Academic results: VCE, 2008

Doncaster Secondary College students continued in 2008 to achieve outstanding success in their VCE studies.

Well done, class of 2008! In 2008, of 212 students who successfully completed VCE:

• 28% of students achieved an ENTER Score > 80

• 8% of students achieved an ENTER Score > 95

• Four students received an ENTER Score > 99

Of those who have applied for Tertiary education, 95.26% have received first round offers.

We congratulate all our 2008 students and wish them well as they start the next stage of their lives.

Student commitment, focus and hard work, quality teaching by a dedicated staff, and parental support and guidance have ensured that students have yet again been able to derive maximum benefit from their VCE studies.

Doncaster Secondary College is very proud of being able to establish a learning culture which supports such excellence.

Academic Competitions 2008

Our students regularly participate in academic competitions which provide challenge and enable them to assess their skills against those of other students around the state or country.

Competitions in which students successfully participated include:

• Science Talent Search
• National Chemistry Quiz
• Australasian Schools Science Competition
• Maths Challenge Stage
• Maths Talent Search
• Australian Mathematics Competition
• National Geographic Australian Geography Competition
• Swinburne Junior Italian Poetry Competition
• Australasian Schools English Competition
• Australian Schools Writing Competition
• Rotary Public Speaking Competition.