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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
Schools that Excel: How Victoria’s most improved schools found an edge
The schools The Age has celebrated in its fourth annual Schools that Excel series are diverse, but common threads can be found in how they drove improvement.
- by Adam Carey
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The standout schools that can inspire us all
As our Schools that Excel series shows, the influence of an effective principal and a motivated group of teachers, or a particular approach to student welfare, can have an enormous impact on educational performance.
- The Age's View
Schools that Excel: Students ‘ready to learn’ at Huntingtower
At this Mount Waverley independent school, yard duty is pleasant and teachers don’t need to control their classrooms.
- by Madeleine Heffernan