A Thousand Paper Cranes for World Peace
On 6 August, students came together for a special paper crane (tsuru) origami session in the Pilgrim Library as part of our school’s Towards World Peace initiative. The lunchtime session was led by our Year 7 Pilgrim Peace Ambassadors—Henry, Nick and Theo—who guided other keen students in the art of paper folding. The paper crane […]
Year 12 Graduation – Save the Date
Principal Report
NAPLAN Results 2026 — Celebrating Continued Strength I am delighted to share that our 2026 NAPLAN results confirm what we already know about Footscray High School: our students, staff and community continue to deliver outstanding outcomes, year after year. Across both Year 7 and Year 9, our students have shown continued strength in literacy and […]
Reminder: Annual General Meeting — Tuesday 18 August
Join us for our AGM, where we’ll celebrate the school’s achievements and share how we’re improving student outcomes, engagement, and wellbeing. It’s also a great opportunity to meet the principal team. Date: 18 August 2026 Time: 6:30pm – 7:30pm Location: Kinnear Campus Please RSVP by 17 August to Kaylene Tanti at 7842-info@schools.vic.edu.au We look forward […]
Is a Career Action Plan useful?
Every student should have a Career Action Plan. It helps them think about their strengths, interests and future goals. Students can reflect on what they enjoy, what they do well and the steps they may need to explore study, training and career pathways. Career action planning is required for students in Years 9 to 12, […]
NAPLAN Results 2026
Our 2026 NAPLAN results for both Year 7 and Year 9 students indicate continued strength in both literacy and numeracy at Footscray High School. From year 7 to year 9, our students achieved growth in Reading, Writing, Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation, and Numeracy at or above our network schools and the state. Of particular note, […]
Year 9 Careers Expo – Discovering Future Pathways
Our Year 9 students will have the opportunity to explore a diverse range of careers at this year’s Careers Expo. The Expo will be held at Pilgrim Campus on Wednesday 26 August and Barkly Campus on Thursday 27 August, giving students the chance to hear directly from professionals working across local government and community services. […]
Building Bright Futures: Successful Course Counselling Events
Our recent Course Counselling events were a fantastic success, with students, families and staff coming together to plan for 2027. It was wonderful to see so many families engaging in meaningful conversations about future learning pathways and subject choices. Year 10 into Year 11 Course Counselling Expo The Year 10 into Year 11 Course Counselling […]
Year 7 Community Inquiry Projects
Last semester each year 7 student engaged in the Community Inquiry Project covering the themes of Sustainability, Social Justice and Wellbeing. This semester they are continuing to build on the great ideas commenced in semester one as well as creating completely new and original projects with a new focus on school improvements. Initiatives such as […]
Senior Regional Sport Report: Wednesday July 29th
Senior basketball had a very competitive day beating Staughton 44-24 but falling short against Western Heights 33-34 and Copperfield 44-45. Western heights would go on to win the day so the boys should be very proud of their efforts. We had a very even contribution on the day but a few standouts were Toma, Max, […]