The table is a list of the highest-rank schools based on VCE results as published by Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority. The data are ordered by the median study score (MSS in the table). The maximum study score is 50. If the results are equal, schools are then ranked by the percentage of the students with a study score above 40 (P>40 in the table).

Low average VCE score by P40 or MSS measure does not necessarily mean that the teachers of a school do a bad job or provide a poor environment for the gifted students. Some schools (e.g. Mac.Robertson Girls' High School, Melbourne High School) are highly selective and take only the fast learners, some private schools attract fast learners by offering them scholarships, etc. On the other hand, many schools accept all the applicants (or even specifically encourage applications from students with learning disabilities) but still provide an excellent environment (accelerated programs and advanced classes) for the gifted students.

Some subjects are easier to get high VCE Study Scores than the others due to the strength of competition within that study, thus, by "optimising" the choice of the VCE subjects a school can artificially increase its median Study Score. Girls on average seem to produce better VCE results than boys. Finally, academic progress is only a part of the services that secondary school provide to their students. Still many parents consider high VCE study scores to be very important in their choice of the schools.

Some private schools encourage gifted students to take International Baccalaureate examinations instead of VCE, thus, lowering their average VCE score.

No.	School	2005	MSS	P>40
1.	Mac.Robertson Girls' High School	1	39	43
2.	Melbourne High School	2	38	38
3.	Bialik College	3	37	41
4.	Shelford Girls' Grammar	44	37	36
5.	St John's Regional College	39	37	33
5.	Korowa Anglican Girls' School	40	37	33
7.	Camberwell Girls Grammar School	5	37	32
7.	Mount Scopus Memorial College	7	37	32
9.	Presbyterian Ladies' College	7	37	31
10.	Ballarat and Clarendon College	9	36	28
10.	Carey Baptist Grammar School	21	36	32
10.	Melbourne Girls' Grammar School	21	36	32
13.	Ruyton Girls' School	12	36	27
13.	Scotch College	12	36	27
15.	Genazzano F.C.J. College	17	36	25
16.	Leibler Yavneh College	4	35	28
17.	Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School	9	35	25
18.	St. Catherine's School	21	35	24
18.	Strathcona Baptist Girls' Grammar School	37	35	24
18.	Melbourne Grammar School	17	35	24
18.	Camberwell Grammar School	12	35	24
22.	De La Salle College	29	35	23
22.	St Kevin's College	6	35	23
22.	Caulfield Grammar School - St. Kilda East	21	35	23
22.	Caulfield Grammar School - Wheelers Hill Campus	19	35	23
25.	Sacre Coeur School	26	35	22
25.	Methodist Ladies' College	12	35	22
28.	St. Margaret's School	9	35	21
28.	Beth Rivkah Ladies College	57	35	21
28.	Huntingtower School	34	35	21
31.	Tintern Girls Grammar School	59	35	20
31.	Firbank Grammar School	32	35	20
31.	Trinity Grammar School	44	35	20
34.	Lauriston Girls School	na	35	19
34.	Loreto Mandeville Hall	12	35	19
36.	Kilvington Girls' Grammar	33	35	14
36.	Edenhope College	na	35	14
38.	Swifts Creek School	na	35	11
39.	Victorian College of Arts Secondary School	29	34	23
39.	Goulburn Valley Grammar School	29	34	23
39.	Mentone Girls' Grammar School	21	34	23

References

VCAA Post Compulsory Completion and Achievement Information, 2006. Retrieved on 2007-06-24..

See also

• List of schools in Victoria, Australia according to 2005 VCE results