VCE 2022: Top scorers honour roll revealed

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Three superstar Victorian students obtained perfect scores of 50 in four VCE subjects, leading the state’s top achievers for 2022.

Alexandra Keany from John Monash Science School, Tom He from Scotch College and Charles Kuang from Yarra Valley Grammar are among the 13,000 hardworking students who received study scores of 40 or above.

Ms Keany obtained an ATAR of 99.90, having received a perfect 50 for biology in 2021 as well as 50s in English, chemistry, maths methods and physics in 2022.

“I’ve never really felt I was that strong in English,” she said.

“I’m more of a STEM student. I’ve tried really hard to be consistent across the year, so I’m really proud,” she said.

Ms Keany said she was endeavouring to study a Bachelor of Science at Melbourne University.

In an unusual move, students at Al-Taqwa College have been rewarded with cash bonuses for exceeding expectations.

Principal Omar Hallak said the school “has achieved one of the best years ever in terms of results”.

Nine of the school’s students received an ATAR score over 90, with the highest obtaining 98.25. Half of the VCE class received scores of 70 or higher.

The top three achievers have received cash prizes: Sinan Ummu was awarded $10,000, Manhal M. Hassen $7000 and Hibah Shah $5000. Next year the school’s highest achiever will receive a $15,000 reward.

Mr Hallak said the 2022 results were a “truly remarkable result for our students, and for our college, and is a cause for real celebration”.

Haileybury students Kim Zhu, Kerry Zhu, Abigail Gardiner, Chloe Lay, Michael Sun and Jiaqi (Carl) Lu all achieved the highest possible ATAR of 99.95. Picture: Mark Stewart

Top achieving students at Glen Waverley Secondary College Russhil Khurana, Dhruv Gore, Yathavan Thaveesan, Brooke Ellis, Mariam Dawood, Mary Nikesh, Madeleine Dawood, Ching Sao. Picture: Mark Stewart

An Al-Taqwa College spokesman said cash prizes had been offered by the school in recent years.

“They’re a reward for excellence for the top three students with an ATAR score of 90 and above,” he said.

“The cash prizes go towards helping those students with their future lives. The school believes it’s a reward for performance and the incentive is doing well. It doesn’t drive the students to perform but it is a reward when they do perform.”

Top performers across the state included 485 students from 168 schools who obtained at least one perfect study score of 50 and 33 with four or more scores of 40 and above.

Eighty-four scores of 50 were awarded in English, making it the most-awarded subject.

Overall, 64 students scored 50s in further maths, while 27 students achieved 50s in biology and health and human development.

Buckley Park College studentsMisha Wilson, Ben Frewen, Emma Henrikson, Amali Brasil and Alysha La Rocca. Picture: David Crosling

Haileybury College recorded the highest number of perfect scores out of any school in the state, with 40 across its Keysborough campuses. Seven Haileybury students obtained ATAR scores of 99.95: Yan He Chen, Abigail Gardiner, Chloe Lay, Jiaqi Lu, Michael Sun, Kerry Zhu and Kim Zhu.

Swinburne University School of Social Sciences, Media, Film and Education associate dean Narelle Lemon said students with scores lower than they had hoped for should take care of themselves.

“This moment of sadness, deflation or frustration will pass,” Ms Lemon said.

“A gap year may be a year to work, travel overseas, or volunteer. This time is a chance to reconnect to who you are and what you want in life.”