30.3% ▲ +78.5%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 30.3%
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.
A gap of 29 percentage points separates Williamstown from the national figure for Year 12 completions. This area has far fewer residents with high school or university qualifications compared to both Western Australia and the rest of the country. Most adults here hold trade certificates rather than degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 30.3% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58%. For many residents, the highest year of school completed was Year 10, accounting for 38.5% of the group.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Williamstown, the largest group is Year 10 at 42%, followed by Year 12 (33%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 3.7% of the population, far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, over half of residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
3.7% ▲ —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.7%
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, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 71%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications often specialise in Engineering and related fields, which account for 23.1% of degrees and certificates. Society and culture is the second most common field at 15.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 14 schools within 3km, a number larger than about 85% of similar areas. These schools are mostly government-run (78.6%) and have an advantage score that is much lower than most areas.
14
Higher than 84% 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).
399
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
943
Lower than 77% 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
14 schools — 5,580 students, average ICSEA 943.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 4
| East Kalgoorlie Primary School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 158 | 648 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Kalgoorlie | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 382 | 1,030 |
| Kalgoorlie Primary School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 496 | 980 |
| Eastern Goldfields College, Kalgoorlie | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 485 | 954 |
| North Kalgoorlie Primary School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 481 | 960 |
| John Paul College, Kalgoorlie | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 699 | 1,010 |
| South Kalgoorlie Primary School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 350 | 909 |
| Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 854 | 890 |
| Eastern Goldfields Education Support Centre, Kalgoorlie | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 47 | 879 |
| Hannans Primary School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 343 | 978 |
| O'Connor Primary School, Kalgoorlie | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 761 | 922 |
| Boulder Primary School, Boulder | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 263 | 869 |
| St Joseph's School, Boulder | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 193 | 994 |
| Kalgoorlie School Of The Air, Boulder | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 68 | 1,029 |
Sources
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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/SAL51615/williamstown/topic/education