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VCE Geography: Victorian government schools with the most 40+ study scores

1,070 study scores of 40 or above published statewide in Geography over 2020 to 2025; a further 81 withheld by students who did not consent (counted for 2021, 2023, 2024 and 2025); 23 Premier's VCE Study Awards, 2 of them to government schools; 69 government schools listed as offering it, 43 with a published 40+ score. Rebuilt 5 November 2026.

How this table is ordered. Schools with any published study score of 40 or above in this subject come first, most scores first and ties broken by the strength ratio; the schools VCAA lists as offering the subject but with no published score in these years follow, alphabetically. The menu offers the other orders; this page's HTML lists the default. Every figure here is in subjects/geography.json, and questions.json says what to ask a reader first.

The pooled count of study scores of 40 and over that VCAA published for this subject at this school. A larger school, or one where many students take the subject, has more chances at it.

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43 schools ranked, most published study scores of 40 or above first, over every year shown. 35 more listed below them.

#School 40+ 2020–2025 202520242023202220212020 StrengthPer 100 VCE studentsPremier's awardsOffered
1McKinnon Secondary CollegeMckinnon, Glen Eira (C)7314161591454.9×2.0·yes
2Melbourne High SchoolSouth Yarra, Stonnington (C)354619691.4×0.72yes
3John Monash Science SchoolClayton, Monash (C)185133241.5×0.7·yes
4Canterbury Girls Secondary CollegeCanterbury, Boroondara (C)12··543·2.4×1.5·yes
5Williamstown High SchoolWilliamstown, Hobsons Bay (C)8131··31.6×0.4·yes
6University High SchoolParkville, Melbourne (C)81223··1.0×0.4·yes
7Hoppers Crossing Secondary CollegeHoppers Crossing, Wyndham (C)7·1111310.6×0.4·yes
8Strathmore Secondary CollegeStrathmore, Moonee Valley (C)71··2221.8×0.4·yes
9Box Hill High SchoolBox Hill, Whitehorse (C)7·12·131.1×0.4·yes
10Brunswick Secondary CollegeBrunswick, Merri-bek (C)62·1·3·2.5×0.6·not listed
11Virtual School VictoriaThornbury, Darebin (C)62··2111.3×0.3·yes
12Vermont Secondary CollegeVermont, Whitehorse (C)6··2·131.2×0.5·yes
13Northcote High SchoolNorthcote, Darebin (C)61··2211.1×0.3·not listed
14Balwyn High SchoolBalwyn North, Boroondara (C)6·31·2·0.5×0.3·yes
15Maribyrnong CollegeMaribyrnong, Maribyrnong (C)5·111·22.5×0.3·yes
16Eltham High SchoolEltham, Nillumbik (S)5221···2.1×0.5·yes
17Beaumaris Secondary CollegeBeaumaris, Bayside (C)4·4····4.9×1.5·yes
18Bass Coast CollegeWonthaggi, Bass Coast (S)4·2··113.8×0.7·yes
19Wantirna CollegeWantirna, Knox (C)32···1·2.6×0.6·yes
20Elwood CollegeElwood, Port Phillip (C)321····1.9×0.8·yes
21Dromana Secondary CollegeDromana, Mornington Peninsula (S)3··11·11.1×0.3·yes
22East Doncaster Secondary CollegeDoncaster East, Manningham (C)3·2··1·0.3×0.6·yes
23MacRobertson Girls High SchoolMelbourne, Port Phillip (C)3·····30.2×—·not listed
24Brentwood Secondary CollegeGlen Waverley, Monash (C)2····2·0.6×—·yes
25Ringwood Secondary CollegeRingwood, Maroondah (C)2·1···10.5×0.3·not listed
26Kew High SchoolKew East, Boroondara (C)21···1·0.5×0.3·yes
27Belmont High SchoolBelmont, Greater Geelong (C)2····2·——·yes
