71.2% ▲ +20.2%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.3%
- 2016: 67.4%
- 2021: 71.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
West Footscray · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in West Footscray
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 40% of adults in West Footscray hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the national average. This is a highly educated area where school and university completion rates are among the highest for similar places. These strong qualifications across the adult population highlight a community with high levels of formal learning.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is very high here at 71.2%, which is well above the Victorian figure and far above the national average. This level of school completion is among the highest for similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In West Footscray, Year 12 is the majority at 77%; Year 9 or below is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 40.9% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, far above both the state and national figures. Most of these higher qualifications are bachelor degrees at 35.7%, followed by postgraduate degrees at 17.1%.
40.9% ▲ +53.2%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 40.9%
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 West Footscray, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Postgraduate degree (20%) and Certificate III / IV (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 19%, and society and culture at 13.6%. Other notable areas of study include creative arts, engineering, and health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 32 schools within 3km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas. The schools here are generally larger than average, with a school advantage score much higher than most areas.
1.49
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
32
Higher than 89% 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).
517
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,064
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving West Footscray
32 schools — 16,545 students, average ICSEA 1,064.
By sector: Government 20 · Catholic 11 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 23 · Secondary 6 · Combined 3
| Footscray West Primary School, West Footscray | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 672 | 1,117 |
| Corpus Christi School, Kingsville | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 181 | 1,105 |
| Kingsville Primary School, Yarraville | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 426 | 1,118 |
| St John's School, Footscray | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 227 | 1,136 |
| OakTree College, West Footscray | Independent | Secondary | 1.3 km | 19 | 966 |
| Footscray Primary School, Footscray | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 336 | 1,115 |
| Footscray North Primary School, Footscray | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 630 | 1,080 |
| Yarraville West Primary School, Yarraville | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 651 | 1,153 |
| Dinjerra Primary School, Braybrook | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 217 | 1,010 |
| Christ the King Primary School, Braybrook | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 211 | 1,006 |
| St Augustine's School, Yarraville | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 163 | 1,125 |
| Western English Language School, Braybrook | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | 502 | 903 |
| Yarraville Special Developmental School, Yarraville | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | 100 | 1,006 |
| Wembley Primary School, Yarraville | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 626 | 1,112 |
| Footscray High School, Footscray | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,326 | 1,078 |
| Footscray City Primary School, Footscray | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 455 | 1,125 |
| Caroline Chisholm Catholic College, Braybrook | Catholic | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,555 | 1,036 |
| Maribyrnong College, Maribyrnong | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,361 | 1,064 |
| Rosamond School, Braybrook | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 145 | 1,012 |
| St Monica's School, Footscray | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 89 | 1,051 |
| St Margaret Mary's School, Spotswood | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 159 | 1,122 |
| Annunciation School, Brooklyn | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 65 | 1,068 |
| Sunshine Harvester Primary School, Sunshine | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 350 | 965 |
| Spotswood Primary School, Spotswood | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 289 | 1,117 |
| Braybrook College, Braybrook | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,373 | 977 |
| Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception School, Sunshine | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 317 | 1,070 |
| Sunshine Primary School, Sunshine | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 198 | 1,014 |
| Avondale Primary School, Avondale Heights | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 433 | 1,074 |
| Ascot Vale West Primary School, Ascot Vale | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 278 | 1,029 |
| St Margaret's Primary School, Maribyrnong | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 441 | 1,125 |
| Emmanuel College, Altona North | Catholic | Secondary | 4.3 km | 2,533 | 1,079 |
| Altona North Primary School, Altona North | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 217 | 994 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in West Footscray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22756/west-footscray/topic/education