results reveal the year's best performers

HOW YOUR SCHOOL RATES

First classResults reveal the

year’s best performers

January 10-11, 2015

8-PAGE LIFTOUT EXAM REPORT CARD: HOW YOUR SCHOOL FARED P4-6

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ATAR than a big one, it was still aremarkable achievement bytalented and motivated students.

Though Carmel was a Jewishschool it also had an openenrolment policy and took a fewnon-Jewish students.

Mr Taylor said it had been anadvantage for the students to be insuch a small year group which wasabout half the size of a normal Year12 cohort.

“Each of the courses had verysmall class sizes and the teacherswere able to give them intimate andpersonal support,” he said.

“But they were also a verymotivated group of kids that werekeen to do well.”

He said the school tended toachieve good results becauseJewish people had a strongtradition of valuing learning.

Perth’s only Jewish schoolhas achieved the highestmedian tertiary entranceranking in the State.

Though Carmel School does notappear on the official table releasedby the School Curriculum andStandards Authority because it hadfewer than 20 students last year, itachieved a stellar medianAustralian Tertiary AdmissionRank of 96.65.

This means that half the school’s17 university-bound studentsachieved an ATAR above that.

The next highest median ATARof 93.6 was achieved by PerthModern School, where all studentsare selected for their academicability.

Principal David Taylor said eventhough it was easier for a smallschool to achieve a higher median

“That dates back 5000 years,” hesaid.

“That whole culture of valuinglearning is inculcated in thefamilies and the schools.”

Mr Taylor said Carmel had theopposite problem from manyschools because it had todiscourage some students fromdoing too much homework.

Noa Levin, 17, who was head girllast year and scored an ATAR of98.4, said the Year 12s were aclose-knit group who had sharedthe same classes for most of theirlives.

“We had quite a bright bunch ofpeople and everyone pushed eachother to do the best that we coulddo,” she said.

“Some classes had only twostudents. It was really good havingthat one on one with the teachers.”

2 HOW YOUR SCHOOL RATES

Carmel students Noa Levin, left, Asher Myerson, Seth Wolff, RebeccaHertzman, Gregg Osrin, Zach Benn, Bradley Malin and Danelle Terry.

Small classes better motivated

1 Carmel School2 Perth Modern School; St

Hilda’s Anglican School forGirls

3 All Saints College4 Christ Church Grammar School5 Hale School6 St Mary’s Anglican Girls’

School7 Presbyterian Ladies’ College8 Santa Maria College9 Penrhos College10 Perth College11 Scotch College12 John XXIII College13 Rossmoyne Senior High

School14 Iona Presentation College15 Willetton Senior High School16 Sacred Heart College17 Methodist Ladies’ College18 Churchlands Senior High

School19 Shenton College20 Trinity College21 John Calvin Christian College22 Great Southern Grammar;

Wesley College23 Mandurah Catholic College24 Aquinas College25 Corpus Christi College26 Chisholm Catholic College27 John Wollaston Anglican

Community School28 St Stephen’s School —

Duncraig29 Kingsway Christian College;

Ursula Frayne Catholic College30 Carey Baptist College31 Margaret River Senior High

School32 Seton Catholic College33 Lesmurdie Senior High School34 John Curtin College of the

Arts35 Kolbe Catholic College36 St Norbert College37 CBC Fremantle38 Bunbury Cathedral Grammar;

St Mark’s Anglican CommunitySchool

39 Woodvale Secondary College40 Manjimup Senior High School41 Geraldton Grammar School42 Newman College43 Mazenod College44 Australind Senior High School45 Mercedes College46 Applecross Senior High School47 Guildford Grammar School48 Bunbury Catholic College49 St Andrew’s Grammar School50 Cape Naturaliste College

SOURCE: Tertiary Institutions Service Centre

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Carmel students Noa Levin, left, Asher Myerson, Seth Wolff, RebeccaHertzman, Gregg Osrin, Zach Benn, Bradley Malin and Danelle Terry.

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League Tables are incompleteAcademic results of IB students are not included

A number of schools in Western Australia now offer

students a choice between the global International

Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) or the

Western Australian Courses of Study (WACE) as

a way to secure a University placement.

The schools listed below support the AHISA statement that league

tables do not represent the worth of an education at any given

school. The validity of these tables is further compromised by the

fact that IB Diploma student results are not included in the league

calculations.

If ‘school rankings’ are important to you in selecting the right school

for your child’s education, make sure you have the full picture.

Presbyterian Ladies’ College, Peppermint Grove

Scotch College, Swanbourne

The Association of Heads of Independent School of

Australia (AHISA) WA and the Catholic Secondary

Principals’ Association (CSPA) do not support the

publication of league tables as they unfairly compare

schools and students using a narrow and simplistic

measure. League tables ignore the relative advantages

and disadvantages inherent in society.

The tables fail to recognise student achievement and engagement in

other diverse programmes and domains. Nor do they recognise integrity

of character. League tables also underestimate the important partnerships

schools develop to support young people moving into the next phase of

their lives.

We congratulate all Year 12 students who have achieved their personal

best in the WACE and applaud the commitment, professionalism and

dedication of all teachers and ancillary staff in supporting the achievements

of Western Australian students.

Forming an opinion ofschool quality based on theacademic achievements ofone group of Year 12s in

one year is a bit like scoring arestaurant based only on its dessertmenu.

Anyone judging a restaurantwould also take into account thequality of its other courses, aswell as customer service andambience.

In the same way, anyonecomparing schools would also lookat what sports they offered, thestandard of teaching and how closethey are to their home — not just athow well their Year 12s fareacademically.

And when it comes to rankingschools, there is no one measurethat can capture adequately thedifferences between schools, whichis why the School Curriculum andStandards Authority warns readersto look at a range of differenttables, instead of drawingconclusions from just one.

That is also the reason TheWeekend West has this year chosento produce a separate top 50 listbased on the median AustralianTertiary Admission Rank achievedby students in each school.

That data comes from a differentsource and is obtained underfreedom of information laws, soreaders will not find the full listanywhere else.

The median ATAR is simply themiddle ATAR score achieved bythat school, which means half the

students performed above andbelow that mark. Some critics havealso argued that using ATARs is afairer measure because it is basedon scaled exam and school marksthat have undergone a statisticalmoderation process.

They say WACE course scores —on which the WACE top 50 list isbased — are less reliable becausethey have not been subjected to anyscaling to take into account thedifficulty of the courses thatstudents have studied.

SCSA board chairman PatrickGarnett acknowledges that rankingschools based on their medianATAR is another valid measure ofachievement.

“But, like all of these indicators,

it’s capable of being distorted bythings like how many kids getencouraged to do the ATAR coursesversus how many get encouragedout of it,” he said.

“If you had a median ATAR of 65and 95 per cent of your kids weredoing it, I think that’s better thanhaving a median ATAR of 70 and 30per cent of your kids doing it.”

Many of the same schools appearon both lists in slightly differentorder.

All Saints’ College, which rankedtop of the WACE list, is third on theATAR list.

Top-ranking public school, PerthModern, which is the only WAschool with an entry exam, camesecond on both lists.

All Saints’ College topped the WACE tables for 2014.

