Cheltenham, VIC Family Guide
VIC 3192 · City of Kingston
Discover Cheltenham with your family: kids' activities, parks, schools and everyday family life.
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Parks, playgrounds and community places to discover nearby.
Activities around Cheltenham
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Browse sports, classes & activity providers
Sports & local clubs around Cheltenham
AIAroundSchools lists 11 tennis providers within 5 km of Cheltenham, and Highett, Parkdale and Moorabbin each have their own tennis listings to open next.
Tennis around Cheltenham
11 listed within 5 km of Cheltenham
2.3 km from central Cheltenham
2.4 km from central Cheltenham
2.6 km from central Cheltenham
Not finding it in Cheltenham? Listed in Highett (1 · 2.1 km), Parkdale (2 · 3.7 km), Moorabbin (1 · 3.7 km)
See all 11 within 5 km
- Beaumaris Lawn Tennis Club · Beaumaris · 2.8 km
- Beaumaris Community Centre Tennis Club · Beaumaris · 2.9 km
- Moorabbin Indoor Sports · Moorabbin · 2.9 km
- Black Rock Bowling & Tennis Club · Black Rock · 3.2 km
- Royal Avenue Tennis Centre · Sandringham · 3.6 km
- Maccabi Tennis Club · Bentleigh East · 3.7 km
- Parkdale Tennis Club · Parkdale · 3.8 km
- Kings Park Tennis Club · Bentleigh East · 3.9 km
Other sports around Cheltenham
9 listed within 5 km of Cheltenham · 3 in Cheltenham
In Cheltenham
See all 9 within 5 km
- Squash Melbourne · Highett · 2.1 km
- Bayside Badminton · Hampton East · 3.8 km
- Moorabbin Baseball Club · Hampton East · 3.8 km
- Activate by Hardrock · Clarinda · 4.8 km
- Hampton Sailing Club · Sandringham · 4.9 km
- Sandringham Yacht Club · Sandringham · 4.9 km
Gymnastics & cheer around Cheltenham
6 listed within 5 km of Cheltenham · 1 in Cheltenham
2.1 km from central Cheltenham
2.5 km from central Cheltenham
2.5 km from central Cheltenham
See all 6 within 5 km
- Flow Climbing · Cheltenham · 0 km
- Edge Gymnastics · Moorabbin · 2.6 km
- Danny Frawley Centre · Moorabbin · 3.7 km
Martial arts around Cheltenham
4 listed within 5 km of Cheltenham · 1 in Cheltenham
In Cheltenham
2 km from central Cheltenham
3.7 km from central Cheltenham
See all 4 within 5 km
- GKR Karate · Moorabbin · 2.9 km
More sports
- Soccer (4 within 5 km) — Highett Football Club (1.4 km)Not finding it in Cheltenham? Listed in Highett (1 · 2.1 km), Moorabbin (1 · 3.7 km), Bentleigh East (1 · 4.8 km)
- Swimming (1 in Cheltenham · 2 within 5 km) — Toby Haenen Swim Centre (2.4 km)
- Athletics (2 within 5 km) — Mentone Little Athletics Centre (3.7 km)Not finding it in Cheltenham? Listed in Parkdale (1 · 3.7 km), Moorabbin (1 · 3.7 km), Hampton (1 · 5.6 km)
More things to do around Cheltenham
Arts & dance around Cheltenham
6 listed within 5 km of Cheltenham · 1 in Cheltenham
In Cheltenham
2.9 km from central Cheltenham
3 km from central Cheltenham
See all 6 within 5 km
- St. Paul's Football Netball Club · Bentleigh East · 4.8 km
- Hampton Sailing Club · Sandringham · 4.9 km
- Sandringham Yacht Club · Sandringham · 4.9 km
Tutoring & STEM around Cheltenham
4 listed within 5 km of Cheltenham · 2 in Cheltenham
4.9 km from central Cheltenham
5 km from central Cheltenham
See all 4 within 5 km
- Tandem Tutoring · Cheltenham · 0 km
- Yoga & wellbeing (1 in Cheltenham · 3 within 5 km) — Putting the Pieces Together Tutoring (0 km)
- Kids' activities & play (1 in Cheltenham · 2 within 5 km) — Flow Climbing (0 km)
Schools within 3 km of Cheltenham
AIAlongside the primary schools, this section links to Cheltenham Secondary College and lists secondary colleges in Mentone and Beaumaris for families planning ahead.
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22 schools within 3 km of the Cheltenham centre, 6 with a Cheltenham address. See all schools with a Cheltenham address
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All schools with a Cheltenham addressCheck official school-zone boundaries on each school profile; proximity is not eligibility. Check a specific address
Parks, playgrounds & community places
Within 3 km (pools 5 km). Features shown only where verified.
Playgrounds (verified features) (4 of 5)
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Libraries (2)
Sports grounds (4 of 13)
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Parks (4 of 5)
Pennydale Park
Cheltenham · 0.9 km
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Kids Space
Cheltenham · 1.7 km
Keys Road Reserve
Cheltenham · 2.1 km
What's coming up
One-off events and programs listed within 5 km, over the next 60 days.
