Holy Saviour Parish School

Vermont South, VIC

Suburb socio-economic profile

Vermont South is an affluent, family-focused suburb with a median weekly household income of $1,944 (ABS 2021), well above the Victorian median citation:Collings Real Estate. The median age is 46, reflecting a mature population, and the suburb has 3,453 families with an average of 0.8 children per household citation:ABS QuickStats 2021. The area is predominantly white-collar, with a housing stock of post-war homes that have been steadily renovated, attracting owner-occupiers seeking strong school catchments citation:Collings Real Estate.

Most common foreign country of birth

The most common overseas country of birth is China, with 14.2% of residents born there citation:CensusAtlas. Overall, 51.3% of residents were born in Australia, and 46.2% were born overseas, a proportion significantly higher than the Victorian average of 30.0% citation:CensusAtlas.

Working-parent support

Holy Saviour Parish School offers Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) through Holy Saviour OSHC - Vermont South, located at the school site at 765 Highbury Road citation:CareforKids. The service is registered as After School Care for children aged 5 to 12 years, but specific operating hours are not listed in available sources; contact the service directly for details citation:CareforKids.

School culture

At Holy Saviour Parish School, students participate in a Rosary Club run in partnership with the parish, fostering faith-based community engagement citation:MACS. The school also offers a Performing Arts program as part of its extracurricular activities citation:MACS. Additional named activities beyond these two were not found in available sources.

Suburb vibe and groceries

Vermont South has a quiet, leafy suburban feel with local strip retail along Morack Road and the Vermont South Shopping Centre, anchored by amenities like The Glen Shopping Centre in nearby Glen Waverley citation:Collings Real Estate. For specialty groceries, Rich Maha Asian Groceries is located in the Vermont South Shopping Centre at Shop 4, 501 Burwood Highway, offering Asian and Indian groceries, and Bharat Superstore in nearby Forest Hill provides online Indian grocery delivery citation:Singh.com.au.

Weeknight dining

Vermont Thai at 503A Burwood Highway in the Vermont South Shopping Centre offers authentic Thai cuisine with dine-in, takeaway, and delivery options, popular for dishes like Pad Thai and Massamun Curry citation:Vermont Thai. Other family-friendly takeaway options found in the area include pizza places and breakfast cafes, but specific restaurant names beyond Vermont Thai were not confirmed in search results; the suburb has several casual dining spots citation:Tripadvisor.

Tuition and enrichment

Cloud Tuition offers online tutoring for Years 2-12 in English, Maths, and Science, with lessons available 7 days a week and a free trial lesson citation:Cloud Tuition. Lynn’s Learning provides in-person Maths and English tutoring at its Glen Waverley centre (832–834 High Street Road), a short drive from Vermont South, for Foundation to Year 10 at $40 per week citation:Lynn's Learning.

Commute

Vermont South does not have a train station. The nearest train station is Heatherdale Station on the Belgrave/Lilydale line, approximately a 5-minute drive away, with trains running every 15 minutes and taking about 38 minutes to Flinders Street Station citation:Rome2rio. Alternatively, the line 75 tram runs from Vermont South Shopping Centre along Burwood Highway to the city, taking approximately 1 hour 42 minutes citation:Rome2rio.

NAPLAN by Subject: How Holy Saviour Parish School Compares

Subject-by-subject results vs the average of 4 nearby schools.

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Generated from web research — for informational purposes only, not professional advice. NAPLAN data from ACARA.