Owen tops Class of 2025

ST MARTINS Lutheran College is proud to announce the outstanding achievements of our Year 12 students in the 2025 South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) results.

This year, our students have demonstrated exceptional academic performance, with notable success in their Australian Tertiary Admission Rankings (ATAR).

We are especially proud to announce that our DUX of the College, Owen Wheatley (pictured right), achieved an outstanding ATAR of 98.45. His dedication and consistent effort throughout the year have been rewarded, and he is to be congratulated on this achievement.

We are pleased to highlight the achievements of the following high-performing students who achieved an ATAR in the 90s:

• Owen Wheatley

• Lauren Agnew

• Emily Meier

• Christopher Mossford MacGregor

• Lillian Gillings

• Eva Peucker

The College’s ATAR statistics for 2025 reflect the dedication and hard work of our students and staff. Notably, 13 percent of our students achieved an ATAR of 90 or above, 23.8 percent achieved 80 or above, and 43.4 percent achieved an ATAR of 70 or above. Of the cohort that completed Stage 2 subjects, over 61 percent accomplished at least one grade of A- or above.

Impressively, College DUX, Owen Wheatley, received a merit for both Mathematical Methods and Specialist Mathematics, in which he achieved a perfect score. A merit was also awarded to Lauren Agnew for Essential Mathematics.

St Martins Lutheran College Principal, Mr Alan Connah, commended the students’ on their well-deserved achievements, “Our students have displayed outstanding dedication and commitment throughout the year. Their results reflect their hard work and perseverance. We wish them every success in their future endeavours.”

Ms Connie Ferraro, St Martins SACE Leader, also praised the students, “I am so proud of the achievements of all our Year 12s. Our students’ achievements are the result of their dedication, persistence and effort throughout their senior years. These outcomes reflect not only their hard work but also the encouragement and guidance they have received from their teachers and families.”

St Martins Lutheran College continues to support a diverse range of pathways, with many students excelling in vocational education and training (VET). This year, 34 percent of students who achieved their SACE also completed a VET qualification that contributed to their SACE requirements. Among these students, 15 completed Certificate 3 qualifications as part of their SACE. Additionally, as part of his SACE, Christopher Mossford MacGregor completed university subjects on criminology through Flinders University’s Extension Studies program.

The entire St Martins community congratulates our Year 12 students on their remarkable achievements and wishes them every success as they begin the next chapter of their journey.