Footscray High School Careers Service
Year 8 Guest Speakers It is never too early to start thinking about your future career. Last Thursday, Year 8 students from the Barkly and Pilgrim campuses joined a Careers Speakers session to learn about different career options. Students listened to professionals from different fields, such as law, nursing, and local government. One highlight was […]
Principal’s Report
Our Remembrance Day Tribute at Footscray High School Footscray High School marked Remembrance Day this year with a moment of quiet reflection, as students and staff across our campuses paused together to acknowledge those who have served in armed conflicts. It was a simple but meaningful way for our school community to pay respect to […]
Saturn and Stars: A Great First Night
On November 4th an enthusiastic group of teachers, students and families gathered at the Farm for an evening of stargazing through a professional-grade scientific telescope. Once the sun (finally!) went down, we turned the telescope to Saturn and marvelled at its clearly visible rings and moons. A big thanks to Cael Kennet who provided the […]
Regional Year 8 Girls Tennis
On Thursday November 5th our Year 8 Girls Tennis team travelled to Geelong Tennis Club to play a regional round robin against Belmont, Alice Miller, Maribyrnong and Southern Cross. The girls battled hard with some very close results but no overall wins on the day. Shoutouts to Victoria Truong who was our best player on […]
ELC Visits the Melbourne Zoo
On Friday, the 6th of November 2026, the English Language Centre went on an excursion to the Melbourne Zoo with Mr. Sun and Ms. Karen. We saw nearly all of the animals that were available. The most enjoyable thing was seeing the orangutans. Unfortunately, there was only one orangutan because the enclosure was closed for […]
2027 VCE EARLY ENGLISH Booklist Sell is now open!
The EARLY VCE ENGLISH Booklist is now open and available online for ordering from the JP Books website. This list is exclusively for the 2027 texts required in VCE English, English as an Additional Language (EAL) and Literature. Orders for these books can be made online or instore from now until they close on Sat […]
National Mathematics Summer School
Congratulations to Oliver Flight on being accepted into the 2027 National Mathematics Summer School, and to Ada Jephcott, who has been invited back as a senior student and assistant. The National Mathematics Summer School (nmss.edu.au) is the oldest and most prestigious program of its type in Australia. Organised by the Australian National University and the […]
2026 House Cup champions
It has been another fantastic year for the House Program at Footscray High School. Throughout 2026, students have participated in a wide range of events, including the athletics and swimming carnivals, art competitions, Mario Kart competitions, the Variety Performance and so much more. Beyond these events, students have continued to earn valuable house points by […]
Congratulations Angus Todd
Congratulations to VCE Vocational Major graduate, Angus Todd for being presented with the Brimbank VET Cluster “Outstanding Achievement Award for exemplar attitude, behaviour, and commitment in VET Building & and Construction”. Angus completed VCE VM and Certificate II in Building & Construction this year. His VCE VM journey included work experience placements with Inner West […]
Music Performances
Kindred Rocks Again The October edition of the Kindred Studios Bands Night is always emotionally charged as bands that have been regulars on the program for some years are farewelled. Monday October 12 this year was no exception as four bands made up of predominantly year 12 students presented for the last time. This was […]