Louise Craig Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Hi, please can anyone offer advice. Moving over with family and 4 boys in May possibly later. We have looked at Mount Martha, Mount Eliza, Mornington etc but also briefly looked at Sandhurst. Firstly, any real advice on which areas are good family ones, and then most importantly, which primary schools and high schools especially have good reputations - private and public? My eldest is first year of high school in UK and bright. I'm really panicking that we wont find schools at all, let alone good ones with spaces. Any help would be really appreciated. Thanks Louise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzy--bee Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Hi Louise, you will definitely get into your local public (state) school as they are obliged to take you if you live in zone (and not all schools are zoned). In the Peninsula areas you are looking in there are some good schools - Frankston High (public) has a good reputation although a very small zone. Derinya is a very good primary school. Mount Martha and Mount Eliza are nice, Sandhurst you may find yourselves very isolated as it is essentially a housing estate with few facilities and you would have to get in a car for everything. BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina2 Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Benton Primary is a good school. http://benton.vic.edu.au/photos-and-links/photo-galleries/1/general-photos-september-2012/ Toorak is an excellant school co-ed in primary and then girls only in Middle and senior. http://www.toorakcollege.vic.edu.au The Penninsula School is a very good private school prep to Gr 12 Co Ed Have a look at http://www.myschool.edu.au just key in an area and it will list all state and private schools in that area. On the left click on Naplan, then click on numbers and it will give you academic results, but dont go on this completely as some schools are not letting struggling students sit Naplan as it lowers a schools over all results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayside Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 The Mornington Peninsula has great schools. Mt Eliza has the most British immigrants living in the suburb on any suburb. The Mornington Peninsula is also renowned for it being popular with english migrants with 12% of the population being UK born. Mt Eliza is the most liveable suburb in the area also with the best schools. Peninsula Grammar in Mt Eliza is an excellent school with great staff and high achieving students. The facilities are also very modern and the campus is very expansive. Peninsula Grammar is one of the top 50 private schools in Melbourne for VCE performance and was ranked 42nd in the state. The primary school is also one of the highest performing in Mt Eliza. Toorak College is one of the top 50 schools in Melbourne for VCE and academic performance. The school was even ranked 30th in the state for VCE performance since 2014. The school is renowned for excellence in teaching and the students are very high achievers. Toorak College also has modern facilities with the new Science and Technology Centre coming in 2018. The primary school is also ranked 25th in Melbourne being the most highly ranked school in Mt Eliza. Nearby Padua on the border of the suburb is also the 6th largest school in Victoria with 3 campuses across the peninsula. Good teachers with modern facilities and expansion. Padua College has a newly built 2018 Year 10-12 Learning Centre. The school has also undergone extensive renovation in the past year. A Performing Arts Centre, dedicated STEAM Learning Centre and an additional Year 10-12 Learning Centre are also coming soon. Mt Eliza Primary School is also a great school with caring teachers and friendly students. The school has also been recently renovated with an additional $2,940,000 funding for modern school buildings to be built by early 2019. The tree-lined campus is also really beautiful! Mt Eliza Primary School is definitely up there with nearby Peninsula Grammar and Toorak College. Mt Eliza north primary also has many amenities with a large campus in the Woodlands area. Kunyung Primary School is also particularly popular with a bay-view and beach frontage on one of the most popular streets in Australia. Kim Jackson is excellent and they are a model school for the IB program, known internationally which is very impressive. Similarly, St Thomas More Primary has an amazing view of the bay and city skyline along with the Dandenong ranges. The school is great with a new early learning centre on the campus. Students are friendly and teaches are great. Mornington Primary School is also newly built and expanded with modern facilities including a multipurpose hall/gym and arts centre. new atrium and library connecting all wings of the new building. The new buildings also include various indoor and outdoor learning spaces (outdoor including shade sails and large decks). New music rooms, arts centre and canteen. Balcombe Grammar School is the newest school in the area with great teaches and really modern facilities. The new senior centre is also due for completion in 2019. There really are awesome schools on the Mornington Peninsula with some serious growth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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