WIMMERA students have impressed their schools with their ENTER scores, received on Monday.
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One of the Wimmera's highest achievers was St Brigid's College dux Gemma Surridge.
Miss Surridge said her ENTER score of 96.05 beat both her aim of 91 and her secret challenge of 95.
She said she was thrilled with the results.
"I went on the internet and saw it," she said.
"I was really excited, I was the only one in the room and I was stoked. I went straight inside and told everyone."
Miss Surridge said she aimed to study a Bachelor of Bio- Medical Science - Vision Science at Flinders University next year or a Bachelor of Science at Melbourne University.
She said that while the ENTER scores signified the end of school, she now had university offers to look forward to.
"I've still got uni offers, it's a great relief though," she said.
•HORSHAM College dux Samara Bell said she was `over the moon' with her score of 95.12.
Miss Bell said she didn't sleep on Sunday night, worried about the results.
"I couldn't believe it," she said.
"I was aiming for anything."
Miss Bell said she checked her results with a friend. She said both of them scored in the 90s and were thrilled at their results.
"I want to do accounting or commerce at RMIT in the city. I needed 85," she said.
•CORMAC Rabl claimed dux for Murtoa College this year with a score of 94.1.
Mr Rabl said he hadn't expected to score so high.
Mr Rabl said he aimed to study at Deakin University's Melbourne campus at Burwood.
He said he had applied for a double degree in exercise and sports science, and sports management.
Mr Rabl said the results marked the end of the school year for him.
"It's a bit of a relief that it's all over," he said. "Now uni in a couple of months."
•DIMBOOLA Memorial Secondary College dux Jessie Hutchinson was in Perth when she received her results.
Because of the time difference her phone was off when the results message came through, at 4am there.
Miss Hutchinson said she rang her mum when she saw her ENTER score of 93.8.
"She screamed, it sounded like she fell off her chair and then she started crying," she said.
She said her entire family was proud of the result.
"They all knew how hard I've worked this year," she said.
"I'm relieved this year's over. I've sacrificed a lot. I'm proud of myself for staying motivated.
"Now I have a result I can be proud of."
•OTHER students who received dux:
Ararat Community College's Sam Farish is dux with an ENTER of 95.4.
VCE co-ordinator Geoff Parkinson applauded Mr Farish's achievement.
Rainbow Secondary College principal Robyn Bellinger congratulated school dux Calum Fulton-Drendel.
She said Mr Fulton-Drendel received a score of 95.05.
"It's a very strong result," she said.
Nhill Secondary College has awarded dux to Amy Coughlan.
The school determined dux from an aggregate of each student's study scores.
The school's highest achiever based on ENTER score was Adrian Creek with 88.9.
Joe Rokebrand is dux for Edenhope College with an ENTER score of 88.35.
Goroke P-12 student Samantha Maybery is dux of her school.
The school declined to share Miss Maybery's ENTER score.
Stawell Secondary College declined to reveal its dux, but said the student received a score of 96.95.
•Birchip P-12 and Marian College were unavailable.
FOR more on the VCE results, and advice on what to do next, see today's Mail-Times.
