St Simon's School

Rowville is a middle-to-upper-middle-income suburb with a strong family orientation. The median weekly household income is $2,205, and the median age is 41 citation:2021 Rowville QuickStats. The population is 33,571, with a high proportion of families—there are 9,779 families and an average of 2.9 people per household citation:2021 Rowville QuickStats. The suburb is predominantly white-collar, with car-based commuting the norm (73.1% drove to work in 2016) citation:2016 Rowville QuickStats.

Rowville is largely Australian-born; in 2021, 68.7% of residents were born in Australia citation:2021 Rowville QuickStats. The most common overseas country of birth is India, at 4.2% citation:2021 Rowville QuickStats.

St Simon’s School offers Out of School Hours Care (OSHC) on-site at 2 Taylors Lane, Rowville, provided by Beyond Educare Pty Ltd citation:St Simons OSHC childcareDB. The service includes Before School Care, After School Care, and Vacation Care, though specific operating hours are not listed in available sources citation:St Simons OSHC CareforKids. For exact hours, contact the school directly.

St Simon’s School promotes a welcoming Catholic faith-based community with a focus on student wellbeing and growth mindset citation:St Simon the Apostle website. Named extracurriculars include the school's **Physical Education program** (which promotes lifelong activity) and **Student Wellbeing initiatives** (including mindfulness and gratitude practices) citation:Physical Education citation:Student Wellbeing. The school also runs **whole-school and year-level events** to create happy memories citation:St Simon the Apostle website.

Rowville is a family-oriented suburb with a village feel, featuring parks, schools, and local shopping centres. For grocery shopping, **Ritchies Supermarket** at Shop 18, 1100 Wellington Road offers Asian and Indian food sections citation:Rowville Supermarket. Other specialty grocers include **Spice World** at 2/1221 Stud Road (Asian grocery) and **CQV Online Indian Grocery Store** citation:Asian grocery store Rowville citation:CQV Online Indian Grocery.

For family-friendly dining in Rowville, **Eating House** (2 Taylors Lane) offers a modern Australian menu with pizza, pasta, and a 'Kids Eat Free' offer on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 5pm citation:Eating House. **Tosaria** at 60 Henderson Road serves modern Asian cuisine, with weekly specials such as Steak Night on Wednesdays and Parma Night on Thursdays citation:Tosaria. For Indian takeaway, **Dosa Hut** is available near Rowville citation:Dosa Hut Rowville.

**DW Tuition** at its Rowville centre offers one-to-one tutoring in Maths, English, and VCE subjects for primary, secondary, and VCE students, with in-person and online options citation:DW Tuition. **KIS Academics** provides English and Chemistry tutoring for Year 11–12 students in Rowville citation:KIS Academics English citation:KIS Academics Chemistry.

Rowville has no train station; the nearest railway is on the **Belgrave/Lilydale line** at stations like Bayswater or Boronia. For a direct route, commuters typically take the **bus route 754** (Rowville to Bayswater station) or **route 664** (Rowville to Knox City and Chirnside Park), then connect to the train citation:Timetable Search. Driving to Melbourne CBD takes about 24 minutes, while public transport via train from Bayswater station (after a bus connection) takes approximately 50–60 minutes to Flinders Street citation:Rome2Rio.