Principal's Report
Vermont Secondary College
YEAR 12, 2020 VCE HIGH PERFORMERS
On Tuesday 9th February, at our first Senior and Junior college assembly for the year, we had the great pleasure of celebrating and acknowledging the outstanding performance of students from the VCE class of 2020. It was a wonderful opportunity to present these outstanding students to the college community.
Learning Area Awards for individual excellence – These awards are presented to the student who has achieved the highest VCE study score, at 40 or above, at the college in a particular subject for 2020.
There are 4 students who attained the highest study score, above 40, in two subjects in 2020 -
| Lauren Jackson | Business Management Economics |
| Emily Grigg | Geography History Revolutions |
| Thomas Pugh | Maths Methods Specialist Maths |
| Lachlan Rae | Economics English Language Maths Methods |
In 2020 the following students attained the highest Study score, above 40, at the College in the following subjects -
Commerce | Accounting | Charmaine Yeo |
| Business Management | Jasmine Hendry | |
| Global Politics | Simone Lee | |
| Legal Studies | Ethan Lim |
| English | English | Hayley Enk |
| English as a Second Language | Joanne Chong |
Humanities | Geography
| Chelsea Smith Colin Yin |
| History Revolutions | Mia Trembath |
| Maths | Further Maths | Eric Wong |
| Physical Education | Health and Human Development | Teagan Venour |
| Physical Education | Sienna Thornton |
Science | Biology | Mitch Cann |
| Chemistry | Tayla McWilliams | |
| Physics | Nick Beaton Damon Gibson | |
| Psychology | Alannah Dawson |
| External Language | Persian | Niyousha Shahrabi |
In addition to the subject awards at the assembly the college also recognised the exceptional academic achievements of students who received ATARs that place them in the top 5.0% of the state, a fantastic achievement by any standards. These are:
Students who achieved an ATAR within the top 5% of the state
| ATAR | 2020 Highest Study Score achieved in | |
| Jasmine Hendry | 95.15 | BMG |
| Jack Edwards | 95.25 | |
| Leo Zahn | 95.3 | |
| Chloe Martin | 95.75 | |
| Emily Grigg | 95.9 | GEO HRE |
Students who achieved an ATAR within the top 4% of the state
| ATAR | 2020 Highest Study Score achieved in | |
| Isabella Mead | 96.4 | |
| Nick Beaton | 96.45 | PHY |
| Hugo Efendie | 96.8 | |
| Hayley Enk | 96.9 | ENG |
Students who achieved an ATAR within the top 3% of the state
| ATAR | 2020 Highest Study Score achieved in | |
| Ethan Lim | 97.2 | LEG |
| Damon Gibson | 97.25 | PHY |
| Teagan Venour | 97.25 | HHD |
| Eric Wong | 97.65 | FMA |
| Lauren Jackson | 97.9 | BMG ECO |
| Joanne Chong | 97.95 | EAL |
Student who achieved an ATAR within the top 2% of the state
| ATAR | 2020 Highest Study Score achieved in | |
| Gilchrist Brown | 98.25 |
Students who achieved an ATAR within the top 1% of the state
| ATAR | 2020 Highest Study Score achieved in | |
| Charmaine Yeo | 99.1 | ACC |
| Tayla McWilliams | 99.35 | CHE |
The VSC Dux of 2020 is
| ATAR | 2020 Highest Study Score achieved in | |
| Lachlan Rae | 99.85 | ECO ELA MME |
- Special Congratulations to the VSC Dux for 2020 Lachlan Rae who achieved an exceptional ATAR of 99.85.
Well done to all award winners and we wish you and all 2020 VCE students every success in the future.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SENIOR STUDENT LEADERS FOR 2021
I would like to formally introduce the Senior Student Leaders for 2021 at Vermont Secondary College in Years 10 through 12. The Student Leaders were presented to the students and staff at the Senior College assembly on the 9th February. Well done to our selected Senior Student Leaders and I look forward to working with you over the year and I thank you in anticipation of your significant contribution to the college year.
From the six House Captains we select the two School Captains for 2021. Congratulations go to Ellie Ryan from Stirling and Mike Yong from Macedon for being selected as the 2021 Vermont Secondary College School Captains.
Congratulations also to all senior school students who have been appointed to the following leadership positions.
VSC Student Leaders 2021 | HOTHAM HOUSE – HOUSE CAPTAINS & STUDENT LEADERS | MACEDON HOUSE – HOUSE CAPTAINS & STUDENT LEADERS | STIRLING HOUSE – HOUSE CAPTAINS & STUDENT LEADERS |
| SENIOR SCHOOL | SENIOR SCHOOL | SENIOR SCHOOL |
HOUSE CAPTAINS (Year 12) * = School Captains | Alanah Khor Oliver Carse
| *Mike Yong Felicity Monk | *Ellie Ryan Oskar Tsaloumas |
HOUSE VICE CAPTAINS (Year 11) | Mandela Russell Zachary Port | Milly Moschetti Hayden Landy | Beau Hesse Olivia Hendry |
PERFORMING ARTS CAPTAINS (Year 11 & 12) | Ashleigh Hubber (12) Paisley Smith (11) | Jack Kokuzawa (12) Felicity Siegenthaler (12) | Tim Wong (12) Maya Lee (12) |
SPORTS CAPTAINS (Year 11 & 12) | Raven Ferguson (11) Piotr Polgar (11) | Hailey Ferris (12) Alex Jones (12) | Edward Chan (12) Dayna Truong (12) |
STUDENT LEADERS (Year 10)
| Kate Montgomery Charlotte Cetoupe | Kaden Curtis Ashleigh Kerwin | Alex Lee Jenna Cengic |
SOCIAL JUSTICE LEADERS (Year 10) | Muskan Singh Heide Ma | Nishita Arora Jade Carnell | Eva Lindner Isabellah Wallis |
IT LEADERS (Year 11 & 12) | Peter Anemikos (12) | Nik Sampson (11) | Ashley Abbott (12) |
VERMONT SECONDARY COLLEGE ATHLETICS CARNIVAL FRIDAY 5TH MARCH
The annual VSC Athletics carnival will be held on Friday 5th March at the East Burwood Athletics Track. All students in Years 7 to 12 are required to attend this whole school event. There are no classes running at school and there is no ‘sign out’ option for senior students. All students are required to attend for the entire day.
It would also be great to see all students compete in at least two events and do not forget to wear your house colours. Parents and guardians are invited to attend on the day to support their children. If you have any questions about the day then please contact one of our Sport Leaders, Amy Malander or Sean Gillespie.
If for some reason your child is unable to attend then please, preferably in advance, contact the school.