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How government, religious and private high schools in Melbourne’s northwest are performing

If you’re looking for a high school in Melbourne’s northwestern suburbs, here’s our comprehensive guide to how every school in the region is performing.

A guide to every school in Melbourne’s northwest.
A guide to every school in Melbourne’s northwest.

If you’re looking for a high school for your child in Melbourne’s northwestern suburbs, look no further for a comprehensive guide to every school in the region.

Check out the VCE results for each government, religious and private school in the city’s northwest below.

MELBOURNE’S TOP SCHOOLS FOR VCE SCORES

BEST HIGH SCHOOLS IN MELBOURNE’S SOUTHEAST

AVE MARIA COLLEGE

Catholic school, Aberfeldie

Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 225

Passed: 100 per cent

Median study score: 32

Study scores of 40+*: 58

Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Business Management (9), Health and Human Development (8), Psychology (7)

BUCKLEY PARK COLLEGE

Public school, Essendon

Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 214

Passed: 99 per cent

Median study score: 31

Study scores of 40+*: 63

Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Further Maths (10), English (9), Legal Studies (7)

CATHOLIC REGIONAL COLLEGE

Catholic school, Melton West

Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 193

Passed: 100 per cent

Median study score: 29

Study scores of 40+*: 7

Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: English Language (2), Physical Education (2), Biology (2)

CATHOLIC REGIONAL COLLEGE

Catholic school, Sydenham

Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 688

Passed: 99 per cent

Median study score: 29

Study scores of 40+*: 60

Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Psychology (12), Further Maths (8), English (7)

ESSENDON KEILOR COLLEGE

Public school, Essendon

Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 162

Passed: 96 per cent

Median study score: 25

Study scores of 40+*: 7

Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Vietnamese First Language (4), Further Maths (1), English as an Additional Language (EAL) (1), English (1)

GLADSTONE PARK SECONDARY COLLEGE

Public school, Gladstone Park

Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 328

Passed: 98 per cent

Median study score: 28

Study scores of 40+*: 42

Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Further Maths (13), Legal Studies (6), Business Management (4), English (4)

HUME CENTRAL SECONDARY COLLEGE

Public school, Broadmeadows

Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 187

Passed: 90 per cent

Median study score: 26

Study scores of 40+*: 8

Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: English (2), Chemistry, Health and Human Development, Legal Studies (1)

ILIM COLLEGE

Independent school, Broadmeadows

Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 118

Passed: 99 per cent

Median study score: 28

Study scores of 40+*: 12

Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Texts and Traditions (3), Business Management (3), Turkish (2)

KEILOR DOWNS COLLEGE

Public school, Keilor Downs

Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 255

Passed: 99 per cent

Median study score: 30

Study scores of 40+*: 45

Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Sociology (9), Psychology (6), English (5), Maths Methods (5)

KURUNJANG SECONDARY COLLEGE

Public school, Melton

Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 112

Passed: 96 per cent

Median study score: 24

Study scores of 40+*: 0

Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: 0

LOWTHER HALL ANGLICAN COLLEGE

Independent school, Essendon

Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 108

Passed: 100 per cent

Median study score: 34

Study scores of 40+*: 74

Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: English (23), Chemistry (6), Food Studies (5), History Revolutions (5).

MELTON SECONDARY COLLEGE

Public school, Melton

Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 197

Passed: 92 per cent

Median study score: 28

Study scores of 40+*: 2

Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Further Maths (1), Health and Human Development (1)

OVERNEWTON ANGLICAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Independent school, Keilor

Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 239

Passed: 99 per cent

Median study score: 30

Study scores of 40+*: 38

Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: English (6), Business Management (5), Physics (4), Further Maths (4)

PENLEIGH & ESSENDON GRAMMAR

Independent school, Keilor East

Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 309

Passed: 100 per cent

Median study score: 35

Study scores of 40+*: 283

Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: English (53), Biology (30), Further Maths (30), Chemistry (29)

PENOLA CATHOLIC COLLEGE

Catholic school, Broadmeadows

Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 317

Passed: 100 per cent

Median study score: 27

Study scores of 40+*: 25

Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Outdoor and Environmental Studies (5), Food Studies (4), Further Maths (2), Biology (2), Maths Methods (2).

ROSEHILL SECONDARY COLLEGE

Public school, Niddrie

Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 215

Passed: 95 per cent

Median study score: 29

Study scores of 40+*: 26

Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Further Maths (5), English (4), Environmental Science (3), Psychology (3)

ROXBURGH COLLEGE

Public school, Roxburgh Park

Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 262

Passed: 85 per cent

Median study score: 25

Study scores of 40+*: 16

Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Legal Studies (2), Psychology (2), Sociology (2), Sport and Recreation (VCE VET) (2)

SALESIAN COLLEGE

Catholic school, Sunbury

Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 273

Passed: 99 per cent

Median study score: 29

Study scores of 40+*: 25

Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Health and Human Development (5), Biology (4), English (4)

SIRIUS COLLEGE (EASTMEADOWS)

Independent school, Broadmeadows

Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 144

Passed: 100 per cent

Median study score: 31

Study scores of 40+*: 21

Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Further Maths (10), Biology (4), Psychology (2)

SIRIUS COLLEGE (MEADOWFAIR)

Independent school, Broadmeadows

Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 143

Passed: 100 per cent

Median study score: 31

Study scores of 40+*: 58

Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Further Maths (26), Maths Methods (6), Business Management (4)

STAUGHTON COLLEGE

Public school, Melton South

Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 122

Passed: 98 per cent

Median study score: 26

Study scores of 40+*: 1

Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Further Maths (1)

ST ALBANS SECONDARY COLLEGE

Public school, St Albans

Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 246

Passed: 97 per cent

Median study score: 30

Study scores of 40+*: 39

Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Further Maths (17), English (8), Maths Methods (5)

ST BERNARD’S COLLEGE

Catholic school, Essendon

Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 327

Passed: 100 per cent

Median study score: 31

Study scores of 40+*: 94

Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Further Maths (21), English (11), Business Management (6)

ST COLUMBA’S COLLEGE

Catholic school, Essendon

Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 239

Passed: 100 per cent

Median study score: 32

Study scores of 40+*: 99

Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: English (19), Health and Human Development (17), Business Management (16), Biology (10)

SUNBURY COLLEGE

Public school, Sunbury

Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 192

Passed: 98 per cent

Median study score: 26

Study scores of 40+*: 8

Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: Further Maths (4), Product Design and Technology (2), Food Studies (1), Media (1)

SUNBURY DOWNS COLLEGE

Public school, Sunbury

Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 131

Passed: 100 per cent

Median study score: 31

Study scores of 40+*: 20

Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: English (6)

VICTORIA UNIVERSITY SECONDARY COLLEGE

Public school, St Albans

Students enrolled in a VCE subject: 177

Passed: 97 per cent

Median study score: 26

Study scores of 40+*: 9

Best subjects for high study scores in 2018: English (4), Computing: Informatics (2)

WHAT IS A STUDY SCORE?

Study scores have a maximum of 50 and reflect how a student performed in a subject compared to all others in Victoria who studied that subject.

The mean study score is set at 30. Approximately 9 per cent of students achieve study scores on or above 40.

— 2018 data provided by Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority

*Excludes study scores of individual students who declined to have their results included in public data

VCE TOP SCORERS FOR 2018

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