Minh covers schools and family logistics for MELBZ. He grew up in Sunshine, did teaching prac at three different state primaries, then quit teaching for product work — but he never stopped reading the My School data dumps. Now he writes the catchment guides he wished existed when he and his partner were trying to decide between renting in zone for Footscray Primary or buying further out and missing the cut-off.
He cares about the boring stuff parents actually need: which schools have a wait-list, what the bus situation is at 3:25pm, whether the after-school program runs in week one of term or starts late. He files from the bench outside the Yarraville library most Fridays.
Minh has two kids in the state system and is unsentimental about it. He’s not selling you a postcode; he’s telling you what catchment policy actually means in practice.
Articles by Minh Tran-Hoang are based on My School data, Department of Education catchment maps, and conversations with current parents at the schools mentioned. MELBZ does not accept payment from schools or real-estate agents.