DALIA SABLE AND LEXI LANDSMAN

STUDENTS at Melbourne’s Jewish schools have again finished in the top one per cent of the state, according to VCE results released this week.

At least two pupils at each Jewish school received marks over 99, with one or more students at all schools attaining perfect study scores.

Two Bialik College students, Ian Metz and Benjamin Poyer, gained the highest ENTER scores among pupils at Jewish schools of 99.9, along with Leibler Yavneh College’s Tal Ellinson (99.9).

At Bialik College, 11 students scored in the top percentile of the state, with a further 37 receiving marks above 95, and almost 64 per cent attaining scores above 90.

At Mount Scopus Memorial College, three students shared top honours — Karen Freilich, Joshua Ludski and Michael Thurin scored 99.85.

Seventeen per cent of the 128 graduating students at Mount Scopus received marks above 99. A further 51 per cent scored above 95, and 68 per cent above 90.

At Leibler Yavneh College, where 41 pupils graduated, and Beth Rivkah Ladies College, where 45 students completed VCE, more than half of both classes scored above 90, with 10 per cent at both schools ranked in the top one per cent.

The top student at Beth Rivkah was Bina Perelman with 99.85.

Ryan Dean was the top student at The King David School with a score of 99.7. The school also recorded top results, with six per cent of its 52 VCE graduates scoring above 99 and 46 per cent, or 24 students, receiving marks above 90.

Yakir Landau topped Yeshivah College with 99.6, helping the college gain its best results ever with nine out of 15 students scoring more than 90, with two in the class, or 13 per cent, receiving marks over 99.

In NSW, two Moriah College students were awarded first place in HSC courses.

Matityahu Zinn, 18, came first in both classical Hebrew continuers and classical Hebrew extension, while Year 11 accelerated student Tali Feiglin, 16, gained first place in modern Hebrew continuers.

Matityahu, an Israeli expat, was one of only three students who placed first in two courses. With his top marks, he hopes to study a combined commerce and engineering degree next year.

Melbourne-born Tali, who moved to Sydney a year ago, said topping the state, particularly as an accelerated student, was a nice surprise.

“I’ve put lot of effort into the subject, so it was a really nice reward at the end,” he said.

The awards to the 119 students who were placed first in 100 subjects were presented by NSW Premier Kristina Keneally and Minister for Education and Training Verity Firth at the Australian Technology Park, Sydney, on December 15.

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Photo gallery: Top students at Melbourne’s Jewish schools