VCE results 2025: Victoria’s top schools revealed
But he said it’s a two-way street and students are expected to know the areas they need to focus on and seek targeted help from teachers.
“It’s about them having a strong awareness of where they are and what the next step is,” he said.
Mackin said the school achieved an average ATAR of 94.40 and had 38 subjects with an average score above 30.
In the 90s there were 150 students with ATAR; among them was school dux Pawan Cooray, who scored 99.90.
The 18-year-old thanked his teachers for their support and said focus also played a role in his success.
“My advice to other students is to have a clear and realistic goal that you will do anything to achieve,” he said.
Just over 27 per cent of study scores at Camberwell Girls Grammar this year were 40 or above, giving the independent school its second-best result in a decade.
Forty-four per cent of 12-year-olds achieved an ATAR above 95, while 55 per cent scored above 90.
The school’s average study score was 36 this year, rising to 35 during the COVID years of 2020-2023.
This year the school’s average ATAR was 93.2, with 52 students gaining an ATAR in the 90s. The average score of thirty-three subjects was above 30.
But principal Debbie Dunwoody, who has been in this position for 12 years, said the results were not just down to a smart group.
He said the school’s broad subject offering this year, comprising 38 units of tertiary and four VCE subjects, allowed students to choose subjects they enjoyed and in which they could excel.
The focus on care and collaboration also had its rewards.
“Our school motto is ‘in service is useful,’ and that is mentioned often, so students think beyond themselves a lot, and that makes a difference,” Dunwoody said.
Dunwoody said new activities undertaken by students throughout the year also build relationships between year levels and offset stress.
Earlier this year, Year 12 students created a puzzle showing the flag of each country the students had a connection to. The pieces were hidden on campus and students searched for them to complete the puzzle as a school.
Camberwell Girls’ Grammar students Sunny Sun, Isabel Sootoh and Megan Chung with principal Debbie Dunwoody after receiving their results on Thursday.
“You have to maintain a sense of fun and balance work, and we want students to develop different skills and relationships,” Dunwoody said.
School dux Sunny Sun was one of 14 girls in Victoria to score a perfect 99.95. He said maintaining school relationships has benefited him.
“I stayed grounded by focusing on what I could improve on each day and staying connected with friends throughout the year,” Sun said.
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