7 Mar 2026 – 17 Apr 2027
Children's yoga - JEM | 7th Mar-2026 to 17th Apr-2027 💛
Sandringham and Highett · 3.5 km
Ages 3–12
Hosted by Jem children’s yoga
From $25
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Activities by age around Cheltenham
Ages as the provider or event states them. * Ages read from the provider's own website and re-checked every four months — not yet confirmed by them here.
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Activate by Hardrock Ages 6–16*
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AIM INDOOR ARCHERY Ages 6–18
At a glance
This guide brings together what AroundSchools lists for families in and around Cheltenham: 44 kids' activities within 5 km, 6 schools in Cheltenham, parks and playgrounds, and 1 upcoming event.
- Parks & places
- 6 parks · 5 verified playgrounds · 2 libraries
- What's on
- 1 event in the next 60 days
- Explore nearby
- Highett, Mentone, and Parkdale
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Connect schools, activities, events, homes and community places.
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Browse mapped places (90)
- Our Lady of the Assumption Parish Primary SchoolSchool
- Cheltenham Primary SchoolSchool
- Cheltenham East Primary SchoolSchool
- Le Page Primary SchoolSchool
- Cheltenham Secondary CollegeSchool
- Mentone Girls' Secondary CollegeSchool
- Beaumaris North Primary SchoolSchool
- Kingston Heath Primary SchoolSchool
- Kilbreda CollegeSchool
- Stella Maris Catholic Primary School - BeaumarisSchool
- Bayside Special Developmental SchoolSchool
- Mentone Primary SchoolSchool
- St Patrick’s Parish Primary School - MentoneSchool
- Southmoor Primary SchoolSchool
- Beaumaris Secondary CollegeSchool
- Moorabbin Primary SchoolSchool
- Mentone GrammarSchool
- Beaumaris Primary SchoolSchool
- Mentone Girls' Grammar SchoolSchool
- St Catherine's SchoolSchool
- Sandringham CollegeSchool
- Sandringham East Primary SchoolSchool
- Flow ClimbingActivity
- Putting the Pieces Together TutoringActivity
- Tandem TutoringActivity
- GKR KarateActivity
- Highett Football ClubActivity
- All Australia Goju-Kai KarateActivity
- P MALBERGActivity
- Highett Youth Club GymnasticsActivity
- Squash MelbourneActivity
- Cahill Tennis CoachingActivity
- Toby Haenen Swim CentreActivity
- Stella Maris Tennis ClubActivity
- Highett GymnasticsActivity
- Sem MoorabbinActivity
- Edge GymnasticsActivity
- Excel TennisActivity
- Croc's Indoor Playcentre & CafeActivity
- Aim ArcheryActivity
- AIM INDOOR ARCHERYActivity
- Beaumaris Lawn Tennis ClubActivity
- GKR KarateActivity
- MAD Performing ArtsActivity
- Beaumaris Community Centre Tennis ClubActivity
- Moorabbin Indoor SportsActivity
- Bentleigh Calisthenics ClubActivity
- Black Rock Bowling & Tennis ClubActivity
- Jem children’s yogaActivity
- Royal Avenue Tennis CentreActivity
- Maccabi Tennis ClubActivity
- Mentone Little Athletics CentreActivity
- Moorabbin Kyokushin KarateActivity
- Moorabbin Little Athletics CentreActivity
- Danny Frawley CentreActivity
- Bayside BadmintonActivity
- Moorabbin Baseball ClubActivity
- Parkdale Tennis ClubActivity
- Kings Park Tennis ClubActivity
- Activate by HardrockActivity
- St. Paul's Football Netball ClubActivity
- Hampton Sailing ClubActivity
- Children's yoga - JEM | 7th Mar-2026 to 17th Apr-2027 💛Event
- Pennydale ParkPark or community place
- Kingston Heath ReservePark or community place
- Sir William Fry ReservePark or community place
- Le Page GardensPark or community place
- Le Page ParkPark or community place
- Highett ReservePark or community place
- Kids SpacePark or community place
- Lyle Anderson ReservePark or community place
- Highett LibraryPark or community place
- Balcombe ParkPark or community place
- Illaroo ReservePark or community place
- Keys Road ReservePark or community place
- Balcombe Park ReservePark or community place
- Pobblebonk ParkPark or community place
- Chiquita ParkPark or community place
- The Duck ParkPark or community place
- George Street ReservePark or community place
- GR Bricker ReservePark or community place
- Merindah ParkPark or community place
- Dolomore ReservePark or community place
- Beaumaris LibraryPark or community place
- Beaumaris ReservePark or community place
- Bay Road ReservePark or community place
- Tulip Street ReservePark or community place
- Keith Styles Municipal GardensPark or community place
- 8/1161 Nepean HighwayHome for sale
- 13 Columbia StreetHome for sale
Your council & community
Cheltenham within City of Kingston
6 of the council area’s 49 activity providers · 3rd of 16 suburbs by number of providers
Council-wide information and places near this suburb have different geographic scopes.
