By Violet Li
Lyndhurst Secondary College (LSC) in Cranbourne has just joined the prestigious VCE 30 club following two years of hovering around the gate.
This has been the first time LSC reached the benchmark, and it is one of only four schools to get the club ticket this year.
Achieving a median study score of 30 indicates the school’s solid academic performance.
Principal Eloise Haynes said they were very excited and proud to get to the 30 club.
“It’s actually been a goal since 2014, and I think it shows the importance of having a goal and then backing it up with a solid plan and hard work,” she said.
Over the years, LSC has worked on several practices to align with the academic ambition.
“Some of the things that have been successful are raising the expectations that we have of our young people that they can achieve and succeed, and supporting our students to aspire to achieve in their programs,” Ms Haynes said.
She stressed that the school made sure many potential barriers were removed to maximise students’ chances to improve.
“For a lot of our young people, they may be the first in their family to come to school in Australia,” she said.
“We help them develop the understanding of the Australian education system or the understanding of what’s required to do well within the Year 12.
“I’ve been a lot of work we’ve done with our students, but also with our parents and carers around how the education system operates to make sure that students can be supported to succeed.”
Dedicated teachers have been the backbones of the 30 milestone, according to Ms Haynes.
“They know and understand the study designs they teach, and they also give students feedback on what they need to improve, why it needs to be improved and how they can make the next steps,” she said.
LSC is also celebrating 24 per cent of its students achieving an ATAR of 80 or above and 7.1 per cent of its study score being over 40.
The 2023 VCE Dux Azada Qasimi achieved an ATAR of 97.6 with three subjects study scores of over 40 and a perfect score of 50 in Legal Studies.
Ms Haynes said the school was also proud of their VCE Vocational Major students.
Many of them managed to secure great apprenticeship at the end of their studies.
“I want to say a very big congratulations to our class of 2023, and we are incredibly proud of what they have achieved, and we know that they will have every success in their bright futures,” she said.
