The Class of 2025 sets a new academic benchmark as Canterbury celebrates record outcomes across ATAR and vocational pathways

Following the release of both subject results and ATARs this week, Canterbury College is proud to share a summary of the academic and pathway achievements of the Class of 2025.

Already, many Year 12 students have secured university offers prior to ATAR release, while others have commenced apprenticeships and traineeships. As always, pathways to university and training are non linear, with offers continuing through November and December and into the major QTAC offer round on 15 January 2026.

By any measure, the ATAR results for the Class of 2025 represent the strongest academic outcomes in Canterbury College’s history, exceeding even the previously high water marks of 2017 and 2022.

ATAR Highlights for the Class of 2025

🎓 23% of students achieved an ATAR of 95 or above (equal highest ever)
🎓 54% achieved an ATAR of 90 or above (highest ever)
🎓 85% achieved an ATAR of 80 or above (highest ever)
🎓 Median ATAR 91.4 (highest ever)

In addition to academic results, 12 students attained a Diploma level qualification, and 29 students completed a Certificate III qualification, reflecting the breadth and strength of pathways available to Canterbury students.

These outcomes will place Canterbury College among the top tier of schools in Queensland as comparative data is released. More importantly, they reflect a cohort that has set a new standard, one future cohorts will seek to emulate, and feasibly, to exceed.

Behind every result, whether an ATAR of 79 or 99, is a story of a pastoral and academic team united in doing their very best for every student. In 2024 and 2025, the College deliberately set the bar higher for ourselves and for our students. The results speak for themselves.

The 2025 Dux of Canterbury College is Ben Stanley, who achieved an ATAR of 99.35.
The 2025 Proximae Accessit is Ranudi Attygalla, who achieved an ATAR of 99.2.

As Eleanor Roosevelt once observed, “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”
The achievements of the Class of 2025 embody that belief. They remind us that success is never accidental. It is the product of an academic culture that believes every student is capable of improvement, one lesson, one assessment, one examination at a time. It is no coincidence that Canterbury’s strongest academic results have come in a year when the Four Dimensions became a shared and embedded part of the College’s language and practice.

The College extends its congratulations to Mitch Staples, Rebecca Adamson, Tracey Clarke, and the Heads of Faculty and subject coordinator team for their tireless work in maximising student pathways and performance.

Most importantly, congratulations to every student, every teacher, and every family who has contributed to this historic achievement. This is Canterbury College at its very best, and it is only the beginning of the ambitious future we are building together.