Local students did themselves proud this year with a number of incredible ATAR scores and many obtaining their VCE successfully.
At Lilydale Heights College, all their year 12 students achieved their VCE, with Laura announced as the 2023 Dux with an impressive ATAR of 96.45.
The Dux recipient at Mooroolbark College was Grace Kilgour who scored an ATAR of 95.1, while at Edinburgh College Noah Lee had a remarkable score of 98.15 with 14 per cent of their cohort achieving an ATAR of 80 or more.
For Oxley Christian College Dux’s recipient Thomas Steuart, he scored a near perfect ATAR of 99.90, with the college’s 2023 high achievers being Jenny Zhou, 99.10 and Bailey Groves, 98.30.
At Mount Lilydale Mercy College, Dux Carissa attained an ATAR of 97.65. Carissa was the college’s 2023 Science Prefect and was heavily involved in growing their STEM program.
Other top achievers included Alice 95.2, Daniel 94.4, Max 93.3, Alison 92.9, Olivia 92.85 and Lauren 92.45.
According to the state government, this year, 51,214 students graduated with their VCE.
More than 21,000 graduates have received study scores of 40 or higher, more than 650 have received the maximum study score of 50, and a further 3,048 have been awarded the VCE Baccalaureate.
Joining these students were 6387 VCE Vocational Major graduates – the first group to have the benefit of the greater range of options now available in the VCE.
The VCE Vocational Major gives students practical experience in one or more industries through VET studies and replaces the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL).
The overall VCE completion rate in Victoria was 97.4 per cent.
