Three Haileybury students achieved the highest possible ATAR in the 2019 VCE as the school recorded its best results “by any measure”.
Georgia Lyras Musgrave, Sahil Nandra and Samyak Shah all received a score of 99.95.
“Remarkably, 35.3 per cent of all boys and girls were in the top five per cent in Australia,” says CEO and principal Derek Scott.
“Fifty-seven point six per cent of Haileybury Girls College students and 52.2 per cent of Haileybury College students achieved an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank in the top 10 per cent in Australiam” he said.
A total of 37 maximum study scores of 50 were achieved in 15 subjects.
Mr Scott says the extraordinary results are testament to the students’ hard work and exceptional teaching.
“The results are a record for a Haileybury cohort and, by any measure, are at the very top of performances by Victorian and Australian schools,” he says.
“Haileybury is an open entry school and the achievement of 92.8 per cent of all students being in the top 40 per cent in Australia is an excellent reflection of the commitment to every student.
“Our school motto that every student matters every day is being lived and is reflected in students having the opportunity and the support to reach their potential.”
Mr Scott says while much has been much written and discussed about the declining academic performance of Australian students, Haileybury’s 2019 cohort (and the performance of students over many years) has defied this trend.
“Haileybury teachers are committed to using strategies that work and are based on evidence and they are committed to their students,” he says.
“I pay a tribute to all the staff for this exceptional performance. I also note the hard work of the students themselves and the commitment of all families. Great academic results are the product of a strong partnership between the students, parents and guardians and the School and its staff.
“The result of this hard work is there for all to see – absolutely brilliant individual student performances which flow into an extraordinary school performance,” Mr Scott says.