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1 All Saints’ College2 Perth Modern School3 St Hilda’s Anglican School

For Girls4 St Mary’s Anglican Girls’

School5 Christ Church Grammar

School6 Presbyterian Ladies’

College7 Hale School8 Santa Maria College9 Penrhos College10 Perth College11 Scotch College12 Methodist Ladies’ College13 Iona Presentation College14 Wesley College15 Willetton Senior High

School16 Churchlands Senior High

School17 Rossmoyne Senior High

School18 Shenton College19 John Wollaston Anglican

Community School20 Aquinas College21 Sacred Heart College22 John XXIII College23 Trinity College24 Kolbe Catholic College25 CBC Fremantle26 Newman College27 Albany Senior High School28 John Calvin Christian

College

29 Ursula Frayne CatholicCollege

30 Kingsway Christian College31 Frederick Irwin Anglican

School32 Australind Senior High

School33 Seton Catholic College33 Margaret River Senior High

School35 Chisholm Catholic College36 Lake Joondalup Baptist

College37 St Stephen’s School —

Duncraig Campus38 St Mark’s Anglican

Community School39 John Curtin College of the

Arts40 Mercedes College41 Bunbury Cathedral

Grammar School42 Thornlie Senior High

School43 Manjimup Senior High

School44 Georgiana Molloy Anglican

School45 Manea Senior College46 Kalamunda Senior High

School47 Corpus Christi College48 Belridge Secondary

College49 Bunbury Catholic College50 St Stephen’s School —

Carramar Campus

• Based on the number of stage 3 course enrolments in the schoolwhere a WACE course score of 75 or above was achieved.

• As a result of the half cohort of Year 12 students, some schoolsthat would normally appear in the tables have not been included.In 2014, these schools had fewer than 20 full-time eligible Year 12students or fewer than 50 stage 3 unit pairs.

SOURCE: School Curriculum and Standards Authority

Different sources for data

3HOW YOUR SCHOOL RATES

TOP 50 WACE SCHOOLS

STORIES BY BETHANY HIATT

League Tables are incompleteIB students are not included

A number of schools in Western Australia now offer

students a choice between the global International

Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) or the

Western Australian Courses of Study (WACE) as

a way to secure a University placement.

The schools listed below support the AHISA statement that league

All Saints’ College, which rankedtop of the WACE list, is third on the

Top-ranking public school, PerthModern, which is the only WAschool with an entry exam, camesecond on both lists.

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16 Churchlands Senior High

17 Rossmoyne Senior High

18 Shenton College19 John Wollaston Anglican

Community School20 Aquinas College21 Sacred Heart College22 John XXIII College23 Trinity College24 Kolbe Catholic College25 CBC Fremantle26 Newman College27 Albany Senior High School28 John Calvin Christian

College

39 John Curtin College of theArts

40 Mercedes College41 Bunbury Cathedral

Grammar School42 Thornlie Senior High

School43 Manjimup Senior High

• Based on the number of stage 3 course enrolments in the schoolwhere a WACE course score of 75 or above was achieved.

• As a result of the half cohort of Year 12 students, some schoolsthat would normally appear in the tables have not been included.In 2014, these schools had fewer than 20 full-time eligible Year 12

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4 HOW YOUR SCHOOL RATES 5HOW YOUR SCHOOL RATES

• These tables combine information provided by the SchoolCurriculum and Standards Authority and by the TertiaryInstitutions Service Centre. Different criteria are applied by thetwo bodies when compiling these lists.• Information on achievement in WA Certificate of Education(WACE) and vocational education and training (VET) courses isreleased annually by SCSA.• Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) statistics wereobtained by The Weekend West from TISC under freedom ofinformation laws.• The first three columns of the table on pages 4 and 5 show thenumber of eligible Year 12s at each school, the percentage ofstage 3 enrolments and the proportion in which students scored75 or higher. The last three columns show how many studentsachieved an ATAR by sitting at least four exams, each school’smedian ATAR and the percentage of Year 12s who graduated.• Schools with fewer than 20 eligible Year 12 students are notlisted, nor are those with mature-age and international students.The median ATAR is not given if there are fewer than fivestudents with an ATAR.• The table on page 6 shows the number of Year 12s at eachschool who did VET courses and the percentage who completeda certificate II or higher. Schools with fewer than 20 eligiblestudents or with fewer than 10 students enrolled in at least oneVET unit of competency are omitted.• Page 8 lists alphabetically the schools with thehighest-performing students in stage 3 WACE courses, based onthe percentage who achieved a course score of 75 or higher. Thelist does not include schools with fewer than 10 students in thatcourse. Up to 15 schools with the highest percentage are listed.

READING THE TABLES

Report card: How did your school perform?WA’s School Curriculum and Standards Authority and Tertiary Institutions Service Centre release WACE and ATAR exam statistics for 2014

NO. OFELIGIBLEYEAR 12

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Albany Senior High School 113 41.09 14.48 52 74.60 90.27All Saints’ College 86 84.01 36.78 77 92.00 98.84Applecross Senior High School 153 66.15 9.21 91 78.50 100Aquinas College 128 56.54 16.71 93 83.05 99.22Aranmore Catholic College 76 26.37 3.92 19 71.05 100Armadale Senior High School 22 10.71 95.45Ashdale Secondary College 106 38.02 2.75 35 75.20 100Atwell College 74 27.88 2.33 22 52.45 100Australian Islamic College - Kewdale 89 68.96 9.31 47 76.50 100Australind Senior High School 112 38.41 13.56 41 78.65 88.39Balcatta Senior High School 48 34.11 1.37 17 69.10 97.92Balga Senior High School 31 0 80.65Ballajura Community College 114 35.89 5.13 50 70.15 100Belmont City College 64 30.36 1.16 20 76.30 100Belridge Secondary College 61 30.99 10.39 17 69.25 98.36Broome Senior High School 47 31.16 8.62 15 74.35 95.74Bullsbrook College 21 24.72 95.24Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School 64 77.25 11.67 56 79.45 100Bunbury Catholic College 105 60.92 10.16 79 78.20 99.05Bunbury Senior High School 82 46.86 7.87 36 62.95 92.68Busselton Senior High School 46 25.93 97.83Canning Vale College 107 40.16 3.21 42 73.95 91.59Cape Naturaliste College 44 41.18 8.54 18 77.90 100Carey Baptist College 77 66.35 9.50 57 81.75 100Carine Senior High School 118 47.97 7.46 62 77.85 99.15Carmel School 19 17 96.65 100CBC Fremantle 113 60.16 14.54 83 79.55 99.12Cecil Andrews Senior High School 23 11.37 100Chisholm Catholic College 192 59.08 12.97 151 82.50 100Christ Church Grammar School 136 90.35 31.37 127 91.45 100Churchlands Senior High School 141 75.72 20.39 102 85.40 99.29Clarkson Community High School 43 0 97.67Clontarf Aboriginal College 20 0 90Collie Senior High School 38 28.12 86.84Comet Bay College 126 32.60 1.22 40 75.15 100Como Secondary College 80 48.54 6.67 32 71.30 98.75Coodanup Community College 20 0.00 100Corpus Christi College 148 67.76 10.48 112 82.55 98.65Dalyellup College 24 17.50 100Darling Range Sports College 75 15.59 97.33Denmark High School 25 42.34 88Duncraig Senior High School 118 57.68 5.57 61 74.60 96.61Eastern Goldfields College 119 27.92 9.87 32 74.10 100Eastern Hills Senior High School 62 49.45 2.38 33 61.05 82.26Eaton Community College 24 26.72 100Ellenbrook Christian College 20 58.49 1.64 29 72.40 100Ellenbrook Secondary College 103 32.03 5.52 100Emmanuel Catholic College 69 50.35 4.65 37 75.05 100Esperance Senior High School 90 37.04 7.09 30 74.15 98.89Foundation Christian College 21 39.65 80.95Frederick Irwin Anglican School 114 70.21 13.76 98 73.15 98.25Georgiana Molloy Anglican School 29 64.32 10.99 18 72.75 100Geraldton Grammar School 21 84.37 3.70 19 79.10 95.24Geraldton Senior College 141 19.01 0.90 25 67.75 98.58Gilmore College 54 14.78 87.04Girrawheen Senior High School 40 23.72 100Governor Stirling Senior High School 52 27.32 98.08Great Southern Grammar 47 78.81 8.60 40 83.35 100Greenwood College 82 27.49 9.00 21 74.00 100Guildford Grammar School 82 78.09 6.29 68 78.35 100Hale School 163 87.26 27.09 150 91.10 100Halls Head Community College 43 19.55 95.35Hamilton Senior High School 43 18.27 95.35Hampton Senior High School 59 41.99 2.13 22 57.10 96.61Hedland Senior High School 46 33.60 0.00 18 70.10 93.48Helena College 56 68.06 3.76 48 71.70 100Iona Presentation College 83 66.89 23.08 64 87.15 100Irene McCormack Catholic College 69 52.13 3.64 35 74.70 100John Calvin Christian College 30 55.49 14.46 25 83.55 100John Curtin College of the Arts 132 52.59 11.75 80 81.10 97.73John Forrest Secondary College 51 26.58 1.37 98.04John Paul College 36 55.67 0.00 22 70.55 94.44John Septimus Roe Anglican CommunitySchool

