The wait was finally over for hundreds of nervous high school students across Bathurst yesterday as their Higher School Certificate (HSC) subject marks were made available.
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And many local students had real cause to celebrate after the region received hundreds of Band 5 and Band 6 results.
MacKillop College was proud that its 89 Year 12 students were able to receive 40 Band 6 results across the curriculum.
Its highest achiever was Isabella Barrett, who made the prestigious Premier’s All Rounder list for obtaining a Band 6 in each of her subjects this year.
Ms Barrett hopes her phenomenal effort will be enough to achieve an ATAR of 99 that will meet the criteria to study law and media at Sydney University.
MacKillop College principal Maureen Moore thought every student had succeeded, even if they didn’t receive a Band 6.
“Overall, we are very happy with the results,” she said.
Denison College of Secondary Education principal Craig Petersen believed students from both Kelso and Bathurst campuses performed solidly in the HSC.
“What’s really pleasing is that we are getting really solid results across a good range of subjects,” Mr Petersen said.
“It’s not just vocational subjects or the sciences where we are getting these marks, but across all the key learning areas.
“We are proud of all of them.”
The Scots School had 23 per cent of recent graduates receive a Band 6 in their studies.
Deputy head and director of teaching and learning Lynne Fleming was proud of her students’ “strong credentials” and is confident they will lead them down the path of success in their future plans.
“Our children are aiming for courses of high esteem and early indications are that their ATARs will allow them to pursue study at their chosen universities,” she said.
St Stanislaus’ College students performed strongly in English advanced, music, drama, extension 2 mathematics, legal studies and studies of religion. A large number of students were able to gain early acceptance into university.
Head of school Dr Anne Wenham is confident her students have performed well enough to continue on their path of success in tertiary education.
“At the end of the day it is about preparing fine young men for the future,” she said.
Rounding out the local schools was All Saints’ College, which had around 30 per cent of its students finish in the top 20 per cent of the state.
Head of college Dr Peter Miller said it was likely Mudgee student Alannah Milton would receive the school’s top ATAR today after receiving three Band 6 results in the HSC, while Bathurst boy Gus McClelland received two Band 6s.
