VCE Literature: Victorian government schools with the most 40+ study scores
1,694 study scores of 40 or above published statewide in Literature over 2020 to 2025; a further 132 withheld by students who did not consent (counted for 2021, 2023, 2024 and 2025); 25 Premier's VCE Study Awards, 8 of them to government schools; 143 government schools listed as offering it, 88 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/literature.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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88 schools ranked, most published study scores of 40 or above first, over every year shown. 62 more listed below them.
| # | School | 40+ 2020–2025 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | Strength | Per 100 VCE students | Premier's awards | Offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne Girls CollegeRichmond, Yarra (C) | 69 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 4.8× | 2.3 | 2 | yes |
| 2 | MacRobertson Girls High SchoolMelbourne, Port Phillip (C) | 43 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1.5× | 1.3 | 1 | yes |
| 3 | Eltham High SchoolEltham, Nillumbik (S) | 37 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 10.0× | 1.8 | 2 | yes |
| 4 | Nossal High SchoolBerwick, Casey (C) | 35 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1.4× | 1.4 | · | yes |
| 5 | Melbourne High SchoolSouth Yarra, Stonnington (C) | 21 | 3 | 3 | 6 | · | 5 | 4 | 0.5× | 0.6 | · | yes |
| 6 | Princes Hill Secondary CollegePrinces Hill, Yarra (C) | 19 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4.8× | 2.0 | · | yes |
| 7 | Balwyn High SchoolBalwyn North, Boroondara (C) | 18 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.9× | 0.6 | · | yes |
| 8 | Glen Waverley Secondary CollegeGlen Waverley, Monash (C) | 16 | 1 | 1 | · | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0.9× | 0.4 | · | yes |
| 9 | University High SchoolParkville, Melbourne (C) | 15 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.2× | 0.4 | 1 | yes |
| 10 | Fitzroy High SchoolFitzroy North, Yarra (C) | 11 | · | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8.9× | — | · | yes |
| 11 | Viewbank CollegeViewbank, Banyule (C) | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | · | 2 | 2.3× | 0.7 | · | yes |
| 12 | Brentwood Secondary CollegeGlen Waverley, Monash (C) | 11 | 3 | 1 | · | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2.0× | 0.5 | · | yes |
| 13 | Albert Park CollegeAlbert Park, Port Phillip (C) | 11 | 3 | 1 | · | 4 | 3 | · | 1.9× | 0.6 | · | yes |
| 14 | Strathmore Secondary CollegeStrathmore, Moonee Valley (C) | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | · | 3 | · | 1.8× | 0.6 | · | yes |
| 15 | Virtual School VictoriaThornbury, Darebin (C) | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1.5× | 0.3 | · | yes |
| 16 | John Monash Science SchoolClayton, Monash (C) | 11 | 2 | · | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.6× | 0.5 | · | yes |
| 17 | McKinnon Secondary CollegeMckinnon, Glen Eira (C) | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5× | 0.3 | · | yes |
| 18 | Suzanne Cory High SchoolWerribee, Wyndham (C) | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | · | 0.6× | 0.5 | · | yes |
| 19 | Sandringham CollegeSandringham, Bayside (C) | 9 | 1 | · | 1 | · | 1 | 6 | 3.1× | 0.4 | 1 | yes |
| 20 | Montmorency Secondary CollegeMontmorency, Banyule (C) | 8 | · | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2.8× | 0.7 | · | yes |
| 21 | Williamstown High SchoolWilliamstown, Hobsons Bay (C) | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | · | · | · | 1.0× | 0.7 | 1 | yes |
| 22 | Frankston High SchoolFrankston, Frankston (C) | 8 | · | 1 | 2 | · | 1 | 4 | 0.8× | 0.3 | · | yes |
| 23 | Brunswick Secondary CollegeBrunswick, Merri-bek (C) | 7 | 3 | · | · | 3 | 1 | · | 1.9× | 1.3 | · | yes |
| 24 | Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary SchoolSouthbank, Melbourne (C) | 7 | 1 | · | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.3× | 0.8 | · | yes |
| 25 | Northcote High SchoolNorthcote, Darebin (C) | 7 | 2 | 2 | · | 1 | 2 | · | 0.8× | 0.4 | · | yes |
| 26 | Preston High SchoolPreston, Darebin (C) | 6 | 3 | 3 | · | · | · | · | 5.9× | 1.4 | · | yes |
| 27 | Bendigo Senior Secondary CollegeBendigo, Greater Bendigo (C) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | · | 1 | · | 1.4× | 0.1 | · | yes |
| 28 | Canterbury Girls Secondary CollegeCanterbury, Boroondara (C) | 6 | 1 | · | 1 | · | 3 | 1 | 0.8× | 0.4 | · | yes |