108 45.14 9.03 76 75.05 99.07

John Tonkin College 130 22.99 4.35 20 75.40 99.23


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John Wollaston Anglican Community School 40 49.4 17.65 27 82.45 100John XXIII College 142 77.34 15.12 126 87.55 99.3Kalamunda Senior High School 70 49.23 10.49 32 76.95 95.71Karratha Senior High School 56 23.79 3.45 100Katanning Senior High School 37 39.59 7.02 91.89Kelmscott Senior High School 166 30.89 7.92 64 74.65 98.19Kennedy Baptist College 117 62.18 7.53 82 73.80 94.87Kent Street Senior High School 110 48.17 3.90 46 63.50 94.55Kingsway Christian College 70 86.57 13.77 56 81.90 90Kolbe Catholic College 100 36.46 14.69 39 80.90 99La Salle College 169 41.52 4.60 78 73.50 99.41Lake Joondalup Baptist College 108 72.57 12.72 94 77.25 100Lakeland Senior High School 34 25.32 100Leeming Senior High School 65 44.04 3.76 25 70.70 96.92Lesmurdie Senior High School 89 41.41 8.56 40 81.20 100Living Waters Lutheran College 49 41.25 2.15 23 61.75 100Lockridge Senior High School 30 34.98 90Lumen Christi College 76 50.71 0.96 46 65.65 100Lynwood Senior High School 126 18.44 4.81 21 74.80 100MacKillop Catholic College 64 56.41 2.08 46 76.35 100Mandurah Baptist College 80 51.03 3.98 44 71.30 98.75Mandurah Catholic College 104 40.71 8.84 51 83.25 95.19Manea Senior College 192 43.37 10.67 79 73.60 99.48Manjimup Senior High School 61 44.18 11.21 24 79.20 98.36Margaret River Senior High School 53 56.85 13.14 31 81.65 100Mater Dei College 81 68.81 5.77 60 76.60 97.53Mazenod College 100 53.09 9.97 65 78.90 100Melville Senior High School 85 44.43 4.24 33 72.45 100Mercedes College 129 72.1 11.70 114 78.55 100Mercy College 118 50.55 5.17 64 76.95 100Merredin College 26 21.53 92.31Methodist Ladies’ College 86 89.15 24.60 79 85.55 98.84Mindarie Senior College 313 37.31 3.14 100 71.75 98.08Mirrabooka Senior High School 62 24.50 1.49 100Morley Senior High School 100 40.55 2.36 53 61.70 95Mount Barker Community College 28 35.62 92.86Mount Lawley Senior High School 195 64.75 8.04 119 77.45 97.95Murdoch College 25 94.61 7.32 80Nagle Catholic College 132 62.81 8.19 92 76.45 99.24Narrogin Senior High School 62 31.08 3.39 15 69.85 93.55Newman College 102 59.64 14.50 79 79.05 100Newton Moore Senior High School 57 46.86 4.67 23 73.25 94.74North Albany Senior High School 34 26.76 94.12Northam Senior High School 45 20.80 95.56Ocean Reef Senior High School 135 44.58 0.00 62 59.10 91.11Penrhos College 111 80.81 26.15 93 88.95 99.1Perth College 119 86.93 26.01 118 88.90 100Perth Modern School 176 100.00 35.89 174 93.60 99.43Peter Moyes Anglican Community School 46 61.05 7.25 32 75.10 100Pinjarra Senior High School 42 7.18 95.24Prendiville Catholic College 69 71.55 3.70 58 70.40 100Presbyterian Ladies’ College 81 83.6 27.96 69 90.95 97.53Quinns Baptist College 43 58.82 2.40 26 69.30 88.37Rehoboth Christian College 25 53.78 3.13 15 76.75 100Rockingham Senior High School 64 27.33 1.25 18 50.50 98.44Rossmoyne Senior High School 239 77.05 19.11 188 87.25 99.16Sacred Heart College 137 62.12 16.60 99 85.65 100Safety Bay Senior High School 88 34.03 3.42 26 66.55 97.73Santa Maria College 106 67.27 26.29 84 89.35 100Scotch College 115 87.89 24.61 108 88.10 99.13Serpentine-Jarrahdale Grammar School 28 52.67 0.00 16 59.75 92.86Servite College 76 56.94 3.49 54 74.50 98.68Seton Catholic College 67 45.7 13.29 35 81.50 100Sevenoaks Senior College 129 22.72 2.52 23 64.30 96.12Shenton College 214 80.80 18.90 173 84.80 99.53South Fremantle Senior High School 26 17.37 96.15Southern River College 33 5.48 100St Andrew’s Grammar 25 58.98 3.95 17 78.00 100St Brigid’s College 61 61.91 3.45 41 74.05 100St Hilda’s Anglican School For Girls 76 96.15 35.39 70 93.60 100St Joseph’s College 25 56.41 6.06 15 76.85 96St Luke’s College 41 38.32 4.94 20 61.25 95.12St Mark’s Anglican Community School 153 76.54 12.19 135 79.45 98.69St Mary’s Anglican Girls’ School 131 85.80 31.66 119 91.05 99.24St Norbert College 61 33.94 5.26 19 80.40 100


