Below is the list of the best Victorian VCE schools ranked in order of their 2012 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 | Suzanne Cory High School | Werribee | 6 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Lauriston Girls School | Armadale | 102 | 39.8 | 105 | 53 |
| 3 | MacRobertson Girls High School | Melbourne | 489 | 39 | 432 | 238 |
| 4 | Bialik College | Hawthorn | 150 | 36 | 118 | 64 |
| 5 | Melbourne High School | South Yarra | 709 | 35.6 | 689 | 339 |
| 6 | Yeshivah College | St Kilda East | 31 | 35.1 | 23 | 15 |
| 7 | Mount Scopus Memorial College | Burwood | 204 | 34 | 181 | 92 |
| 8 | Fintona Girls School | Balwyn | 108 | 33.7 | 93 | 52 |
| 9 | Ruyton Girls School | Kew | 136 | 33.3 | 120 | 68 |
| 10 | Strathcona Girls Grammar School | Canterbury | 148 | 32.9 | 148 | 75 |
| 11 | Leibler Yavneh College | Elsternwick | 83 | 32.1 | 53 | 24 |
| 12 | Ballarat Clarendon College | Ballarat | 228 | 31 | 235 | 132 |
| 13 | Nossal High School | Berwick | 203 | 29.9 | 79 | 68 |
| 14 | Huntingtower School | Mount Waverley | 134 | 29.5 | 111 | 66 |
| 15 | Korowa Anglican Girls School | Glen Iris | 139 | 28.9 | 131 | 68 |
| 16 | Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School | Keilor East | 269 | 28.5 | 340 | 153 |
| 17 | St Kevins College | Toorak | 354 | 28.1 | 353 | 197 |
| 18 | Sacre Coeur | Glen Iris | 143 | 28.1 | 130 | 80 |
| 19 | Presbyterian Ladies College | Burwood | 260 | 28 | 211 | 120 |
| 20 | Firbank Grammar School | Brighton | 184 | 27.9 | 122 | 62 |
| 21 | The King David School | Armadale | 114 | 27.8 | 72 | 39 |
| 22 | Mentone Girls Grammar School | Mentone | 96 | 27.8 | 67 | 42 |
| 23 | Caulfield Grammar School Caulfield | St Kilda East | 400 | 27.5 | 289 | 147 |
| 24 | Haileybury Girls College | Keysborough | 274 | 27.4 | 212 | 131 |
| 25 | Scotch College | Hawthorn | 440 | 26.9 | 342 | 182 |
| 26 | Melbourne Grammar School | Melbourne | 389 | 24.6 | 279 | 169 |
| 27 | Melbourne Girls Grammar | South Yarra | 207 | 24.5 | 164 | 90 |
| 28 | St Catherines School | Toorak | 152 | 24.5 | 95 | 64 |
| 29 | Beth Rivkah Ladies College | St Kilda East | 71 | 24.5 | 28 | 18 |
| 30 | Methodist Ladies College | Kew | 415 | 24.4 | 333 | 191 |
| 31 | Camberwell Girls Grammar School | Canterbury | 203 | 24 | 104 | 66 |
| 32 | Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School | Essendon | 106 | 23.8 | 64 | 45 |
| 33 | Camberwell Grammar School | Canterbury | 288 | 23.1 | 202 | 105 |
| 34 | John Monash Science School | Clayton | 406 | 22.9 | 246 | 154 |
| 35 | Loreto Mandeville Hall | Toorak | 194 | 22.5 | 126 | 78 |
| 36 | Shelford Girls Grammar | Caulfield | 101 | 22 | 57 | 43 |
| 37 | Xavier College | Kew | 458 | 21.4 | 279 | 157 |
| 38 | Caulfield Grammar School Wheelers Hill | Wheelers Hill | 282 | 21.4 | 195 | 102 |
