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Schools in Footscray, VIC — all 6 schools

Footscray, VIC 3011 has 6 schools. The table below lists every one with its sector, year levels and published Year 7 fee. Government zones below apply to the suburb centre; check your exact address for eligibility.

Schools

6

4 government, 2 Catholic

Primary / Secondary

5 / 1

schools offering each stage; one school can offer both

Activity providers

6

Every school in Footscray

Schools whose address is in Footscray, listed A–Z.

School Sector Levels Year 7 fee
Footscray City Primary School Government Primary —
Footscray High School Government Secondary —
Footscray North Primary School Government Primary —
Footscray Primary School Government Primary —
St Monica's Primary School - Footscray Catholic Primary —
St. John's Catholic Primary School Catholic Primary —

Government school zones at the centre of Footscray (2026)

The centre of Footscray falls inside these zones. Zones are drawn street by street, so parts of the suburb can belong to other schools — check your exact address and confirm with the school.

Check a specific address against these zones →

Also within 3 km of the centre of Footscray

Schools addressed in neighbouring suburbs but no more than 3 km from the centre of Footscray as the crow flies. Not counted in the 6 above.

After-school activities in Footscray

6 activity providers run classes in Footscray — sport, music, tutoring and creative arts, most of them within a few minutes of these schools.

Open the Footscray family guide

Footscray within City of Maribyrnong

6 of the council area’s 22 activity providers · 1st of 8 suburbs by number of providers

City of Maribyrnong guide

Schools in nearby suburbs

Yarraville 5Flemington 4Ascot Vale 4North Melbourne 5Braybrook 6Port Melbourne 3Moonee Ponds 3Newport 4

Schools in smaller suburbs nearby

These suburbs have too few schools for a page of their own, and Footscray is the nearest suburb that has one. Distances are straight-line, centre to centre. These 2 schools are not counted in the 6 above.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many schools are there in Footscray?

There are 6 schools in Footscray, VIC — 4 government, 2 Catholic. 5 offer primary years and 1 offer secondary years.

Which school zone is Footscray in?

The centre of Footscray falls inside the 2026 zones for Footscray Primary School, Footscray High School. Zones are drawn by address, so two streets in the same suburb can belong to different schools — check your exact address.

Sources: the AroundSchools school database, ACARA Australian Schools List (CC BY 4.0) and Victorian Department of Education school zones (2026) (CC BY 4.0). Directory data updated 6 Oct 2026. Fees are the most recently published figures and exclude levies and extras. About our data sources