Footscray High School

Footscray High School
Main building of the 7-9 Barkly campus
Address
Kinnear Street, Footscray Barkly Street, Footscray Pilgrim Street, Seddon Footscray , VIC , 3011 Australia
Information
Type	Government (public)
Motto	"Tomorrow, Together"
Religious affiliation(s)	None
Established	1916
School district	Maribyrnong
Principal	Jill English
Grades	7 to 12
Number of students	Approximately 1400
Campus size	Barkly: 16,442 sq.m Pilgrim: 6,121 sq.m Kinnear: 23,146 sq.m
Campus type	Urban
Color(s)	Black, grey, red
Athletics	Rowing
Campus principals	John Box - Barkly Campus Maria Chrisant - Pilgrim Campus Vicki Tentzoglidis - Kinnear Campus
Specialty	Science, Technology and Mathematics
Website	https://footscray.vic.edu.au/

Footscray High School is a multi-campus secondary school in Melbourne, Australia. It consists of two junior, years 7-9, campuses (Barkly and Pilgrim) and a newly renovated senior, years 10-12 campus (Kinnear).

Footscray High School is part of the Footscray Learning Precinct and has formed a network with the University of Melbourne which gives students a better chance of getting into the university after they leave high school. The network provides opportunities for Footscray High School to enter into a structured program that focuses upon excellence in teaching and learning practice and the improvement of student learning outcomes.

History

In March 1916, the Footscray Technical School began teaching at what is now Victoria University's Footscray Nicholson campus. In July 1958, the school was renamed "Footscray Technical College" in line with Education Department reforms to technical schools at that time. On 25 September 1968, it was renamed "Footscray Institute of Technology" (FIT).

On 1 July 1972, the secondary education part of the institute was separated and named "Footscray Secondary Technical School". It continued to operate on the Nicholson Street site. However, its council was not established until early 1975, and a new site (on Ballarat Rd) was not acquired until 1975 and was not ready for occupation until May 1980. Thus during this period it remained closely linked to the institute.

External links

• Official school website