28Berwick Secondary CollegeBerwick, Casey (C)21····1—0.3·yes
29Blackburn High SchoolBlackburn, Whitehorse (C)2···1·1—0.3·yes
30Mordialloc CollegeMordialloc, Kingston (C)2···1·1—0.5·not listed
31Warrnambool CollegeWarrnambool, Warrnambool (C)2·1··1·—0.5·yes
32Koonung Secondary CollegeMont Albert North, Whitehorse (C)1·1····0.3×0.4·yes
33Albert Park CollegeAlbert Park, Port Phillip (C)1·····10.3×—·yes
34Mount Waverley Secondary CollegeMount Waverley, Monash (C)11·····0.2×0.2·yes
35Boort District P-12 SchoolBoort, Loddon (S)1····1·——·not listed
36Donald High SchoolDonald, Buloke (S)1·····1——·yes
37Gleneagles Secondary CollegeEndeavour Hills, Casey (C)1·····1——·not listed
38Horsham CollegeHorsham, Horsham (RC)1··1···—0.6·yes
39Leongatha Secondary CollegeLeongatha, South Gippsland (S)1····1·——·yes
40Rosehill Secondary CollegeNiddrie, Moonee Valley (C)1····1·——·not listed
41Staughton CollegeMelton South, Melton (C)1·····1——·not listed
42Sunbury CollegeSunbury, Hume (C)11·····—0.5·yes
43Tarneit Senior CollegeTarneit, Wyndham (C)11·····—0.2·yes
Offers the subject at Units 3 and 4, or did, but published no study score of 40 or above in these years
—Ashwood High SchoolAshwood, Monash (C)0······——·yes
—Bayside P-12 CollegeWilliamstown, Hobsons Bay (C)0······——·yes
—Bright P-12 CollegeBright, Alpine (S)0······——·yes
—Broadford Secondary CollegeBroadford, Mitchell (S)0······——·yes
—Coburg High SchoolCoburg, Merri-bek (C)0······——·yes
—Dandenong High SchoolDandenong, Greater Dandenong (C)0······——·yes
—Edgars Creek Secondary CollegeWollert, Whittlesea (C)0······——·yes
—Emerald Secondary CollegeEmerald, Cardinia (S)0······——·yes
—Fitzroy High SchoolFitzroy North, Yarra (C)0······——·yes
—Frankston High SchoolFrankston, Frankston (C)0······——·yes
—Greater Shepparton Secondary CollegeShepparton, Greater Shepparton (C)0······——·yes
—Greenvale Secondary CollegeGreenvale, Hume (C)0······——·yes
—Healesville High SchoolHealesville, Yarra Ranges (S)0······——·yes
—Heathmont CollegeHeathmont, Maroondah (C)0······——·yes
—Highvale Secondary CollegeGlen Waverley, Monash (C)0······——·yes
—Homestead Senior Secondary CollegePoint Cook, Wyndham (C)0······——·yes
—Kambrya CollegeBerwick, Casey (C)0······——·yes
—Kyabram P-12 CollegeKyabram, Campaspe (S)0······——·yes
—Maffra Secondary CollegeMaffra, Wellington (S)0······——·yes
—Norwood Secondary CollegeRingwood, Maroondah (C)0······——·yes
—Parkdale Secondary CollegeMordialloc, Kingston (C)0······——·yes
—Port Melbourne Secondary CollegePort Melbourne, Port Phillip (C)0······——·yes
—Preston High SchoolPreston, Darebin (C)0······——·yes
—Rosebud Secondary CollegeRosebud, Mornington Peninsula (S)0······——·yes
—Rowville Secondary CollegeRowville, Knox (C)0······——·yes
—Roxburgh CollegeRoxburgh Park, Hume (C)0······——·yes
—Scoresby Secondary CollegeScoresby, Knox (C)0······——·yes
—St Helena Secondary CollegeEltham North, Banyule (C)0······——·yes
—The Grange P-12 CollegeHoppers Crossing, Wyndham (C)0······——·yes
—Thornbury High SchoolThornbury, Darebin (C)0······——·yes
—Upwey High SchoolUpwey, Yarra Ranges (S)0······——·yes
—Wallan Secondary CollegeWallan, Mitchell (S)0······——·yes
—Wedderburn CollegeWedderburn, Loddon (S)0······——·yes
—Werribee Secondary CollegeWerribee, Wyndham (C)0······——·yes
—Wodonga Senior Secondary CollegeWodonga, Wodonga (C)0······——·yes

