Bentleigh West Primary School is a government primary school located in the suburbs of Glen Eira, about 15 km out of Melbourne, Australia. The current principal is Craig Johnson, who succeeded Jennifer Small. Current enrolments sits at around 490 students from prep to grade 6. There are 33 non-teaching and teaching staff.
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