For someone who just scored 99.8 out of a possible 100 on her ATAR score and was named Dux of one of Victoria’s select entry public schools, it would seem learning comes easy to Seabrook 17 year old Aakriti Malhotra.
Not so said the Suzanne Cory High School student after receiving her stunning results yesterday.
“It’s been a pretty tough two years in VCE and as much of a workaholic as I am, I think it’s an understatement to say that VCE is difficult,” said Ms Malhotra, the daughter of Indian immigrants who is among a cohort of students who had their studies interrupted by Covid19. That wasn’t reflected in the results at Suzanne Cory High though, which received the best results in it’s 13 year history, with 57 per cent of it’s Year 12 students receiving scores of 90 or above. With results like that, many will be joining Ms Malhotra in studying medicine at university.
Becoming a doctor will also be an option for Westbourne Grammar Dux, Xinyu (Stephanie) Yang, who achieved a score of 99.15 in what the school said was its second best ever VCE result.
At Wyndham Secondary College, Manu Malempati received the top ATAR score of 97.25, closely followed by his peers Aditi Muthukumar on 96.6, Badrinath Madhusudhan on 96.45 and Thomas Truong on 94.2.
For all their success, the college’s head of Year 12, Tayla Clayton, reminded school leavers that ATAR scores were ultimately just a number.
“If you’re passionate about your field of interest and determined to succeed, there are so many pathways you can take to achieve your goals”.
Cade Lucas.
