Below is the list of the best Victorian VCE schools ranked in order of their 2008 VCE 40+ percentage measure, as published by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority.
The VCE 40+ percentage is the proportion of VCE study scores of 40 or more at each school.
Where two schools have equal 40+ percentage measures, the total count of 40+ scores is used as a secondary ranking measure.
Note that this report is an excerpt. To see the complete set of award statistics for each school, please refer to the Vic School VCE Statistics report.
| 1 | MacRobertson Girls High School | Melbourne | 486 | 42 | 570 | 304 |
| 2 | Ruyton Girls School | Kew | 125 | 40 | 146 | 87 |
| 3 | Melbourne High School | South Yarra | 694 | 37 | 744 | 383 |
| 4 | Mount Scopus Memorial College | Burwood | 259 | 34 | 191 | 100 |
| 5 | Korowa Anglican Girls School | Glen Iris | 126 | 33 | 127 | 63 |
| 6 | Leibler Yavneh College | Elsternwick | 79 | 32 | 44 | 23 |
| 7 | Yeshivah College | St Kilda East | 27 | 32 | 15 | 7 |
| 8 | Presbyterian Ladies College | Burwood | 283 | 31 | 220 | 118 |
| 9 | Camberwell Girls Grammar School | Canterbury | 188 | 31 | 164 | 91 |
| 10 | Beth Rivkah Ladies College | St Kilda East | 85 | 31 | 35 | 24 |
| 11 | Bialik College | Hawthorn | 158 | 29 | 87 | 51 |
| 12 | Scotch College | Hawthorn | 410 | 28 | 367 | 203 |
| 13 | Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School | Keilor East | 247 | 28 | 333 | 135 |
| 14 | Strathcona Girls Grammar School | Canterbury | 179 | 28 | 157 | 78 |
| 15 | Melbourne Girls Grammar | South Yarra | 245 | 27 | 203 | 110 |
| 16 | Huntingtower School | Mount Waverley | 116 | 27 | 86 | 46 |
| 17 | Ballarat Clarendon College | Ballarat | 241 | 26 | 209 | 116 |
| 18 | Caulfield Grammar School Wheelers Hill | Wheelers Hill | 277 | 26 | 204 | 104 |
| 19 | Fintona Girls School | Balwyn | 127 | 26 | 99 | 56 |
| 20 | Methodist Ladies College | Kew | 407 | 25 | 358 | 203 |
| 21 | Melbourne Grammar School | Melbourne | 385 | 25 | 297 | 176 |
| 22 | St Kevins College | Toorak | 306 | 25 | 277 | 159 |
| 23 | Loreto Mandeville Hall | Toorak | 169 | 25 | 135 | 82 |
| 24 | Victorian College for the Deaf | Melbourne | 5 | 25 | 5 | 5 |
| 25 | Genazzano F.C.J. College | Kew | 280 | 24 | 221 | 120 |
| 26 | Firbank Grammar School | Brighton | 176 | 24 | 128 | 65 |
| 27 | Camberwell Grammar School | Canterbury | 288 | 23 | 213 | 119 |
| 28 | Haileybury Girls College | Keysborough | 295 | 23 | 194 | 127 |
| 29 | Xavier College | Kew | 442 | 22 | 303 | 178 |
| 30 | Caulfield Grammar School Caulfield | St Kilda East | 354 | 22 | 252 | 151 |
| 31 | Ballarat Grammar School | Wendouree | 304 | 22 | 202 | 124 |
| 32 | Sacre Coeur | Glen Iris | 139 | 22 | 104 | 65 |
| 33 | St Catherines School | Toorak | 134 | 22 | 65 | 37 |
| 34 | Carey Baptist Grammar School | Kew | 319 | 21 | 223 | 132 |
| 35 | Brighton Grammar School | Brighton | 251 | 21 | 160 | 94 |
| 36 | Waverley Christian College Wantirna South | Wantirna South | 115 | 21 | 75 | 37 |
| 37 | Canterbury Girls Secondary College | Canterbury | 268 | 20 | 172 | 103 |
| 38 | Ivanhoe Girls Grammar School | Ivanhoe | 252 | 20 | 134 | 82 |
| 39 | Toorak College | Mount Eliza | 168 | 20 | 81 | 47 |
| 40 | The King David School | Armadale | 117 | 20 | 68 | 38 |
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| 41 | Lauriston Girls School | Armadale | 100 | 20 | 59 | 43 |
| 42 | Balwyn High School | Balwyn North | 531 | 19 | 334 | 199 |
| 43 | Haileybury College | Keysborough | 400 | 19 | 211 | 128 |
| 44 | St Michaels Grammar School | St Kilda | 265 | 19 | 154 | 94 |
| 45 | Goulburn Valley Grammar School | Shepparton | 145 | 19 | 97 | 51 |
