72.9% ▲ +19.9%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.8%
- 2016: 69.3%
- 2021: 72.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Footscray · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Footscray
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than four in ten adults in Footscray hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it one of the most qualified areas in the region. This high level of tertiary education is matched by strong school completion rates, with a population that is far more likely to finish Year 12 than the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are very high here, with 72.9% of people completing Year 12. This is far above the 61.8% seen across Victoria and 14 percentage points higher than the Australian figure.
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 area's high education levels are evident in the 43.2% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. Postgraduate degrees are also common, held by 18% of residents.
43.2% ▲ +45.4%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality 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.
Most qualifications are in management and commerce at 18.7%, followed by society and culture at 14.7%. Other common fields include creative arts, engineering, and health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Footscray has 40 schools within 3 km, one of the largest numbers for its level. These schools are typically larger than most, with an average size of 414 students, and the area's average school advantage score is much higher than most places.
3.31
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
40
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality 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).
414
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,086
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality 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 | 1.2 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 | 4.1 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/sal/SAL20935/footscray/topic/education