| 29 | Daylesford Secondary CollegeDaylesford, Hepburn (S) | 5 | 3 | 1 | · | · | 1 | · | 9.5× | 2.3 | · | yes |
| 30 | Templestowe CollegeTemplestowe Lower, Manningham (C) | 5 | 1 | · | · | 2 | 2 | · | 1.8× | 0.4 | · | yes |
| 31 | Blackburn High SchoolBlackburn, Whitehorse (C) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | · | · | 1 | 1.2× | 0.5 | · | yes |
| 32 | Camberwell High SchoolCanterbury, Boroondara (C) | 5 | · | · | 2 | · | · | 3 | 1.1× | 0.8 | · | yes |
| 33 | Ringwood Secondary CollegeRingwood, Maroondah (C) | 5 | · | 2 | 2 | · | · | 1 | 0.8× | 0.6 | · | yes |
| 34 | Vermont Secondary CollegeVermont, Whitehorse (C) | 5 | 1 | 1 | · | 1 | 2 | · | 0.6× | 0.2 | · | yes |
| 35 | East Doncaster Secondary CollegeDoncaster East, Manningham (C) | 5 | · | · | 3 | 2 | · | · | 0.4× | 0.7 | · | yes |
| 36 | Swinburne Senior Secondary CollegeHawthorn, Boroondara (C) | 4 | · | 1 | 2 | · | 1 | · | 2.7× | 0.6 | · | yes |
| 37 | Footscray High SchoolFootscray, Maribyrnong (C) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | · | 1 | · | 1.8× | 0.3 | · | yes |
| 38 | Doncaster Secondary CollegeDoncaster, Manningham (C) | 4 | 2 | · | 1 | · | 1 | · | 0.8× | 0.5 | · | yes |
| 39 | Box Hill High SchoolBox Hill, Whitehorse (C) | 4 | 1 | · | · | · | 3 | · | 0.4× | 0.2 | · | yes |
| 40 | Mount Ridley P-12 CollegeCraigieburn, Hume (C) | 3 | 1 | · | 1 | · | 1 | · | 4.1× | 0.3 | · | yes |
| 41 | Richmond High SchoolRichmond, Yarra (C) | 3 | · | · | 3 | · | · | · | 2.6× | 2.0 | · | yes |
| 42 | Coburg High SchoolCoburg, Merri-bek (C) | 3 | · | 2 | · | 1 | · | · | 1.2× | 0.7 | · | yes |
| 43 | Elwood CollegeElwood, Port Phillip (C) | 3 | · | 3 | · | · | · | · | 1.2× | 1.6 | · | yes |
| 44 | Gladstone Park Secondary CollegeGladstone Park, Hume (C) | 3 | · | · | · | · | · | 3 | 1.1× | — | · | yes |
| 45 | Brighton Secondary CollegeBrighton East, Bayside (C) | 3 | 1 | · | 1 | 1 | · | · | 0.6× | 0.4 | · | yes |
| 46 | Mentone Girls Secondary CollegeMentone, Kingston (C) | 3 | · | 1 | 1 | 1 | · | · | 0.5× | 0.4 | · | yes |
| 47 | Kew High SchoolKew East, Boroondara (C) | 3 | 1 | 1 | · | 1 | · | · | 0.5× | 0.4 | · | yes |
| 48 | Mount Waverley Secondary CollegeMount Waverley, Monash (C) | 3 | 1 | · | 1 | 1 | · | · | 0.4× | 0.2 | · | yes |
| 49 | Dromana Secondary CollegeDromana, Mornington Peninsula (S) | 2 | · | · | · | 1 | 1 | · | 0.5× | 0.3 | · | yes |
| 50 | Koonung Secondary CollegeMont Albert North, Whitehorse (C) | 2 | · | · | · | 2 | · | · | 0.4× | 1.0 | · | yes |
| 51 | Berwick Secondary CollegeBerwick, Casey (C) | 2 | 2 | · | · | · | · | · | — | 0.6 | · | not listed |
| 52 | Lakeview Senior CollegeCaroline Springs, Melton (C) | 2 | · | · | · | 1 | · | 1 | — | 0.2 | · | yes |
| 53 | Mansfield Secondary CollegeMansfield, Mansfield (S) | 2 | 1 | · | · | 1 | · | · | — | 1.1 | · | yes |
| 54 | Mernda Central P-12 CollegeMernda, Whittlesea (C) | 2 | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | · | — | 0.5 | · | yes |
| 55 | Mornington Secondary CollegeMornington, Mornington Peninsula (S) | 2 | · | 1 | · | · | 1 | · | — | 0.4 | · | not listed |
| 56 | Phoenix P-12 Community CollegeSebastopol, Ballarat (C) | 2 | · | · | · | · | 2 | · | — | — | · | not listed |
| 57 | Thornbury High SchoolThornbury, Darebin (C) | 2 | · | 1 | · | 1 | · | · | — | 0.4 | · | yes |
| 58 | Upwey High SchoolUpwey, Yarra Ranges (S) | 2 | 1 | · | · | · | · | 1 | — | 0.6 | · | yes |
| 59 | Victoria University Secondary CollegeCairnlea, Brimbank (C) | 2 | · | · | 1 | 1 | · | · | — | 0.7 | · | yes |
| 60 | Wodonga Senior Secondary CollegeWodonga, Wodonga (C) | 2 | · | · | 1 | 1 | · | · | — | 0.3 | · | yes |
| 61 | Maribyrnong CollegeMaribyrnong, Maribyrnong (C) | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | 0.3× | 0.4 | · | yes |
| 62 | Highvale Secondary CollegeGlen Waverley, Monash (C) | 1 | · | · | · | · | 1 | · | 0.2× | — | · | yes |
| 63 | Parkdale Secondary CollegeMordialloc, Kingston (C) | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | 0.2× | — | · | yes |
| 64 | Wellington Secondary CollegeMulgrave, Monash (C) | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | 0.2× | — | · | not listed |
| 65 | Braybrook CollegeBraybrook, Maribyrnong (C) | 1 | · | · | · | 1 | · | · | 0.1× | 0.4 | · | yes |
| 66 | Alkira Secondary CollegeCranbourne North, Casey (C) | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | — | 0.2 | · | yes |
| 67 | Ashwood High SchoolAshwood, Monash (C) | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | — | 0.6 | · | yes |
