Mentone Primary School

Mentone is a middle-to-upper-income bayside suburb with a median weekly household income of $1,889 and a median age of 42, indicating a mix of established families and older couples citation:2021 Mentone QuickStats. The workforce skews white-collar, with many residents commuting to professional roles in Melbourne’s CBD citation:2016 Mentone QuickStats. The area has a higher proportion of families than the state average, though single-person households are also common.

The most common overseas country of birth for Mentone residents is not explicitly listed in the available 2021 Census snippets. In 2016, 45.5% of people had both parents born in Australia, and 36.0% had both parents born overseas, but the single largest foreign country of birth is not specified citation:2016 Mentone QuickStats. The 2021 QuickStats data for Mentone does not include a country-of-birth table in the provided content.

Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) at Mentone Primary School is provided by TeamKids citation:TeamKids – Mentone Primary. The specific operating hours are not stated in the available sources, but TeamKids typically offers before-school care from 7:00 am and after-school care until 6:00 pm. Parents should confirm exact times directly with the provider.

Mentone Primary School runs a **Breakfast Club** that provides healthy meals before school to improve concentration and social skills citation:Breakfast Club. The **Student Excellence Program** offers enrichment and extension for high-ability students citation:Student Excellence Program. The school also hosts a **POTH (Battle of the Bands)** program, giving students a platform to perform and collaborate musically citation:POTH Program.

Mentone has a relaxed, family-friendly bayside atmosphere with local parks, a beach, and a village shopping strip. **Scicluna’s Real Food Merchants** on Mentone Parade is a large gourmet grocer offering fresh produce, deli items, and a café citation:Scicluna's Mentone. For ethnic groceries, **Tales of India** delivers Indian staples such as spices, rice, and snacks to Mentone citation:Tales of India.

**La Porchetta Mentone** (121–123 Mentone Parade) serves authentic Italian pizzas, pastas, and schnitzels in a family-friendly setting with takeaway options citation:La Porchetta Mentone. **Thai Village Restaurant** on Mentone Parade offers classic Thai dishes like pad thai and green curry in a welcoming atmosphere citation:Thai Village Restaurant. **Adriano’s Pizza & Pasta** is a local favourite for affordable, no-fuss Italian takeaway citation:Cheap Eats Mentone.

**Kumon Mentone Education Centre** provides structured maths and English tutoring for primary and secondary students citation:Kumon Mentone. Private in-home tutoring is also available through **Ezy Math Tutoring**, which offers one-on-one support for a range of subjects citation:Ezy Math Tutoring Mentone.

Mentone is served by **Mentone Station** on the **Frankston line**. Trains run every 15 minutes and the journey to **Flinders Street Station** (Melbourne CBD) takes approximately **48 minutes** citation:Rome2Rio Trains. The station is within walking distance of the school (about 1 km).