Sholem Aleichem College

Elsternwick is an affluent, white-collar suburb with a median weekly household income of $2,209, notably higher than the Victorian median citation:2021 Elsternwick, Census All persons QuickStats. The median age is 38, and families make up 2,800 of the private dwellings, indicating a strong family presence alongside a mix of singles and older residents citation:2021 Elsternwick, Census All persons QuickStats.

In Elsternwick, 39.6% of people had both parents born in Australia, while 38.6% had both parents born overseas citation:2016 Elsternwick, Census All persons QuickStats. The most common overseas country of birth was not found in the available sources for the 2021 Census data.

Sholem Aleichem College offers an Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) program, with before-care available from 7:45–8:30 daily and after-care from 3:45–5:45 PM Monday–Friday citation:OHSC and Holiday Programs - Sholem Aleichem College. The program is managed through the Xplor registration system, and the After-Care Coordinator is Kate Dodson citation:OHSC and Holiday Programs - Sholem Aleichem College. The specific provider name (e.g., Extend) is not confirmed in the available school site content.

Sholem Aleichem College offers named extracurriculars including an Instrumental Program with a private music tuition and an annual soirée for student performances, inter-school sports competitions through School Sport Victoria and the Victorian Jewish School Sports Association, and community performances at venues like Montefiore Homes and Emmy Monash citation:Co and Extra Curricular Programs - Sholem Aleichem College. Students also participate in an annual Swimming Program and an Athletics Carnival citation:Co and Extra Curricular Programs - Sholem Aleichem College.

Elsternwick has a vibrant village feel with specialty grocers such as Tokyo Deli, which offers authentic Japanese meals and groceries in Elsternwick Village citation:Tokyo Deli - Elsternwick Village. For Indian groceries, Tales of India provides home delivery to Elsternwick citation:Indian Grocery Store Elsternwick | Free Delivery | Tales Of India. A Woolworths is located at Elsternwick Shopping Centre on Glen Huntly Road.

Casual family-friendly options in Elsternwick include 48h Pizza e Gnocchi Bar, which offers pizza and gnocchi for takeaway or dine-in citation:THE BEST 10 Restaurants in Elsternwick, Victoria, and The Goat House, a popular café and restaurant known for its coffee and relaxed vibe citation:THE 10 BEST Restaurants in Elsternwick (Updated May 2026). Budapest Schnitzel And Eating House serves Eastern European cuisine, including schnitzels and goulash citation:THE 10 BEST Restaurants in Elsternwick (Updated May 2026).

A specific enrichment centre in Elsternwick is Skill Samurai, which offers the MathCode™ program combining maths tuition with computer coding citation:Maths Tuition - Maths Tutor in Elsternwick. For one-on-one tutoring, Tutors Australia provides in-home and online tutors for Prep to VCE students in Elsternwick citation:Elsternwick Tutors | One-on-one In-Home & Online Tutoring in Melbourne.

Elsternwick is serviced by the Sandringham train line, with Elsternwick Station providing direct trains to Flinders Street Station citation:Elsternwick to Flinders Street Station - 6 ways to travel via .... The train journey takes approximately 17 minutes and runs every 20 minutes, with a ticket cost of around $4 citation:Elsternwick to Flinders Street Station - 6 ways to travel via .... The station is located on Glen Huntly Road, a short walk from Sholem Aleichem College.