| 68 | Belmont High SchoolBelmont, Greater Geelong (C) | 1 | · | 1 | · | · | · | · | — | 0.4 | · | yes |
| 69 | Bentleigh Secondary CollegeBentleigh East, Glen Eira (C) | 1 | · | · | 1 | · | · | · | — | 0.4 | · | yes |
| 70 | Castlemaine Secondary CollegeCastlemaine, Mount Alexander (S) | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | — | — | · | yes |
| 71 | Cheltenham Secondary CollegeCheltenham, Kingston (C) | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | — | — | · | not listed |
| 72 | Drouin Secondary CollegeDrouin, Baw Baw (S) | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | — | — | · | yes |
| 73 | Emerald Secondary CollegeEmerald, Cardinia (S) | 1 | · | · | · | · | 1 | · | — | — | · | yes |
| 74 | Epping Secondary CollegeEpping, Whittlesea (C) | 1 | · | · | · | · | 1 | · | — | — | · | yes |
| 75 | Gisborne Secondary CollegeGisborne, Macedon Ranges (S) | 1 | · | · | · | 1 | · | · | — | 0.5 | · | yes |
| 76 | Hazel Glen CollegeDoreen, Whittlesea (C) | 1 | · | · | · | · | 1 | · | — | — | · | yes |
| 77 | Lara Secondary CollegeLara, Greater Geelong (C) | 1 | · | · | 1 | · | · | · | — | 1.2 | · | yes |
| 78 | Macleod CollegeMacleod, Banyule (C) | 1 | · | · | 1 | · | · | · | — | 1.0 | · | not listed |
| 79 | Mildura Senior CollegeMildura, Mildura (RC) | 1 | · | 1 | · | · | · | · | — | 0.1 | · | yes |
| 80 | Pascoe Vale Girls Secondary CollegePascoe Vale, Merri-bek (C) | 1 | · | 1 | · | · | · | · | — | 0.5 | · | yes |
| 81 | Point Cook Senior Secondary CollegePoint Cook, Wyndham (C) | 1 | · | 1 | · | · | · | · | — | 0.3 | · | yes |
| 82 | Springside West Secondary CollegeFraser Rise, Melton (C) | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | — | 0.3 | · | yes |
| 83 | St Helena Secondary CollegeEltham North, Banyule (C) | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | — | 0.3 | · | yes |
| 84 | Surf Coast Secondary CollegeTorquay, Surf Coast (S) | 1 | · | 1 | · | · | · | · | — | 0.5 | · | yes |
| 85 | Trafalgar High SchoolTrafalgar, Baw Baw (S) | 1 | · | · | 1 | · | · | · | — | 0.6 | · | yes |
| 86 | Traralgon CollegeTraralgon, Latrobe (C) | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | — | 0.8 | · | yes |
| 87 | Wangaratta High SchoolWangaratta, Wangaratta (RC) | 1 | · | · | 1 | · | · | · | — | 1.3 | · | yes |
| 88 | Yarra Hills Secondary CollegeMooroolbark, Yarra Ranges (S) | 1 | · | · | · | 1 | · | · | — | 0.8 | · | not listed |
| Offers the subject at Units 3 and 4, or did, but published no study score of 40 or above in these years | ||||||||||||
| — | Alexandra Secondary CollegeAlexandra, Murrindindi (S) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Bacchus Marsh CollegeBacchus Marsh, Moorabool (S) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Bairnsdale Secondary CollegeBairnsdale, East Gippsland (S) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Ballarat High SchoolLake Gardens, Ballarat (C) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Bass Coast CollegeWonthaggi, Bass Coast (S) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Beaufort Secondary CollegeBeaufort, Pyrenees (S) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Beaumaris Secondary CollegeBeaumaris, Bayside (C) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Bemin Secondary CollegeTruganina, Wyndham (C) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Bright P-12 CollegeBright, Alpine (S) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Clyde Secondary CollegeClyde, Casey (C) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Copperfield CollegeDelahey, Brimbank (C) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Craigieburn Secondary CollegeCraigieburn, Hume (C) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Cranbourne East Secondary CollegeCranbourne East, Casey (C) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Dandenong High SchoolDandenong, Greater Dandenong (C) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Diamond Valley CollegeDiamond Creek, Nillumbik (S) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Edgars Creek Secondary CollegeWollert, Whittlesea (C) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Fairhills High SchoolKnoxfield, Knox (C) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Fountain Gate Secondary CollegeNarre Warren, Casey (C) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Glen Eira CollegeCaulfield East, Glen Eira (C) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Greater Shepparton Secondary CollegeShepparton, Greater Shepparton (C) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Greenvale