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St Stephen’s School - Carramar Campus 100 71.63 10.03 77 72.95 98St Stephen’s School - Duncraig Campus 124 84.24 12.39 97 81.95 97.58Strathalbyn Christian College 20 47.71 95Swan Christian College 101 49.20 4.26 51 66.80 100Swan View Senior High School 26 11.83 96.15Thornlie Christian College 32 34.82 93.75Thornlie Senior High School 104 18.26 11.39 21 61.95 96.15Tom Price Senior High School 22 22.12 95.45Tranby College 58 57.33 7.33 35 66.20 100Trinity College 133 77.79 14.86 115 83.70 100Ursula Frayne Catholic College 106 61.51 13.99 72 81.90 100Wanneroo Secondary College 98 17.33 1.19 19 63.20 100Warnbro Community High School 100 21.12 1.16 20 62.45 98Warwick Senior High School 41 23.14 100Wesley College 117 81.26 20.53 96 83.35 99.15Western Australian College of Agriculture -Cunderdin

52 23.23 3.92 98.08

Western Australian College of Agriculture -Denmark

25 8.70 84

Western Australian College of Agriculture -Narrogin

21 0.00 100

Willetton Senior High School 255 66.05 20.42 198 86.50 97.25Woodvale Secondary College 153 58.26 8.31 80 79.30 98.69

GIRLS3 St Hilda’s Anglican School



College8 Santa Maria College9 Penrhos College

BOYS5 Christ Church

Grammar School7 Hale School11 Scotch College14 Wesley College20Aquinas College

COEDUCATIONAL1 All Saints’ College2 Perth Modern School15 Willetton Senior High



School• Based on the number of stage 3 course enrolments in the school where a WACE

course score of 75 or above was achieved.

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100136 90.35 31.37 127 91.45 100

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40 75.15 10080 48.54 6.67 32 71.30 98.75

148 67.76 10.48 112 82.55 98.65

75 15.59 97.33

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62 49.45 2.38 33 61.05 82.2626.72

20 58.49 1.64 29 72.40 100103 32.03 5.5269 50.35 4.65 37 75.05 10090 37.04

21 39.65 80.95114 70.2129 64.32 10.99 18 72.75 10021 84.37

141 19.01 0.90 25 67.75 98.58

49.4142 77.34 15.12 126 87.55 99.370 49.23 10.4956 23.79 3.45 10037 39.59 7.02

166 30.89 7.92 64 74.65 98.19117 62.18110 48.17 3.90 46 63.50 94.5570 86.57

100 36.46 14.69 39 80.90 99169

Lake Joondalup Baptist College 108 72.57 12.72 94 77.25 100Lakeland Senior High SchoolLeeming Senior High SchoolLesmurdie Senior High SchoolLiving Waters Lutheran CollegeLockridge Senior High SchoolLumen Christi CollegeLynwood Senior High SchoolMacKillop Catholic CollegeMandurah Baptist CollegeMandurah Catholic CollegeManea Senior CollegeManjimup Senior High SchoolMargaret River Senior High SchoolMater Dei CollegeMazenod CollegeMelville Senior High SchoolMercedes College

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John Wollaston Anglican Community School 40 49.4 17.65 27 82.45 100John XXIII College 142 77.34 15.12 126 87.55 99.3Kalamunda Senior High School 70 49.23 10.49 32 76.95 95.71Karratha Senior High School 56 23.79 3.45 100Katanning Senior High School 37 39.59 7.02 91.89Kelmscott Senior High School 166 30.89 7.92 64 74.65 98.19Kennedy Baptist College 117 62.18 7.53 82 73.80 94.87Kent Street Senior High School 110 48.17 3.90 46 63.50 94.55Kingsway Christian College 70 86.57 13.77 56 81.90 90Kolbe Catholic College 100 36.46 14.69 39 80.90 99La Salle College 169 41.52 4.60 78 73.50 99.41Lake Joondalup Baptist College 108 72.57 12.72 94 77.25 100Lakeland Senior High School 34 25.32 100Leeming Senior High School 65 44.04 3.76 25 70.70 96.92Lesmurdie Senior High School 89 41.41 8.56 40 81.20 100Living Waters Lutheran College 49 41.25 2.15 23 61.75 100Lockridge Senior High School 30 34.98 90Lumen Christi College 76 50.71 0.96 46 65.65 100Lynwood Senior High School 126 18.44 4.81 21 74.80 100MacKillop Catholic College 64 56.41 2.08 46 76.35 100Mandurah Baptist College 80 51.03 3.98 44 71.30 98.75Mandurah Catholic College 104 40.71 8.84 51 83.25 95.19Manea Senior College 192 43.37 10.67 79 73.60 99.48Manjimup Senior High School 61 44.18 11.21 24 79.20 98.36Margaret River Senior High School 53 56.85 13.14 31 81.65 100Mater Dei College 81 68.81 5.77 60 76.60 97.53Mazenod College 100 53.09 9.97 65 78.90 100Melville Senior High School 85 44.43 4.24 33 72.45 100Mercedes College 129 72.1 11.70 114 78.55 100Mercy College 118 50.55 5.17 64 76.95 100Merredin College 26 21.53 92.31Methodist Ladies’ College 86 89.15 24.60 79 85.55 98.84Mindarie Senior College 313 37.31 3.14 100 71.75 98.08Mirrabooka Senior High School 62 24.50 1.49 100Morley Senior High School 100 40.55 2.36 53 61.70 95Mount Barker Community College 28 35.62 92.86Mount Lawley Senior High School 195 64.75 8.04 119 77.45 97.95Murdoch College 25 94.61 7.32 80Nagle Catholic College 132 62.81 8.19 92 76.45 99.24Narrogin Senior High School 62 31.08 3.39 15 69.85 93.55Newman College 102 59.64 14.50 79 79.05 100Newton Moore Senior High School 57 46.86 4.67 23 73.25 94.74North Albany Senior High School 34 26.76 94.12Northam Senior High School 45 20.80 95.56Ocean Reef Senior High School 135 44.58 0.00 62 59.10 91.11Penrhos College 111 80.81 26.15 93 88.95 99.1Perth College 119 86.93 26.01 118 88.90 100Perth Modern School 176 100.00 35.89 174 93.60 99.43Peter Moyes Anglican Community School 46 61.05 7.25 32 75.10 100Pinjarra Senior High School 42 7.18 95.24Prendiville Catholic College 69 71.55 3.70 58 70.40 100Presbyterian Ladies’ College 81 83.6 27.96 69 90.95 97.53Quinns Baptist College 43 58.82 2.40 26 69.30 88.37Rehoboth Christian College 25 53.78 3.13 15 76.75 100Rockingham Senior High School 64 27.33 1.25 18 50.50 98.44Rossmoyne Senior High School 239 77.05 19.11 188 87.25 99.16Sacred Heart College 137 62.12 16.60 99 85.65 100Safety Bay Senior High School 88 34.03 3.42 26 66.55 97.73Santa Maria College 106 67.27 26.29 84 89.35 100Scotch College 115 87.89 24.61 108 88.10 99.13Serpentine-Jarrahdale Grammar School 28 52.67 0.00 16 59.75 92.86Servite College 76 56.94 3.49 54 74.50 98.68Seton Catholic College 67 45.7 13.29 35 81.50 100Sevenoaks Senior College 129 22.72 2.52 23 64.30 96.12Shenton College 214 80.80 18.90 173 84.80 99.53South Fremantle Senior High School 26 17.37 96.15Southern River College 33 5.48 100St Andrew’s Grammar 25 58.98 3.95 17 78.00 100St Brigid’s College 61 61.91 3.45 41 74.05 100St Hilda’s Anglican School For Girls 76 96.15 35.39 70 93.60 100St Joseph’s College 25 56.41 6.06 15 76.85 96St Luke’s College 41 38.32 4.94 20 61.25 95.12St Mark’s Anglican Community School 153 76.54 12.19 135 79.45 98.69St Mary’s Anglican Girls’ School 131 85.80 31.66 119 91.05 99.24St Norbert College 61 33.94 5.26 19 80.40 100