Homes with family context
Homes in and around Cheltenham
A summary. Each home’s page shows the schools and activities around it.
$1.39m
Median, houses
$722k
Median, units
2
For sale within 5 km
For sale within 5 km of Cheltenham
Highett, VIC 3190
Property Type: Apartment / Unit / Flat
Oakleigh South, VIC 3167
Property Type: Townhouse
Recently sold within 5 km of Cheltenham
Homes that have sold nearby. We don’t show sale prices.
Beaumaris, VIC 3193
Property Type: House
Bentleigh, VIC 3204
Property Type: House
Bentleigh East, VIC 3165
Property Type: Townhouse
Medians are of settled sales (2025-Q4). Source: Victorian Property Sales Report © State of Victoria (Department of Transport and Planning), CC BY 4.0
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Select up to three homes. Each property page includes nearby schools and activities.
| Feature | 8/1161 Nepean Highway | 13 Columbia Street |
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| Property type | APARTMENT / UNIT / FLAT | TOWNHOUSE |
| Bedrooms | 1 | 4 |
| Bathrooms | 1 | 3 |
| Car spaces | 1 | 2 |
| Asking price | $385,000–$410,000 | $1,000,000 |
Without JavaScript, the table shows all listed homes.
Nearby suburbs
Find more for your family close by. Distances are measured between suburb centres.
Highett
5 activity providers · 2.1 km
Mentone
2 activity providers · 2.1 km
Parkdale
4 activity providers · 3.7 km
Moorabbin
9 activity providers · 3.7 km
Compare activities, schools & parks
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Cheltenham
Other sports 3, Tutoring & STEM 2, Gymnastics & cheer 1, Martial arts 1 +4
6 schools · 6 parks
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Highett2.1 km · same council
Gymnastics & cheer 2, Other sports 1, Party entertainers 1, Soccer 1 +1
1 school · 4 parks
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Mentone2.1 km · same council
Martial arts 1, Music 1
8 schools · 3 parks
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Parkdale3.7 km · same council
Tennis 2, Athletics 1, Tutoring & STEM 1
3 schools · 1 park
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Moorabbin3.7 km · same council
Gymnastics & cheer 3, Arts & dance 2, Martial arts 2, Athletics 1 +4
5 schools · 2 parks
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Beaumaris3.1 km
Tennis 3
4 schools · 8 parks
| Area | Activities listed there | Schools | Parks |
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| Cheltenham | Other sports 3, Tutoring & STEM 2, Gymnastics & cheer 1, Martial arts 1 +4 | 6 | 6 |
| Highett2.1 km · same council | Gymnastics & cheer 2, Other sports 1, Party entertainers 1, Soccer 1 +1 | 1 | 4 |
| Mentone2.1 km · same council | Martial arts 1, Music 1 | 8 | 3 |
| Parkdale3.7 km · same council | Tennis 2, Athletics 1, Tutoring & STEM 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Moorabbin3.7 km · same council | Gymnastics & cheer 3, Arts & dance 2, Martial arts 2, Athletics 1 +4 | 5 | 2 |
| Beaumaris3.1 km | Tennis 3 | 4 | 8 |
Each row counts only what is listed in that suburb itself; distances are between suburb centres.
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This introduction and the sentences marked AI on this page were written with AI from the AroundSchools listings shown here (refreshed 20 Oct 2026) — what we've listed, not everywhere nearby, and it may be outdated. General information, not advice.
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This Cheltenham guide brings together the schools, clubs, classes and parks AroundSchools lists in and around the suburb, so schools and activities sit side by side. AroundSchools lists 44 activity providers within 5 km of Cheltenham, sorted below by sport and activity.
Looking for Our Lady of the Assumption Parish Primary School? Its school page opens from the schools section, where the other Cheltenham schools are listed too.
Within Cheltenham itself, the sports section lists Flow Climbing under Other sports, alongside martial arts and swimming. The Tutoring & STEM section adds Cheltenham tutors, and the parks section covers playgrounds and libraries around the suburb.
AINext, open the City of Kingston guide for the council's suburbs, or the Highett and Mentone pages to see the clubs and schools listed there.
Figures from AroundSchools listings and official published data, refreshed 20 Oct 2026.
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All kids' activities listed in Cheltenham
Grouped by kind; only listings whose address is in Cheltenham.
Martial arts (1) Category page →
Gymnastics & cheer (1) Category page →
Other sports (3) Category page →
Arts & dance (1)
Tutoring & STEM (2)
Kids' activities & play (1)
Yoga & wellbeing (1)
Parks & places (6)
Keys Road Reserve
Keys Rd, Cheltenham
Kids Space
Keys Rd, Cheltenham
Kingston Heath Reserve
Centre Dandenong Rd, Cheltenham
Le Page Gardens
Bernard St, Cheltenham
Le Page Park
Argus St, Cheltenham
Pennydale Park
Olympic Ave, Cheltenham
* Ages read from the provider's own website and re-checked every four months — not yet confirmed by them here.