| 46 | Shelford Girls Grammar | Caulfield | 105 | 19 | 59 | 43 |
| 47 | Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School | Essendon | 110 | 19 | 58 | 34 |
| 48 | Kaniva P-12 College | Kaniva | 11 | 19 | 6 | 4 |
| 49 | University High School | Parkville | 348 | 18 | 205 | 113 |
| 50 | The Knox School | Wantirna South | 133 | 18 | 68 | 40 |
| 51 | Mentone Girls Grammar School | Mentone | 103 | 18 | 59 | 36 |
| 52 | St Margarets Berwick Grammar Berwick Campus | Berwick | 103 | 18 | 53 | 33 |
| 53 | Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School | Southbank | 139 | 18 | 53 | 38 |
| 54 | Charlton College | Charlton | 24 | 18 | 14 | 9 |
| 55 | St Leonards College | Brighton East | 261 | 17 | 147 | 85 |
| 56 | Trinity Grammar School | Kew | 272 | 17 | 145 | 99 |
| 57 | Ivanhoe Grammar School Ridgeway | Ivanhoe | 204 | 17 | 121 | 61 |
| 58 | Yarra Valley Grammar School | Ringwood | 246 | 17 | 113 | 79 |
| 59 | Girton Grammar School | Bendigo | 210 | 17 | 109 | 73 |
| 60 | Tintern Girls Grammar School | Ringwood East | 170 | 17 | 85 | 49 |
| 61 | Boort Secondary College | Boort | 27 | 17 | 8 | 7 |
| 62 | Melbourne Girls College | Richmond | 338 | 16 | 150 | 85 |
| 63 | Sacred Heart Girls College | Hughesdale | 292 | 16 | 146 | 74 |
| 64 | Peninsula Grammar | Mount Eliza | 278 | 16 | 114 | 71 |
| 65 | Mentone Grammar School | Mentone | 231 | 16 | 112 | 70 |
| 66 | Glen Waverley Secondary College | Glen Waverley | 609 | 15 | 267 | 171 |
| 67 | The Geelong College | Newtown | 271 | 15 | 152 | 100 |
| 68 | Wesley College Glen Waverley | Glen Waverley | 246 | 15 | 105 | 63 |
| 69 | Catholic Ladies College | Eltham | 189 | 15 | 97 | 48 |
| 70 | Ivanhoe Grammar School Plenty | Doreen | 78 | 15 | 40 | 18 |
| 71 | Mortlake College | Mortlake | 27 | 15 | 13 | 9 |
| 72 | McKinnon Secondary College | McKinnon | 363 | 14 | 161 | 95 |
| 73 | Sacred Heart College Geelong | Newtown | 337 | 14 | 151 | 100 |
| 74 | Box Hill High School | Box Hill | 304 | 14 | 131 | 81 |
| 75 | Luther College | Croydon Hills | 279 | 14 | 129 | 90 |
| 76 | Westbourne Grammar School | Truganina | 200 | 14 | 105 | 58 |
| 77 | Gippsland Grammar | Sale | 212 | 14 | 81 | 49 |
| 78 | Siena College | Camberwell | 157 | 14 | 78 | 53 |
| 79 | The Hamilton and Alexandra College | Hamilton | 112 | 14 | 50 | 35 |
| 80 | Kilvington Grammar School | Ormond | 90 | 14 | 36 | 29 |
| 81 | St Arnaud Secondary College | St Arnaud | 37 | 14 | 16 | 14 |
| 82 | Kings College | Warrnambool | 17 | 14 | 9 | 8 |
| 83 | Vermont Secondary College | Vermont | 289 | 13 | 126 | 69 |
| 84 | Eltham College of Education | Research | 305 | 13 | 124 | 86 |
| 85 | Mazenod College | Mulgrave | 319 | 13 | 118 | 75 |
| 86 | Geelong Grammar School | Corio | 225 | 13 | 109 | 72 |
| 87 | St Pauls Anglican Grammar School | Warragul | 241 | 13 | 101 | 68 |
| 88 | Wesley College St Kilda Rd | Melbourne | 231 | 13 | 101 | 66 |
| 89 | Our Lady of Sion College | Box Hill | 161 | 13 | 66 | 42 |
| 90 | Glenvale School Vic | Epping | 130 | 13 | 40 | 34 |
| 91 | Mount Waverley Secondary College | Mount Waverley | 406 | 12 | 173 | 104 |
| 92 | Star of the Sea College | Brighton | 269 | 12 | 110 | 70 |
| 93 | Kilbreda College | Mentone | 243 | 12 | 87 | 57 |
| 94 | Koonung Secondary College | Mont Albert North | 213 | 12 | 79 | 50 |
| 95 | Mater Christi College | Belgrave | 207 | 12 | 67 | 42 |
| 96 | Newhaven College | Rhyll | 130 | 12 | 50 | 36 |
| 97 | Sirius College Meadow Fair Campus | Broadmeadows | 80 | 12 | 27 | 20 |
| 98 | Preshil The Margaret Lyttle Memorial School | Kew | 58 | 12 | 21 | 13 |
| 99 | Manangatang P-12 College | Manangatang | 16 | 12 | 8 | 6 |
