Academic Achievement

A snapshot of our
Year 12 results

2020-2025

14

99 ATAR students

85%

ATAR eligibility percentage

100%

Percentage receiving tertiary offers each year

34.4%

Percentage of students achieving above 90 ATAR

74.1%

Percentage of A and B results across Year 12 subjects

Our Student Futures Summary:

29.21% of our graduates are planning to pursue careers in response to the growing demand for community healthcare.

Society and Culture is a strong pathway for students, with 19.10% of students choosing study fields in Law, Psychology, Criminology, Social Work, Economics and Sport and Recreation.

Engineering is still a popular choice for a number of students, with some students selecting to apply for the combined vertical Bachelor and Master’s program.

Chosen Industry

Health 29.21%
Society and Culture 19.10%
Engineering 15.73%
Natural and Physical Sciences 11.24%
Creative Arts 7.87%
Business Management and Commerce 6.74%
Architecture and Building 4.49%
Education 3.37%
Information Technology 2.25%

Canterbury enjoys a proud record of outstanding academic results.

Of these students, we are proud that around 54% achieve an ATAR of 90 or higher.

While we pride ourselves on providing valuable vocational pathways, the vast majority of our students each year are university-bound, with high numbers of Canterbury graduates each year studying:

  • Medicine and Allied Health – Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, Psychology, Nursing and Midwifery.
  • Engineering, Mathematics and Sciences.
  • Business, Commerce and Law.
  • Creative Industries and Fine Arts – Music, Design, Film and Media Studies.