72.2% ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.0%
- 2016: 67.6%
- 2021: 72.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Williamstown · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Williamstown
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education is a defining feature of daily life in Williamstown, where 42.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%, marking the area as one of the most qualified in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the highest for similar areas, with 72.2% of residents completing Year 12. This is far above the 61.8% seen across Victoria.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Williamstown, Year 12 is the majority at 75%; Year 11 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The level of qualification is very high, as the typical resident is far more likely to have a university degree than those in the rest of Australia. Postgraduate degrees are held by 16.1% of the population.
42.6% ▲ +23.8%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.4%
- 2016: 37.9%
- 2021: 42.6%
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 Williamstown, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Postgraduate degree (18%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in management and commerce are the most common at 23.7%, followed by society and culture at 13.5% and engineering at 11.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger and have higher advantage scores than most areas. While there are 18 schools within 3km, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in many other places.
2.32
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
18
Higher than 86% 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).
560
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,092
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Williamstown
18 schools — 10,079 students, average ICSEA 1,092.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 6 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 15 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Bayside P-12 College, Williamstown | Government | Combined | 0.4 km | 958 | 1,006 |
| Williamstown North Primary School, Williamstown | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 601 | 1,135 |
| Williamstown High School, Williamstown | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 1,527 | 1,112 |
| Williamstown Primary School, Williamstown | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 460 | 1,123 |
| St Mary's School, Williamstown | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 263 | 1,107 |
| Newmark Primary, Williamstown | Independent | Primary | 1.9 km | 131 | 1,134 |
| Newport Gardens Primary School, Newport | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 516 | 1,106 |
| Sacred Heart School, Newport | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 297 | 1,126 |
| Australian Islamic Centre College, Newport | Independent | Primary | 2.4 km | 151 | 1,032 |
| Newport Lakes Primary School, Newport | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 566 | 1,126 |
| Spotswood Primary School, Spotswood | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 289 | 1,117 |
| St Margaret Mary's School, Spotswood | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 159 | 1,122 |
| St Leo the Great Primary School, Altona North | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 342 | 1,116 |
| Seaholme Primary School, Seaholme | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 298 | 1,105 |
| Altona North Primary School, Altona North | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 217 | 994 |
| St Mary's School, Altona | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 259 | 1,060 |
| Emmanuel College, Altona North | Catholic | Secondary | 4.9 km | 2,533 | 1,079 |
| Altona Primary School, Altona | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 512 | 1,111 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Williamstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22792/williamstown/topic/education