During the school's live-streamed exam results, staff set up cameras and families wait as tension builds. Xandra is taunted by relatives and classmates who expect a poor score and order her to leave, but she refuses. Scores are read—John surprises with 616—then Amelia Moore's totals are announced: 729. The crowd realizes she set a state and likely national record. Beauford's head of admissions, Mr. Wynne, appears and many assume Amelia will take the lone Beauford spot. Xandra's public humiliation remains unresolved, and Amelia's line 'Beauford is great, but I aim higher' leaves a new challenge hanging.