Resilience might be the defining trait of the class of 2021, which endured two years of uncertainty and stop-start schooling while completing their VCE.
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A small school in a paddock has outperformed highly regarded Melbourne state schools this year based on typical student scores.
East Loddon P-12 College in Dingee, about 48 kilometres north of Bendigo, had only five year 12 students in 2020 but recorded some of the best VCE results of government schools across the state.
East Loddon P-12 College VCE English teacher Sarah Clare (third from right) with year 12 students (from left) Hugh Cartwright, Ella Rowe, Hayley Ramskill, Jasmine Condliffe and Sophie Hay.
The school s median study score was 34, and almost 14 per cent of its study scores were 40 or above.
The median score is a good measure of typical student performance. It doesn t capture individual students who achieve results far above or below their peers.