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See the look on students' faces the moment they discover their VCE results, courtesy Deakin University
VCE results 2014: Victorias top schools revealed
Non-selective government schools have also punched above their weight - some ranking alongside counterparts that cost parents thousands.
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A statewide analysis, based on each school’s median VCE study score and the percentage of study scores of 40 and above, shows Mount Scopus Memorial College to be the most successful.
The Jewish coeducational school posted a median study score of 38. A whopping 40.1 per cent of study scores were 40 and above.
“Our students worked incredibly hard this year and they really deserve this accolade,’’ principal Rabbi James Kennard said.
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Ruyton Girls’ School, Shelford Girls’ Grammar, selective-entry Mac.Robertson Girls’ High School - last year’s top school - and Bialik College also posted a median score of 38.
Selective-entry schools dominated government performers, which comprised a fifth of the top 100 overall.
Melbourne High School posted a median study score of 37 with more than a third of its scores 40 and over.
Nossal High School and John Monash Science School had medians of 35.
The Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School, Glen Waverley Secondary College, Balwyn High School and selective Suzanne Cory High School recorded 34.
University High, McKinnon Secondary College, Melbourne Girls’ College and Box Hill High School had 33.
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Brunswick Secondary College — which has refugees and students from lower socio-economic background among its enrolments — made the top 20 government schools.
Brunswick acting principal Heather Secomb said the school’s result showed hard work paid off.
It posted a median study score of 32 with 10.7 per cent of scores 40 and over. Two years ago the respective figures were 29 and 4.4 per cent.
“It’s a stronger result than previously and it’s because every student has achieved to their potential and beyond,’’ Ms Secomb said.
Among small schools, the Victorian College for the Deaf - which teaches Auslan in year 12 - recorded a stellar median of 36.