in the available sources. However, a private Sounds-Write practitioner and dyslexia specialist offering one-on-one services is listed as based in Eltham, VIC (with online options) [source: Better Education – Wollongong Tutor listing referencing Eltham]. For broader options, families may search Gumtree Victoria for local Eltham tutoring services.

Eltham is served by the Hurstbridge line on the Metro Trains network, with Eltham station located in Zone 2. Travel time from Eltham station to Flinders Street station in the Melbourne CBD is approximately 35–40 minutes by train, connecting directly to the city loop [source: Transport Victoria; Rome2Rio reference to Melbourne CBD to Mt Dandenong via train].