Secondary CollegeGreenvale, Hume (C) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Heathmont CollegeHeathmont, Maroondah (C) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Homestead Senior Secondary CollegePoint Cook, Wyndham (C) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Kurnai CollegeMorwell, Latrobe (C) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Kyneton High SchoolKyneton, Macedon Ranges (S) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Lake Bolac CollegeLake Bolac, Ararat (RC) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Lalor Secondary CollegeLalor, Whittlesea (C) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Leongatha Secondary CollegeLeongatha, South Gippsland (S) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Lilydale Heights CollegeLilydale, Yarra Ranges (S) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Lilydale High SchoolLilydale, Yarra Ranges (S) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Lyndale Secondary CollegeDandenong North, Greater Dandenong (C) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Manor Lakes P-12 CollegeWyndham Vale, Wyndham (C) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary CollegeGeelong, Greater Geelong (C) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Mill Park Secondary CollegeMill Park, Whittlesea (C) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Monbulk CollegeMonbulk, Yarra Ranges (S) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Mooroolbark CollegeMooroolbark, Yarra Ranges (S) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Mount Alexander 7-12 CollegeFlemington, Moonee Valley (C) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Mount Eliza Secondary CollegeMount Eliza, Mornington Peninsula (S) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Mount Erin Secondary CollegeFrankston South, Frankston (C) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Mullauna Secondary CollegeMitcham, Whitehorse (C) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Narre Warren South P-12 CollegeNarre Warren South, Casey (C) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Northern College of the Arts and TechnologyPreston, Darebin (C) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Norwood Secondary CollegeRingwood, Maroondah (C) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Oberon High SchoolArmstrong Creek, Greater Geelong (C) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Patterson River Secondary CollegeSeaford, Frankston (C) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Port Melbourne Secondary CollegePort Melbourne, Port Phillip (C) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Portland Secondary CollegePortland, Glenelg (S) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Prahran High SchoolWindsor, Stonnington (C) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Rowville Secondary CollegeRowville, Knox (C) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Roxburgh CollegeRoxburgh Park, Hume (C) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Seymour CollegeSeymour, Mitchell (S) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Somerville Secondary CollegeSomerville, Mornington Peninsula (S) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Staughton CollegeMelton South, Melton (C) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Swan Hill CollegeSwan Hill, Swan Hill (RC) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Sydney Road Community SchoolBrunswick, Merri-bek (C) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Wallan Secondary CollegeWallan, Mitchell (S) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Wantirna CollegeWantirna, Knox (C) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Warracknabeal Secondary CollegeWarracknabeal, Yarriambiack (S) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Warragul Regional CollegeWarragul, Baw Baw (S) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Warrnambool CollegeWarrnambool, Warrnambool (C) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Whittlesea Secondary CollegeWhittlesea, Whittlesea (C) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
| — | Woodmans Hill Secondary CollegeBallarat East, Ballarat (C) | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | — | — | · | yes |
Catholic, independent and other providers
157 schools outside the government sector published a study score of 40 or above or won a Premier's VCE Study Award in Literature 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.
