A government school with a surf academy and a Catholic school steeped in history have been chosen as The Age’s 2024 Schools that Excel in regional Victoria.
The Age’s annual Schools that Excel series celebrates Victorian schools that improve their VCE performance over 10 years.There aren’t many high schools where students are likely to run into their principal in the surf.
The architect-designed buildings house not only normal classes, but academies for surfing, sports, arts and, more recently, extreme sports like skateboarding and mountain biking. Surf Coast is quickly becoming the chosen school for students who would previously have travelled to Geelong. In the school’s latest chapter, the percentage of students with a study score of 40 or above leapt to 6.6 per cent, a 10-year high. The school’s median study score is steadily improving, reaching 29 in 2022 and 2023, an increase from 26 in 2014.2024 Schools that Excel winner for independent schools in rural/regional Victoria.
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