CONSISTENT study, “release” activities and leadership have seen Boort District School’s Lucy Malone finish VCE as the Loddon’s top student.
The school’s 2024 co-captain last Thursday woke to receive her ATAR score of 97.40 and high study scores in physical education (43) and physics (40).
Principal Todd Woodfine said Lucy, the school’s dux this year, had been among a student cohort that achieved “a spread of positive results”.
Zac MacIntosh had an ATAR of 96 with a study score of 42 in mathematical methods and 41 in physics.
Dylan Leerson received an ATAR of 93.14 with a study score of 40 in physics while Isabell Hosking received an ATAR of 90.70.
Boort students ranked among the state’s best also included Tayla Gooding with a study score of 41 in business management and Dylan Leerson (40) for physics,
Lucy said her strategy for Year 12 had been to study consistently and not cram.
She did units three and four in health and human development last year and used that experience to be better prepared for the final year of secondary school.
“I made the most of study tips and the teachers were great in encouraging improvement in my class discussions,” she said.
Lucy’s 2024 subjects also included English, mathematical methods, specialist mathematics and physical education.
“Being school captain along with Eddie (Moresi) and Eliza (Perryman) was great ... I am glad I did it,” she said.
“Leading the school in being part of the national push-up challenge to raise mental health awareness was special to us.”
Lucy said she continued to have a life balance during the year, captaining Boort’s women’s hockey side where she won the best and fairest and umpiring juniors.
She also competed in two half-marathons. “They technically doubled as study for physical education ... my best time was one hour and 53 minutes.”
Lucy has a gap year planned working at the local BP service station and on the farm.
There will also be a trip to the United States mid-year working with Camp America.
“It will be good to have some experience out of Boort and I am interested to see a different part of the world, working with kids and gaining some life experience before heading to university,” Lucy said.
She is looking to study a bachelor of mechanical engineering at either Adelaide or Melbourne with possible pathways into biomedicine to expand her learning in physics and mathematics.
Char Sinclair is the 2024 dux for East Loddon P12 College where she achieved a score of 84.9.
Char plans to take an Australian Defence Force gap year in 2025 — a chance for young people to get a feel for military life before potentially signing up — and then she’ll consider officially joining the ADF or police force in 2026.
Among other achieving VCE students at East Loddon was Ava Maxted with a score of 42 in equine studies.