Is Suzanne Cory High School a Good School?

The short answer: Yes, for many students. Suzanne Cory High School is a co-educational government selective school in Werribee for Years 9–12, offering VCE and IB. Its 2025 Annual Report gives a median ATAR of 92.25, up from 91.05 in 2024. Entry is through the Year 8 selective entry exam.

Suzanne Cory High School (sometimes searched as “Susan Cory” or “Suzanne Corey”) is in Hoppers Lane, Werribee. Suzanne Cory High School is one of Victoria’s four government selective entry high schools: co-educational, academically selective, and the only one in Melbourne’s west. Every student in the school earned a place through the selective entry process, which makes for a strong academic peer group. Whether it is a good fit depends more on commute, co-ed preference and wellbeing than on rankings.

For a side-by-side with the other co-ed selective school, see Nossal vs Suzanne Cory. For the school itself, see our Nossal High School review. For the wider question, see is selective school worth it?

What Suzanne Cory actually is

• Type: Victorian government selective entry high school, Years 9–12.
• Location: Hoppers Lane, Werribee. The school is not zoned; students come from suburbs across Melbourne.
• Gender: Co-educational.
• Opened: 2011, named after molecular biologist Professor Suzanne Cory.
• Intake: about 200 students at Year 9, a minimum of 26 at Year 10 and up to 24 at Year 11, according to the school. It does not enrol at Year 12.
• Senior options: Year 11 entry has two streams, International Baccalaureate or Arts, Humanities and LOTE.

The school publishes its VCE results each year. Like every selective school, its results are strong largely because of who it enrols, so treat any single year’s figures as a snapshot rather than a forecast for your child.

Why families rate it highly

• Academic peer group: classmates who chose to sit a competitive exam and want to be stretched.
• Western-suburbs access: it was opened to spare families in the west a long daily commute to the inner-city selective schools.
• Co-education, for families who prefer it to the single-sex Melbourne High and Mac.Rob.
• An International Baccalaureate stream alongside the VCE. Nossal, the other co-ed selective school, offers the VCE.
• Government school costs: no private-school tuition, though voluntary contributions and materials apply as at other government schools.

Honest caveats

• Selective intake explains much of any selective school’s strong results — the school does not turn every student into a top ATAR.
• From the south-east or outer north, the commute can be long enough to cost real sleep and study time. Geography usually matters more than small differences between schools.
• A high-achieving peer group suits some students and overwhelms others. Fit matters.

How you get in

Year 8 students apply through ACER (applications opened in March in 2026) and sit the VIC selective entry exam in June for Year 9 entry. Up to three school preferences can be listed. 85% of places are offered by rank from exam performance, up to 10% through the equity category and up to 5% at the principal’s discretion; no cut-off scores are published. Offers are made in rounds from August. The 2027 exam date has not been announced — expect June, and check the ACER website.

Since 2026 the exam has three parts: Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning (60 minutes), Reading and Verbal Reasoning (55 minutes) and Writing (40 minutes). For Years 10 and 11 entry, the school uses a test run by EduTest instead.

When Suzanne Cory is usually the right call

• You live in Werribee, Point Cook, Tarneit, Hoppers Crossing or nearby.
• You prefer co-ed over single-sex.
• The IB is attractive to your family.
• Your child enjoys academic stretch and recovers from setbacks.

Preparing without overspending

ACER’s free sample questions show the format. For more timed practice, EduSpark’s VIC papers come with an explanation for every question and one free paper per subject; you can also try 5 sample questions without signing up. Writing still needs separate timed practice — we don’t mark it. Our guide to how long to study helps with planning.

Bottom line: Suzanne Cory is a strong selective school. It is the right choice when location, co-ed preference and your child’s needs line up.