Catholic, independent and other providers

103 schools outside the government sector published a study score of 40 or above or won a Premier's VCE Study Award in Geography in these years. They are not on this site, which covers government schools only, and are listed here so the government table can be read against the whole state. Same source, same consent rule.

SchoolSector40+202520242023202220212020Premier's awards
Melbourne Grammar SchoolIndependent4064111027·
Brighton Grammar SchoolIndependent3546412451
Loreto Mandeville HallToorakCatholic335774461
Melbourne Girls GrammarSouth YarraIndependent33359538·
Geelong Grammar SchoolCorioIndependent32922775·
St Bede's CollegeMentoneCatholic302681853
Haileybury CollegeKeysboroughIndependent29679331·
St Kevin's College ToorakCatholic28254629·
Carey Baptist Grammar SchoolKewIndependent23261023··
Mazenod CollegeMulgraveCatholic223235361
Presbyterian Ladies' CollegeBurwoodIndependent22345163·
Penleigh and Essendon Grammar SchoolKeilor EastIndependent212334631
Huntingtower SchoolMount WaverleyIndependent19243136·
Star of the Sea CollegeBrightonCatholic19·84511·
Yarra Valley Grammar SchoolRingwoodIndependent18551322·
The Geelong CollegeNewtownIndependent161·25351
Trinity Grammar SchoolKewIndependent152162133
Mentone Girls' Grammar SchoolIndependent15123315·
Methodist Ladies CollegeKewIndependent14·84·11·
St Leonard's CollegeBrighton EastIndependent14112163·
Haileybury Girls CollegeKeysboroughIndependent131441121
Mentone Grammar SchoolIndependent1321343··
Wesley CollegeMelbourneIndependent131·4314·
De La Salle CollegeMalvernCatholic1233··512
Catherine McAuley CollegeBendigoCatholic11·322221
Methodist Ladies' CollegeKewIndependent1111······
Ivanhoe Grammar SchoolIndependent10541····
Peninsula GrammarMount ElizaIndependent10·31114·
Camberwell Grammar SchoolCanterburyIndependent91·4211·
Luther CollegeCroydon HillsIndependent9··2322·
Sacred Heart College GeelongNewtownCatholic9··1251·
Scotch CollegeHawthornIndependent9·3·222·
Westbourne Grammar SchoolTruganinaOther9133·2··
Firbank Grammar SchoolBrightonIndependent81···34·
Goulburn Valley Grammar SchoolSheppartonIndependent7··2311·
St Catherine's SchoolToorakIndependent71114···
St Margarets SchoolBerwickIndependent7·12112·
Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar SchoolEssendonIndependent6··3·121
Caulfield Grammar SchoolSt Kilda EastIndependent61··221·
Oxley Christian CollegeChirnside ParkIndependent6131·1··
Wesley CollegeIndependent611·121·
Xavier CollegeKewCatholic61311···
Beaconhills College - BerwickIndependent51···31·
Camberwell Anglican Girls Grammar SchoolCanterburyIndependent5·3·2···
Caulfield Grammar SchoolWheelers HillIndependent5111··2·
Ruyton Girls' SchoolKewIndependent5·1·31··
St Michael's Grammar SchoolSt KildaIndependent513···1·
Kilvington Grammar SchoolOrmondIndependent41··21··
Marcellin CollegeBulleenCatholic41·12···
Melbourne Rudolf Steiner SchoolWarranwoodIndependent4···13··
St Joseph's College - Ferntree GullyCatholic41·1·11·
Lavalla Catholic CollegeTraralgonCatholic31·1··11
Ballarat Clarendon CollegeIndependent3····12·
Emmaus CollegeVermont SouthCatholic3·1·1·1·
Flinders Christian Community CollegeTyabbIndependent3··2··1·
Heathdale Christian College Werribee CampusIndependent3·1·1·1·
Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar SchoolIndependent3·12····
Lighthouse Christian CollegeKeysboroughIndependent3···1·2·
Marymede Catholic CollegeSouth MorangCatholic3·1··2··
Overnewton Anglican Community CollegeKeilorOther31··2···
Siena CollegeCamberwellCatholic3·2···1·
St Columba's CollegeEssendonCatholic3····12·
Tintern GrammarRingwood EastIndependent3·11·1··
Victory Lutheran CollegeWest WodongaIndependent3··111··
Avila CollegeMount WaverleyCatholic2·····2·
Chairo Christian School - DrouinIndependent22······
Fintona Girls SchoolBalwynIndependent2·2·····
Fintona Girls' SchoolBalwynIndependent22······
Ivanhoe Grammar SchoolMerndaIndependent2····11·
Mount St Joseph Girls' CollegeAltonaCatholic211·····
Parade CollegeBundooraCatholic2···11··
Sacre CoeurGlen IrisCatholic2·····2·
St Bernard's CollegeEssendonCatholic2·1···1·
St Joseph's College NewtownCatholic2·1··1··
Strathcona Baptist Girls Grammar SchoolCanterburyIndependent2··1·1··
The Knox SchoolWantirna SouthIndependent2·····2·
Whitefriars CollegeDonvaleCatholic2··1·1··
The King David School - Senior SchoolArmadaleIndependent1·1····1
Aquinas CollegeRingwoodCatholic1·····1·
Assumption CollegeKilmoreCatholic1····1··
Bacchus Marsh GrammarIndependent1···1···
Beaconhills College - PakenhamIndependent1····1··
Catholic College SaleCatholic1·····1·
Christian College Institute of Senior EducationWaurn PondsOther1·····1·
Gippsland Grammar - SeniorSaleIndependent1·····1·
Girton Grammar SchoolBendigoIndependent1····1··
Hume Anglican GrammarMicklehamIndependent1·1·····
John Paul CollegeFrankstonCatholic1····1··
Lauriston Girls SchoolArmadaleIndependent1·····1·
Mary Mackillop Catholic Regional CollegeLeongathaCatholic1·1·····
Minaret CollegeOther1····1··
Newhaven CollegeRhyllIndependent1····1··
OneSchool Global VicMeltonIndependent1····1··
Padua CollegeMorningtonCatholic1·1·····
Sacred Heart College KynetonCatholic11······
St Francis Xavier CollegeBeaconsfieldCatholic1·1·····
St Monica's CollegeEppingCatholic1·····1·
St Peter's CollegeCranbourneCatholic1·1·····
Trinity College ColacCatholic1·····1·
Waverley Christian CollegeWantirna SouthIndependent1·····1·
Camberwell Girls Grammar SchoolOther0······1
Caulfield Grammar SchoolIndependent0······1
OneSchool Global VictoriaOther0······1

How to read this

A VCE study score is scaled so that the state mean in each study is 30; a score of 40 or above puts a student in roughly the top 9% of the state in that study. VCAA publishes the name and school of every student who scores 40 or more and consents to publication; these tables count those published scores.

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