Dux in a row

MONDAY saw the release of the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) and Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) final results, with the local high schools announcing their Dux for 2022 based off their Australian Tertiary Admission Rankings (ATAR) results. Celebrating their achievements are (from left) The Hamilton and Alexandra College Dux, Jack Lewis, Baimbridge College Dux, Ella Thomson, and Good Shepherd College Dux, Jacob Rentsch. Absent is Monivae College Dux, Zoe Wooldridge. Photo: LARA FITZPATRICK.

By Samantha McCombe

December 13, 2022 | 4:00 PM

MONDAY was not an average day for students across the state as they woke up to their final results for both the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) and Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL).

This year, 49,581 students graduated with their VCE - a completion rate of 98 per cent, while another 15,163 students graduated with their VCAL - six per cent more than last year.