2022 IB results: Geelong’s top performers revealed

International Baccalaureate students from across Geelong have received their final results. SEE THE TOP ACHIEVERS.

Kardina International College top performers Oliver Armstrong and Lillian Henderson jump for joy as they received their IB final results on Wednesday. Picture: David Smith

International Baccalaureate (IB) students from Geelong have celebrated receiving their final results.

Three weeks after VCE students received their Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) scores, students from Kardinia International College and Geelong Grammar School learned their results on Tuesday.

Kardinia International College’s Jessica O’Halloran and Geelong Grammar School’s Zach Margis were the region’s top IB achievers. They both received scores of 43 out of 45, which is the equivalent of a 99.45 ATAR.

Kardinia International College IB dux Jessica O'Halloran achieved an ATAR of 99.55. Picture: Supplied

Kardinia graduate Lillian Henderson was also a high achiever - receiving an IB study score of 42, which equates to a 99.2 ATAR.

“It’s a mixture of excitement and relief ... these last two years have come down to one number,” she said of receiving her score.

Geelong Grammar School IB dux Zach Margis achieved an ATAR score of 99.45. Picture: Supplied

Ms Henderson said her IB studies felt like a rollercoaster.

“There were a lot of high and lows,” she said.

This year, Ms Henderson hopes to study engineering and science at Monash University as she is interested in renewables and climate solutions.

Kardina International College top performers Oliver Armstrong and Lillian Henderson. Picture: David Smith

Kardinia principal Catherine Lockhart said 32 students completed the IB diploma at the college in 2022, with Toby Newman (99.2), Oliver Armstrong (99.1) and Seiji Lorefice (99.1)

each receiving an ATAR above 99.

“53 per cent of our IB diploma students received an ATAR above 95, 72 per cent over 90 (and) 94 per cent ... received an ATAR above 80,” she said.

“The college achieved a median IB score of 37 converting to a nominal ATAR of 95.”

Geelong Grammar said 41 students completed the IB diploma in 2022 with 61 per cent achieving an ATAR above 90, including Zarli Dickinson who received an ATAR of 99.1.

Geelong Grammar’s median IB ATAR was 92.6.

Originally published as 2022 IB results: Geelong’s top performers revealed