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Schools that Excel 2023
Find out who The Age’s Schools that Excel are. Use our dashboard to track your school’s VCE improvement results over a decade.
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Schools that Excel western winners: Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar and Victoria University Secondary College
An independent school with a “whole student” approach and a government school that guides others in success have been awarded The Age’s Schools that Excel in Melbourne’s west.
- by Nicole Precel
Schools that Excel eastern winners: Auburn High School and Waverley Christian College
A state school which has become the first choice for many families, and an evangelical Christian school which helps students find purpose are The Age’s Schools that Excel in Melbourne’s east.
- by Madeleine Heffernan
Schools that Excel northern winners: Bundoora Secondary College and Hume Anglican Grammar
A public school that focuses on identifying students’ interests and an independent school growing at a giddying pace have been awarded The Age’s Schools that Excel in Melbourne’s north.
- by Robyn Grace
Schools that Excel regional winners: Horsham College and Sacred Heart College Yarrawonga
A public school focused on positive pathways and a non-government school that believes potential is not determined by postcode are The Age’s Schools that Excel in regional Victoria.
- by Robyn Grace
Schools that Excel 2023: Find out your school’s results
The Age Schools that Excel celebrates schools that achieve outstanding improvement in their VCE results over a decade. Find out who won and use our dashboard to track your school’s results.
- by Craig Butt, Robyn Grace and Adam Carey
Rising number of year 12 graduates heading straight to workforce
Experts say the trend reflects students embracing the ideal of lifelong learning. But one warns early employment without training could leave graduates unprepared for future jobs markets.
- by Robyn Grace and Craig Butt
Schools that Excel southern winners: McClelland College and Balcombe Grammar School
A public school where students compete against teachers and an independent school with a custom-built marketplace have been awarded The Age’s Schools that Excel in Melbourne’s south.
- by Sherryn Groch
From polio to COVID-19, the 100-year-old school for kids in hospital
“There can be a perception that these kids are too ill or too sick to do schoolwork, but we are showing … we can do work that helps.”
- by Mary Ward
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The Sydney high schools where scripture enrolments fall below 15 per cent
Principals say fewer students are choosing SRE, and are pushing to overhaul rules that leave students unable to do formal school activities if they opt out of scripture.
- by Lucy Carroll