From the Assistant Principal Teaching and Learning
What is an ATAR?
HSC Results 2020
Congratulations to the numerous to our 2020 student cohort for their achievement in the 2020 HSC Examinations. Despite a highly unusual year with a plethora of challenges, our students have definitely demonstrated results worthy of their determination and effort.
Among the subjects where achievement was significantly represented in the top 3 bands was: Ancient History, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, CAFs, D & T, Drama, Economics, Engineering, English Standard, English Advanced, English Extension 1, Food Technology, Geography, Industrial Technology, Investigating Science, Legal Studies, Maths Standard 1, Maths Standard 2, Maths Extension 1, Mathematics Advanced, Mathematics Extension 2, Modern History, History Extension, Music 1, PDHPE, Physics, Science Extension 1, S & C, SOR I and II, Visual Arts, Arabic Continuers, Japanese Continuers, Business Services, Construction, Entertainment Industry and IDT.
The High Achievers Assembly will be held on 4:2:21 9am - 11am. This assembly will acknowledge students achieving Band 6 in any subject and the students receiving the highest ATAR achievement, will be acknowledged. Students who will receive awards will receive an invitation to attend.
Well done Year 12, and we thank the many teachers across Year 7-12 for their dedication to the education of all students throughout their Secondary education.
Awards Assembly 7-11 Week 10 Term 4
I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate our many award recipients this week. As the organiser of the awards, I am delighted at the many students who have demonstrated dedication, passion for learning and who strive to be the best they can be.
I would also like to highlight that not every student who achieves the highest grades in a subject, is necessarily ‘smart’, ‘brainy’ and ‘is always the best’. In my 31 year career in education I have always had high expectations of myself and my students. During my 31 years I have always empowered my students to go beyond and strive for success. I have had many students tell me they want to top the subject, and my simple reply is, go for it, what is stopping you. Also students who have told me that they will not succeed, I have always stopped that conversation but stating that they will learn and can achieve goals if they work consistently hard, learn from mistakes and seek and apply feedback from their teacher. Consequently I have had the privilege to see many fine students achieve their goals, whether it be come first in the subject or going beyond their expectation. The number one reason for my student’s success was their mindset.
So my challenge to you in 2021 is to always be the best you can be!