| 39 | Trinity Grammar School | Kew | 287 | 21.3 | 205 | 128 |
| 40 | Goulburn Valley Grammar School | Shepparton | 154 | 20.6 | 102 | 55 |
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| 41 | Kilvington Grammar School | Ormond | 83 | 20.5 | 42 | 26 |
| 42 | Ivanhoe Girls Grammar School | Ivanhoe | 244 | 20.4 | 146 | 93 |
| 43 | Genazzano F.C.J. College | Kew | 288 | 19.9 | 164 | 98 |
| 44 | Ivanhoe Grammar School Ridgeway | Ivanhoe | 295 | 19.3 | 180 | 102 |
| 45 | Balwyn High School | Balwyn North | 607 | 19.2 | 307 | 177 |
| 46 | Toorak College | Mount Eliza | 186 | 18.7 | 108 | 69 |
| 47 | The Geelong College | Newtown | 276 | 18.1 | 167 | 116 |
| 48 | Haileybury College | Keysborough | 436 | 17.6 | 191 | 128 |
| 49 | Carey Baptist Grammar School | Kew | 285 | 17.5 | 189 | 115 |
| 50 | Brighton Grammar School | Brighton | 262 | 17.1 | 126 | 66 |
| 51 | Our Lady of Sion College | Box Hill | 162 | 16.6 | 86 | 49 |
| 52 | St Michaels Grammar School | St Kilda | 188 | 16.5 | 115 | 74 |
| 53 | St Margarets Berwick Grammar Berwick Campus | Berwick | 103 | 16.5 | 53 | 35 |
| 54 | University High School | Parkville | 372 | 16.4 | 172 | 104 |
| 55 | Westbourne Grammar School | Truganina | 245 | 16.4 | 121 | 71 |
| 56 | Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School | Southbank | 169 | 16.4 | 56 | 43 |
| 57 | Girton Grammar School | Bendigo | 237 | 16.3 | 115 | 79 |
| 58 | Glen Waverley Secondary College | Glen Waverley | 658 | 16 | 310 | 198 |
| 59 | Wycheproof P-12 College | Wycheproof | 11 | 15.6 | 5 | 3 |
| 60 | Sacred Heart College Geelong | Newtown | 305 | 15.5 | 151 | 92 |
| 61 | St Leonards College | Brighton East | 203 | 15.5 | 113 | 71 |
| 62 | McKinnon Secondary College | McKinnon | 401 | 15.4 | 194 | 122 |
| 63 | Melbourne Girls College | Richmond | 367 | 15.3 | 146 | 96 |
| 64 | Wesley College St Kilda Rd | Melbourne | 232 | 15.2 | 112 | 69 |
| 65 | Boort District P-12 School | Boort | 27 | 14.9 | 13 | 9 |
| 66 | Siena College | Camberwell | 148 | 14.7 | 84 | 59 |
| 67 | Peninsula Grammar | Mount Eliza | 310 | 14.6 | 107 | 68 |
| 68 | Whitefriars College | Donvale | 308 | 14.2 | 136 | 74 |
| 69 | Woodleigh School | Langwarrin South | 161 | 14.2 | 66 | 41 |
| 70 | Mazenod College | Mulgrave | 352 | 14 | 149 | 92 |
| 71 | The Hamilton and Alexandra College | Hamilton | 120 | 14 | 50 | 33 |
| 72 | Sacred Heart Girls College | Hughesdale | 250 | 13.6 | 126 | 84 |
| 73 | Waverley Christian College Wantirna South | Wantirna South | 197 | 13.5 | 81 | 50 |
| 74 | Star of the Sea College | Brighton | 257 | 12.7 | 113 | 69 |
| 75 | Our Lady of Mercy College | Heidelberg | 282 | 12.5 | 117 | 87 |
| 76 | Luther College | Croydon Hills | 298 | 12.5 | 114 | 77 |
| 77 | Heathdale Christian College | Werribee | 115 | 12.5 | 45 | 27 |
