would you recommend ocean grove or Clifton springs for young family looking for good safe school?

When I lived half way between both, I looked at all schools in the areas and houses and chose Clifton Springs.
I felt that there was more amenities close-by and I’ve lived here 3 years now and Curlewis is a big development now.

For High Schools though - I do believe Bellarine campus (public high school) is split and one campus is in Ocean Grove and one is just outside of Drysdale (years 7-9 and 10-12 but unsure which is which), but there are buses and OG is only 10 minutes if you’d prefer to drive

They’re both nice areas, Clifton Springs is probably a slightly older community, in age, and is slowly developing but it’s stoll got a little country community feel.

Ocean Grove is more a seaside getaway with nicer beaches and more shopping/dining options but that comes with a cost and housing is a minimum 100k more for the equivalent house.