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TOGRADUATE

St Stephen’s School - Carramar Campus 100 71.63 10.03 77 72.95 98St Stephen’s School - Duncraig Campus 124 84.24 12.39 97 81.95 97.58Strathalbyn Christian College 20 47.71 95Swan Christian College 101 49.20 4.26 51 66.80 100Swan View Senior High School 26 11.83 96.15Thornlie Christian College 32 34.82 93.75Thornlie Senior High School 104 18.26 11.39 21 61.95 96.15Tom Price Senior High School 22 22.12 95.45Tranby College 58 57.33 7.33 35 66.20 100Trinity College 133 77.79 14.86 115 83.70 100Ursula Frayne Catholic College 106 61.51 13.99 72 81.90 100Wanneroo Secondary College 98 17.33 1.19 19 63.20 100Warnbro Community High School 100 21.12 1.16 20 62.45 98Warwick Senior High School 41 23.14 100Wesley College 117 81.26 20.53 96 83.35 99.15Western Australian College of Agriculture -Cunderdin

52 23.23 3.92 98.08

Western Australian College of Agriculture -Denmark

25 8.70 84

Western Australian College of Agriculture -Narrogin

21 0.00 100

Willetton Senior High School 255 66.05 20.42 198 86.50 97.25Woodvale Secondary College 153 58.26 8.31 80 79.30 98.69




College8 Santa Maria College9 Penrhos College

BOYS5 Christ Church

Grammar School7 Hale School11 Scotch College14 Wesley College20Aquinas College

COEDUCATIONAL1 All Saints’ College2 Perth Modern School15 Willetton Senior High



School• Based on the number of stage 3 course enrolments in the school where a WACE

course score of 75 or above was achieved.

HIGH FIVES61 44.18 11.21 24 79.20 98.36

10081 68.81 5.77 60 76.60 97.53

10085 44.43 4.24 33 72.45 100

78.55 100118 50.55 5.17 64 76.95 100

92.3186 89.15 24.60 79 85.55 98.84

100 71.75 98.0862 24.50 1.49 100

53 61.7028 35.62 92.86

8.04 119 77.4525 94.61 7.32 80

8.19 9262 31.08 3.39 15 69.85 93.55

59.64 14.50 7957 46.86 4.67 23 73.25 94.74

26.7645 20.80 95.56

135 44.58 0.00111 80.81 26.15 93 88.95 99.1

119 86.93 26.01176 100.00 35.89 174 93.60 99.43

Peter Moyes Anglican Community School 46 61.0542 7.18 95.2469 71.5581 83.6 27.96 69 90.95 97.534325 53.78 3.13 15 76.75 100

OR HIGHER

71.63 10.03124 84.24 12.39 97 81.95 97.58

47.71101 49.20 4.26 51 66.80 10026 11.8332 34.82 93.75

104 18.26 11.3922 22.12 95.4558 57.33

133 77.79 14.86 115 83.70 100106 61.51

98 17.33 1.19 19 63.20 100Warnbro Community High School 100Warwick Senior High School 41 23.14 100

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Albany Senior High School 113 46 82.61All Saints’ College 86Applecross Senior High School 153 100 80.00Aquinas College 128 39 84.62Aranmore Catholic College 76 36 50.00Armadale Senior High School 22 16 100.00Ashdale Secondary College 106 83 100.00Atwell College 74 54 83.33Australian Islamic College - Kewdale 89 27 96.30Australind Senior High School 112 72 69.44Balcatta Senior High School 48 34 91.18Balga Senior High School 31 29 34.48Ballajura Community College 114 66 86.36Belmont City College 64 56 67.86Belridge Secondary College 61 48 95.83Broome Senior High School 47 44 81.82Bullsbrook College 21 15 66.67Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School 64Bunbury Catholic College 105 53 90.57Bunbury Senior High School 82 52 71.15Busselton Senior High School 46 36 80.56Canning Vale College 107 89 83.15Cape Naturaliste College 44 26 92.31Carey Baptist College 77 23 82.61Carine Senior High School 118 32 93.75Carmel School 19CBC Fremantle 113 66 89.39Cecil Andrews Senior High School 23 20 80.00Chisholm Catholic College 192 80 90.00Christ Church Grammar School 136Churchlands Senior High School 141 55 89.09Clarkson Community High School 43 40 92.50Clontarf Aboriginal College 20 18 88.89Collie Senior High School 38 27 70.37Comet Bay College 126 93 94.62Como Secondary College 80 56 50.00Coodanup Community College 20 20 75.00Corpus Christi College 148 49 91.84Dalyellup College 24 22 95.45Darling Range Sports College 75 61 68.85Denmark High School 25 11 45.45

NO.YEAR 12

STUDENTS

NO. YEAR 12

STUDENTSDOING VET

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CERT IIOR HIGHER

Duncraig Senior High School 118 50 82.00Eastern Goldfields College 119 55 67.27Eastern Hills Senior High School 62 50 92.00Eaton Community College 24 14 28.57Ellenbrook Christian College 20Ellenbrook Secondary College 103 65 70.77Emmanuel Catholic College 69 43 100.00Esperance Senior High School 90 48 95.83Foundation Christian College 21Frederick Irwin Anglican School 114Georgiana Molloy Anglican School 29 11 100.00Geraldton Grammar School 21Geraldton Senior College 141 90 84.44Gilmore College 54 37 94.59Girrawheen Senior High School 40 18 100.00Governor Stirling Senior High School 52 50 80.00Great Southern Grammar 47 17 94.12Greenwood College 82 66 84.85Guildford Grammar School 82 33 100.00Hale School 163 12 75.00Halls Head Community College 43 40 95.00Hamilton Senior High School 43 37 83.78Hampton Senior High School 59 50 98.00Hedland Senior High School 46 20 90.00Helena College 56Iona Presentation College 83 19 100.00Irene McCormack Catholic College 69 28 96.43John Calvin Christian College 30 11 100.00John Curtin College of the Arts 132 70 95.71John Forrest Secondary College 51 26 38.46John Paul College 36John Septimus Roe AnglicanCommunity School

108 19 78.95

John Tonkin College 130 80 90.00John Wollaston Anglican CommunitySchool

40 14 85.71

John XXIII College 142Kalamunda Senior High School 70 49 65.31Karratha Senior High School 56 44 97.73Katanning Senior High School 37 26 88.46Kelmscott Senior High School 166 55 63.64

