73.5% ▲ +28.1%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.3%
- 2016: 65.9%
- 2021: 73.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Spotswood · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Spotswood
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 Spotswood over the last decade. The area now stands out for its high education levels, with 41.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are far above the national figure, with 73.5% of residents completing Year 12. This is 15 points higher than the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Spotswood, Year 12 is the majority at 77%; Year 11 is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Degrees are very common here, as 41.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the 26.3% seen across Australia.
41.3% ▲ +72.9%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 41.3%
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 Spotswood, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 43%, followed by Certificate III / IV (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 21.8%, followed by society and culture at 13.4% and engineering at 11.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Spotswood has a high number of schools nearby, with 28 within 3 km. Most are primary schools (78.6%) and the majority are government-run (57.1%).
3.39
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
28
Higher than 88% 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).
473
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,100
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 Spotswood
28 schools — 13,234 students, average ICSEA 1,100.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 9 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 22 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| Spotswood Primary School, Spotswood | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 289 | 1,117 |
| St Margaret Mary's School, Spotswood | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 159 | 1,122 |
| Newport Lakes Primary School, Newport | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 566 | 1,126 |
| Sacred Heart School, Newport | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 297 | 1,126 |
| Yarraville Special Developmental School, Yarraville | Government | Combined | 1.4 km | 100 | 1,006 |
| Wembley Primary School, Yarraville | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 626 | 1,112 |
| Yarraville West Primary School, Yarraville | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 651 | 1,153 |
| St Augustine's School, Yarraville | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 163 | 1,125 |
| Kingsville Primary School, Yarraville | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 426 | 1,118 |
| Newport Gardens Primary School, Newport | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 516 | 1,106 |
| Australian Islamic Centre College, Newport | Independent | Primary | 2.7 km | 151 | 1,032 |
| Corpus Christi School, Kingsville | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 181 | 1,105 |
| Williamstown North Primary School, Williamstown | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 601 | 1,135 |
| OakTree College, West Footscray | Independent | Secondary | 2.9 km | 19 | 966 |
| Footscray City Primary School, Footscray | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 455 | 1,125 |
| Bayside P-12 College, Williamstown | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 958 | 1,006 |
| St Leo the Great Primary School, Altona North | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 342 | 1,116 |
| Altona North Primary School, Altona North | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 217 | 994 |
| Annunciation School, Brooklyn | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 65 | 1,068 |
| Footscray Primary School, Footscray | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 336 | 1,115 |
| Williamstown High School, Williamstown | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,527 | 1,112 |
| St Monica's School, Footscray | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 89 | 1,051 |
| Emmanuel College, Altona North | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 2,533 | 1,079 |
| St Mary's School, Williamstown | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 263 | 1,107 |
| Williamstown Primary School, Williamstown | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 460 | 1,123 |
| Newmark Primary, Williamstown | Independent | Primary | 4.0 km | 131 | 1,134 |
| Port Melbourne Secondary College, Port Melbourne | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 416 | 1,101 |
| Port Melbourne Primary School, Port Melbourne | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 697 | 1,134 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Spotswood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22319/spotswood/topic/education