99.95 ATAR
VCE Success Series / Live online / Q1 2027
HEAR FROM
TOP VCE
PERFORMERS
ON WHAT
SCHOOL DOESN’T
TEACH.
↳ And what parents can actually do to help.
Study habits. Pressure. Motivation. Setbacks. What to stop doing. What to start earlier.
A live online session and resource guide built from recent top VCE performers, leading principals, educators, coaches and specialists — focused on the things that can change the year but rarely get taught directly.
Q1 2027 Date TBCLive online Join from anywhereStudents 15–18 Parent resources included
A first look at who’s shaping FutureEdge
Three of the people already shaping the first edition. More voices — and the final live line-up — will be revealed progressively.
99.80 ATAR
40+ YEARS
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And many more top VCE performers and expertsMore voices — and the final live line-up — will be revealed progressively
More comingLive onlineJoin from anywhere.
Top performersRecent 99+ ATAR voices and more.
Candid questionsThe things students rarely ask publicly.
Guide to keepUseful long after the session ends.
“We wished something like this existed when we were studying. So we created it for our kids.”— FutureEdge founders
Created by educators + parents
Built by teachers from leading schools — including VCE and extension specialists — alongside business leaders, all of them parents.
Why FutureEdge is different
School teaches the curriculum. FutureEdge focuses on the judgement around it.
Rare access
Borrow the experience before you need it.
FutureEdge makes it easy to hear from people students would rarely get to question this openly — and brings more than one perspective into the room.
What you actually get
A live session is only useful if it changes what happens next.
FutureEdge helps students waste less time learning obvious lessons the hard way — while giving parents a clearer idea of how to be useful.
Shorten the learning curve.
Tap a question
The questions students usually ask behind closed doors.
FutureEdge is built to get practical answers to the questions students often do not ask publicly.
Example answer themes
After a bad SAC, the best students usually reset fast.
Not a polished story — the actual moves: what they changed next, what they stopped doing and how they got perspective back.
The people behind the insight
More than one voice. More useful patterns.
These are three of the people already shaping the first edition. The wider FutureEdge group will include recent top performers, leading school voices and specialists, with more still to be revealed.
Inside FutureEdge
Isaac Brennin
College Captain · VCE 2024 · Elite Athlete Program · 99.80 ATAR
Isaac combined an exceptional VCE result with leadership, elite sport and part-time work — a useful lens on discipline, consistency and managing competing demands.
Tap to see what we want to learn from Isaac ↓
What FutureEdge wants to unpack: how he structured time, protected consistency across a crowded week, and kept taking small steps even when nobody was watching.
Inside FutureEdge
Christopher Lim
School DUX · 99.95 ATAR · Premier’s VCE All-Round High Achiever Award
Christopher paired a 99.95 ATAR with leadership, chess at international level and a perfect Mathematical Methods examination score.
Tap to see what we want to learn from Christopher ↓
What FutureEdge wants to unpack: what mastery actually looked like day-to-day, how he knew where to spend effort, and how someone operating at the very top avoided simply doing more of everything.
Inside FutureEdge
Dr Mark Merry
Leading voice on education · Chair AHISA · Chair AGSV
Four decades of teaching and leadership give Dr Merry a different vantage point: what schools observe across thousands of students, not just one exceptional result.
Tap to see what we want to learn from Mark ↓
What FutureEdge wants to unpack: what separates healthy ambition from destructive pressure, what families misunderstand about senior school, and what students need around them to thrive as well as perform.
Top VCE performer
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Education voice
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Expert voice
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And many more to be revealedMore top VCE performers, education leaders and expert voices will be announced progressively.
FUTUREEDGE / FIELD GUIDE 01
THE
VCE
SUCCESS
PLAYBOOK.
VCE
SUCCESS
PLAYBOOK.
Resources you keep
A practical playbook to keep.
The strongest lessons from across the FutureEdge group, distilled into useful prompts, patterns, mistakes to avoid and practical tools for the year ahead.
FutureEdge / a rolling series
ONE EDITION.
PART OF A
ROLLING SERIES.
VCE Success is the first expression of a broader FutureEdge series. New sessions and resources will roll out progressively wherever young people would benefit from better access to exceptional people and practical guidance.
Each edition will be revealed when the people, questions and resource are strong enough to matter.
Get first access →Priority access
Be first to know when the first session opens.
Join the list for the confirmed date, new voice reveals and first access when places open.
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Join the priority list for the confirmed Q1 date, new voice reveals and first access when places open.
First releaseHear when the date and places are confirmed.
Voice revealsSee new people as they are announced.
Resource previewBe first to see what is included in the student + parent guide.
Questions / answered
FAQ
What exactly is FutureEdge VCE Success?
It is a live online session in Q1 2027 plus a curated resource guide for students and parents. Students hear directly from recent top VCE performers alongside leading educators, principals, coaches and specialists about the parts of senior school that are rarely taught explicitly. The resource guide captures the strongest lessons so the value continues after the session ends.
Why did FutureEdge come to be?
FutureEdge started with a simple frustration: adults actively seek out experts, mentors and useful frameworks when the stakes are high, yet teenagers are often expected to navigate senior school with far less access. It is being built by teachers from leading schools — including VCE and extension-learning specialists — alongside business leaders. Everyone behind FutureEdge is also a parent who wished something like this existed for their own children.
Are Christopher, Isaac and Dr Mark Merry the full line-up?
No. They are three of the people already helping shape the first FutureEdge edition. The wider group will include more recent high performers, school leaders, VCE and extension specialists, coaches and other useful voices. Some people will contribute to the resources, some will join the live online session, and some will do both. More names will be revealed progressively.
Is the session online?
Yes. The first VCE Success session will be live online in Q1 2027. That is deliberate: students should not need to attend a particular school, live in a particular suburb or have the right network to get access to the people FutureEdge brings together.
When is it?
The exact date is still being finalised, but the first session is planned for Q1 2027. People on the priority list will be the first to receive the confirmed date and access details.
What makes this different from tutoring or a school talk?
FutureEdge is not subject tutoring and it is not a motivational assembly. The value is direct access to carefully chosen people, asked practical and sometimes uncomfortable questions in a curated format. FutureEdge then distils the strongest patterns into resources students and parents can actually use.
Is this only for students chasing a 99+ ATAR?
No. Exceptional performers are useful to study because their decisions, habits and mistakes expose patterns — not because every student should copy their result. FutureEdge is about helping students make smarter choices toward their own version of success.
What are the resources?
They are the practical companion to the live online session: curated insights from a broader group of voices, plus student and parent guidance, prompts and tools designed to remain useful across the senior years. The final format will be revealed as the first edition is completed.
Is FutureEdge a one-off?
No. VCE Success is part of a rolling FutureEdge series. Future sessions and resources will be announced progressively, using the same core idea: unusually good access to people worth learning from, candid conversations and useful takeaways for young people at important moments.
FutureEdge / VCE Success Series
SCHOOL TEACHES THE CONTENT.
FUTUREEDGE HELPS WITH EVERYTHING AROUND IT.
Hear directly from people who have performed, led and coached at the highest level — then take the most useful lessons into the year with you.
Get first access for Q1 2027