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NO. YEAR 12

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CERT IIOR HIGHER

Kennedy Baptist College 117 12 50.00Kent Street Senior High School 110 77 71.43Kingsway Christian College 70 10 80.00Kolbe Catholic College 100 78 87.18La Salle College 169 105 93.33Lake Joondalup Baptist College 108 24 91.67Lakeland Senior High School 34 26 84.62Leeming Senior High School 65 44 93.18Lesmurdie Senior High School 89 62 98.39Living Waters Lutheran College 49 23 78.26Lockridge Senior High School 30 30 76.67Lumen Christi College 76 29 86.21Lynwood Senior High School 126 108 99.07MacKillop Catholic College 64 28 96.43Mandurah Baptist College 80 16 50.00Mandurah Catholic College 104 60 70.00Manea Senior College 192 93 77.42Manjimup Senior High School 61 49 85.71Margaret River Senior High School 53 27 62.96Mater Dei College 81 40 70.00Mazenod College 100Melville Senior High School 85 65 96.92Mercedes College 129 23 65.22Mercy College 118 70 100.00Merredin College 26 22 72.73Methodist Ladies’ College 86Mindarie Senior College 313 234 92.31Mirrabooka Senior High School 62 48 91.67Morley Senior High School 100 74 97.30Mount Barker Community College 28 18 83.33Mount Lawley Senior High School 195 81 86.42Murdoch College 25Nagle Catholic College 132 40 100.00Narrogin Senior High School 62 57 98.25Newman College 102 26 23.08Newton Moore Senior High School 57 35 57.14North Albany Senior High School 34 26 88.46Northam Senior High School 45 35 80.00Ocean Reef Senior High School 135 118 91.53Penrhos College 111 14 78.57Perth College 119Perth Modern School 176Peter Moyes Anglican CommunitySchool

46 19 100.00

Pinjarra Senior High School 42 27 55.56Prendiville Catholic College 69 30 90.00Presbyterian Ladies’ College 81Quinns Baptist College 43 11 81.82Rehoboth Christian College 25Rockingham Senior High School 64 34 97.06Rossmoyne Senior High School 239 60 75.00Sacred Heart College 137 35 88.57Safety Bay Senior High School 88 87 94.25Santa Maria College 106 25 100.00Scotch College 115Serpentine-Jarrahdale GrammarSchool

28

Servite College 76 11 90.91Seton Catholic College 67 35 91.43Sevenoaks Senior College 129 74 54.05Shenton College 214 105 99.05South Fremantle Senior High School 26 23 100.00Southern River College 33 33 81.82St Andrew’s Grammar 25St Brigid’s College 61 24 100.00St Hilda’s Anglican School For Girls 76St Joseph’s College 25 10 90.00St Luke’s College 41 14 28.57St Mark’s Anglican Community School 153 28 96.43St Mary’s Anglican Girls’ School 131St Norbert College 61 34 91.18St Stephen’s School - CarramarCampus

100 70 100.00

St Stephen’s School - DuncraigCampus

124 72 100.00

Strathalbyn Christian College 20Swan Christian College 101 74 93.24Swan View Senior High School 26 26 92.31Thornlie Christian College 32 23 91.30Thornlie Senior High School 104 87 100.00Tom Price Senior High School 22 13 92.31Tranby College 58 25 88.00Trinity College 133 21 33.33Ursula Frayne Catholic College 106 40 97.50Wanneroo Secondary College 98 90 94.44Warnbro Community High School 100 76 88.16Warwick Senior High School 41 30 93.33Wesley College 117 20 95.00Western Australian College ofAgriculture - Cunderdin

52 52 100.00

Western Australian College ofAgriculture - Denmark

25 25 96.00

Western Australian College ofAgriculture - Narrogin

21 21 100.00

Willetton Senior High School 255 62 93.55Woodvale Secondary College 153 105 92.38

2014 Vocational Education and Training achievements

• In 2014, 16,837 Year 12students undertook studiestowards the WACE. This is adecrease of 31.4 per cent onthe 24,556 students in 2013.In 2014, there was a halfcohort of Year 12 students.

• In 2014, 1574 (3287 in 2013and 3888 in 2012) 17-year-olds were engaged inapprenticeships,traineeships, employmentand/or training. These werenot enrolled in schools.

• In 2014, there was adecrease in the number ofstudents repeating orre-entering Year 12 (from282 in 2013 to 255 in 2014).

• In 2014, the number ofmature-age Year 12 studentsincreased to 289 comparedwith 267 in 2013.

• In 2014, 41.1 per cent (42 percent in 2013, 36 per cent in2012) of Year 12 studentsparticipated in VETprograms.

SOURCE: School Curriculum andStandards Authority

fast facts

Students whosit four or moreWACE courseexaminationsare eligible foran ATAR.

83 19 100.0096.43

30 11 100.0070 95.71

51 26 38.46

108 19 78.95

130 80 90.0040 14 85.71

14270 49 65.3156 4437 26 88.46

Kelmscott Senior High School 166166

Lynwood Senior High SchoolMacKillop Catholic CollegeMandurah Baptist CollegeMandurah Catholic CollegeManea Senior CollegeManjimup Senior High SchoolMargaret River Senior High SchoolMater Dei CollegeMazenod CollegeMelville Senior High SchoolMercedes CollegeMercy CollegeMerredin CollegeMethodist Ladies’ CollegeMindarie Senior CollegeMirrabooka Senior High SchoolMorley Senior High SchoolMount Barker Community CollegeMount Lawley Senior High SchoolMurdoch College

• In 2014, 16,837 Year 12

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Country schools put on agood showing, with eightmaking it into the top 50WACE table for academic

achievement.School Curriculum and

Standards Authority chiefexecutive Allan Blagaich said itwas encouraging to see so manyregional schools on the list.

“There are some schools thathave not in the past appeared thatare pleasing to see,” he said.

Education Departmentdirector-general Sharyn O’Neillsaid she was delighted to note thatfive regional public schools hadmade it into the top 50 table.

“It is a tremendous credit to allstudents and staff and shows wehave strong schools in countryWA,” she said.

The top-ranked public countryschool was Albany Senior HighSchool, which placed 27th on thetable based on the percentage ofunits in which students achievedcourse scores of 75 or above.

The other public schoolsincluded Australind (32), MargaretRiver (33) and Manjimup SeniorHigh School (42) and ManeaCollege (45).

Private schools BunburyCathedral Grammar School (41),Georgiana Molloy Anglican School(44) and Bunbury Catholic College(49) also featured.

Though it did not appear on anyof the tables because it had so fewstudents, St Mary’s College in

Broome also had a stellar year,with several pupils achievingresults in the top 10 per cent of theState.

Albany SHS deputy principalGraeme Bell attributed his school’sperformance to its committed,experienced teachers whocounselled students to enrol incourses that suited them.

“We’re fortunate we’ve got somevery good feeder schools,” he said.

“And we’ve got good counsellingprocesses where we work with the

students to get them in a courseappropriate to their aspirationsand abilities. If you get the kidsinto the right courses they’remotivated and they do well.”

Mr Bell said country studentstended to be independent learnerswho had many outside interests.

“It’s not all academic rigour —it’s about the sporting and thecultural also,” he said.

About 40 per cent of the studentsat Albany took ATAR courses thatput them on a path towards direct

university entry, though many tooka gap year before moving awayfrom Albany to start tertiarystudies.

Mr Bell said most of the highachievers who put their schooluniforms on for one last time to bephotographed were also planningto go to university.

The school’s head boy, ReyneHordacre, who spoke at the funerallast week of fellow Year 12 studentJay Muscat who was killed by ashark, hopes to study medicine.