| School | Sector | 40+ | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | Premier's awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne Grammar School | Independent | 79 | 20 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 3 |
| Melbourne Girls GrammarSouth Yarra | Independent | 49 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 7 | · |
| Scotch CollegeHawthorn | Independent | 47 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 2 |
| Ballarat Clarendon College | Independent | 47 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Yarra Valley Grammar SchoolRingwood | Independent | 37 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | · |
| St Kevin's College Toorak | Catholic | 34 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | · |
| St Michael's Grammar SchoolSt Kilda | Independent | 33 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | · |
| Girton Grammar SchoolBendigo | Independent | 20 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | · | 1 |
| Ballarat GrammarWendouree | Independent | 20 | 6 | 5 | 3 | · | 2 | 4 | · |
| Star of the Sea CollegeBrighton | Catholic | 20 | · | 5 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | · |
| Caulfield Grammar SchoolSt Kilda East | Independent | 19 | 11 | 3 | · | 3 | 1 | 1 | · |
| Mazenod CollegeMulgrave | Catholic | 19 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | · |
| Loreto Mandeville HallToorak | Catholic | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | · |
| Firbank Grammar SchoolBrighton | Independent | 16 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Camberwell Grammar SchoolCanterbury | Independent | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | · |
| Haileybury Girls CollegeKeysborough | Independent | 15 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | · |
| Lauriston Girls SchoolArmadale | Independent | 15 | · | 5 | · | 5 | 5 | · | · |
| Presbyterian Ladies' CollegeBurwood | Independent | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Camberwell Anglican Girls Grammar SchoolCanterbury | Independent | 14 | 4 | 2 | 5 | · | 2 | 1 | · |
| Siena CollegeCamberwell | Catholic | 14 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | · |
| Penleigh and Essendon Grammar SchoolKeilor East | Independent | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | · | · |
| St Paul's Anglican Grammar SchoolWarragul | Independent | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Xavier CollegeKew | Catholic | 12 | 1 | 3 | · | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Shelford Girls' GrammarCaulfield | Other | 12 | · | 3 | 4 | 5 | · | · | · |
| Korowa Anglican Girls' SchoolGlen Iris | Independent | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Genazzano F.C.J. CollegeKew | Other | 11 | · | 2 | 3 | 2 | · | 4 | · |
| Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School | Independent | 11 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | · | · | · |
| Methodist Ladies CollegeKew | Independent | 11 | · | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | · |
| Academy of Mary ImmaculateFitzroy | Catholic | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | · | 2 | · | · |
| Brighton Grammar School | Independent | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | · | 3 | · |
| Geelong Grammar SchoolCorio | Independent | 10 | · | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | · |
| Goulburn Valley Grammar SchoolShepparton | Independent | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | · | 1 | 1 | · |
| Strathcona Baptist Girls Grammar SchoolCanterbury | Independent | 10 | 1 | · | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | · |
| Avila CollegeMount Waverley | Catholic | 9 | 2 | 3 | · | · | 1 | 3 | · |
| Kilvington Grammar SchoolOrmond | Independent | 9 | 2 | 2 | · | 1 | · | 4 | · |
| Sacred Heart College GeelongNewtown | Catholic | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | · | · |
| St Joseph's College Newtown | Catholic | 9 | 1 | · | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | · |
| Wesley CollegeMelbourne | Independent | 9 | 1 | 1 | · | 4 | 1 | 2 | · |
