Footscray Learning Precinct

At Footscray High School, we are leaders in an exciting project, providing access to modern facilities that offers local students more opportunities, and easier movement between kindergarten, primary, secondary school and beyond.

We are part of the Footscray Learning Precinct and are joined by Footscray Primary School, Footscray City Primary School and Billy Button Children’s Centre to transform education in Melbourne’s inner west.

Our vision is for the Footscray Learning Precinct to become a world-leading education precinct, providing excellence in teaching and learning in Melbourne’s inner west. The Precinct is built on the richness and diversity of the community and provides opportunities for learning across all stages of education.We are combining our resources and expertise and working closely with our Precinct partners Victoria University and Maribyrnong City Council.

The Victorian Government has backed this vision with record investment of more than $110 million since 2015 to build new campuses and modernise schools. Already, this has supported the Precinct to:

• Build a new competition-size gym at Footscray City Primary School which is shared with Footscray High School Pilgrim Campus (completed 2019)
• Building and opening Billy Button Children’s Centre, a new Integrated Early Learning Centre (completed 2022)
• For Footscray High School:
  • Build the new Pilgrim Campus (completed 2021) 
  • Upgrade the Barkly campus (completed 2021)
  • Expand and provide major upgrade to learning spaces at the Kinnear Campus Senior School (in progress)
• Expand and upgrade facilities at Footscray Primary School (completed 2023)
• Restoring and modernising learning spaces at Footscray City Primary School (in progress)

What’s next for the Precinct

As the infrastructure investments continue to reach completion, work to support our vision continues, including:

• the Learning Precinct schools promoting STEAM Excellence through specialisation, collaboration and continuity of learning, and creating partnership opportunities with the New Footscray Hospital Project, Victoria University, Footscray Community Arts, and other industry leaders
• enhanced inquiry-based learning across all schools
• a precinct-wide commitment to Teacher excellence and workforce development
• strengthened student pathways including strong transition support between kinder and primary school, primary and secondary school and learning pathways in partnership with Victoria University and other higher education providers.