South Australian schools publish their 2023 SACE results with duxes named
As another year comes to an end, and South Australian schools have named their duxes for 2023. See the list.
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Results are in for the Year 12 class of 2023 and schools have revealed their top scoring students.
Schools have been spruiking their duxes (highest ATAR) and their data from their Year 12 cohorts.
Loreto College was among the top performing schools in the state with almost half of their Year 12 students achieving an ATAR 90 or above.
Top performing public schools included Glenunga International High School with 41 per cent of their students achieving a 90 or above ATAR and a median score of 86.
And the dux of Adelaide High School was among the top performing students in the state with a perfect 99.95 ATAR.
Many schools have released significant detail on their SACE results.
Adelaide High School
Dux was Jason Lim with an ATAR of 99.95.
International dux was Anh Truong with an ATAR of 96.20.
29pc of students achieved an ATAR of 90 or above.
The median ATAR of the cohort was 78.95.
SACE completion rate was 99.15pc.
Blackfriars Priory School
Dux was Kevin Dang with an ATAR of 99.75.
Nathan Sewart was another high achiever with 99.70.
18pc of students achieved an ATAR of 90 or above.
SACE completion rate was 100pc.
Brighton Secondary School
Dux was Kate Osborne with an ATAR of 98.15.
33 students achieved an ATAR of 90 or above.
SACE completion rate was 96pc.
Cabra Dominican College
Dux was Ruby Pearce with an ATAR of 99.55.
Other high achievers were Ella Mitlan with 99.2 and Katia Pedisic 99.2.
35 students achieved an ATAR of 90 or above.
SACE completion rate was 100pc.
Cardijn College
Dux was Lachlan Schuetze with an ATAR of 99.35.
Other high achievers included Majd Karem with 98.30, Tamar Stacey with 97.75 and Lily Barker-Robertson with 96.80.
16 students achieved an ATAR of 90 or above.
Caritas College
Dux was Lilah Hill with 96.85.
Other high achievers were Zoe Kuhn with 96.45, Rebecca Kennedy with 92.55 and Max Edwards with 90.95.
22pc of students achieved an ATAR of 90 or higher.
Cedar College
Nathan Priest with a score of 99.75.
Christian Brothers College
Dux was Oliver S. with a score of 99.85.
Michael F. was another high achiever with a score of 99.15.
Concordia College
Dux was Jasmine Chew with an ATAR of 99.3.
27pc of students achieved an ATAR of 90 or above.
Median ATAR of the cohort was 80.8.
Emmaus Christian College
Dux was Lacey Le Phuong Khanh with an ATAR of 99.0.
21pc of students achieved an ATAR of 90 or above.
42pc of students achieved an ATAR of 80 or above.
Faith Lutheran College
Dux was Lacey Le Phuong Khanh with 99.0.
21pc of students achieved an ATAR of 90 or above.
Findon High School
Dux was Soham Aich with 97.05.
26 students achieved an ATAR of 90 or above.
Gleeson College
Dux was Noah Simangunsong with 99.05.
Other high achievers were Charlotte Duncan with 98.80 and Ava Cannard with 98.65.
22pc of students achieved an ATAR of 90 or above.
Glenunga International
41pc of students finished with an ATAR if 90 or higher.
The median cohort ATAR was 86 with a 100pc finish rate.
Grant High School
Duz was Ruby Wallace with 98.50.
Other high achievers were Zeb Chant with 95.60, Lily Delaland with 95.15 and Abbey Hood with 93.25.
Heathfield High School
Dux was Gabrielle Burke with a 96.4 ATAR.
10 students achieved an ATAR of 90 or above.
SACE completion rate was 100pc.
Hills Christian Community School
20pc of students finished with an ATAR of 90 or higher.
The median cohort ATAR was 69.9 with a 100pc finish rate.
Immanuel College
Duxes were Ada Ertaylan and Kelly O’Leary with ATARs of 99.35.
Other high achievers included Jessica Moore with 99.15, Charles Watkinson with 98.90 and Renae Calderisi with 98.45.
32.7pc of students achieved an ATAR of 90 or above.
Median ATAR of the cohort was 84.1.
John Pirie Secondary School
Dux was Madeleine Dix with an ATAR of 92.1.
SACE completion rate was 100pc.
Kingston Community School
Dux was Maddie Wirth with an ATAR of 98.15.
Loreto College
Duxes were Ayshia Tran and Alice Baek with ATARs of 99.5.
48pc of students achieved an ATAR of 90 or above.
SACE completion rate was 100pc.
Marryatville High School
Dux was Ellie Foulkes with an ATAR of 99.95.
Kamalnain Sandhu is another high achiever with 99.90.
65 students achieved an ATAR of 90 or above.
SACE completion rate is 100pc.
Mercedes College
Duz was Amelia Owen-Turner with 99.55.
Other high achievers were Grace McGowan with 98 and Ashlee An with 98.2.
Millicent High School
Dux was Olivia Dean with 93.15.
Mitcham Girls High School
Dux was a student with a score of 98.85.
47pc of students achieved an ATAR of 90 or higher.
Mount Barker High School
Dux was Kye McDonald with 96.4.
98pc of students completed their SACE.
Mount Gambier High School
Dux was Amber Thompson with 95.25.
Other high achievers were Alice Tentye 90.70 (99.65 adjusted), Zarly Jones 86.50 (94.45 adjusted), Kin Ser Oo 85.50 (93.65 adjusted), Coco Mackereth 84.45 (91.45 adjusted).
Navigator College
Dux was Robert Kammermann with 98.55.
Another high achiever was Talia Booker with 91.25.
The median cohort ATAR was 73.9 with a 100pc completion rate.
