If you're looking for the most innovative, exciting and best school shoe  brands for both indoor and outdoor wear, here is our quick summary of some of our favourite school shoe brands for the upcoming 2025 school year:

• Alpha
• Ascent
• Clarks
• Skobi
• ROC
• ASICS
• New Balance
• Adidas

ALPHA footwear, exclusive to The Athlete's Foot, offers high-quality durable features that provide support and protection, for a growing foot. The brand features a key range in varying lengths and widths for grade school, primary and high schoolers while showcasing V-Strap, Lace-up, and Mary-Jane style options. With formal and some sportier options, they’re a truly versatile choice when it comes to picking a new pair of school footwear this year.





Ascent school shoes are high quality, comfortable, durable, and built to last. Formal on the outside, these school shoes pack a real punch. Bursting with sports shoe technology to protect and support for your child's foot development. Their shoes come in a variety of widths, sizes (including half sizes), and a range of different toe shapes in their formal school styles to ensure the perfect fit and all day comfort.





From contemporary looks inspired by the catwalk to shoes that put growing feet in safe hands, one name says it all: Clarks. Clarks’ school shoes are designed to be understated, but contemporary, giving children the confidence they need to participate in school on their terms. Every Clarks shoe starts as a hand-carved wooden last, which means every style is designed for a natural foot-shaped fit: bending and flexing in motion with growing feet, providing comfort in every step.

The Clarks school shoe range comes in whole and half sizes as well as a wide range of width fitting for high school, primary and grade schoolers. With a predominantly formal school shoe catalogue, iconic silhouettes like the Infinity and Daytona have been seen on the feet of kids for years.




Skobi is one of Australia's only range of children's school shoes designed and founded by Paediatric Podiatrists. Each model of shoe has been specifically engineered to include unique design elements that meet the rigorous requirements of the schoolyard and the children who play in it. With a more formal school shoe collection – you’ll find a choice of self-fastening, mary-jane and more here.




Whether your littles ones are gradeschool age or they’re in their last year of High School, Roc has been ingrained in Australian schoolyard culture since the 1990s; Roc consistently provides long-lasting and timeless on-trend school shoes year on year. With multi-fit innersoles, these are comfortable leather shoes with a huge dose of style.



ASICS famously designs high-performance running shoes – however, did you know their sneakers can also make for ideal school footwear for your kids too? Whether it’s kids’ shoes for running or kids’ sneakers for everyday wear, all young athletes are free to run and play at any intensity level. With sizes ranging from toddlers up to teenagers, ASICS has an extensive range of sports shoes for all ages.

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New Balance is among the most respected names in children's shoes. New Balance kids’ shoes are available in multiple widths – perfect for PE or for schools with a more relaxed uniform policy. With size options from Pre-School through to high school and senior sizing, you’ll find a great choice of active footwear with New Balance.

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SCHOOL SOCKS

Kids school socks are an important piece of the Back to School shoe puzzle, avoid any unnecessary rubbing or blistering with their freshly minted school shoes with a perfectly fitted sock!

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