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will take up the challenge of doing their bit, and that bit more, for the
communities they will serve.
Such confidence is testament to the care, craft and perseverance
of many, and my thanks and congratulations go to all involved: boys,
members of staff and parents.
To the Class of 2019: we will miss your humour, zest for life and
enthusiasm for all to come. We thank you and wish you well as you
assume the mantle of responsibility. Together you have navigated the
‘ordinary’ aspects of Scotch life, but your time has also been rich in
attributes which speak powerfully of your generation and our future.
You have done this with openness and kindness, and it has been
a privilege to share in your optimism and glimpse something of the
vibrant world you will forge. In thanking you for all you have given to
your School, we look forward to welcoming you back to learn where
it takes you.
Rupert Balfe, Tianqi Feng, Matthew Lee, Harrison Liu,

William Sutherland, and Yulin (Kevin) Wu each received

an ATAR of 99.95, and were, therefore, the duces of Scotch

College for 2019.
Eight boys (3.3 per cent of the cohort) obtained an ATAR of

99.90 or more (top 0.1 per cent in the population)
22 boys (9.0 per cent of the cohort) obtained an ATAR of 99.50

or more (top 0.5 per cent in the population)
35 boys (14.3 per cent of the cohort) obtained an ATAR of

99.00 or more (top 1 per cent in the population)
59 boys (24.1 per cent of the cohort) obtained an ATAR of 98

or more (top 2 per cent in the population)
96 boys (39.2 per cent of the cohort) obtained an ATAR of 95

or more (top 5 per cent in the population)
135 boys (55.1 per cent of the cohort) obtained an ATAR of 90

or more (top 10 per cent in the population)
181 boys (73.9 per cent of the cohort) obtained an ATAR of 80

or more (top 20 per cent in the population)
The median ATAR was 91.65
Early measures of ‘value add’, comparing ability testing data

from earlier years and ATAR scores, indicate a very 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 2014, including
those students who moved or left school before Year 12.)
There were 13 ‘perfect’ scores of 50 across seven subjects
Ten Year 12 boys obtained scores of 50, including: Rupert

Balfe (English Language and Legal Studies), Jiahang (Jerry)

Chen (English EAL), Patrick Gerendasi (English), Matthew Lee

(Specialist Mathematics), Xiang (Leo) Li (English EAL), Charles

Lin (English), Daniel Qu (English), William Sutherland (Specialist

Mathematics) and Andrew Wong (English).
Two Year 11 boys obtained scores of 50: Samuel Harle (Ancient

History) and Joshua Poon (Mathematical Methods)
Eight Year 12 boys achieved the highest possible ATAR

increment in their Higher Education (University) Study: six in

Mathematics, one in Physics and one in Chemistry
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SCOTCH DUCES, LEFT TO RIGHT: WILLIAM SUTHERLAND, YULIN (KEVIN) WU,
MATTHEW LEE, HARRISON LIU AND TIANQI FENG WITH THEIR HEADS OF
HOUSE – STEVE DE DOMENICO, JOSH MCNEILL, GEORGE PATOURAS AND
STEPHEN PALLOT. (ABSENT: RUPERT BALFE)
We celebrate such accomplishment across the rich canvas of our
non-selective entry, cognisant of a broader educational landscape
that values the dignity of each person and curiosity for how the world
might evolve for the greater good. The tables below summarise but
one set of outcomes flowing from the resulting passions and mastery
of each member of the Class of 2019. There are, and will continue to
be, many more.
As inaugural participants of the Year 11 Immersion Service
programme and early adopters of the Year 10 Scotch Enterprise
programme, the boys of the Class of 2019 explored the increasingly
connected interface between social and economic enterprise
defining their age. On exchange, as hosts and representatives, in
strong voice in Memorial Hall and Boarders’ Chapel, as Cadets and
in outreach, and amidst debate and laughter in the varying games
that occupy four and six-square courts, they have explored the
place of the individual in community and embraced the fruits of our
hard-won freedom.
That all was done with sensitivity, consideration and excitement
for changing times has convinced that those of the Class of 2019
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TOM BATTY – PRINCIPAL
www.scotch.vic.edu.au Great Scot
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