| Carey Baptist Grammar SchoolKew | Independent | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | · | 2 | 1 | · |
| Damascus CollegeMount Clear | Catholic | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | · | · | · |
| Haileybury CollegeKeysborough | Independent | 8 | · | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | · |
| Luther CollegeCroydon Hills | Independent | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | · | 2 | 2 | · |
| Mentone Girls' Grammar School | Independent | 8 | 1 | · | 3 | · | 4 | · | · |
| Ruyton Girls' SchoolKew | Independent | 8 | 5 | · | · | 1 | 1 | 1 | · |
| Santa Maria CollegeNorthcote | Catholic | 8 | · | · | 2 | 4 | · | 2 | · |
| St Catherine's SchoolToorak | Independent | 7 | · | 2 | · | 3 | · | 2 | 1 |
| Bacchus Marsh Grammar | Independent | 7 | · | · | 1 | 2 | · | 4 | · |
| Bialik CollegeHawthorn East | Independent | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | · | 2 | 1 | · |
| Caroline Chisholm Catholic CollegeBraybrook | Catholic | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | · | · |
| Emmaus CollegeVermont South | Catholic | 7 | · | · | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | · |
| Mentone Grammar School | Independent | 7 | 4 | · | 1 | 2 | · | · | · |
| Whitefriars CollegeDonvale | Catholic | 7 | 1 | 3 | · | 1 | 2 | · | · |
| Alice Miller SchoolMacedon | Independent | 6 | · | 3 | 2 | · | 1 | · | · |
| Beaconhills College - Berwick | Independent | 6 | · | 3 | 1 | · | 1 | 1 | · |
| Caulfield Grammar SchoolWheelers Hill | Independent | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | · | 1 | · |
| De La Salle CollegeMalvern | Catholic | 6 | 2 | 1 | · | · | 1 | 2 | · |
| Fintona Girls SchoolBalwyn | Independent | 6 | · | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | · | · |
| Kingswood CollegeBox Hill | Independent | 6 | 1 | 2 | · | · | 1 | 2 | · |
| Loreto CollegeBallarat | Catholic | 6 | · | 2 | · | 2 | 2 | · | · |
| Mount Scopus Memorial CollegeBurwood | Independent | 6 | 1 | 1 | · | 2 | · | 2 | · |
| Saint Ignatius College GeelongDrysdale | Catholic | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | · | 1 | 1 | · |
| St Leonard's CollegeBrighton East | Independent | 6 | · | · | 4 | · | 1 | 1 | · |
| The King David School - Senior SchoolArmadale | Independent | 6 | 2 | · | 1 | · | 2 | 1 | · |
| Trinity Grammar SchoolKew | Independent | 6 | · | 3 | 3 | · | · | · | · |
| Wesley College | Independent | 6 | 3 | · | 3 | · | · | · | · |
| Huntingtower SchoolMount Waverley | Independent | 5 | · | 1 | 2 | 1 | · | 1 | 1 |
| Braemar CollegeWoodend | Independent | 5 | 1 | · | 1 | · | 1 | 2 | · |
| Ivanhoe Grammar SchoolMernda | Independent | 5 | 3 | · | · | 1 | · | 1 | · |
| Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar SchoolEssendon | Independent | 5 | 3 | 2 | · | · | · | · | · |
| Our Lady of Sion CollegeBox Hill | Catholic | 5 | 2 | · | 1 | 1 | 1 | · | · |
| Salesian CollegeChadstone | Catholic | 5 | 4 | · | 1 | · | · | · | · |
| St Margarets SchoolBerwick | Independent | 5 | 1 | 1 | · | 1 | 1 | 1 | · |
| St Patrick's CollegeBallarat | Catholic | 5 | · | 1 | · | · | 2 | 2 | · |
| The Geelong CollegeNewtown | Independent | 5 | · | 2 | 2 | 1 | · | · | · |
| Trinity College Colac | Catholic | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | · | · | · | · |
| Westbourne Grammar SchoolTruganina | Other | 5 | · | 1 | 1 | · | 2 | 1 | · |
| Beaconhills College - Pakenham | Independent | 4 | 1 | 2 | · | 1 | · | · | · |
| Christian College GeelongWaurn Ponds | Independent | 4 | 3 | · | · | 1 | · | · | · |
| Ivanhoe Grammar School | Independent | 4 | 2 | · | 2 | · | · | · | · |
| Methodist Ladies' CollegeKew | Independent | 4 | 4 | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Parade CollegeBundoora | Catholic | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | · | · | · |
| Sacred Heart Girls' College OakleighHughesdale | Catholic | 4 | · | · | 3 | 1 | · | · | · |
| Tintern GrammarRingwood East | Independent | 4 | 2 | · | 1 | 1 | · | · | · |
| Assumption CollegeKilmore | Catholic | 3 | · | 2 | · | · | · | 1 | · |
| Cathedral CollegeWangaratta | Independent | 3 | 1 | 1 | · | 1 | · | · | · |
