67.5% —
Higher than 76% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 62.9%
- 2021: 67.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Footscray (Western Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Footscray (Western Metropolitan)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels shape daily life in Footscray, where more than a third of adults hold a university degree. This is a well-qualified community that has seen a steady rise in both school completion and university degrees over recent years.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are much higher than in most similar areas, with 67.5% of residents completing Year 12. This is well above the national figure of 58.8% and has risen by 4.6 points since 2016.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Footscray (Western Metropolitan), Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 9 or below is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 34.1% of adults, which is well above the Victorian figure of 29.2%. This proportion of highly qualified residents rose 6.6 points since 2016.
34.1% —
Higher than 76% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 34.1%
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 (Western Metropolitan), the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Postgraduate degree (18%) and Certificate III / IV (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 20.2%, followed by society and culture at 12.5% and engineering and related fields at 10.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Footscray has a high number of schools for its population, with 27 schools within 3km and 13,866 total enrolments. Most students attend government schools (59.3%) or Catholic schools (37.0%).
2.18
Higher than 60% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
27
Higher than 71% of state electorate 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).
13,866
Higher than 83% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
514
Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,034
Higher than 58% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Footscray (Western Metropolitan)
27 schools — 13,866 students, average ICSEA 1,034.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 10 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 17 · Secondary 7 · Combined 3
| Western English Language School, Braybrook | Government | Combined | 0.3 km | 502 | 903 |
| Caroline Chisholm Catholic College, Braybrook | Catholic | Secondary | 0.4 km | 1,555 | 1,036 |
| Dinjerra Primary School, Braybrook | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 217 | 1,010 |
| Christ the King Primary School, Braybrook | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 211 | 1,006 |
| Rosamond School, Braybrook | Government | Combined | 1.1 km | 145 | 1,012 |
| Braybrook College, Braybrook | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 1,373 | 977 |
| Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception School, Sunshine | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 317 | 1,070 |
| Sunshine Primary School, Sunshine | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 198 | 1,014 |
| Footscray West Primary School, West Footscray | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 672 | 1,117 |
| OakTree College, West Footscray | Independent | Secondary | 2.7 km | 19 | 966 |
| Footscray North Primary School, Footscray | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 630 | 1,080 |
| Corpus Christi School, Kingsville | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 181 | 1,105 |
| Sunshine Heights Primary School, Sunshine | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 360 | 1,029 |
| St Peter's School, Sunshine West | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 190 | 999 |
| St John's School, Footscray | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 227 | 1,136 |
| Sunshine Special Developmental School, Sunshine | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 193 | 976 |
| Sunshine College, Sunshine West | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,217 | 952 |
| Maribyrnong College, Maribyrnong | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,361 | 1,064 |
| Glengala Primary School, Sunshine West | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 141 | 921 |
| Footscray High School, Footscray | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,326 | 1,078 |
| Footscray Primary School, Footscray | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 336 | 1,115 |
| St Paul's School, Sunshine West | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 515 | 1,015 |
| Marian College, Sunshine West | Catholic | Secondary | 4.0 km | 856 | 999 |
| St Margaret's Primary School, Maribyrnong | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 441 | 1,125 |
| Ardeer South Primary School, Sunshine West | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 139 | 979 |
| Footscray City Primary School, Footscray | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 455 | 1,125 |
| St Monica's School, Footscray | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 89 | 1,051 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Footscray (Western Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED23007/footscray/topic/education