Christ Our Holy Redeemer School

Oakleigh East is a middle-income suburb with a median weekly household income of $1,951 and a median age of 35, indicating a relatively young population citation:ABS 2021 QuickStats. The area has 1,794 families and an average of 1.6 children per family, suggesting a mix of young families and singles. The suburb is predominantly white-collar, with many residents working in professional and managerial roles, though specific occupation data is not available in the provided sources.

The most common overseas country of birth for Oakleigh East residents is not explicitly listed in the 2021 Census QuickStats provided. However, over 64% of residents had both parents born overseas, indicating a highly multicultural population citation:ABS 2016 QuickStats. The dominant overseas-born group is likely from India or China, common in the City of Monash, but exact percentages are missing from the available context.

Christ Our Holy Redeemer School offers Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) through a dedicated service named "Christ Our Holy Redeemer OSHC" citation:CareforKids. The service provides after-school care for children aged 5–12 years, Monday to Friday, but specific operating hours are not listed in the available sources. Contact the school directly for exact times.

Christ Our Holy Redeemer School offers a range of named extracurricular activities, including Cube Club, Movie Creator Club, and Art Club, as detailed in the 2024 Annual Report citation:2024 Annual Report. The school also partners with ABC Music to provide small-group and individual instrument lessons citation:2023 School Update. These programs reflect a focus on creativity and student wellbeing.

Oakleigh East has a family-friendly vibe with several grocery options. The IGA Friendly Grocers at 188-190 Huntingdale Road serves everyday needs citation:Yellow Pages. For specialty groceries, Hanaromart at Oakleigh Central offers Korean-Asian products, and Bengal Traders at 321 Huntingdale Road provides Halal and Indian groceries citation:Oakleigh Central citation:Yellow Pages. Additional Asian grocery stores are also available in the area.

For casual family-friendly dining, Teerak Thai on Huntingdale Road serves homemade Thai street food with eat-in and takeaway options citation:Teerak Thai Facebook. Nice Gourmet Pizza in nearby Oakleigh offers consistently good pizza and is popular for takeaway citation:TripAdvisor. Many other cuisines are available via delivery services like Uber Eats.

Success Tutoring in Oakleigh East provides personalised tutoring for primary and secondary students, focusing on literacy and numeracy citation:Success Tutoring. Tuition Zone also offers structured lessons from Prep to Year 12, with programs aligned to the Victorian Curriculum and a dedicated VCE program citation:Tuition Zone. Both centres are located in or near Oakleigh East.

Oakleigh East is served by Oakleigh Station on the Cranbourne/Pakenham line. The train journey from Oakleigh Station to Flinders Street Station takes approximately 22–27 minutes, with trains running every 10 minutes during peak times citation:Rome2Rio citation:Wikipedia. The station is about 15 kilometres from the CBD.