Moving to Bentleigh - McKinnon from Highett (East) - Cheltenham
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Bentleigh - McKinnon and Highett (East) - Cheltenham, side by side — all from public government data.
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Sources: ABS ERP June 2025 · ABS Census 2021 · ABS SEIFA 2021 · ACARA School Profile 2025 · ACECQA NQS register · Valuer-General Victoria & DFFH (VIC) · DCJ Housing (NSW) · NSW BOCSAR (NSW) · CSA Victoria (VIC). How we source this data →
The free government school your child can attend in each area — side by side, never a blended average.
Le Page Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Highett (East) - Cheltenham.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Highett (East) - Cheltenham (VIC catchment data).
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Bentleigh West Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Bentleigh - McKinnon.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Bentleigh - McKinnon (VIC catchment data).
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We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Bentleigh - McKinnon has stronger government school academic context than Highett (East) - Cheltenham, with an average ICSEA of 1,132 compared to 1,083. ICSEA reflects the academic and socioeconomic intake of students — a higher score signals a higher-resourced school community.
Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment — average ICSEA Bentleigh - McKinnon 1,114 (2 schools), Highett (East) - Cheltenham 1,107 (1 school).
There are 4 schools in Bentleigh - McKinnon, compared to 5 in Highett (East) - Cheltenham.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Bentleigh - McKinnon at 32.5% (vs 26.8% in Highett (East) - Cheltenham).
Bentleigh - McKinnon has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 9, above Highett (East) - Cheltenham's Decile 8. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 42% higher in Bentleigh - McKinnon ($1.85M vs $1.3M).
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Plan the move: Highett (East) - Cheltenham → Bentleigh - McKinnon