| Catholic Regional College Sydenham | Catholic | 3 | · | 2 | 1 | · | · | · | · |
| Clonard CollegeHerne Hill | Catholic | 3 | 3 | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Cornish CollegeBangholme | Independent | 3 | · | · | 1 | 1 | 1 | · | · |
| Eltham CollegeResearch | Independent | 3 | · | 2 | · | · | 1 | · | · |
| Heathdale Christian College Werribee Campus | Independent | 3 | 2 | 1 | · | · | · | · | · |
| Hume Anglican GrammarMickleham | Independent | 3 | · | · | · | 2 | 1 | · | · |
| Loyola CollegeWatsonia | Catholic | 3 | · | · | 1 | · | 1 | 1 | · |
| Marymede Catholic CollegeSouth Morang | Catholic | 3 | 1 | · | · | · | · | 2 | · |
| Overnewton Anglican Community CollegeKeilor | Other | 3 | · | · | 2 | 1 | · | · | · |
| Sacre CoeurGlen Iris | Catholic | 3 | 2 | · | · | 1 | · | · | · |
| St Francis Xavier CollegeBeaconsfield | Catholic | 3 | · | 2 | · | · | 1 | · | · |
| The Hamilton and Alexandra College | Independent | 3 | 1 | · | · | 1 | · | 1 | · |
| Alphington Grammar School | Independent | 2 | · | 1 | · | · | · | 1 | · |
| Antonine CollegePascoe Vale South | Catholic | 2 | · | · | · | · | 2 | · | · |
| Ave Maria CollegeAberfeldie | Catholic | 2 | · | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | · |
| Bayside Christian CollegeLangwarrin South | Independent | 2 | · | · | · | 1 | 1 | · | · |
| Catherine McAuley CollegeBendigo | Catholic | 2 | · | · | 2 | · | · | · | · |
| Catholic Ladies CollegeEltham | Catholic | 2 | 1 | · | · | · | 1 | · | · |
| Christian College Institute of Senior EducationWaurn Ponds | Other | 2 | · | · | · | · | 1 | 1 | · |
| Donvale Christian College | Independent | 2 | 2 | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Emmanuel CollegeAltona North | Catholic | 2 | · | 2 | · | · | · | · | · |
| Geelong Lutheran CollegeArmstrong Creek | Independent | 2 | 2 | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Genazzano FCJ CollegeKew | Catholic | 2 | 2 | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Gilson CollegeTaylors Hill | Independent | 2 | 1 | · | 1 | · | · | · | · |
| Gippsland Grammar - SeniorSale | Independent | 2 | · | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | · |
| Marcellin CollegeBulleen | Catholic | 2 | · | 1 | · | · | 1 | · | · |
| Mount St Joseph Girls' CollegeAltona | Catholic | 2 | · | 1 | · | · | 1 | · | · |
| Newhaven CollegeRhyll | Independent | 2 | · | 1 | · | · | 1 | · | · |
| Our Lady of Sacred Heart CollegeBentleigh | Catholic | 2 | · | · | 2 | · | · | · | · |
| Oxley Christian CollegeChirnside Park | Independent | 2 | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | · | · |
| Penola Catholic CollegeBroadmeadows | Catholic | 2 | · | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | · |
| RMIT TAFEMelbourne | Other | 2 | · | · | · | · | 2 | · | · |
| St Aloysius CollegeNorth Melbourne | Catholic | 2 | · | · | 1 | 1 | · | · | · |
| St Mary's College Melbourne - St KildaSt Kilda East | Catholic | 2 | · | · | 2 | · | · | · | · |
| Woodleigh SchoolLangwarrin South | Independent | 1 | · | · | 1 | · | · | · | 1 |
| Aitken CollegeGreenvale | Independent | 1 | · | 1 | · | · | · | · | · |
| Aquinas CollegeRingwood | Catholic | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Balcombe Grammar SchoolMount Martha | Independent | 1 | · | · | · | 1 | · | · | · |
| Billanook College LtdMooroolbark | Independent | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Covenant CollegeBell Post Hill | Independent | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | · |
| Emmanuel CollegeWarrnambool | Catholic | 1 | · | · | · | 1 | · | · | · |
| Kardinia International CollegeBell Post Hill | Independent | 1 | · | · | · | 1 | · | · | · |
| Kilbreda CollegeMentone | Catholic | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Lakeside Lutheran CollegePakenham | Independent | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Lauriston Girls' SchoolArmadale | Independent | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| MacKillop Catholic Regional College Werribee | Catholic | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Marian College Ararat | Catholic | 1 | · | · | 1 | · | · | · | · |
