By Mikayla van Loon
After a rollercoaster of a year, Lilydale students received their Year 12 results on Thursday 16 December, a welcome end to the year.
While some were overjoyed, others were disappointed but the relief of the tumultuous senior years being over was the overwhelming feeling among students.
For Mount Lilydale Mercy College’s Kimberley Fiorentino, who was announced as Dux for 2021, her ATAR score of 97.9 was a result of hard work and dedication.
“It was important for me to seek support from others but I needed to put in effort and consistently apply myself to achieve this result,” she said.
Miss Fiorentino achieved scores over 40 for all of her subjects, including a 44 in business management, 42 in English and 44 in health and human development.
Although returning an amazing outcome from her VCE studies, Miss Fiorentino has decided to take a gap year for 2022.
Having been through some of the most challenging schooling years, with the added difficulty of lockdowns and other restrictions, an MLMC spokesperson said they wouldn’t be surprised if many students not only from their school but elsewhere decided to take a year off to find themselves.
“We are immensely proud of the achievements of the Class of 2021 students who demonstrated
a passion for learning and achieving their best,” they said.
Of MLMC’s Year 12 cohort who applied for an ATAR score, 7.23 per cent received a score above 90, 20.4 per cent achieved 80 and above and 45.4 per cent scored over 70.
MLMC also had four students awarded the VCE-Baccalaureate in 2021, an additional recognition for students who take on both a higher level mathematics subject and a language, while scoring 30 or above for English or literature.
“We also congratulate all students who completed their VCAL studies, along with our VET students who fully or partially achieved dual certification,” a spokesperson said.
“The College congratulates all Class of 2021 graduates who studied and achieved their results following an extraordinary two years of education impacted by Covid-19 restrictions and lockdowns throughout 2020 and 2021.
“We warmly wish all of our Class of 2021 students the very best for their future endeavours and look forward to seeing what the next chapter will bring.”
