Melbourne Bayside primary schools

[Whitewalkernightwalker]

Moving to Melbourne with 2 DC, in early primary years. Both kids are ahead of curriculum here and enjoy music, chess, drama, music.
We are looking at Bentleigh area in Melbourne and initially state primary, with a potential private transfer later.
Any views on state primary schools in the area? We are looking at Valkstone, Bentleigh West, McKinnon. Do these schools offer extension programs?

Try these:
www.myschool.edu.au

www.goodschools.com.au

In Melbourne, if you are a government school's zone, they have to take you. All government schools in Melbourne are potentially having their zones re-drawn this year, so think about this when renting/buying.

For extension, go the websites of each school, though bear in mind that what is happening in 2019 might not be on the cards for 2020.

Thanks, I've checked out a few school websites and the myschool/goodschools websites.
Hoping someone may have personal experience of the schools, as we're not sure if we can arrange school tours before renting a place.

Try the pomsinoz forum:

www.pomsinoz.com

If you're on Facebook, try uk mums in Melbourne forum, and bayside hub. You'll hopefully get some good responses.