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VCE Music Contemporary Performance: Victorian government schools with the most 40+ study scores

185 study scores of 40 or above published statewide in Music Contemporary Performance over 2020 to 2025; a further 33 withheld by students who did not consent (counted for 2021, 2023, 2024 and 2025); 9 Premier's VCE Study Awards, 1 of them to government schools; 117 government schools listed as offering it, 37 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/music-contemporary-performance.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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37 schools ranked, most published study scores of 40 or above first, over every year shown. 86 more listed below them.

#School 40+ 2020–2025 202520242023202220212020 StrengthPer 100 VCE studentsPremier's awardsOffered
1Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary SchoolSouthbank, Melbourne (C)13346···22.8×2.41yes
2Viewbank CollegeViewbank, Banyule (C)6114···11.4×0.6·yes
3Princes Hill Secondary CollegePrinces Hill, Yarra (C)43·1···9.2×1.1·yes
4Strathmore Secondary CollegeStrathmore, Moonee Valley (C)4·4····5.9×0.9·yes
5Balwyn High SchoolBalwyn North, Boroondara (C)413····1.8×0.3·yes
6Suzanne Cory High SchoolWerribee, Wyndham (C)312····1.5×0.3·yes
7McKinnon Secondary CollegeMckinnon, Glen Eira (C)3111···1.2×0.1·yes
8Melbourne High SchoolSouth Yarra, Stonnington (C)3·3····0.7×0.4·yes
9Albert Park CollegeAlbert Park, Port Phillip (C)2·2····—0.5·yes
10Blackburn High SchoolBlackburn, Whitehorse (C)22·····—0.7·yes
11Coburg High SchoolCoburg, Merri-bek (C)211····—0.4·yes
12Dromana Secondary CollegeDromana, Mornington Peninsula (S)2··2···—0.5·yes
13John Monash Science SchoolClayton, Monash (C)22·····—0.5·yes
14Kambrya CollegeBerwick, Casey (C)2·2····—0.6·yes
15Melbourne Girls CollegeRichmond, Yarra (C)22·····—0.5·yes
16Mount Waverley Secondary CollegeMount Waverley, Monash (C)2··2···—0.5·not listed
17Ringwood Secondary CollegeRingwood, Maroondah (C)21·1···—0.3·yes
18St Helena Secondary CollegeEltham North, Banyule (C)211····—0.3·yes
19Templestowe CollegeTemplestowe Lower, Manningham (C)21·1···—0.3·yes
20Virtual School VictoriaThornbury, Darebin (C)211····—0.2·yes
21Wantirna CollegeWantirna, Knox (C)2·2····—0.7·yes
22Brentwood Secondary CollegeGlen Waverley, Monash (C)1··1···—0.2·yes
23Camberwell High SchoolCanterbury, Boroondara (C)1·1····—0.4·not listed
24Daylesford Secondary CollegeDaylesford, Hepburn (S)11·····—1.1·yes
25Elwood CollegeElwood, Port Phillip (C)1··1···—0.5·yes
26Fitzroy High SchoolFitzroy North, Yarra (C)1·1····——·yes
27Footscray High SchoolFootscray, Maribyrnong (C)1·1····—0.4·yes
28Gladstone Park Secondary CollegeGladstone Park, Hume (C)1·1····—0.3·not listed
29Glen Waverley Secondary CollegeGlen Waverley, Monash (C)11·····—0.1·yes
30Homestead Senior Secondary CollegePoint Cook, Wyndham (C)11·····—0.5·not listed
31Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary CollegeGeelong, Greater Geelong (C)11·····—0.9·yes
32Mooroolbark CollegeMooroolbark, Yarra Ranges (S)11·····—0.5·not listed
33Richmond High SchoolRichmond, Yarra (C)11·····—0.6·yes
34Sale CollegeSale, Wellington (S)1··1···—0.7·yes
35Thornbury High SchoolThornbury, Darebin (C)11·····—0.4·yes
36Warrnambool CollegeWarrnambool, Warrnambool (C)1··1···—0.4·not listed
37Williamstown High SchoolWilliamstown, Hobsons Bay (C)1··1···—0.3·yes
Offers the subject at Units 3 and 4, or did, but published no study score of 40 or above in these years
—Alkira Secondary CollegeCranbourne North, Casey (C)0······——·yes
—Ashwood High SchoolAshwood, Monash (C)0······——·yes
—Baimbridge CollegeHamilton, Southern Grampians (S)0······——·yes
—Ballarat High SchoolLake Gardens, Ballarat (C)0······——·yes
—Bass Coast CollegeWonthaggi, Bass Coast (S)0······——·yes
—Bayside P-12 CollegeWilliamstown, Hobsons Bay (C)0······——·yes
—Beaumaris Secondary CollegeBeaumaris, Bayside (C)0······——·yes
—Belmont High SchoolBelmont, Greater Geelong (C)0······——·yes
—Bentleigh Secondary CollegeBentleigh East, Glen Eira (C)0······——·yes
—Box Hill Senior Secondary CollegeMont Albert North, Whitehorse (C)0······——·yes
—Braybrook CollegeBraybrook, Maribyrnong (C)0······——·yes
—Brunswick Secondary CollegeBrunswick, Merri-bek (C)0······——·yes
—Buckley Park CollegeEssendon, Moonee Valley (C)0······——·yes
—Castlemaine Secondary CollegeCastlemaine, Mount Alexander (S)0······——·yes
—Cheltenham Secondary CollegeCheltenham, Kingston (C)0······——·yes