| 78 | Yarra Valley Grammar School | Ringwood | 282 | 12.3 | 89 | 67 |
| 79 | Billanook College | Mooroolbark | 170 | 12.3 | 67 | 39 |
| 80 | Box Hill High School | Box Hill | 312 | 12.2 | 104 | 60 |
| 81 | The Knox School | Wantirna South | 177 | 12.2 | 56 | 39 |
| 82 | St Andrews Christian College | Wantirna South | 25 | 12.1 | 6 | 5 |
| 83 | Canterbury Girls Secondary College | Canterbury | 279 | 12 | 97 | 61 |
| 84 | Princes Hill Secondary College | Princes Hill | 187 | 11.7 | 68 | 41 |
| 85 | Mentone Grammar School | Mentone | 278 | 11.6 | 91 | 59 |
| 86 | Kilbreda College | Mentone | 225 | 11.6 | 78 | 48 |
| 87 | Ballarat Grammar School | Wendouree | 306 | 11.5 | 101 | 63 |
| 88 | St Josephs College Geelong | Newtown | 359 | 11.3 | 118 | 88 |
| 89 | St Columbas College | Essendon | 212 | 11.2 | 91 | 64 |
| 90 | Catholic Ladies College | Eltham | 176 | 11.2 | 57 | 43 |
| 91 | Victorian College for the Deaf | Melbourne | 13 | 11.1 | 3 | 3 |
| 92 | Ringwood Secondary College | Ringwood | 326 | 11 | 109 | 64 |
| 93 | Strathmore Secondary College | Strathmore | 300 | 10.9 | 111 | 66 |
| 94 | Avila College | Mount Waverley | 244 | 10.9 | 91 | 64 |
| 95 | Glenvale School Vic | Epping | 117 | 10.9 | 29 | 25 |
| 96 | Eltham College of Education | Research | 221 | 10.8 | 69 | 46 |
| 97 | Rainbow P-12 College | Rainbow | 16 | 10.8 | 4 | 2 |
| 98 | Geelong Grammar School | Corio | 221 | 10.7 | 87 | 58 |
| 99 | Mount Evelyn Christian School | Mount Evelyn | 69 | 10.7 | 21 | 8 |
| 100 | Koonung Secondary College | Mont Albert North | 250 | 10.6 | 91 | 60 |
| 101 | Mount Waverley Secondary College | Mount Waverley | 395 | 10.5 | 137 | 85 |
| 102 | St Bernards College | Essendon | 284 | 10.4 | 107 | 63 |
| 103 | Loreto College | Ballarat | 189 | 10.4 | 70 | 48 |
| 104 | Wedderburn College | Wedderburn | 25 | 10.4 | 7 | 4 |
| 105 | Donvale Christian College | Donvale | 126 | 10.3 | 44 | 35 |
| 106 | Monbulk College | Monbulk | 107 | 10.3 | 34 | 19 |
| 107 | Gippsland Grammar | Sale | 203 | 10.2 | 63 | 42 |
| 108 | Werribee Secondary College | Werribee | 241 | 10.2 | 56 | 39 |
| 109 | Nunawading Christian College | Nunawading | 34 | 10.2 | 12 | 6 |
| 110 | Alia College | Hawthorn East | 16 | 10.2 | 6 | 4 |
| 111 | Williamstown High School | Williamstown | 342 | 10 | 101 | 61 |
| 112 | Vermont Secondary College | Vermont | 305 | 10 | 94 | 61 |
| 113 | Ave Maria College | Aberfeldie | 206 | 10 | 63 | 38 |
| 114 | St Pauls Anglican Grammar School | Warragul | 237 | 9.9 | 71 | 49 |
| 115 | Ivanhoe Grammar School Plenty | Doreen | 87 | 9.9 | 28 | 20 |
| 116 | Clonard College | Herne Hill | 156 | 9.8 | 51 | 31 |
| 117 | Wesley College Glen Waverley | Glen Waverley | 196 | 9.7 | 54 | 27 |
| 118 | Birchip P-12 School | Birchip | 36 | 9.7 | 7 | 5 |
| 119 | Marcellin College | Bulleen | 308 | 9.6 | 98 | 54 |
