Geelong, Surf Coast VCE honour roll: Search 40+ scorers
Private schools have dominated Geelong’s top VCE results, with one student achieving perfect scores in five subjects while twins scored virtually identical marks in their final exams.
Hundreds of Geelong and Surf Coast students have topped the state’s VCE results, achieving study scores of 40 or above across multiple subjects.
Of the Greater Geelong and Surf Coast students who gave permission for their results to be published, more than 500 received at least one study score of 40 or above.
Across the region, at least 14 students received perfect scores of 50, and 12 study scores of 49 were handed out.
Cate and Sophie Robson are more than just biological twins.
The pair – from The Geelong College – also both received perfect 50 scores together in Psychology.
The pair, who boarded at the Geelong school, opened their ATARs on Thursday while on their regular morning walk near their home in Warrnambool.
Cate scored an ATAR of 99.35, closely followed by Sophie with 99.3.
Cate said the moment was tense.
“Sophie saw her ATAR first, so I knew that’s what I had to beat,” she said.
“I would have liked to get the same, but with the same subjects it was almost impossible.
“We ended up so close, with me just ahead.”
But Cate said she couldn’t have done it without her sister.
“The competition between us was a big driver,” she said.
Sophie was also delighted with her result.
“I just wanted to get over 99, I didn’t have a specific number beyond that,” she said.
She credited her teachers, parents and friends for their support.
Both sisters aim to study Medicine at Monash University next year.
Geelong’s highest scoring students were The Geelong College’s Joseph “Jo” Afford and Geelong High School’s Mattias “Matt” Aidt, who got matching ATARs of 99.8.
The Geelong College had the highest number of unique students with a study score of 40 or above, with at least 87 students reaching that mark.
The Geelong College principal Simon Young said the school was enormously proud of all its students, not just those who had achieved high ATARs.
“My message to the students is they’re not the finished product in VCE,” he said.
“This is just the foundations from which they can launch.
“We certainly would like to celebrate this success, but we also want to reinforce that the ATAR is not who you are.”
Overall, Geelong’s private schools achieved more study scores 40 and above than public schools in the area.
Kardinia International College had at least 71 students who reached that mark, while Geelong Grammar had 48.
Sacred Heart College Geelong had 41 students, while St Joseph’s College at least 38 students with a study score of 40 or above. Christian College had 33 students.
At Clonard College, 21 students received a study score above 40.
Among the region’s public schools, Belmont High School had at least 20 students and Geelong High School had 25 students with scores above 40.
At Geelong High, seven students scored an ATAR above 90, including Suhan Thakur (94), Tilly Thom (93.85), Jackson Filippi (95.35) and dux Mattias Aidt (99.8).
Saint Ignatius College Geelong had 18 students who achieved an above-40 score, while Iona College Geelong had 15 students and Surf Coast Secondary College had 14.
Geelong Lutheran College (GLC) had 12 students with study scores 40 and above.
Executive principal Sue Ellis said the school was celebrating its best set of VCE results yet.
“We are filled with immense pride to see this cohort excel and record the highest individual ATAR and number of ATARs over 90 in our college’s history,” she said.
“These results are a testament to the dedication and hard work our students and their teachers have shown throughout their schooling journey.”
Among other high-scoring students were Christian College Geelong’s Suzanna Avromihalis, who achieved a study score of 40 or above in five different studies, including a 49 in Health and Human Development.
Three students in the region received a 50 study score for Psychology – Matilda Lucy-Mae Salmon from Trinity College Colac and The Geelong College twins Cate and Sophie Robson.
The Geelong College students Joseph Afford and Zara Cook scored a 50 in General Maths, along with Kardinia International College student Benjamin Ryan Smith.
Clonard College’s Amy Ingles received a 50 in Food Studies, while Stella Shute, Geelong Grammar School, scored 50 in Theatre Studies.
Lucy McKeengan, Christian College Geelong dux, scored a 50 in Sociology.
Bellarine Secondary College student Ella Brown scored a 50 in Health and Human Development, while Geelong Lutheran College dux Joy Im scored a 50 in History Revolutions.
For Media, Belmont High School’s Ella Williams achieved a 50.
At Apollo Bay P-12 College, Teyvia Williams scored 50 in Physical Education.
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