Mac.Robertson High top achiever as inner eastern and private schools dominate VCE results Ballarat Clarendon College graduates Alex Nash, Alana Ryan, Emma Kinnersly and Andrew McDougall. SCHOOLS from Melbourne's inner-eastern suburbs have dominated this year's VCE. Just four of the 100 most successful are from the city's west. Private schools make up almost two-thirds of the top-performing institutions. But the Government's all-girl, selective-entry school, Mac.Robertson High, is Victoria's highest achiever. A statewide analysis, based on each school's median VCE study score and then the percentage of study scores of 40 and over, shows 30 of the 100 most successful were from Melbourne's inner eastern "school belt" - including Kew, Hawthorn, Armadale and Box Hill - with Fintona Girls' School in Balwyn leading the way. Twenty-seven schools from the southeast - taking in St Kilda East, Keysborough, Brighton, Mount Waverley and Berwick - were high achievers with Beth Rivkah Ladies College and Huntingtower School starring. The selective-entry Suzanne Cory High School in Werribee and Penleigh and Essendon Grammar in Keilor East shone in the west while Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School was a standout among northern high-flyers. Yarra Valley Grammar School led nine top outer-eastern schools and eight featured from central Melbourne. Mac. Robertson Girls' High School was the most successful school statewide, posting a median study score of 38. An impressive 37.4 per cent of study scores were 40 or over. "We are absolutely joyful for our girls - we know how hard they work," principal Dr Toni Meath said. Fintona Girls' attained the same median study score and 36 per cent of scores were 40 or more. Mount Scopus Memorial College, Bialik College, Lauriston Girls' School and Melbourne High School also excelled. Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority figures show 64 of the 100 most successful schools were private, 17 Catholic and 19 government. Along with Victoria's four selective-entry schools, government standouts were John Monash Science School, Balwyn High School, Glen Waverley Secondary College and northern Victoria's small East Loddon P-12 College. Ballarat Clarendon College led 14 regional big-hitters, which also included the newly opened Surf Coast Secondary College.