VCE data reveals the best schools ranked by median study scores
Some public schools are celebrating VCE results equal to their private counterparts. Check the list to see how your school ranks on median study scores.
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Ballarat Clarendon College has cemented its place as Victoria’s top school amid a spike in scores for many outer suburban and rural state schools
The regional private coeducational school boasted a median VCE score of 38 and the highest number of study scores of 40 and above – 35.5 per cent. Despite this, the college charges just over $20,000 a year in year 12 – $15,000 less than other leading independent schools.
Principal David Shepherd said he was proud of the school’s outstanding academic performance which showed regional students in the right environment could achieve excellent outcomes.
“Parents who understand education is a very important investment in their children will get a return on their investment if they send their children here,” he said.
The 2022 list of median study scores reveals some outstanding public providers posting results equal to top-fee private schools.
These include Corryong College, a small state school near the NSW border with only 286 students, East Doncaster Secondary College, Suzanne Cory High School and Wycheproof P-12 – all with an average VCE score of 34.
This puts them on par with $30,000-a-year schools such as Firbank, Camberwell and Caulfield Grammar schools.
State schools Cranbourne East Secondary College and East Loddon P-12 both have an average VCE score of 33, which is the same result as high-fee prestigious institutions such as Carey Baptist Grammar, St Michael’s Grammar and Xavier College.
Cranbourne East Secondary College principal Meagan Cook praised her hardworking teachers and students.
“Since we started doing VCE in 2016 we’ve had growth in our scores every year. It’s been an amazing journey,” she said.
Leading public schools include perennial top-performers such as the state’s four selective high schools, along with John Monash Science School, Balwyn High, Box Hill High, Glen Waverley Secondary College, McKinnon Secondary College, Albert Park College and Canterbury Girls’ Secondary College.
Schools in northern Victoria also recorded the biggest boost in median study scores across the state. Kerang Christian College and Nathalia Secondary College posted a six-mark jump on their 2021 median scores, with a 33 and 31 average score respectively.
Average scores at Bannockburn P-12 College and Red Cliffs Secondary College had the biggest drop, with median study scores falling five marks since last year.
Girls outperform boys
Single-sex girls schools make up half of the state’s best academic performers, new VCE data shows.
Although the top three highest-scoring schools are all co-ed, there are five girls’ schools in the top 10 and 16 in the top 33. By comparison, there are no boys’ schools in the top 10 and only seven in the top 33 schools that posted median VCE scores of 35 or more.
Girls’ schools achieved some of the state’s highest median VCE scores, including St Catherine’s School on 37, Fintona, Haileybury Girls’, Korowa, Lauriston, Ruyton, Sacre Coeur, Shelford and Strathcona all on 36. Selective girls’ state school Mac. Robertson High also posted a 36 median score.
Rounding out the all-female all-star schools that achieved median VCE scores of 35 and over in 2022 are Camberwell Girls’, Loreto Mandeville, Lowther Hall, Presbyterian Ladies’ College and Toorak College.
In comparison, the best boys’ schools are selective state school Melbourne High and Yeshiva College, both which both posted a VCE median score of 36. They are joined by Brighton Grammar, Melbourne Grammar, Scotch College, St Kevin’s College and Trinity Grammar with 35.
Methodist Ladies’ College in Kew, one of the largest girls’ schools in the state, obtained a median score of 34, with 22.6 per cent of study scores at 40 or more.
Our Lady of Sion in Box Hill received a median VCE score of 33.
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