72.9% ▲ +19.9%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 60.8%
- 2016: 69.3%
- 2021: 72.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Footscray · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Footscray
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher levels of education mark Footscray compared to most similar areas. A striking 43.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that has climbed 13 points since 2011. This trend toward higher learning is mirrored in school completion rates, which are far above the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the Australian figure at 72.9%. This is a significant jump for the area, with the rate rising 12 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Footscray, Year 12 is the majority at 81%; Year 9 or below is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical adult's qualifications are far above the Victorian average, with 43.2% holding a bachelor degree or higher. This group is led by those with bachelor degrees at 36.3% and postgraduate degrees at 18%.
43.2% ▲ +45.4%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 36.2%
- 2021: 43.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Footscray, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 43%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 18.7%, followed by society and culture at 14.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Footscray has 6 schools with a total of 3,063 enrolments, which is larger than about 80% of similar areas. The average school size is higher than most areas, and the average school advantage score is also much higher.
6
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.31
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
40
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
3,063
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
511
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,093
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Footscray
40 schools — 16,158 students, average ICSEA 1,086.
By sector: Government 26 · Catholic 13 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 28 · Secondary 8 · Combined 4
| Footscray Primary School, Footscray | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 336 | 1,115 |
| Footscray City Primary School, Footscray | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 455 | 1,125 |
| St Monica's School, Footscray | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 89 | 1,051 |
| Footscray High School, Footscray | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,326 | 1,078 |
| St John's School, Footscray | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 227 | 1,136 |
| St Augustine's School, Yarraville | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 163 | 1,125 |
| Yarraville West Primary School, Yarraville | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 651 | 1,153 |
| Footscray North Primary School, Footscray | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 630 | 1,080 |
| Footscray West Primary School, West Footscray | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 672 | 1,117 |
| Yarraville Special Developmental School, Yarraville | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 100 | 1,006 |
| Corpus Christi School, Kingsville | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 181 | 1,105 |
| Kingsville Primary School, Yarraville | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 426 | 1,118 |
| Maribyrnong College, Maribyrnong | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,361 | 1,064 |
| Ascot Vale West Primary School, Ascot Vale | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 278 | 1,029 |
| Kensington Primary School, Kensington | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 427 | 1,153 |
| Holy Rosary School, Kensington | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 242 | 1,149 |
| Kensington Community High School, Kensington | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 95 | 1,008 |
| Wembley Primary School, Yarraville | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 626 | 1,112 |
| OakTree College, West Footscray | Independent | Secondary | 3.1 km | 19 | 966 |
| St Mary's School, Ascot Vale | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 374 | 1,144 |
| St Brendan's School, Flemington | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 82 | 993 |
| Christ the King Primary School, Braybrook | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 211 | 1,006 |
| Spotswood Primary School, Spotswood | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 289 | 1,117 |
| St Margaret Mary's School, Spotswood | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 159 | 1,122 |
| Debney Meadows Primary School, Flemington | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 109 | 903 |
| Mount Alexander 7-12 College, Flemington | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 827 | 1,069 |
| Moonee Ponds West Primary School, Moonee Ponds | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 289 | 1,136 |
| Dinjerra Primary School, Braybrook | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 217 | 1,010 |
| Flemington Primary School, Flemington | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 328 | 1,140 |
| St Margaret's Primary School, Maribyrnong | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 441 | 1,125 |
| Ascot Vale Primary School, Ascot Vale | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 265 | 1,140 |
| Travancore School, Travancore | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | — | — |
| Western English Language School, Braybrook | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 502 | 903 |
| Ascot Vale Heights School, Ascot Vale | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 103 | 1,021 |
| St Aloysius College, North Melbourne | Catholic | Secondary | 4.0 km | 673 | 1,127 |
| Docklands Primary School, Docklands | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 616 | 1,133 |
| St Michael's Primary School, North Melbourne | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 236 | 1,098 |
| Rosamond School, Braybrook | Government | Combined | 4.4 km | 145 | 1,012 |
| Caroline Chisholm Catholic College, Braybrook | Catholic | Secondary | 4.5 km | 1,555 | 1,036 |
| Avondale Primary School, Avondale Heights | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 433 | 1,074 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Footscray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213031348/footscray/topic/education