吃瓜不打烊

19 December 2017

On Friday, several students from Catholic secondary schools in 吃瓜不打烊 discovered they had achieved the top Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) of 99.95 (a total of 36 perfect scores were earned in Victoria).

For the first time in , Toorak, VCE history there were three perfect 99.95 ATARS – attained by Patrick Gigacz, Albert Shen and David Wang. College Principal, Stephen Russell said, ‘As is the case, when Year 12 cohorts achieve so well, the class of 2017 showed us how working together counts for so much: each of the boys saw their studies as important and as a way of opening doors to their future lives beyond the school gates. To complete the VCE with 240 friends and peers gives each individual student such a sense of camaraderie, of collegiality and of shared commitment.’

, Bundoora, student Callum Holmes also achieved a perfect ATAR score, as did Isabelle Zupan, dux of , Kew. Isabelle is among eight girls to get the top ATAR and her results included three perfect scores in Chemistry, Mathematical Methods and English. Genazzano College Principal, Karen Jebb said, ‘The harmonious partnership between students, parents and teachers at Genazzano is highly evident. I acknowledge the guidance, commitment and dedication of not only the Year 12 teachers, but of those who have taught the students throughout their educational journey at the College.’

Minister for Education, James Merlino said, ‘Completing VCE requires determination and hard work and I congratulate all students on this occasion’ but also reminds students, ‘Your ATAR is not the be all and end all – there are many pathways to success and to get to where you wish to go in life.’

Top of the class

Congratulations to the following VCE students who achieved a study score of 50 in 2017. These outstanding results not only recognise the commitment to study by students, but also their teachers, parents and school communities.
 
Biology
Kiara Dess (Sacred Heart College, Geelong)
Ethan Fernandez (Mazenod College, Mulgrave)
Alexander Phan (St Kevin’s College, Toorak)
Sylvia Sherbone (Loreto Mandeville Hall)
Rosanna Trinh (St Aloysius College, North 吃瓜不打烊)
 
Business Management
Melis Gezer (Loreto Mandeville Hall, Toorak)
Camilla Kaufman (Sacr茅 C艙ur, Glen Iris)
Courtney Papa  (Sacr茅 C艙ur, Glen Iris)
Jordyn Quigg-Chamoun (Sacred Heart Girls’ College, Oakleigh)
Anthony Sirait (Salesian College)
Cheyenne Thoeun (Sacred Heart Girls’ College, Oakleigh)
 
English
Samuel Ellul (St Kevin’s College, Toorak)
Patrick Gigacz (St Kevin’s College, Toorak)
William Harris (St Kevin’s College, Toorak)
William Minack (Mazenod College, Mulgrave)
Chelsea Nguyen (Genazzano FCJ College, Kew)
Jordan Smith (St Kevin’s College, Toorak)
Carli Tesoriero (Star of the Sea College, Brighton)
Belinda Weng (Sacr茅 C艙ur, Glen Iris)
Vikash Yogaraj (St Kevin’s College, Toorak)
 
English Language
Thomas Capomolla (Emmaus College, Vermont)
Carter Hills (St Joseph’s College, Ferntree Gully)
 
Food Studies
Georgia Jean (Our Lady of Sion College, Box Hill)
 
Geography
Lucas Barrett (St Bede’s College, Mentone)
 
Health and Human Development
Caitlyn Bilos (Kilbreda College, Mentone)
Eleanor Croagh (Sacr茅 C艙ur, Glen Iris)
Sabina Kesuma (Siena College, Camberwell)
Holly Milsome (St Ignatius College, Drysdale)
Ciara Murray (Kilbreda College, Mentone)
Jordyn Quigg-Chamoun (Sacred Heart Girls’ College, Oakleigh)
 
Ancient History
Samantha Holt (Loreto Mandeville Hall, Toorak)
 
Australian History
Patrick Bourke (Xavier College, Kew)
 
Languages: Classical Greek
Daniel Crowley (Xavier College, Kew)
 
Languages: Italian
Bridget Miles (Genazzano FCJ College, Kew)
 
Legal Studies
Jack Clark (Xavier College, Kew)
Peter Nikitas (De La Salle College, Malvern)
Thomas Pollock (St Kevin’s College, Toorak)
Cheyenne Thoeun (Sacred Heart Girls’ College, Oakleigh)
Margaret Zhou (Loreto Mandeville Hall, Toorak)
 
Further Mathematics
Gilbert Battistella (St Kevin’s College, Toorak)
Anthony Bonaguro (St Bernard’s College, Essendon)
Lawrence Eastham (St Bernard’s College, Essendon)
Chelsea Hunt (Academy of Mary Immaculate, Fitzroy)
Molly Jensen (Loreto Mandeville Hall, Toorak)
Siena Myers (Star of the Sea College, Brighton)
Ross Petridis (Nazareth College, Noble Park)
Patrick Sweet (St Joseph’s College, Newtown)
Vinh Tran (St Bernard’s College, Essendon)
Margaret Zhou (Loreto Mandeville Hall, Toorak)
 
Mathematic Methods
Angee Liu (Genazzano FCJ College, Kew)
Albert Shen (St Kevin’s College, Toorak)
Isabelle Zupan (Genazzano FCJ College, Kew)
 
Specialist Mathematics
Albert Shen (St Kevin’s College, Toorak)
David Wang (St Kevin’s College, Toorak)
 
Physical Education
Emma Barham (Genazzano FCJ College, Kew)
Eleanor Brown (Loreto Mandeville Hall, Toorak)
Samuel Crowe (St Kevin’s College, Toorak)
Lauren Grant (Loreto Mandeville Hall, Toorak)
Madeleine Harper (Loreto Mandeville Hall, Toorak)
 
Physics
Callum Holmes (Parade College, Bundoora)
Samuel Maher (Assumption College, Kilmore)
 
Global Politics
Ella Marchionda (Our Lady of Mercy College, Heidelberg)
Emma Shearer (Our Lady of Mercy College, Heidelberg)
 
Product Design and Technology
Giulia Scopece (Genazzano FCJ College, Kew)
 
Psychology
Mia Flynn (Siena College, Camberwell)
Hayley Turnham (Santa Maria College, Northcote)
Emma Walling (Sacr茅 C艙ur, Glen Iris)
 
Studio Arts
Chloe Burke (Loreto Mandeville Hall, Toorak)
Thien Nguyen (Emmanuel College, Point Cook)
Mia Terzo (Genazzano FCJ College, Kew)
 
Texts and Traditions
Joseph Moorhead (Xavier College, Kew)