| 120 | Our Lady of Sacred Heart College | Bentleigh | 165 | 9.6 | 41 | 29 |
| 121 | Tintern Schools Senior College | Ringwood East | 166 | 9.6 | 31 | 20 |
| 122 | Alphington Grammar School | Alphington | 90 | 9.6 | 27 | 20 |
| 123 | Manangatang P-12 College | Manangatang | 19 | 9.5 | 5 | 3 |
| 124 | Marist Sion College | Warragul | 174 | 9.3 | 53 | 34 |
| 125 | Emmaus College | Vermont South | 229 | 9.2 | 75 | 54 |
| 126 | Highview Christian Community College | Maryborough | 72 | 9.2 | 20 | 14 |
| 127 | Corryong College | Corryong | 41 | 9.2 | 10 | 7 |
| 128 | Kardinia International College | Bell Post Hill | 294 | 9.1 | 86 | 64 |
| 129 | Camberwell High School | Canterbury | 291 | 9.1 | 46 | 25 |
| 130 | Horsham College | Horsham | 149 | 9 | 41 | 28 |
| 131 | Sirius College Broadmeadows Campus | Broadmeadows | 115 | 8.9 | 36 | 24 |
| 132 | Buckley Park College | Essendon | 163 | 8.8 | 49 | 30 |
| 133 | Charlton College | Charlton | 18 | 8.8 | 5 | 5 |
| 134 | Oxley Christian College | Chirnside Park | 158 | 8.7 | 44 | 25 |
| 135 | Bacchus Marsh Grammar | Bacchus Marsh | 162 | 8.7 | 39 | 29 |
| 136 | Flinders Christian Community College Tyabb | Tyabb | 120 | 8.7 | 39 | 27 |
| 137 | Sirius College Meadow Fair Campus | Broadmeadows | 133 | 8.7 | 32 | 22 |
| 138 | Kaniva P-12 College | Kaniva | 13 | 8.7 | 3 | 3 |
| 139 | St Aloysius College | North Melbourne | 114 | 8.6 | 23 | 16 |
| 140 | Mater Christi College | Belgrave | 235 | 8.5 | 62 | 45 |
| 141 | Catholic College Bendigo | Bendigo | 338 | 8.2 | 89 | 63 |
| 142 | De La Salle College | Malvern | 217 | 8.2 | 60 | 44 |
| 143 | Highvale Secondary College | Glen Waverley | 185 | 8.2 | 53 | 33 |
| 144 | St Albans Secondary College | St Albans | 168 | 8.1 | 41 | 33 |
| 145 | Kingswood College | Box Hill | 96 | 8.1 | 29 | 21 |
| 146 | Kew High School | Kew East | 295 | 8 | 74 | 61 |
| 147 | Newhaven College | Rhyll | 120 | 8 | 29 | 19 |
| 148 | St Mary MacKillop College | Swan Hill | 109 | 8 | 20 | 16 |
| 149 | Dimboola Memorial Secondary College | Dimboola | 21 | 7.8 | 4 | 4 |
| 150 | Glen Eira College | Caulfield East | 65 | 7.7 | 10 | 7 |
| 151 | Timboon P-12 School | Timboon | 46 | 7.7 | 9 | 4 |
| 152 | Mount Lilydale Mercy College | Lilydale | 306 | 7.6 | 76 | 46 |
| 153 | Lighthouse Christian College | Keysborough | 41 | 7.6 | 9 | 7 |
| 154 | Northcote High School | Northcote | 409 | 7.4 | 89 | 57 |
| 155 | Brentwood Secondary College | Glen Waverley | 341 | 7.4 | 72 | 50 |
| 156 | East Doncaster Secondary College | Doncaster East | 279 | 7.4 | 66 | 45 |
| 157 | Flinders Christian Community College Carrum Downs | Carrum Downs | 78 | 7.4 | 19 | 12 |
| 158 | Salesian College Chadstone | Chadstone | 204 | 7.3 | 48 | 31 |
| 159 | Academy of Mary Immaculate | Fitzroy | 143 | 7.3 | 40 | 27 |
