Coatesville Primary School

Here’s a compact, family‑facing eight‑point briefing for Coatesville Primary School (Bentleigh East). I used ABS 2021 QuickStats and local sources where possible; each fact has a short citation.

1) Suburb socio-economic profile (2–3 sentences)

- Bentleigh East is a mostly established, middle-to-upper‑middle suburb with a median age of 40 and a strong family presence (high share of married households). Median weekly household income is about $2,215 — above the Victoria median — which points to a relatively comfortable, mostly white‑collar residential profile. citation:2021 Bentleigh East QuickStats citation:2021 Victoria QuickStats

2) Most common foreign country of birth

- The largest overseas birthplace after Australia in Bentleigh East is China (reported as the top overseas birthplace in local 2021 summaries; third‑party suburb profiles list China ≈5–6% of residents). If you need the exact ABS table values I can fetch the community profile spreadsheet. citation:2021 Bentleigh East QuickStats citation:Bentleigh East suburb summary (third‑party)

3) Working‑parent support — OSHC

- Coatesville Primary runs an on‑site Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) operated by TeamKids: before school, after school and vacation‑care programs are available (TeamKids registration required). citation:TeamKids — Coatesville Primary OSHC citation:Coatesville Primary OSHC page

4) School culture — 2–3 specific extracurriculars

- After‑school sport programs via SoccerWise / SportWise (multi‑sport sessions, Prep–6). citation:Extra‑Curricular Activities — Coatesville PS

- Music program with classroom music, instrumental lessons (drums, guitar, keyboard) and junior/senior choir; early‑years ukulele/recorder activities are also part of the program. citation:Music — Coatesville PS

5) Suburb vibe and groceries (≈2 sentences)

- Bentleigh East feels family‑oriented with parks, local primary schools and neighbourhood shopping strips — a settled middle‑income suburb popular with families. Key local grocery options include a Ritchies Bentleigh East supermarket and Friendly Grocer / Mackie Road Supermarket, plus smaller premium greengrocers (Monet’s Grocer) and nearby Asian grocers on the Centre Rd / Glen Huntly Rd corridor. citation:2021 Bentleigh East QuickStats citation:Ritchies Bentleigh East citation:Friendly Grocer Bentleigh East citation:Monet's Grocer

6) Weeknight dining — 2–3 casual family options & cuisines

- Bentleigh Fish & Chips / Salt Water Fish & Chips — classic fish & chips takeaway for families. citation:Bentleigh Fish and Chips menu citation:Salt Water Fish & Chips listing

- Little Thai Cafe — local, family‑friendly Thai takeaway/dine‑in for curries and noodle dishes. citation:Little Thai Cafe menu

7) Tuition and enrichment (1–2 local options)

- Mathnasium (Bentleigh East) — local maths tuition centre offering programs for school students. citation:Mathnasium Bentleigh East

- Kumon Bentleigh East — maths and English Kumon centre nearby. citation:Kumon centre listing

8) Commute — train time to CBD

- Bentleigh East does not have its own train station; the nearest station is Bentleigh (Frankston line). Typical train time from Bentleigh Station to Flinders Street / CBD is about 25–30 minutes depending on service and stops (roughly ~28 minutes on common journey estimates). citation:Bentleigh station — Metro Trains citation:Bentleigh East to Flinders Street travel estimate (Rome2rio)

If you’d like, I can:

- pull the exact ABS country‑of‑birth table values from the Community Profile spreadsheet (one page load), or

- format this as a one‑page printable briefing (PDF), or

- run the same eight‑point briefing for another nearby school (same workflow). Which would you prefer?

Sources

Generated from web research — for informational purposes only, not professional advice. NAPLAN data from ACARA.