—Cobram Secondary CollegeCobram, Moira (S)0······——·yes
—Copperfield CollegeDelahey, Brimbank (C)0······——·yes
—Corryong CollegeCorryong, Towong (S)0······——·yes
—Edgars Creek Secondary CollegeWollert, Whittlesea (C)0······——·yes
—Elevation Secondary CollegeCraigieburn, Hume (C)0······——·yes
—Elisabeth Murdoch CollegeLangwarrin, Frankston (C)0······——·yes
—Eltham High SchoolEltham, Nillumbik (S)0······——·yes
—Emerald Secondary CollegeEmerald, Cardinia (S)0······——·yes
—Essendon Keilor CollegeKeilor East, Moonee Valley (C)0······——·yes
—Fairhills High SchoolKnoxfield, Knox (C)0······——·yes
—Foster Secondary CollegeFoster, South Gippsland (S)0······——·yes
—Geelong High SchoolEast Geelong, Greater Geelong (C)0······——·yes
—Gleneagles Secondary CollegeEndeavour Hills, Casey (C)0······——·yes
—Goroke P-12 CollegeGoroke, West Wimmera (S)0······——·yes
—Greater Shepparton Secondary CollegeShepparton, Greater Shepparton (C)0······——·yes
—Greensborough Secondary CollegeGreensborough, Banyule (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
—Hoppers Crossing Secondary CollegeHoppers Crossing, Wyndham (C)0······——·yes
—Keilor Downs Secondary CollegeKeilor Downs, Brimbank (C)0······——·yes
—Kurnai CollegeMorwell, Latrobe (C)0······——·yes
—Lakeview Senior CollegeCaroline Springs, Melton (C)0······——·yes
—Lara Secondary CollegeLara, Greater Geelong (C)0······——·yes
—Lilydale Heights CollegeLilydale, Yarra Ranges (S)0······——·yes
—Lilydale High SchoolLilydale, Yarra Ranges (S)0······——·yes
—Lowanna CollegeNewborough, Latrobe (C)0······——·yes
—Macleod CollegeMacleod, Banyule (C)0······——·yes
—Maribyrnong CollegeMaribyrnong, Maribyrnong (C)0······——·yes
—McClelland Secondary CollegeFrankston, Frankston (C)0······——·yes
—Mentone Girls Secondary CollegeMentone, Kingston (C)0······——·yes
—Mill Park Secondary CollegeMill Park, Whittlesea (C)0······——·yes
—Montmorency Secondary CollegeMontmorency, Banyule (C)0······——·yes
—Mount Alexander 7-12 CollegeFlemington, Moonee Valley (C)0······——·yes
—Mount Erin Secondary CollegeFrankston South, Frankston (C)0······——·yes
—Mount Rowan Secondary CollegeWendouree, Ballarat (C)0······——·yes
—Narre Warren South P-12 CollegeNarre Warren South, Casey (C)0······——·yes
—Northcote High SchoolNorthcote, Darebin (C)0······——·yes
—Northern College of the Arts and TechnologyPreston, Darebin (C)0······——·yes
—Oberon High SchoolArmstrong Creek, Greater Geelong (C)0······——·yes
—Pakenham Secondary CollegePakenham, Cardinia (S)0······——·yes
—Parkdale Secondary CollegeMordialloc, Kingston (C)0······——·yes
—Pascoe Vale Girls Secondary CollegePascoe Vale, Merri-bek (C)0······——·yes
—Patterson River Secondary CollegeSeaford, Frankston (C)0······——·yes
—Portland Secondary CollegePortland, Glenelg (S)0······——·yes
—Prahran High SchoolWindsor, Stonnington (C)0······——·yes
—Reservoir High SchoolReservoir, Darebin (C)0······——·yes
—Rosebud Secondary CollegeRosebud, Mornington Peninsula (S)0······——·yes
—Rosehill Secondary CollegeNiddrie, Moonee Valley (C)0······——·yes
—Rowville Secondary CollegeRowville, Knox (C)0······——·yes
—Sandringham CollegeSandringham, Bayside (C)0······——·yes
—Somerville Secondary CollegeSomerville, Mornington Peninsula (S)0······——·yes
—South Oakleigh CollegeOakleigh South, Monash (C)0······——·yes
—Springside West Secondary CollegeFraser Rise, Melton (C)0······——·yes
—Sunshine CollegeSunshine West, Brimbank (C)0······——·yes
—Swinburne Senior Secondary CollegeHawthorn, Boroondara (C)0······——·yes
—Sydney Road Community SchoolBrunswick, Merri-bek (C)0······——·yes
—Tarneit Senior CollegeTarneit, Wyndham (C)0······——·yes
—Taylors Lakes Secondary CollegeTaylors Lakes, Brimbank (C)0······——·yes
—Trafalgar High SchoolTrafalgar, Baw Baw (S)0······——·yes
—Traralgon CollegeTraralgon, Latrobe (C)0······——·yes
—Upwey High SchoolUpwey, Yarra Ranges (S)0······——·yes
—Vermont Secondary CollegeVermont, Whitehorse (C)0······——·yes
—Victoria University Secondary CollegeCairnlea, Brimbank (C)0······——·yes
—Wangaratta High SchoolWangaratta, Wangaratta (RC)0······——·yes
—Werribee Secondary CollegeWerribee, Wyndham (C)0······——·yes
—Western Heights Secondary CollegeHamlyn Heights, Greater Geelong (C)0······——·yes
—Wheelers Hill Secondary CollegeWheelers Hill, Monash (C)0······——·yes
—Wodonga Senior Secondary CollegeWodonga, Wodonga (C)0······——·yes
—Wyndham Central Secondary CollegeWerribee, Wyndham (C)0······——·yes
—Yarra Hills Secondary CollegeMooroolbark, Yarra Ranges (S)0······——·yes

