73.3% ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.9%
- 2016: 68.0%
- 2021: 73.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Newport · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Newport
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and university degrees have become more common in Newport since 2011. The area now stands out for its high education levels, with 42.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are far above the national figure, as 73.3% of residents completed Year 12. This is 14 percentage points higher than the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Newport, Year 12 is the majority at 77%; Year 11 is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a university degree is among the highest for similar areas at 42.9%, which is far above both the state and national figures.
42.9% ▲ +39.0%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 37.3%
- 2021: 42.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Newport, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 43%, followed by Certificate III / IV (17%) and Postgraduate degree (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Newport are most common in management and commerce, which account for 22.9% of degrees, followed by society and culture at 13.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 24 schools within 3km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas. Local schools are generally larger and have a much higher advantage score than most areas.
1.34
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
24
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
481
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,097
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Newport
24 schools — 11,539 students, average ICSEA 1,097.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 8 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 19 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Sacred Heart School, Newport | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 297 | 1,126 |
| Newport Lakes Primary School, Newport | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 566 | 1,126 |
| Newport Gardens Primary School, Newport | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 516 | 1,106 |
| Bayside P-12 College, Williamstown | Government | Combined | 1.4 km | 958 | 1,006 |
| Australian Islamic Centre College, Newport | Independent | Primary | 1.5 km | 151 | 1,032 |
| Williamstown North Primary School, Williamstown | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 601 | 1,135 |
| Spotswood Primary School, Spotswood | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 289 | 1,117 |
| St Margaret Mary's School, Spotswood | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 159 | 1,122 |
| Williamstown High School, Williamstown | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,527 | 1,112 |
| St Leo the Great Primary School, Altona North | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 342 | 1,116 |
| Williamstown Primary School, Williamstown | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 460 | 1,123 |
| St Mary's School, Williamstown | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 263 | 1,107 |
| Wembley Primary School, Yarraville | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 626 | 1,112 |
| Altona North Primary School, Altona North | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 217 | 994 |
| Newmark Primary, Williamstown | Independent | Primary | 2.9 km | 131 | 1,134 |
| Yarraville Special Developmental School, Yarraville | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 100 | 1,006 |
| Yarraville West Primary School, Yarraville | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 651 | 1,153 |
| St Augustine's School, Yarraville | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 163 | 1,125 |
| Emmanuel College, Altona North | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 2,533 | 1,079 |
| Kingsville Primary School, Yarraville | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 426 | 1,118 |
| Annunciation School, Brooklyn | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 65 | 1,068 |
| OakTree College, West Footscray | Independent | Secondary | 4.0 km | 19 | 966 |
| Seaholme Primary School, Seaholme | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 298 | 1,105 |
| Corpus Christi School, Kingsville | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 181 | 1,105 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Newport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21934/newport/topic/education