Ivanhoe Girls Grammar reduced its expectations of the volume of work students should do, encouraging them to study deeply, not broadly, and it helped to improve grades. | adamlcarey
The socio-educationally advantaged school had been a model of academic consistency before COVID-19 hit, posting a median VCE study score of 34 every year between 2012 and 2019, well above the state average.
The school also reduced its expectations of the volume of work students should do, encouraging them to study deeply, not broadly. You can view the full list of winning schools, and explore the data for your secondary school using this year’s Schools that Excel dashboard:The award also recognises the significant improvement achieved in individual VCE study scores, with 25.5 per cent of such scores at 40 or higher last year, putting those students in the top 9 per cent in the state.
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