Catholic, independent and other providers

43 schools outside the government sector published a study score of 40 or above or won a Premier's VCE Study Award in Music Contemporary Performance 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
Haileybury CollegeKeysboroughIndependent103·7···2
Christian College GeelongWaurn PondsIndependent8323····
Newhaven CollegeRhyllIndependent63·3···2
Peninsula GrammarMount ElizaIndependent5·5····1
St Andrews Christian CollegeWantirna SouthIndependent541····1
Padua CollegeMorningtonCatholic43·1····
Billanook College LtdMooroolbarkIndependent321·····
Emmaus CollegeVermont SouthCatholic32·1····
Haileybury Girls CollegeKeysboroughIndependent3111····
Overnewton Anglican Community CollegeKeilorOther3·12····
Ruyton Girls' SchoolKewIndependent3·3·····
Santa Maria CollegeNorthcoteCatholic3·21····
St Francis Xavier CollegeBeaconsfieldCatholic321·····
The Geelong CollegeNewtownIndependent3111····
Wesley CollegeIndependent33······
The Knox SchoolWantirna SouthIndependent22·····1
Alice Miller SchoolMacedonIndependent2·2·····
Aquinas CollegeRingwoodCatholic2·11····
Bialik CollegeHawthorn EastIndependent211·····
Leibler Yavneh CollegeElsternwickIndependent211·····
Luther CollegeCroydon HillsIndependent21·1····
Mount Scopus Memorial CollegeBurwoodIndependent2·2·····
Trinity Grammar SchoolKewIndependent2··2····
Wesley CollegeMelbourneIndependent22······
Woodleigh SchoolLangwarrin SouthIndependent22······
Yarra Valley Grammar SchoolRingwoodIndependent2··2····
Beaconhills College - BerwickIndependent11······
Cornish CollegeBangholmeIndependent1··1····
Fintona Girls SchoolBalwynIndependent1··1····
Heathdale Christian College Werribee CampusIndependent1··1····
Hume Anglican GrammarMicklehamIndependent1·1·····
Mazenod CollegeMulgraveCatholic11······
Melbourne Grammar SchoolIndependent1·1·····
Melbourne Rudolf Steiner SchoolWarranwoodIndependent11······
Our Lady of Sacred Heart CollegeBentleighCatholic1··1····
Presbyterian Ladies' CollegeBurwoodIndependent1··1····
Saint Ignatius College GeelongDrysdaleCatholic1·1·····
St Bede's CollegeMentoneCatholic11······
St Joseph's College NewtownCatholic11······
Star of the Sea CollegeBrightonCatholic1·1·····
Victory Lutheran CollegeWest WodongaIndependent1··1····
Waverley Christian CollegeWantirna SouthIndependent11······
Wesley CollegeIndependent0······1

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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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