Naracoorte High School
Dux was Zach Pope with a 95.65 ATAR
Norwood International
Dux was Jacob Skurnik with 99.45.
15pc of students achieved an ATAR of 15pc or higher with a 100pc completion rate.
Pedare Christian College
Dux was Inseo Yoon with 98.15.
Other high achievers were Thomas Lemar with 97.95, Gabrielle Smith with 97.75, Manveer Chauhan with 97.45, Oliver Fabian with 96.1 and Erin Agarwal 95.95.
27pc of students achieved an ATAR of 90 or above.
Pembroke School
Dux was Matthew Lim with an ATAR of 99.95.
SACE completion rate was 100pc.
Penola High School
Dux was Olivia Berkin with an ATAR of 79.60
Port Augusta Secondary School
Dux was Tyson Darley with an ATAR of 92.2.
Other high achievers included Alexia Clarke (91.25), Hudson Brazell (89.35), Heath Green (87.4) and Josiah Harding (81.15).
12.5pc of students achieved an ATAR of 90 or above.
SACE completion rate was 98.10pc.
Port Lincoln High School
Dux was Denise Sadiwa with an ATAR of 95.30.
Two students achieved an ATAR above 90.
SACE completion rate is 97.90pc.
Prince Alfred College
Dux was Jack Dundon with an ATAR of 99.95.
Other high achievers included Don Bui (99.90), Max Thomas (99.80), Henry Brill Reed (99.80), Archie McEwen (99.75), Louis Cardone and (99.75).
Pulteney Grammar School
Dux was Philip Tan with an ATAR of 99.70.
Other high achievers included Dion Patsouris with an ATAR of 99.50.
36pc of students achieved an ATAR of 90 or above.
SACE completion rate is 100pc.
Rostrevor College
Dux was Harrison Lynch 99.70 with an ATAR of 99.70.
18pc of students achieved an ATAR of 90 or above.
Saint Mark’s College Secondary Campus
Dux was Aslin Spolding with an ATAR of 96.95.
Four students achieved an ATAR of 90 or above.
SACE completion rate was 100pc.
St Joseph’s School Port Lincoln
Dux was Braden Windsor with an ATAR of 97.00.
Other high achievers included Cleo Graske (95.00), Kayley Ralph (93.60) and Jesse Foster (93.4).
SACE completion rate was 100pc.
Salisbury East High School
Dux was Vicky Kim with an ATAR of 97.65.
Students who achieved an ATAR of 90 or above included Aenisa Chhetri, Alicia Brandon and Rhys Aplosen.
SACE completion rate was 100pc.
Salisbury High School
Dux was Simeen Khan with 99.95.
Nine students achieved an ATAR of 90 or higher with a 100pc completion rate.
Scotch College
Duxes were Nicholas Vrodos, Keegan Wallace and Hannah Gardiner.
42pc of students achieved an ATAR of 90 or higher.
Seymour College
Dux was Gabriella Manifold with 99.8.
Other high achievers were Lily Dracopoulos with 99.75 and Chelsea Hawkins with 99.0.
55pc of students achieved an ATAR of 90 or higher.
St Dominic’s Priory College
Dux was Isabella Jovel with 99.65.
Another high achiever was Livia Truong with 99.20.
38pc of students achieved an ATAR of 90 or higher with a 100pc completion rate.
St Francis de Sales College
Dux was Keeley Smith with 96.55.
Other high achievers were Caitlyn Dickeson in Food and Hospitality and Aagie Kurian.
Seven students achieved an ATAR of 90 or higher with a 100pc completion rate.
St Ignatius College
49.3pc of students achieved an ATAR of 90 or higher with a 100pc completion rate.
St John’s Grammar School
Dux was Tamsin Savery with 99.80.
Another high achiever was Emmanuel Sunartio with 99.70.
47pc of students achieved an ATAR of 90 or higher.
St Martin’s Lutheran College
Dux was Jack Unger with an ATAR of 93.10.
Other high achievers included Isabella Lawrie (93.05), Bryce Thornhill (91.20) David Dai (89.00) and Bridie McPherson (88.15).
St Peter’s College
Duxes were Gunin Singhal and Darren Nguyen with 99.95.
43pc of students achieved an ATAR of 90 or higher.
St Columba College
Dux was Aleah Poole with an ATAR of 96.85.
Other high achievers with an ATAR above 90 included Kady Foster, Emily Baxter and Tasha Manatakis.
Eight students achieved an ATAR above 90.
13 students received an ATAR above 80.
SACE completion rate was 100pc.
St Peter’s Girls School
The dux of the school achieved an ATAR of 99.7.
44pc of students achieved an ATAR of 90 or higher, with a median ATAR of 94.6.
Tenison Woods College
The dux of the school was Sophie Wrightson with an ATAR of 98.30
Trinity College
The dux of the school was Kaitlyn.
Underdale High School
Dux was Prajwal Uppal with an ATAR of 99.75.
SACE completion rate was 100pc.
Walford
The dux of the school achieved an ATAR of 99.6.
48pc of students achieved an ATAR of 90 or higher.
Whyalla Secondary School
Dux is Nicole Napoles with an ATAR of 94.30.
Other high achievers include Joseph Matthews (93.90) and Georgia Pitkin (91.75).
7% of students achieved an ATAR above 90.
Median ATAR of the cohort is 63.4.
SACE completion rate is 100pc.
Wilderness School
The median ATAR was 93.6.
Northern Adelaide Senior College
Duxes were Edward Nitschke and Ritik Kundu with ATARs of 99.80.
Other high achievers included Henry Nitschke with 99.75, Jaskaran Singh with 98.15 and Keira Scott with 97.75.
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