| 100 | St Bernards College | Essendon | 279 | 11 | 112 | 63 |
| 101 | East Doncaster Secondary College | Doncaster East | 265 | 11 | 99 | 60 |
| 102 | Christian College Geelong Waurn Ponds | Waurn Ponds | 233 | 11 | 79 | 66 |
| 103 | Billanook College | Mooroolbark | 191 | 11 | 75 | 43 |
| 104 | Woodleigh School | Langwarrin South | 157 | 11 | 54 | 40 |
| 105 | Donvale Christian College | Donvale | 136 | 11 | 47 | 28 |
| 106 | Kardinia International College | Bell Post Hill | 249 | 11 | 46 | 30 |
| 107 | Murtoa P-12 College | Murtoa | 34 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
| 108 | Nathalia Secondary College | Nathalia | 24 | 11 | 11 | 6 |
| 109 | St Josephs College Geelong | Newtown | 234 | 10 | 91 | 63 |
| 110 | Our Lady of Mercy College | Heidelberg | 253 | 10 | 87 | 57 |
| 111 | Ave Maria College | Aberfeldie | 257 | 10 | 78 | 58 |
| 112 | Loreto College | Ballarat | 195 | 10 | 71 | 51 |
| 113 | Kingswood College | Box Hill | 111 | 10 | 39 | 27 |
| 114 | Trinity College | Colac | 121 | 10 | 37 | 19 |
| 115 | St Aloysius College | North Melbourne | 120 | 10 | 30 | 17 |
| 116 | Parkwood Secondary College | Ringwood North | 72 | 10 | 19 | 13 |
| 117 | Nhill College | Nhill | 37 | 10 | 12 | 7 |
| 118 | Donald High School | Donald | 31 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
| 119 | Apollo Bay P-12 College | Apollo Bay | 18 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
| 120 | Balmoral High School | Balmoral | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| 121 | Derrinallum P-12 College | Derrinallum | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 122 | Brentwood Secondary College | Glen Waverley | 306 | 9 | 93 | 64 |
| 123 | Ringwood Secondary College | Ringwood | 279 | 9 | 84 | 61 |
| 124 | St Columbas College | Essendon | 248 | 9 | 73 | 57 |
| 125 | Braemar College | Woodend | 184 | 9 | 50 | 36 |
| 126 | Clonard College | Herne Hill | 137 | 9 | 44 | 33 |
| 127 | Springvale Secondary College | Springvale | 96 | 9 | 26 | 12 |
| 128 | Melbourne Senior Secondary College | Melbourne | 56 | 9 | 24 | 14 |
| 129 | Mary MacKillop Catholic College | Leongatha | 60 | 9 | 22 | 15 |
| 130 | Melbourne Rudolf Steiner School | Warranwood | 52 | 9 | 18 | 10 |
| 131 | Hopetoun P-12 College | Hopetoun | 26 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
| 132 | Edenhope College | Edenhope | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
| 133 | St Anthonys Coptic Orthodox College | Frankston North | 38 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
| 134 | Cobram Anglican Grammar School | Cobram | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| 135 | Frankston High School | Frankston | 378 | 8 | 87 | 64 |
| 136 | De La Salle College | Malvern | 269 | 8 | 77 | 50 |
| 137 | Marcellin College | Bulleen | 264 | 8 | 75 | 51 |
| 138 | Taylors College | Melbourne | 240 | 8 | 75 | 43 |
| 139 | Mentone Girls Secondary College | Mentone | 301 | 8 | 71 | 58 |
| 140 | Avila College | Mount Waverley | 245 | 8 | 69 | 51 |
| 141 | Whitefriars College | Donvale | 286 | 8 | 63 | 42 |
| 142 | Kew High School | Kew East | 251 | 8 | 61 | 39 |
| 143 | Emmaus College | Vermont South | 201 | 8 | 60 | 36 |
| 144 | Beaconhills College Pakenham | Pakenham | 240 | 8 | 54 | 39 |
| 145 | Killester College | Springvale | 173 | 8 | 46 | 31 |
| 146 | Wanganui Park Secondary College | Shepparton | 225 | 8 | 45 | 32 |
| 147 | Blackburn High School | Blackburn | 195 | 8 | 44 | 33 |
| 148 | Oxley Christian College | Chirnside Park | 154 | 8 | 44 | 29 |
| 149 | Academy of Mary Immaculate | Fitzroy | 133 | 8 | 40 | 28 |
| 150 | Monbulk College | Monbulk | 116 | 8 | 27 | 16 |
