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HORSHAM COLLEGE: Lucy Scott, front right, is Horsham College Dux, pictured with high-achievers, from HOLY TRINITY LUTHERAN COLLEGE: VCE Dux Rebekah Wundke and back left, Jessica Flett, Emily Preston and Anika Watson, middle, Arkie Ellis, Sienna Walsgott, Hannah Weir and Rory Motton; and front, Olivia Koenig and Mikayla Seymour. Pictures: PAUL CARRACHER VCE Proxime Accessit Cameron Brito-Mutunayagam.
Celebrating region’s top achievers BY BRONWYN HASTINGS
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ear 12 graduate Rebekah Wundke is among almost 62,000 school-leavers weighing up tertiary and career options following Thursday’s release of Victorian Certificate of Education results. A student of Horsham’s Holy Trinity Lutheran College, Rebekah was announced Dux, she received an ATAR of 99, with a perfect study score of 50 in biology. Rebekah plans to study speech pathology at Adelaide. College acting principal Jason Przibilla said the score was a great result for both Rebekah and the school. “Rebekah has put in a lot of hard work over the course of the year, she definitely deserves it,” he said. “Now is a great time to celebrate all our students’ achievements – we tailor schooling to suit the student and from year 11 we ensure they find a pathway and we work to get them there. “We celebrate the students who get the 99 just as much as those who get an apprenticeship, or find employment, or pursue an area of study that they want to get to. “For some students the ATAR is vitally important and something that they do need as part of their next step, and for others, it’s just a little step along the way.”
Warracknabeal Secondary College Dux Ava Koschitzke
ST BRIGID’S COLLEGE: Sean McDonald, front left, is St Brigid’s College Dux. Sean is pictured with highachievers, from left, Tom Sostheim, Danielle Laurie, Indilly Penny, Tom Luke, Scarlett Munday-Terry, Jorja Clode, Jarrah Martin, Ulani Hobbs and Keely Elliot. Horsham College’s Lucy Scott topped her class with 95.8, after studying English, psychology, legal studies, general maths, and health and human development, where she achieved a study score of 48, putting her in the top one per cent of the state. Lucy said the result was ‘a bit of a shock’. “I’m very happy, and very surprised
as well. The plan for next year is to head over to Adelaide to do a Bachelor of Business and stay at a residential college,” she said. “I’m very excited to have a fresh start and explore what my next chapter will bring.” Horsham’s St Brigid’s College student Sean McDonald, one of 25 graduating VCE students, achieved a score
of 89.5, and plans to take a gap year before studying civil engineering at Monash University. Ararat Marian College student William Edgar, who scored 93.75, will also take a year off, and would like to study engineering at Monash. Warracknabeal Secondary College’s Ava Koschitzke, with a score of 91.95, has applied to study biomedi-
cine at Melbourne University. Stawell Secondary College Dux Tayla Field achieved 70.95 and aims to study biomedical science at Deakin University. Milly Keilar is Ararat College’s Dux and Jake Brady the vocational major Dux. Edenhope College announced Mollie Reid the Dux, and Dimboola Memorial Secondary College student Jaidyn Scott top-scored his class. Jaidyn scored 80.9, after aiming to achieve a score of 80, and is looking to undertake a double degree in law and psychology next year. Continued page 39
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