ASHS studentsReyne Hordacre,Taylah Sawers,Vaughn Schoof,Hayley Terpstraand Ben Riley.Picture: LaurieBenson

Regionalsuccess

The number of schools vyingfor top of the table forvocational education andtraining achievement is

growing each year as high schoolsincrease their focus on VET courses.Nineteen schools tied for firstposition on the rankings based onthe proportion of studentsachieving a VET certificate II orhigher, up from 14 the previous year.Thornlie Senior High School had themost students, with 87.Principal Paul Billing attributed theschool’s performance to teachers’diligence in monitoring students’progress through their courses tomake sure they met all theirdeadlines. The school had alsoincreased the number of courses itoffered to appeal to students’interests in areas such as media,music, dance and visual arts.“Given that about 70 per cent of ourstudents are vocationally bound, wethought we really needed to look atbroadening the range,” he said. “So we’ve gone from about fourmainstream courses about threeyears ago and we’re offering abouta dozen now.“We’ve built pathways ofcomplementary courses around

each of those and we counsel ourstudents very strongly to make surethey get the pathway that’s going tosatisfy their needs and theirinterests, so we don’t have themfalling by the wayside halfwaythrough the course.”Thornlie VET co-ordinator andregistered training organisationmanager Linley Stewart saideverything students did in theclassroom was linked to whathappened in real workplaces.She said students could choosebetween courses as diverse asinformation technology, hospitality,child care and sport.Thornlie SHS dux of vocationalstudies Danii Rock said she likedhaving the flexibility to do coursesthat she enjoyed without thepressure of having to sit exams.She did courses in visual arts,outdoor education, mediaproduction, careers and enterprise,maths and English. “They give youheaps of options,” she said.Danii plans to study eventsmanagement at TAFE this year.Last year more than 41 per cent ofall Year 12 students took part in aVET program, with 7000 studentsachieving at least one qualification.

PATHWAY KEY TO SATISFACTION Thornlie students Danii Rock, Tristan Stewart and Cathy Peni. Picture: Bill Hatto

“And we’ve got good counsellingprocesses where we work with the

students to get them in a courseappropriate to their aspirationsand abilities. If you get the kidsinto the right courses they’remotivated and they do well.”

Mr Bell said country studentstended to be independent learnerswho had many outside interests.

“It’s not all academic rigour —it’s about the sporting and thecultural also,” he said.

About 40 per cent of the studentsat Albany took ATAR courses thatput them on a path towards direct

university entry, though many tooka gap year before moving away

he number of schools vyingfor top of the table forvocational education andtraining achievement is

growing each year as high schoolsincrease their focus on VET courses.

each of those and we counsel ourstudents very strongly to make surethey get the patsatisfy their needs and theirinterests, so we don’t have themfalling by the through the course.”

PATHWAY KEY TO SATISFACTION Thornlie students Danii Rock, Tristan Stewart and Cathy Peni. Picture: Bill Hatto

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ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE• All Saints’ College• Aquinas College• Australian Islamic College —Kewdale• Christ Church Grammar School• Frederick Irwin Anglican School• Hale School• Iona Presentation College• Methodist Ladies’ College• Rossmoyne Senior High School• Scotch College• Wesley College• Woodvale Secondary College

ANCIENT HISTORY• Christ Church Grammar School• Hale School• Methodist Ladies’ College• Perth Modern School• Shenton College

APPLIED INFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY• Aquinas College• Ashdale Secondary College• Chisholm Catholic College• Manea Senior College• Mazenod College• Presbyterian Ladies’ College• Santa Maria College• St Mary’s Anglican Girls’ School

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES• Bunbury Catholic College• CBC Fremantle• Frederick Irwin Anglican School• Lake Joondalup Baptist College• Margaret River Senior High

School• Mercedes College• Perth College• Perth Modern School• St Hilda’s Anglican School For

Girls• St Mary’s Anglican Girls’ School• Tranby College

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT ANDENTERPRISE• Chisholm Catholic College• Guildford Grammar School• Kennedy Baptist College• Mater Dei College• Scotch College• St Hilda’s Anglican School For

Girls• St Mark’s Anglican Community

School

CAREER AND ENTERPRISE• Lake Joondalup Baptist College• Rossmoyne Senior High School

CHEMISTRY• All Saints’ College• Aquinas College• Carmel School• CBC Fremantle• Christ Church Grammar School• Frederick Irwin Anglican School• Hale School• Methodist Ladies’ College• Perth College• Perth Modern School• Presbyterian Ladies’ College• Scotch College• St Hilda’s Anglican School For

Girls• St Mary’s Anglican Girls’ School• Wesley College

CHILDREN, FAMILY AND THECOMMUNITY• Mercedes College• Newman College• Seton Catholic College

COMPUTER SCIENCE• All Saints’ College• Guildford Grammar School• Perth Modern School• Shenton College• St Stephen’s School — Duncraig

Campus• Wesley College

DANCE• Perth College

DESIGN• Applecross Senior High School• Emmanuel Catholic College• Guildford Grammar School• Nagle Catholic College• Penrhos College• Perth Modern School• Shenton College• St Stephen’s School — Carramar

Campus

DRAMA• All Saints’ College• Iona Presentation College• John Curtin College of the Arts• John XXIII College• Mercedes College• Penrhos College• Perth Modern School• Willetton Senior High School

EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTALSCIENCE• Bunbury Catholic College• Churchlands Senior High School• Kent Street Senior High School• La Salle College• Mazenod College• Nagle Catholic College• Newman College

ECONOMICS• CBC Fremantle• Christ Church Grammar School• Hale School• John XXIII College• Kolbe Catholic College• Mercedes College• Methodist Ladies’ College• Perth College• Perth Modern School• Presbyterian Ladies’ College• Rossmoyne Senior High School• Scotch College• Shenton College• St Mark’s Anglican Community

School• St Mary’s Anglican Girls’ School

ENGINEERING STUDIES• Hale School• Lake Joondalup Baptist College• Rossmoyne Senior High School• Shenton College

ENGLISH• All Saints’ College• Ballajura Community College• Broome Senior High School• Iona Presentation College• Kolbe Catholic College• Mandurah Catholic College• Penrhos College• Perth College• Perth Modern School• Presbyterian Ladies’ College• Santa Maria College• St Hilda’s Anglican School For

Girls• St Mary’s Anglican Girls’ School• St Stephen’s School — Duncraig

Campus• Ursula Frayne Catholic College

ENGLISH AS AN ADDITIONALLANGUAGE OR DIALECT• Churchlands Senior High School• Como Secondary College• Greenwood College• Lynwood Senior High School• Willetton Senior High School

FOOD SCIENCE ANDTECHNOLOGY• Presbyterian Ladies’ College• Shenton College

FRENCH• Hale School• Penrhos College• Perth College• Perth Modern School• Presbyterian Ladies’ College• St Hilda’s Anglican School For

Girls• St Mary’s Anglican Girls’ School

GEOGRAPHY• Albany Senior High School• Aquinas College

• Christ Church Grammar School• Hale School• John Calvin Christian College• Manea Senior College• Mercedes College• Perth College• Santa Maria College• Scotch College• Shenton College• St Hilda’s Anglican School ForGirls• St Mary’s Anglican Girls’ School• Trinity College• Willetton Senior High School

HEALTH STUDIES• Kennedy Baptist College• Lake Joondalup Baptist College• Rossmoyne Senior High School• St Mark’s Anglican Community

