Ballarat Clarendon College has again ranked as one of the top performing VCE schools in the state.
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With a median study score of 38, and 38.4 per cent of all study scores above 40, the school was the third highest achieving in the state for 2020 after topping the rankings in 2019.
Ballarat Clarendon College principal David Shepherd said the 2020 year 12 group had worked closely together, albeit in a different way to previous years because of the months of remote learning and COVID uncertainty.
"I think this cohort of kids will look back in a sense of them being unique. They have gone through a unique experience, and I think that's brought them closer together," he said.
"We're really pleased the kids have done their best. In the end the results look after themselves as long as they work as hard as they can, listen to their teachers, and do what's asked of them.
The school's top scorer was Japanese boarding student Kaylee Tomata who received an ATAR of 99.9.
"We have high expectations of them, and they've done very well. Yes, our students over the years have done very well, they've done their personal best, and what it does now is open up a few doors for them in terms of their futures.
"When we do very well and we compare very favourably with schools in Melbourne, it shows regional Australia, regional Victoria is a pretty good place to live, and you can do exceptional things in a regional city. We're very proud to be part of Ballarat and we're proud for the Ballarat community to be able to celebrate our success."
Ballarat Grammar also made the list of the top 100 VCE schools with a median study score of 32 and 10.6 per cent of study scores above 40.
Their dux Finley Japp also received an ATAR of 99.9.
"They were a very strong cohort across the board," said Ballarat Grammar principal Adam Heath.
"The biggest achievement is that they have achieved exactly as predicted despite COVID 19," he said, also paying credit to staff and parents who partnered with the students to help them achieve such strong results.
Mr Heath said they were also celebrating two apprenticeships and two traineeships offered to students. "All the pathways students want are them for them to take the next step with real confidence."
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Mount Clear College principal Lynita Taylor was thrilled with her school's VCE results, with both the median study score and percentage of study scores over 40 rising - the only secondary school in Ballarat to record increases in both markers.
Mount Clear College dux Zoe Hunt achieved an ATAR of 94.5.
"We've had quite a few scores in the 90s and a lot in the 80s so we have a lot of happy kids and a lot ringing careers advisors to change their preferences because they did better than expected," she said.
"We've just got to get them to believe more in themselves."