| 151 | F.C.J. College | Benalla | 81 | 8 | 23 | 15 |
| 152 | Mullauna College | Mitcham | 104 | 8 | 23 | 16 |
| 153 | Chairo Christian School Drouin | Drouin | 99 | 8 | 20 | 15 |
| 154 | Plenty Valley Christian College | Doreen | 74 | 8 | 19 | 15 |
| 155 | Mirboo North Secondary College | Mirboo North | 64 | 8 | 17 | 14 |
| 156 | St Marys Coptic Orthodox College | Coolaroo | 67 | 8 | 15 | 14 |
| 157 | Beechworth Secondary College | Beechworth | 77 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| 158 | St Thomas Aquinas College | Tynong | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
| 159 | Timboon P-12 School | Timboon | 47 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 160 | Wycheproof P-12 College | Wycheproof | 21 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 161 | Northcote High School | Northcote | 359 | 7 | 81 | 51 |
| 162 | Doncaster Secondary College | Doncaster | 372 | 7 | 79 | 45 |
| 163 | Camberwell High School | Canterbury | 266 | 7 | 66 | 41 |
| 164 | St Patricks College | Ballarat | 265 | 7 | 66 | 46 |
| 165 | Eltham High School | Eltham | 251 | 7 | 65 | 46 |
| 166 | Parade College | Bundoora | 229 | 7 | 64 | 44 |
| 167 | Mount Lilydale Mercy College | Lilydale | 235 | 7 | 52 | 35 |
| 168 | Viewbank College | Viewbank | 251 | 7 | 52 | 38 |
| 169 | Wangaratta High School | Wangaratta | 252 | 7 | 52 | 30 |
| 170 | Williamstown High School | Williamstown | 247 | 7 | 52 | 36 |
| 171 | Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College | Geelong | 224 | 7 | 51 | 38 |
| 172 | Princes Hill Secondary College | Princes Hill | 198 | 7 | 47 | 35 |
| 173 | Salesian College Chadstone | Chadstone | 193 | 7 | 47 | 32 |
| 174 | Warrnambool College | Warrnambool | 213 | 7 | 41 | 25 |
| 175 | Buckley Park College | Essendon | 152 | 7 | 35 | 23 |
| 176 | Flinders Christian Community College Tyabb | Tyabb | 168 | 7 | 28 | 17 |
| 177 | Benalla P-12 College | Benalla | 121 | 7 | 26 | 17 |
| 178 | Sirius College Broadmeadows Campus | Broadmeadows | 90 | 7 | 24 | 18 |
| 179 | Baimbridge College | Hamilton | 83 | 7 | 22 | 10 |
| 180 | Overnewton Anglican College | Keilor | 241 | 7 | 22 | 14 |
| 181 | Trafalgar High School | Trafalgar | 104 | 7 | 22 | 15 |
| 182 | Sacred Heart College Kyneton | Kyneton | 119 | 7 | 20 | 17 |
| 183 | Marian College Ararat | Ararat | 92 | 7 | 19 | 16 |
| 184 | Korumburra Secondary College | Korumburra | 72 | 7 | 15 | 7 |
| 185 | Tallangatta Secondary College | Tallangatta | 72 | 7 | 15 | 10 |
| 186 | Minaret College Springvale | Springvale | 80 | 7 | 12 | 9 |
| 187 | St Mary of the Angels College | Nathalia | 49 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
| 188 | Dimboola Memorial Secondary College | Dimboola | 42 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| 189 | St Johns Greek Orthodox College | Preston | 42 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| 190 | Fitzroy High School | Fitzroy North | 45 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| 191 | Mallacoota P-12 College | Mallacoota | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 192 | Padua College | Mornington | 361 | 6 | 72 | 45 |
| 193 | Catholic College Bendigo | Bendigo | 354 | 6 | 70 | 55 |
| 194 | Distance Education Centre Victoria | Thornbury | 285 | 6 | 62 | 60 |
| 195 | MacKillop Catholic Regional College | Werribee | 245 | 6 | 51 | 40 |
| 196 | Strathmore Secondary College | Strathmore | 292 | 6 | 50 | 39 |
| 197 | Catholic College Wodonga | Wodonga | 243 | 6 | 45 | 30 |
| 198 | Werribee Secondary College | Werribee | 225 | 6 | 37 | 24 |
| 199 | Galen College | Wangaratta | 199 | 6 | 36 | 27 |
| 200 | Santa Maria College | Northcote | 171 | 6 | 36 | 24 |