St Mary’s School Williamstown is a great Catholic school. Nestled close to Nelson place, our school is part of the Williamstown community since 1842.

Established initially by a concerted effort of lay people determined to provide Catholic and values based education for the local working class children, the school commenced its proud history with a total of 14 students that soon saw the appointment of a priest, a direct parish community and from 1900, the Sisters of St. Joseph who were fundamentally committed to educational longevity influenced by the Charism of Mary Mackillop, in Williamstown.

St Mary’s proudly continues today, with the strong link to its origins- drive, determination, commitment and financial support of education in a Catholic suburban context.

The school highly values the historical significance of the physical establishment dating back to the construction of the first school building in 1925 while ensuring that contemporary learning is happening in a Catholic environment.

Our school is surrounded by a network of Bike Paths that connect the school to the beach, shops and local community. Many of our students walk and ride to school.

Our students do many things in our local community from Clean Up Australia Day, the Nippers Program at Williamstown Beach, sailing at Williamstown Royal Yacht Club to using Maclean Reserve. We even produced a brochure on 50 things to do in the Williamstown area before the age of 12.

We strive to teach the whole child to prepare them for their future.