St Mary's School
Williamstown · 1.5 km
Prep to Year 6 · boys and girls
Government primary and secondary school in Williamstown
Bayside P-12 College
Bayside P-12 College is a government primary and secondary school for boys and girls, from Prep to Year 12, in Williamstown, Victoria.
What Bayside P-12 College is like
It has 958 students (469 girls and 489 boys) and the equivalent of 96.7 full-time teachers, about 10 students for each teacher.
The school has more than one campus; the figures here are for the school as a whole.
As a government school it is run by the Department of Education Victoria. Tuition is free for Australian citizens and permanent residents, although schools usually ask for a voluntary contribution and charge for some materials and activities. Many government schools have a local enrolment area (catchment), and students who live inside it are guaranteed a place.
Its ICSEA value is 1006, against a national average of 1000. ICSEA describes the educational advantage of the families a school serves, not the quality of the school; read it alongside the school's results on My School.
The nearest private school is St Mary's School, 1.5 km away. You can enquire with private schools near Williamstown in one step.
Bayside P-12 College at a glance
- Students
- 958
- 2025
- Girls and boys
- 49% / 51%
- 469 girls, 489 boys
- Teachers
- 96.7
- full-time equivalent
- Students per teacher
- 9.9 to 1
- not the same as class size
- Years
- Prep to Year 12
- School zone
- Check an address with Find my School (Victorian Department of Education).
Students, staff and years: Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), School Profile 2025. Results are on My School, not here.
NAPLAN results and the school profile
Australian schools are not given inspection grades. Each school’s NAPLAN results, finances, attendance and student background are published by ACARA on My School: Bayside P-12 College on My School.
Government schools are reviewed by the Department of Education Victoria. Ask the school for its most recent annual report, which every Australian school publishes.
How to get a place
Enrol directly with the school. Most government schools have a local enrolment area: if you live inside it your child has a place, and families from outside can apply if there is room. Enrolment for Prep usually opens in the year before your child starts. See our guide to how school enrolment works.
The Victorian Department of Education explains who can enrol where and what to bring: Enrolling in a Victorian government school.
Common questions about Bayside P-12 College
- Is Bayside P-12 College a government, Catholic or independent school?
- Bayside P-12 College is a government primary and secondary school in Victoria. Its governing body is Department of Education Victoria.
- What years does Bayside P-12 College teach?
- Bayside P-12 College teaches Prep to Year 12, for boys and girls.
- How many students are enrolled at Bayside P-12 College?
- Bayside P-12 College had 958 students in 2025, according to ACARA. That is about 9.9 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, which is not the same as class size.
- What is the ICSEA value of Bayside P-12 College?
- Bayside P-12 College has an ICSEA value of 1006, against a national average of 1000. ICSEA describes the educational advantage of the families a school serves, not the quality of the school; read it alongside the school's results on My School.
Private schools nearby
Private schools within 3.6 km. You can enquire with several at once.
Newmark Primary
Williamstown · 1.9 km
Prep to Year 6 · boys and girls
Sacred Heart School
Newport · 2.0 km
Prep to Year 6 · boys and girls
Australian Islamic Centre College
Newport · 2.3 km
Prep to Year 6 · boys and girls
St Margaret Mary's School
Spotswood · 3.2 km
Prep to Year 6 · boys and girls
St Leo the Great Primary School
Altona North · 3.6 km
Prep to Year 6 · boys and girls
Other combined schools near Bayside P-12 College
No other schools of this type within about 3 km.