Merici College congratulates every student on their personal and academic achievements for 2018. These have been acknowledged at the College’s Graduation and Award Ceremony. Here is a proud snapshot of the Class of 2018 and a glimpse of the contribution Merici students will make to our community in the future.
More than 71% of students set their goals on achieving an ATAR in 2018 and all achieved this milestone. Our median ATAR was 77.1. Over 87% of students who sat for the AST and completed a T Package received 65+, this is an outstanding achievement. In this cohort of 112 students, 98.2% of students received a Vocational Qualification and this was well above the next in line College in the ACT. 94% intend to continue in some form of recognised education and training in the year after they have left school.
Of that 94%, 5% will combine full- time employment and study and this includes Traineeships in industry and with the Department of Finance and the Department of Health. 53% will go directly into further study at university (combination of university, CIT/TAFE or a private provider for traineeship. 6% have moved into full-time employment and 5% are combining full-time work with study.