But despite the adversity, “the achievements of every Shepparton student finishing their VCE and VCAL this year are remarkable”, a spokesman from the Department of Education said.
“The whole community should be incredibly proud of their determination, focus and resilience and the support from their teachers, school communities and families in getting students through this unprecedented time.”
Greater Shepparton Secondary College is set to open this year to about 2200 students. The new school is a merger of Shepparton and Mooroopna's four public high schools: Shepparton High School, Wanganui Park Secondary College, Mooroopna Secondary College and McGuire College.
“It's an incredibly exciting time for education in the region, with students at Greater Shepparton Secondary College ready to begin at their new, world-class campus at the beginning of Term 1, 2022,” the Education Department spokesman said.
“A key priority for the Victorian Government is lifting education outcomes in Shepparton, and we've invested $140 million into the Shepparton Education Plan to ensure every student has the best opportunities.”
Here are the VCE results for schools in the Shepparton area in 2021; all changes in statistics are compared to the previous year.
Greater Shepparton Secondary College
McGuire College
The 2021 VCE cohort was 65. The percentage of study scores of 40 and over was zero per cent, the same as in 2020. The median VCE study score was 24, two points up from the previous year.
The percentage of satisfactory VCE completions was 93 per cent, a nine per cent increase.
A total of 57 per cent of VCE students applied for university, a decrease of 2.9 per cent from 2020.
There were 59 students enrolled in VCAL in 2021 (down three from the previous year), with only 55 per cent of enrolled VCAL units completed, up four per cent from the previous year.
Wanganui Campus
The VCE cohort in 2021 was 286, up by 66 students. The median VCE study score was 24, the same as the previous year.
The percentage of study scores of 40 and over was 0.4 per cent, down 1.6 per cent. The percentage of satisfactory VCE completions was 97 per cent, down one per cent from the previous year.
Only 57 per cent of VCE students applied for university, down 22 per cent from the previous year.
The number of students enrolled in VCAL in 2021 was 189 (21 more students than in 2020), with 65 per cent of VCAL units completed, down five per cent on the previous year.
Notre Dame College
The VCE cohort in 2021 was 316. The median study score was 26 (two-point decrease of the previous year). The percentage of satisfactory VCE completions was 99 per cent.
The percentage of study scores of 40 and over was 3.2 per cent, down one per cent.
The percentage of VCE students applying for university was 65.5 per cent (10.5 per cent less than the previous year).
The VCAL cohort in 2021 was 118 with 94 per cent of units completed (six per cent increase).
Shepparton Christian College
There were 29 students engaged in VCE studies, 100 per cent of them graduating with a satisfactory completion. There was a median study score of 29, two points up from the previous year.
The percentage of VCE students applying for tertiary places was 58.3 per cent, 14.7 per cent less than the previous year.
There were 17 students enrolled in VCAL, with 86 per cent of units completed.
Goulburn Valley Grammar School
The VCE cohort in 2021 was 137. The percentage of study scores of 40 and over in 2021 was 17.4 per cent, a 4.2 per cent decrease from the previous year.
The median VCE study score was 34, one point down from the previous year. And the percentage of satisfactory VCE completions was 100 per cent, the same as in 2020.
The percentage of VCE students applying for tertiary places was 97.7 per cent, 2.7 per cent more than in 2020.
