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.
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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