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18 December 2024

Congratulations to our 2024 VCE students, their teachers and families.

At Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools (MACS), we’re growing minds and futures to help each child walk a path of great meaning that enables them to shine.

We celebrate the achievements of all students, knowing that they will enrich the world and enjoy a future filled with purpose and impact.

Six of our schools were ranked in the top 100 best schools for Median VCE Score:

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Rank	School	Median VCE Score	VCE 40+ (%)
7	St Mary's College Seymour, Seymour (Year 11 only)	36	37.5
67	Mazenod College, Mulgrave	33	13.5
73	Iona College Geelong, Charlemont (Year 11 only)	33	6.1
86	Avila College, Mount Waverley	32	11.5
92	Sacred Heart Girls' College, Hughesdale	32	10.6
99	St Joseph's College, Ferntree Gully	32	8.8

 

We’re proud to share that the following students were awarded dux of their school:

• Lucas Mandaliti – Aquinas College, Ringwood
• Abbey Kerr – Ave Maria College, Aberfeldie
• Natasha Forster – Avila College, Mount Waverley
• Brandon Tan – Caroline Chisholm Catholic College, Braybrook
• Joseph Valcanas – De La Salle College, Malvern
• Matthew Joveski – Emmanuel College, Altona North
• Madison Hsu – Emmaus College, Vermont South
• Asher J – John Paul College, Frankston
• Caleb Katigbak – Kolbe Catholic College, Greenvale Lakes
• Reinard Halim – Loyola College, Watsonia
• Larissa Blazevski – Marymede Catholic College, South Morang
• Avinda Wickramaratne – Mazenod College, Mulgrave
• Carla Rizzo – Mercy College, Coburg
• Steeve Shaju – Nazareth College, Noble Park North
• Will Edwards – Padua College, Mornington
• Alison N – Penola Catholic College, Broadmeadows
• Chloe B – Sacred Heart Girls’ College, Hughesdale
• Catherine Anderson – Saint Ignatius College Geelong, Drysdale
• Allen Trang – Simonds Catholic College, West Melbourne
• Kaitlyn Borg – St Francis Catholic College, Melton
• Prithis Bhattacharyya – St John’s Regional College, Dandenong
• Xavier Kouris – St Joseph’s College, Ferntree Gully
• Anika Nicholapillai – St Monica’s College, Epping
• Anton A – Thomas Carr College, Tarneit.

We also congratulate the students who received a perfect study score of 50:

• Lucas Mandaliti (Psychology) – Aquinas College, Ringwood
• Gemma Shilston (Outdoor and Environmental Studies) – Ave Maria College, Aberfeldie
• Charlotte Daly (English) – Avila College, Mount Waverley
• Amy Dickson (English) – Avila College, Mount Waverley
• Amelie Nguyen (English) – Avila College, Mount Waverley
• Alyssa Wade (Art Making and Exhibiting) – Caroline Chisholm Catholic College, Braybrook
• Joseph Valcanas (Geography) – De La Salle College, Malvern
• Matthew Joveski (Accounting) – Emmanuel College, Altona North
• Claudia Tutt (English) – Emmanuel College, Altona North
• Molly Leslie (Food Studies) – Emmanuel College, Altona North
• Aleesha Go (Psychology) – Emmanuel College, Altona North
• Holly Bridges (Sport and Recreation (VCE VET)) – Emmanuel College, Altona North
• Miranda Liu (English) – Emmaus College, Vermont South
• Bethany Whitehead (Food Studies) – John Paul College, Frankston
• Janis D’Souza (General Mathematics) – John Paul College, Frankston
• Bethany Whitehead (Outdoor and Environmental Studies) – John Paul College, Frankston
• Madelaine Dupes (Product Design and Technologies) – Loyola College, Watsonia
• Nicolas Atkins (General Mathematics) – Mazenod College, Mulgrave
• Rylan Peiris (Religion and Society) – Mazenod College, Mulgrave
• Samuel Boyden (Music Performance (VCE VET)) – Padua College, Mornington
• Ruby Proy (Music Performance (VCE VET)) – Padua College, Mornington
• Alison Nguyen (Health and Human Development) – Penola Catholic College, Broadmeadows
• Archer Stein (Chemistry) – Saint Ignatius College Geelong, Drysdale
• Alana Mulvahil (Food Studies) – Saint Ignatius College Geelong, Drysdale
• Kiara Lay (Legal Studies) – St John’s Regional College, Dandenong
• Sophie Igbinovia (Business Management) – St Monica’s College, Epping.