Choosing a suburb in Melbourne based on school zones

Hi Kirsty,

It really depends on if you are sending your child to private school or gov't? All the "public" schools are pretty much the same, they all have the same curriculum. The difference is really between public vs. private. Private schools run around $20,000 a year, so we send ours to public, and I find it is great. My kids are 5 & 7, and I have no complaints. I hope to have been of some help, good luck!

Danielle

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Dear Kirsty,
 
A great place to start would be in the South East in the Bayside area.  Brighton is the most expensive suburb and if your budget doesn't run to renting or buying a house there, look at the immediate surrounding neighbourhoods.  Brighton East, Sandringham and then further out to Beaumaris.  Beaumaris doesn't have a train service but it's a quick run to Brighton station.  
 
The eastern suburbs of Melbourne have highly regarded schools too.  Again if you can't afford Toorak or South Yarra, then look at the outer eastern suburbs such as Balwyn.
 
Out in the west a number of new primary schools have been built as this area of Melbourne has been most recently developed with new housing developments.  You get much more for your money out here than you do in the established areas and house prices to rent or buy are the cheapest in Melbourne.   
 
Ultimately though your choice of suburb has to take into account the distance to and from work.  Melbourne's vast sprawl means that you would, ideally, want to live and work on the same side of the city.  Getting across from one side to the other at rush hour is a time-consuming business.  Good luck with your search.

Alison Ripley Cubitt
Melbourne Expat Expert 
 

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