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Schools that Excel 2025
Celebrating Victorian schools that have improved their end-of-year VCE performance over the past decade.
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Schools that Excel 2025: Find out your school’s VCE results over the past decade
The Age’s Schools that Excel series 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.
- Craig Butt and Noel Towell
Where and why Brisbane kids are leaving primary schools for year 5 entry
Eight-year-old Henrietta is set to switch schools when she gets to year 5 – and she’s part of a growing trend of families making the leap to high school early. Here are the primary schools with the biggest exodus.
- Felicity Caldwell
The best way to get into select-entry schools, from kids who have done it
Students who aced their exams are now part of the 2026 intake for select-entry schools. Here are their tips for those wanting to sit the test next year.
- Caroline Schelle
First they topped the HSC. Now North Sydney Boys is raising the bar
The school has a growing number of students enrolled in extension English courses this year, defying a statewide slump as it sets the standard.
- Lucy Carroll and Nigel Gladstone
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Revealed: The secrets behind Sydney’s top schools for HSC maths
Just three schools average above 90 for HSC mathematics, but the big improver in recent years is Concord High. Here’s their secret.
- Lucy Carroll and Nigel Gladstone