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They topped the HSC decades ago. Where are they now?

As HSC students prepare to receive their results this week, we tracked down high achievers of decades gone by – from the Opera House all the way to NASA.

  • Cindy Yin

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Inside the North Sydney Boys class of 2026 camp.

This island was once a mental asylum. Now, a top Sydney school uses it to improve HSC scores

It’s the secret camp that propelled North Sydney Boys to the top of the HSC rankings last year. This is how its incoming year 12 spent their weekend.

  • Christopher Harris
The teachers were accused of having sexual relations with Queensland high school students.

Two Queensland teachers banned for preying on students

Two teachers have been banned from Queensland schools – including a woman whose registration has been removed indefinitely.

  • Cameron Atfield
School dux Jennifer Schutz (left), Lola Aughey and James Edgar at Forest Hill College, which has broken into the ’30 club’.

‘We have incredibly talented teachers’: Three schools crack coveted VCE 30 club

A median study score of 30 is a key marker of a school’s academic credentials. Schools making the list for the first time share their keys to success.

  • Caroline Schelle and Craig Butt
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VCE 2025: Every school’s median study score revealed

Search this interactive list of how well your school performed in the VCE.

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VCE 2025: Student honour roll

Find out how many 40+ scores your school attained and in which subjects.

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VCE 2025 honour roll.

VCE honour roll: Victoria’s high achievers revealed

More than 13,000 students earned a top score of 40 or above. Search our interactive VCE honour roll by name, school or subject.

  • Craig Butt
Kira Hansen, a 2025 year 12 graduate from Ipswich.

Inside the algorithm that scales high school subjects, and what it means for your marks

Kira Hansen doesn’t regret choosing to study visual art, but she knows it’s likely to drag her ATAR down. It’s all because of scaling – here’s how it works.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
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VCE 2025 as it happened: Victorian year 12 students receive ATAR scores

It’s the day year 12 students have been waiting for – the day they get their long-awaited VCE results and ATARs. Recap the day here.

  • Caroline Schelle and Ashleigh McMillan
Iris Zavros Phillips, 18, will recieve her VCE results today and has already secured an offer from College of the Arts Australia.

VCE 2025 results: The anxious wait is over

The wait ends today for more than 65,500 VCE students who will receive their results.

  • Bridie Smith and Noel Towell

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