By ANEEKA SIMONIS and KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
A YEAR 11 student has taken out top honours at Haileybury’s Berwick campus, with VCE students around the shire boasting top marks.
Zara Liang shares the dux title with fellow student Nicholas Mezo, who both acheived a perfect study score of 50 in addition to four other Berwick campus students that received an ATAR of over 98.00.
An impressive eight per cent of St Margaret’s School’s class of 2015 acheived an ATAR of over 99, placing them in top one per cent of Victorian students.
Year 12 Elise Hutchinson claimed dux with 99.8, continuing a tradition of outstanding results for the Berwick Girls’ school.
Brother school Berwick Grammar School achieved similarly formidable results, with school dux Nicholas Zappia achieving an ATAR of 97.
Beaconhills College congratulated its 272 students across the Pakenham and Berwick campuses who successfully completed VCE.
Headmaster Tony Sheumack said he was proud of the diversity in subjects taken by students.
“I am delighted that students have followed their passions and not just subjects that score highly,” he said.
“We had excellent results in Literature and IT Applications, along with Outdoor and Environmental Studies, Health and Human Development, Studio Arts, Dance, Art and Media.”
Pakenham Dux Amy Li Ting Tung said she looked forward to study biomedicine at Monash University with her study score of 95.55.
Berwick campus Dux Dua Nazar said it “felt like a dream“ to take out the title, scoring 94.5 as her end of year ATAR result.
Chairo Christian School co-ordinator Michael McDonald said the 2015 Dux Peter Wolstenholme was always regarded by teachers as an exceptional smart, inquisitive student.
“We have always known he was smart… almost too smart to teach. He asks some hard questions and thinks outside the box,” he said.
Peter took out an ATAR of 98.3, a score that makes him eligible for a scholarship to study at Monash University.
He is weighing up his options, looking to take on an arts and science degree or delve into criminology and psychological science studies in a separate double degree.
Peter was pleased to have achieved high study marks while balancing a healthy social life during his final year.
“I really wanted to finish the year not regretting anything like working harder or not having a social life. I had a good balance,” he said.
“I feel like hard work paid off. I finished my exams knowing I couldn’t have done more than I had done. It’s nice to feel like the return is equivalent to what I put in.”
Students at St Paul’s Anglicare Grammar School proved to be high achievers, with 14 students scoring ATARs in the 90s.
Ashley Barnes took out the title as the 2015 class Dux with an ATAR of 99.
