good grace and communal responsibility continued to see you flourish . Perhaps most importantly , your awareness of , respect for , and desire to embrace difference , both within and beyond , inspired optimism for the future .
It was a privilege to share something of your experience .
In thanking you for all you have given to your School , we look forward to welcoming you back to learn of those you have met and what you make of it all .
LEFT TO RIGHT : MR TOM BATTY , MR GEOFFREY
WEMYSS , JASON
CHI , ANDRES BURITICA MONROY , WILLIAM MCCANN , MAX FAN , RYAN AHL , RICHARD
LIU , MS AMY CHRISTENSEN , MR
JAMES KEARNEY
WITH ADMIRATION AND RESPECT , THE CONGRATULATIONS OF ALL IN THE SCOTCH COMMUNITY GO TO THE REMARKABLE YOUNG MEN OF THE CLASS OF 2021 FOR SUCH IMPRESSIVE VCE AND ATAR RESULTS .
2021 VCE AND ATAR SUCCESS
� Seven boys : Ryan Ahl , Andres Buritica Monroy , Roy Chalmers , Jason Chi , Max Fan , Richard Liu and William McCann received an ATAR of 99.95 , and are , therefore , the Duces of Scotch College for 2021
� Nine boys ( 3.8 per cent of the cohort ) obtained an ATAR of 99.90 or more ( top 0.1 per cent in the population )
� 20 boys ( 8.5 per cent of the cohort ) obtained an ATAR of 99.50 or more ( top 0.5 per cent in the population )
� 30 boys ( 12.8 per cent of the cohort ) obtained an ATAR of 99 or more ( top 1 per cent in the population )
� 50 boys ( 21.4 per cent of the cohort ) obtained an ATAR of 98 or more ( top 2 per cent in the population )
� 74 boys ( 31.6 per cent of the cohort ) obtained an ATAR of 95 or more ( top 5 per cent in the population )
� 110 boys ( 47.0 per cent of the cohort ) obtained an ATAR of 90 or more ( top 10 per cent in the population )
� 164 boys ( 70.1 per cent of the cohort ) obtained an ATAR of 80 or more ( top 20 per cent in the population )
� The median ATAR was 88.85 .
� Early measures of ‘ value add ’, comparing ability testing data from earlier years and ATAR scores , show the highest average growth recorded since we started such measurement in 2012 , and indicate an exceptionally strong performance from this cohort . ( Note : the population referred to in the ATAR statistics above is the population of the statewide Year 7 cohort from 2016 , including those students who moved or left school before Year 12 .)
� There were 19 ‘ perfect ’ scores of 50 across 10 subjects .
� Eight Year 12 boys obtained scores of 50 , including Ryan Ahl ( Economics and Specialist Mathematics ), Andres Buritica Monroy ( Physics and Specialist Mathematics ), Max Fan ( English ), Xavier Joyce ( Business Management ) and Michael Ojaimi ( Physics ).
� Seven Year 11 boys obtained scores of 50 , including Aaron Do ( Mathematical Methods ), Tom He ( Mathematical Methods ), Liam Kenneally ( Psychology ), Tommy Le ( Mathematical Methods ), Alexander Ludovici ( Mathematical Methods ), David Lumsden ( Mathematical Methods ) and Brendan Zhang ( Physics ).
� One Year 7 boy obtained a score of 50 : William Cheah ( Specialist Mathematics ).
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