Academic results
Exceptional results. Every year.
Our students are typically among the most successful VCE and International Baccalaureate (IB) achievers in Victoria and across the nation. Our students also excel in annual NAPLAN tests.
PLC’s purposeful, focused classrooms and unique learning culture champions academic excellence, helping our girls to consistently earn outstanding results.
PLC is a non-selective school where high academic expectations, discipline-focused learning and expert teachers ensure every student is supported to achieve success.
2025 Year 12 results
A total of 201 students completed Year 12 at PLC in 2025. The results below represent the combined achievements of 155 students who completed the VCE and 46 students who completed the IB.
- 9% achieved an ATAR of 99.5 or above
- 18% achieved an ATAR of 99 or above
- 50% achieved an ATAR of 95 or above
- 72% achieved an ATAR of 90 or above
- 93% achieved an ATAR of 80 or above
- 95.15 is the median ATAR
Why do PLC girls perform so well in Year 12?
Hear what our students say about their Year 12 journey at PLC. As well as embracing PLC’s exceptional academic program, a common factor is involvement in the broad array of co-curricular opportunities on offer at PLC.
Tertiary destinations
PLC students pursue a wide range of post-secondary destinations and pathways.
A significant proportion of our students receive offers to prestigious universities including the University of Melbourne and Monash University in Melbourne, as well as leading institutions interstate and overseas.
We are proud to see our students pursue further study and build rewarding careers in fields such as engineering, biomedical science, law, commerce and management, art and design, education, health and science.
NAPLAN results
PLC students perform strongly in NAPLAN testing (Australia’s standardised national literacy and numeracy tests). Our students are among the highest achievers in Victoria and nationally, at both primary and secondary levels.
Presbyterian Ladies’ College acknowledges the Wurundjeri, Woiwurrung and Boonwurrung people of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Custodians, by God’s gracious providence, of the land on which our school stands.