| Marist - Sion CollegeWarragul | Catholic | 1 | · | · | · | 1 | · | · | · |
| Marist College BendigoMaiden Gully | Catholic | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | · |
| Melbourne Rudolf Steiner SchoolWarranwood | Independent | 1 | · | 1 | · | · | · | · | · |
| Mercy Regional College - Camperdown | Catholic | 1 | · | 1 | · | · | · | · | · |
| Mount Lilydale Mercy College | Catholic | 1 | · | · | · | · | 1 | · | · |
| Nazareth CollegeNoble Park North | Catholic | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | · |
| Northside Christian CollegeBundoora | Independent | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Padua CollegeMornington | Catholic | 1 | · | · | · | 1 | · | · | · |
| Peninsula GrammarMount Eliza | Independent | 1 | · | · | · | · | 1 | · | · |
| Sacred Heart College Kyneton | Catholic | 1 | · | 1 | · | · | · | · | · |
| Salesian College Sunbury | Catholic | 1 | · | · | · | · | 1 | · | · |
| St Bede's CollegeMentone | Catholic | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| St Bernard's CollegeEssendon | Catholic | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| St Columba's CollegeEssendon | Catholic | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| St Francis Catholic CollegeMelton | Catholic | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| St Mary Mackillop CollegeSwan Hill | Catholic | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| St Mary of the Angels SchoolNathalia | Catholic | 1 | · | · | · | · | 1 | · | · |
| St Monica's CollegeEpping | Catholic | 1 | · | 1 | · | · | · | · | · |
| The Knox SchoolWantirna South | Independent | 1 | · | · | · | 1 | · | · | · |
| Thomas Carr CollegeTarneit | Catholic | 1 | · | · | 1 | · | · | · | · |
| Toorak CollegeMount Eliza | Independent | 1 | · | 1 | · | · | · | · | · |
| Victory Christian CollegeStrathdale | Independent | 1 | · | · | · | · | 1 | · | · |
| Waverley Christian CollegeNarre Warren South | Independent | 1 | · | · | · | 1 | · | · | · |
| Emmanuel College Warrnambool | Catholic | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1 |
| Ivanhoe Grammar School | Independent | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 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.
- Counts are study scores of 40 or above published by VCAA for 2020-2025, pooled. Only students who consented to publication appear, so every school count is a lower bound: across the years VCAA states the withheld number (2021, 2023, 2024, 2025), 13% of all scores of 40 or above were withheld, and the share differs from school to school. State totals include the withheld scores.
- VCAA does not publish how many students each school enters in a study, so there is no per-subject pass rate. per_100_vce_students divides the pooled count by the school's VCE cohort over the same years, which favours a school where many students take the subject. strength_ratio is the count divided by what the school's overall count of scores of 40 or above would predict given the subject's share statewide: above 1 the subject is a relative strength of the school; it is withheld below 3 scores, observed or expected.
- A school's campuses are merged. Only government schools are ranked; other_sectors lists the Catholic, independent and other providers on the roll for this study by name and count, with no page on this site. Whether a school offers the study comes from VCAA's School Studies Search at the time of the build.
- Selective-entry schools and the Victorian School of Languages, which teaches a language to students enrolled anywhere, lead most raw counts.
- premiers_awards counts the Premier's VCE Study Awards the school's students won in the study, 2020-2025, from the honour roll on vic.gov.au (earlier years from the Internet Archive's copies of that page). An award needs a study score of 46 or above and goes to the best few students in the study statewide, so it marks the very top of the subject; a handful are given in each study a year. Student names are not published here.
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