By Jena Carr
Geelong Grammar School’s Henry Crutchfield has received the Melbourne Chancellor’s Scholarship thanks to his outstanding Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR).
The VCE student was surprised to receive a 99.9 ATAR with two study scores of 50 in Chemistry and French on Monday, December 11.
Henry said his high result led him to receive the Chancellor’s Scholarship on the same day, completely changing what he would do at university.
“Originally, I was going to do biomedicine with the hope of getting into medicine but because of the Chancellor’s Scholarship, you have a guaranteed place in a graduate,” he said.
“I’m going to do science and explore my interests more because now I don’t have to worry about getting into medicine.”
Henry said his family were very proud of him for doing so well in his studies and that his siblings threw him a surprise party for his achievement.
He said his plan for next year was to start pursuing studies in medicine and that he was thankful for the chance to explore his possibilities.
Henry is one of six Geelong Grammar School VCE students to receive an ATAR of 95 or above, including Becky Knowles, Jessica Stapleton, Quimby Yates, Millie Fothergill and Amelia Charleson.
