There are four Year 7 programs offered at Williamstown High School.
General Entry Co-Educational Program
Enrolment application forms are managed by the Government Primary Schools. If your child is at a Catholic or Independent Primary School you can collect an enrolment form at our WHS Open Night and from our reception at the Bayview Campus. Only enrolments forms from Non Government schools students will be accepted directly to Williamstown High School.
If your child has older brothers or sisters attending a school they may not automatically be offered an enrolment place at WHS if you live outside of the school’s designated neighbourhood area.
The criteria for successfully enrolling into this program are as follows:
- Access will be granted to students for whom we are the closest government secondary school.
- Following this, on the basis of geographical closeness to the school of the child’s home within guidelines set by the Department
- Finally, the allocation of remaining places is offered to children who have a sibling at the school (in the General Coeducational program)
Enquiries can be made to;
Rachel Roberts, Transition Coordinator
Email: roberts.rachel.l@edumail.vic.gov.au Phone: 9399 9228
Selected Entry Accelerated Learning Program (SEALP)
Places are made available for students of exceptional academic ability, and entry to this program is based upon competitive testing and sustainability interviews. Victorian Government secondary schools have been operating specific programs at authorised schools for gifted students since 1980. We are one of the selected schools. These have been known as Select Entry Accelerated Learning (SEAL) schools. The Academy of Accredited SEAL Schools (TAASS) has been established to maintain this tradition to enable groups of likeminded students to develop academically, socially and emotionally. Please refer to the SEALP page for specific enrolment information.
Enquiries can be made to;
Liz Lorenc, Select Entry Accelerated Learning Program Coordinator
Email: seal@willihigh.vic.edu.au Phone: 9399 9228
Girls Only Homegroups
Williamstown High School’s Girls Only Homegroups is a unique program that offers girls a single-sex education in a co-educational setting. The Girls’ classes have a coordinator who works with curriculum leaders to promote and enhance girls’ education through our teaching and learning and works with our young women to promote and encourage excellence and aspiration across the school.
All female students are eligible to apply to be in a Girls Only Homegroup and there are no entry requirements for the program other than the enrolment criteria outlined by the Department which is applied when enrolment positions are offered by the school.
Enrolment application forms are available directly from the Principal or Transition Coordinator of your child’s primary school. If you are in a Government School, you should receive these forms around April. Students from Independent or Non Government schools need to contact Williamstown High School directly for an enrolment package.
You need to specify on the enrolment form whether your child would like to preference to be in the Girls Only Homegroup.
Enquiries can be made to;
Anne Gaylor, Girls Only Coordinator
Email: gaylor.anne.m@edumail.vic.gov.au Phone: 9399 9228
Boys Only Homegroups
We are offering a Boys Only Homegroup program that provides a finely tuned blend of single and mixed gender learning to ensure our young male students are equipped for the real world. We will provide our students with all the advantages of gender specific teaching combined with the social advantages of a co-educational setting.
All male students are eligible to preference to be placed in the Boys Only Homegroup and there are no entry requirements for the program, other than the enrolment criteria outlined by DET.
Enrolment application forms are available directly from the Principal or Transition Coordinator of your child’s primary school. If you are in a Government School, you should receive these forms around April. Students from Independent or Non Government schools need to contact Williamstown High School directly for an enrolment package.
You need to specify on the enrolment form whether your child would like to preference to be in the Boys Only Homegroup.
Enquiries can be made to;
Rachel Roberts, Transition Coordinator
Email: roberts.rachel.l@edumail.vic.gov.au Phone: 9399 9228
Each year we shape our homegroups to meets the needs of a particular cohort and school community as a whole. For example:
In 2019 we have 11 homegroups in Year 7:
1 SEALP homegroup
10 Co-educational homegroups
In 2018 we had 10 homegroups in Year 7:
1 SEALP homegroup
1 Girls Only homegroup
8 Co-educational homegroups
In 2017 we had 10 homegroups in Year 7:
2 SEALP homegroups
1 Girls Only homegroup
7 Co-educational homegroups
In 2016 we had 10 homegroups in Year 7:
2 Girls Only homegroups
1 SEALP homegroups
7 Co-educational homegroups