Curriculum
Thirty-three VCE subjects and five external VET studies are offered. Xavier is one of only fifteen schools in Victoria to offer Latin and one of only two which offers Ancient Greek, which it has done continuously since 1878. Xavier and sister school Genazzano FCJ College have collaborated to develop a cross curriculum appreciation of the Classics as seen in both school's Latin as a LOTE option.
Xavier has a strong academic history. For each of the past fifteen years (excluding 2009) the Dux of the school received an ATAR score of 99.95, the highest possible. In 2008, 2010 and 2011, three students achieved this mark at Xavier out of 32 in the state.
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