| 160 | Maranatha Christian School | Endeavour Hills | 158 | 7.2 | 32 | 22 |
| 161 | Mentone Girls Secondary College | Mentone | 282 | 7.1 | 60 | 42 |
| 162 | Sacred Heart College Kyneton | Kyneton | 139 | 7.1 | 36 | 28 |
| 163 | Simonds Catholic College | Fitzroy North | 103 | 7.1 | 26 | 16 |
| 164 | Frankston High School | Frankston | 437 | 7 | 103 | 72 |
| 165 | Beaconhills College Berwick | Berwick | 267 | 7 | 57 | 42 |
| 166 | St Josephs College Ferntree Gully | Ferntree Gully | 152 | 7 | 33 | 23 |
| 167 | St Bedes College | Mentone | 352 | 6.9 | 87 | 64 |
| 168 | St Patricks College | Ballarat | 264 | 6.9 | 52 | 34 |
| 169 | Saint Ignatius College | Drysdale | 101 | 6.9 | 26 | 22 |
| 170 | Elwood College | Elwood | 121 | 6.9 | 21 | 13 |
| 171 | Plenty Valley Christian College | Doreen | 82 | 6.9 | 19 | 12 |
| 172 | Sirius College Dandenong Campus | Keysborough | 58 | 6.9 | 10 | 7 |
| 173 | Overnewton Anglican College | Keilor | 243 | 6.8 | 60 | 40 |
| 174 | Blackburn High School | Blackburn | 170 | 6.8 | 34 | 21 |
| 175 | Lake Bolac College | Lake Bolac | 12 | 6.8 | 3 | 3 |
| 176 | Parade College | Bundoora | 345 | 6.7 | 78 | 54 |
| 177 | Brighton Secondary College | Brighton East | 330 | 6.7 | 66 | 44 |
| 178 | Catholic College Sale | Sale | 215 | 6.6 | 43 | 31 |
| 179 | Benalla P-12 College | Benalla | 118 | 6.6 | 25 | 15 |
| 180 | Chairo Christian School Drouin | Drouin | 135 | 6.6 | 25 | 18 |
| 181 | Footscray City College | Footscray | 147 | 6.6 | 22 | 15 |
| 182 | Braemar College | Woodend | 148 | 6.5 | 30 | 25 |
| 183 | St Monicas College | Epping | 339 | 6.4 | 82 | 49 |
| 184 | Aquinas College | Ringwood | 297 | 6.4 | 67 | 47 |
| 185 | Presentation College | Windsor | 164 | 6.4 | 33 | 24 |
| 186 | Melbourne Rudolf Steiner School | Warranwood | 67 | 6.4 | 14 | 9 |
| 187 | Emmanuel College Warrnambool | Warrnambool | 223 | 6.1 | 39 | 30 |
| 188 | Sacred Heart College Yarrawonga | Yarrawonga | 46 | 6.1 | 6 | 4 |
| 189 | Viewbank College | Viewbank | 265 | 6 | 53 | 39 |
| 190 | Maffra Secondary College | Maffra | 116 | 6 | 20 | 14 |
| 191 | Fitzroy High School | Fitzroy North | 98 | 6 | 13 | 9 |
| 192 | Bayside Christian College | Langwarrin South | 51 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| 193 | Mortlake College | Mortlake | 30 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 194 | Northside Christian College | Bundoora | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 195 | Braybrook College | Braybrook | 209 | 5.9 | 41 | 27 |
| 196 | Westall Secondary College | Clayton South | 106 | 5.9 | 12 | 10 |
| 197 | Boronia K-12 College | Boronia | 30 | 5.9 | 5 | 3 |
| 198 | Heywood and District Secondary College | Heywood | 36 | 5.9 | 2 | 2 |
| 199 | Catholic College Wodonga | Wodonga | 257 | 5.8 | 44 | 32 |
| 200 | Trinity College | Colac | 167 | 5.8 | 30 | 22 |