Students excel after study at home school

Two Cooma home schooled year 12 students graduated on Saturday after gaining outstanding year 12 results. Their marks are remarkable given they didn’t attend regular school, taking up a home school option instead.

Bradley Ventura and Samuel Vanderhout completed their year 12 certificate by distance education through the Jubilee Christian School in Queensland and sat a Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) exam to gain a tertiary admission rank for university admission.

Bradley Ventura scored an equivalent Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) of 99 and is enrolled at the Australian National University to study a double degree this year, a Bachelor of Engineering (Electronics and Communications) and Bachelor of Information Technology.

Samuel Vanderhout achieved an equivalent ATAR of 95 and will also undertake a double degree, a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical)/Bachelor of Business at Newcastle University in 2012. Read more