School

HUMAN BIOLIGICAL SCIENCE• All Saints’ College• CBC Fremantle• Christ Church Grammar School• John XXIII College• Kingsway Christian College• Lake Joondalup Baptist College• Methodist Ladies’ College• Penrhos College• Perth Modern School• Santa Maria College• Shenton College• St Hilda’s Anglican School For

Girls• St Mary’s Anglican Girls’ School• St Norbert College• Wesley College

INTEGRATED SCIENCE• All Saints’ College• Rossmoyne Senior High School

ITALIAN• Perth Modern School• St Mary’s Anglican Girls’ School

JAPANESE: SECOND LANGUAGE• Willetton Senior High School

LITERATURE• Applecross Senior High School• Christ Church Grammar School• Great Southern Grammar• Hale School• Mercedes College• Perth College• Perth Modern School• Presbyterian Ladies’ College• Rossmoyne Senior High School• Scotch College• Shenton College• St Hilda’s Anglican School For

Girls• St Mary’s Anglican Girls’ School• Trinity College• Willetton Senior High School

MARINE AND MARITIME STUDIES• St Mary’s Anglican Girls’ School

MATERIALS DESIGN ANDTECHNOLOGY• Aquinas College• Hale School

MATHEMATICS 3AB• All Saints’ College• Bunbury Cathedral Grammar

School• Carine Senior High School• Churchlands Senior High School• Hale School• Methodist Ladies’ College• Penrhos College• Perth College• Perth Modern School• Presbyterian Ladies’ College

• Sacred Heart College• Santa Maria College• St Hilda’s Anglican School For

Girls• St Mary’s Anglican Girls’ School• Willetton Senior High School

MATHEMATICS 3CD• All Saints’ College• Australind Senior High School• CBC Fremantle• Christ Church Grammar School• Frederick Irwin Anglican School• Hale School• Mazenod College• Mercy College• Penrhos College• Perth College• Presbyterian Ladies’ College• Sacred Heart College• Santa Maria College• Wesley College• Willetton Senior High School

MATHEMATICS SPECIALIST 3CD• All Saints’ College• CBC Fremantle• Chisholm Catholic College• Christ Church Grammar School• Corpus Christi College• Frederick Irwin Anglican School• Hale School• Mercedes College• Perth Modern School• Rossmoyne Senior High School• Sacred Heart College• Shenton College• Wesley College• Willetton Senior High School• Woodvale Secondary College

MEDIA PRODUCTION ANDANALYSIS• Chisholm Catholic College• Christ Church Grammar School• Churchlands Senior High School• Guildford Grammar School• John Curtin College of the Arts• John Septimus Roe Anglican

Community School• John XXIII College• Sacred Heart College• Scotch College• Shenton College• St Mary’s Anglican Girls’ School• Swan Christian College

MODERN HISTORY• Christ Church Grammar School• Eastern Goldfields College• Iona Presentation College• Kingsway Christian College• Kolbe Catholic College• Methodist Ladies’ College• Newman College• Penrhos College• Perth Modern School• Rossmoyne Senior High School• Sacred Heart College• Scotch College• St Hilda’s Anglican School For

Girls• St Mark’s Anglican Community

School• Ursula Frayne Catholic College

MUSIC• Churchlands Senior High School

OUTDOOR EDUCATION• Newman College• Seton Catholic College

PHILOSOPHY AND ETHICS• Christ Church Grammar School• Perth Modern School• St Mark’s Anglican Community

School

PHYSICAL EDUCATION STUDIES• Albany Senior High School• Applecross Senior High School• Bunbury Cathedral Grammar

School• Christ Church Grammar School• Corpus Christi College• Hale School• John XXIII College• Kingsway Christian College• Newman College• Penrhos College• Perth College• Santa Maria College• St Mary’s Anglican Girls’ School• Trinity College• Wesley College

PHYSICS• Albany Senior High School• All Saints’ College• Australind Senior High School• Carmel School• CBC Fremantle• Christ Church Grammar School• Hale School• Newman College• Perth Modern School• Presbyterian Ladies’ College• Sacred Heart College• Scotch College• St Hilda’s Anglican School For


POLITICS AND LAW• All Saints’ College• CBC Fremantle• Christ Church Grammar School• Hale School• John XXIII College• Methodist Ladies’ College• Mindarie Senior College• Penrhos College• Perth College• Perth Modern School• Rossmoyne Senior High School• Sacred Heart College• St Hilda’s Anglican School For


PSYCHOLOGY• Corpus Christi College• Kingsway Christian College• La Salle College• Methodist Ladies’ College• Mount Lawley Senior High

School• Perth Modern School• Presbyterian Ladies’ College• Willetton Senior High School

RELIGION AND LIFE• Carmel School• Chisholm Catholic College• Iona Presentation College• John XXIII College• Kolbe Catholic College• Santa Maria College

VISUAL ARTS• Applecross Senior High School• Chisholm Catholic College• Corpus Christi College• Frederick Irwin Anglican School• Hale School• John Curtin College of the Arts• John XXIII College• Perth College• Perth Modern School• Santa Maria College• St Mary’s Anglican Girls’ School• Willetton Senior High School

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Course leadersSchools with the highest performingstudents in stage 3 of each WACE course

Perth Modern School excelled in 20 stage 3 WACE courses. Students Daniel Thai, Rachel Grove, Helena Nguyen,Cara Holland and Deepaysh Dutt celebrate. Picture: Lincoln Baker

Christ Church Grammar SchoolFrederick Irwin Anglican School

St Mary’s Anglican Girls’ School

Lake Joondalup Baptist CollegeRossmoyne Senior High School

All Saints’ CollegeBallajura Community CollegeBroome Senior High SchoolIona Presentation CollegeKolbe Catholic CollegeMandurah Catholic CollegePenrhos College

• Perth College• Perth Modern School• Presbyterian Ladies’ College• Santa Maria College• St Hilda’s Anglican School For

Girls• St Mary’s Anglican Girls’ School• St Stephen’s School — Duncraig

Campus• Ursula Frayne Catholic College

ENGLISH AS AN ADDITIONAL

Lake Joondalup Baptist CollegeRossmoyne Senior High SchoolSt Mark’s Anglican Community

HUMAN BIOLIGICAL SCIENCE

Christ Church Grammar SchoolJohn XXIII College

Christian CollegeLake Joondalup Baptist CollegeMethodist Ladies’ CollegePenrhos CollegePerth Modern SchoolSanta Maria College

• Shenton College• St Hilda’s Anglican School For

Girls• St Mary’s Anglican Girls’ School• St Norbert College• Wesley College

INTEGRATED SCIENCE• All Saints’ College• Rossmoyne Senior High School

ITALIAN

St Hilda’s Anglican School For

St Mary’s Anglican Girls’ SchoolWilletton Senior High School

MATHEMATICS 3CDAll Saints’ CollegeAustralind Senior High SchoolCBC FremantleChrist Church Grammar SchoolFrederick Irwin Anglican SchoolHale SchoolMazenod College

• Mercy College• Penrhos College• Perth College• Presbyterian Ladies’ College• Sacred Heart College• Santa Maria College• Wesley College• Willetton Senior High School

MATHEMATICS SPECIALIST 3CD• All Saints’ College

PHYSICAL EDUCATION STUDIES• Albany Senior High School• Applecross Senior High School• Bunbury Cathedral Grammar

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