St Peter's School

Bentleigh East, VIC

Short briefing — St Peter’s School (Bentleigh East, VIC). Each item shows the key fact(s) with source snippets.

1) Suburb socio‑economic profile

- Middle‑income, family‑oriented suburb with a large share of married households and median age ~40; occupations skew toward professionals and clerical/manager roles (white‑collar > blue‑collar). citation:2021 Bentleigh East QuickStats citation:Bentleigh East Demographics (LocalStats).

2) Most common overseas birthplace

- Majority Australian‑born (about 65%); the largest single overseas birthplace listed is Greece (~2.8%), followed closely by England and China (each ~2–2.5%). In short: predominantly Australian‑born, no large single overseas community. citation:Bentleigh East Demographics (LocalStats).

3) Working‑parent support (OSHC)

- St Peter’s runs an on‑site Outside School Hours Care (before/after school and vacation care); the ACECQA national register and StartingBlocks list “St Peters OSHC, Bentleigh East” at 842 Centre Rd with holiday program hours and an approved service record. citation:St Peters OSHC — ACECQA citation:St Peters OSHC — StartingBlocks.

4) School culture — extracurriculars (2–3 specific)

- Instrumental music program / individual lessons and school ensembles (including band/rock‑band opportunities). citation:Kids On Key — St Peter’s Primary instrumental

- Inter‑school sport teams and general school sport offerings. citation:St Peter's School — MACS school profile

- After‑school performing‑arts/drama options via local providers (external programs run for St Peter’s students). citation:FEDPAS listing / after‑school providers

5) Suburb vibe and groceries (≈2 sentences)

- Centre Road is the local shopping strip with cafes, family services and parks nearby — a typical inner‑suburban family precinct. citation:ShopBentleigh Centre Road traders

- Local supermarkets/grocers include Monet’s Grocer (specialty/gourmet), FoodWorks (Centre Rd) and Ritchies IGA / local Asian grocer options on/near Centre Road. citation:Monet’s Grocer citation:FoodWorks Bentleigh East Centre Road citation:Ritchies IGA East Bentleigh

6) Weeknight dining (2–3 casual/family takeaways)

- Family‑friendly Italian/pasta takeaway (Pronto 478 / local pasta places on Centre Rd). citation:Pronto 478

- Japanese takeaway/dine (Akira Japanese on Centre Rd). citation:Akira Japanese

- Malaysian/Asian hawker‑style takeaway (KL Hawker Restaurant on Centre Rd). citation:KL Hawker — Uber Eats listing

7) Tuition and enrichment (nearby)

- Kumon Bentleigh East (math & English tuition centre). citation:Kumon Bentleigh East

- Mathnasium (Bentleigh East maths centre) / local private tutors and small tutoring centres also operate nearby. citation:Mathnasium Bentleigh East

8) Commute — train time to CBD

- Substitution note: Bentleigh East itself does not have a train station; nearest heavy‑rail is Bentleigh station (Frankston line). Estimated train travel from Bentleigh station to Flinders Street is roughly 25–30 minutes (Rome2rio and local journey summaries show ~27–28 minutes typical). citation:Bentleigh East — Rome2rio travel summary (Bentleigh station used) citation:Bentleigh station — Metro Trains

NAPLAN by Subject: How St Peter's School Compares

Subject-by-subject results vs the average of 4 nearby schools.

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Sources

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