70.9% ▲ +25.8%
Higher than 81% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 56.4%
- 2016: 64.8%
- 2021: 70.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Williamstown (Western Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Williamstown (Western Metropolitan)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Forty per cent of adults in Williamstown hold a bachelor degree or higher, marking this as a highly educated area. This strong academic profile is reflected in both the high proportion of university graduates and a significant rise in the number of people finishing high school. It is a community where university qualifications are far more common than the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well above the state average at 70.9%, a figure that has risen 15 points since 2011. This is far above the national rate of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Williamstown (Western Metropolitan), Year 12 is the majority at 75%; Year 9 or below is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 40.0%, which is far above the Australian figure of 26.3%. This high level of attainment has grown by 14 points over the last decade.
40.0% ▲ +51.6%
Higher than 84% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 40.0%
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 (Western Metropolitan), the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Certificate III / IV (18%) and Postgraduate degree (16%).
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 14.0% and engineering at 11.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score much higher than most areas, and enrolments are larger than about 64% of similar places. There are 21 schools within 3km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than in most areas.
1.45
Lower than 76% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
21
Higher than 54% of state electorate 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).
11,041
Higher than 64% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
526
Higher than 59% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,097
Higher than 82% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Williamstown (Western Metropolitan)
21 schools — 11,041 students, average ICSEA 1,097.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 7 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 17 · Secondary 2 · Combined 2
| Newport Gardens Primary School, Newport | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 516 | 1,106 |
| Newport Lakes Primary School, Newport | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 566 | 1,126 |
| Australian Islamic Centre College, Newport | Independent | Primary | 1.1 km | 151 | 1,032 |
| Sacred Heart School, Newport | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 297 | 1,126 |
| St Margaret Mary's School, Spotswood | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 159 | 1,122 |
| Spotswood Primary School, Spotswood | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 289 | 1,117 |
| St Leo the Great Primary School, Altona North | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 342 | 1,116 |
| Altona North Primary School, Altona North | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 217 | 994 |
| Wembley Primary School, Yarraville | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 626 | 1,112 |
| Emmanuel College, Altona North | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 2,533 | 1,079 |
| Yarraville Special Developmental School, Yarraville | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 100 | 1,006 |
| Annunciation School, Brooklyn | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 65 | 1,068 |
| Bayside P-12 College, Williamstown | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 958 | 1,006 |
| Kingsville Primary School, Yarraville | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 426 | 1,118 |
| Williamstown North Primary School, Williamstown | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 601 | 1,135 |
| Yarraville West Primary School, Yarraville | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 651 | 1,153 |
| St Augustine's School, Yarraville | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 163 | 1,125 |
| Williamstown High School, Williamstown | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,527 | 1,112 |
| Williamstown Primary School, Williamstown | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 460 | 1,123 |
| St Mary's School, Williamstown | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 263 | 1,107 |
| Newmark Primary, Williamstown | Independent | Primary | 4.3 km | 131 | 1,134 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Williamstown (Western Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED28607/williamstown/topic/education