VCE ATAR results 2023: What were Victoria's top performing schools?

This year more than 45,000 students have received an ATAR with an average rank of 69.31 for the 2023 cohort. Although this is a slight drop from 70.33 in 2022, we still saw a record-high number of outstanding results and perfect scores from 2023 VCE students.

Table of Content:

• What were the Top VCE Results in 2023?
• What were Victoria's Top Performing Schools?
• FAQs

What were the Top VCE Results in 2023?

Here is a summary of the results achieved by some of Victoria's best-performing schools.

• The median ATAR score of the state is recorded to be 76.55.
• 7.1% of Victorian students achieved an ATAR of 90 or above.
• This year, 30 male and nine female students (39 total) received an ATAR of 99.95, the highest possible rank possible in VCE.

Below is a tally of which Victorian Schools these students came from:

• 5 students from Scotch College
• 4 students from Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School
• 3 students from Melbourne Grammar School
• 3 students from Melbourne High
• 2 students from Caulfield Grammar School
• 2 students from Fintona Girls’ School
• 2 students from Haileybury
• 2 students from Korowa Anglican Girls’ School
• 1 student from Ballarat Clarendon College
• 1 student from Brighton Grammar School
• 1 student from Ivanhoe Grammar School
• 1 student from Methodist Ladies’ College
• 1 student from Ruyton Girls’ School
• 1 student from St Kevin’s College
• 1 student from Trinity Grammar School
• 1 student from Marcellin College
• 1 student from Mazenod College

What were Victoria's Top Performing Schools?

Ballarat Clarendon College (1st in the state)

• 19 students (11% of the cohort) achieved an ATAR of 99 or above, placing them in the top 1% of the state.
• 116 students (70% of the cohort) achieved an ATAR of 90 or above, placing them in the top 10% of the state.
• Seventeen students achieved perfect Study Scores of 50.
• The median study score was 39.
• The median ATAR was 94.4.

Bialik College (2nd in the state)

• 8.9% of students achieved an ATAR of 99 or above, placing them in the top 1% of the state.
• 38% of students achieved an ATAR of 95 or above, placing them in the top 5% of the state.
• 61.7% of students achieved an ATAR of 85 or above, placing them in the top 15% of the state.
• The median study score was 37.

Huntingtower School (3rd in the state)

• 12% of students achieved an ATAR of 99 or above, placing them in the top 1% of the state.
• 41% of students achieved an ATAR of 95 or above, placing them in the top 5% of the state.
• 70% of students achieved an ATAR of 90 or above, placing them in the top 10% of the state.
• The median study score was 37.
• The median ATAR was 93.5.

Mount Scopus Memorial College (4th in the state)

• 7 per cent of students at Mount Scopus Memorial College achieved an ATAR of 99 or above, placing them in the top 1% of the state.
• 37 per cent of students achieved a score of 95 or above, placing them in the top 5% of the state.
• 56 per cent of students achieved an ATAR of 90 or above, placing them in the top 10% of the state.
• The median study score was 37.
• The median ATAR was 92.1.

Scotch College

• 6 boys (2.6% of the cohort) obtained an ATAR of 99.90 or above, placing them in the top 0.1% of the state.
• 21 boys (9.2% of the cohort) obtained an ATAR of 99.50 or above, placing them in the top 0.5% of the state.
• 112 boys (48.9% of the cohort) obtained an ATAR of 90 or above, placing them in the top 10% of the state.
• The median ATAR was 89.85.

Haileybury College

• 12% of students attained an ATAR of 99 or above, placing them in the top 1% of the state.
• 33% of Haileybury students attained an ATAR of 95 or above, placing them in the top 5% of the state.
• 48% of Haileybury students achieved an ATAR of 90 or above, placing them in the top 10% of the state.
• The median ATAR was 89.4.

Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School

• 14 students (5% of the cohort) achieved an ATAR of 99.5 or above.
• 23 students (14% of the cohort) achieved an ATAR of 99 or above.
• 40 per cent of students achieved an ATAR of 90 or above.
• The median ATAR was 86.15.

Melbourne Grammar School

• 14% of students achieved an ATAR of 99 or above (top 1% in the population).
• 35% of students achieved an ATAR of 95 or above (top 5% in the population).
• 55% of students achieved an ATAR of 90 or above (top 10% in the population).
• Fifteen students achieved the maximum score of 50 in one subject in 2023.

Korowa Anglican Girls’ School

• 10% of students achieved an ATAR of 99 or above.
• 38% of students achieved an ATAR of 95 or above.
• 68% of students achieved an ATAR of 90 or above.
• The median study score was 36.
• The median ATAR was 94.10

Fintona Girls’ School

• 8 per cent of students achieved an ATAR of 99 and above, placing them in the top 1% of the state.
• 50 per cent of students achieved an ATAR of 95 and above, placing them in the top 5% of the state.
• 58 per cent of students achieved an ATAR of 90 and above, placing them in the top 10% of the state.
• The median study score was 35
• The median ATAR was 95

St Catherine's School

• 17% of students achieved an ATAR of 99 or above (top 1% of the state).
• 39% of students achieved an ATAR of 95 or above (top 5% of the state).
• 58% of students achieved an ATAR of 90 or above (top 10% of the state).
• The median study score was 36.
• The median ATAR was 93.4.

Caulfield Grammar School

• 38 (9% of the cohort) Caulfield Grammar students have achieved an ATAR of 98 or above, placing them in the top 2% of the state.
• 19% of students attained an ATAR of 95 or above, placing them in the top 5% of the state.
• 33% of students attained an ATAR of 90 or above, placing them in the top 10% of the state.
• The median ATAR was 82.5.

Conclusion

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