MACKILLOP College students celebrated on Tuesday after achieving some impressive results in the Higher School Certificate (HSC).
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Year 12 students were welcomed back to the school for a breakfast to share their results and celebrate the weight being lifted off their shoulders.
Principal Steve Muller commended the students on what they had achieved and noted there was improvement on the results achieved by the previous cohort of Year 12s.
"There's a really sharp improvement on last year, a lot more Band 6s. Last year was a great year, but they've built on that," he said.
"All up, I think we've had 41 Band 6s and Band E4s, which is the top band.
"The girls are really excited. Every student I've spoken to is really happy with their results. It's a great day for them."
Mr Muller said the results across the various subjects were consistent, but some of the highlights were music, design and technology, English and modern history.
"One girl got nine units of band sixes and the other [unit] missed out by one mark," he said.
"It was a really positive vibe amongst the group, they've achieved exceptionally well."
Among the students who impressed was Elizabeth Noonan, who achieved four Band 6 results in the HSC.
It was a great result for Miss Noonan, who had her heart set on scoring Band 6s.
She said her best results were achieved in French and extension history, and in addition to these subjects, she studied advanced English, extension English, drama, studies of religion 1 and modern history.
Her plan for 2020 is to study media and communications at Sydney University, which requires a high Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR).
"I've got a conditional offer, so it should be okay," Miss Noonan said.
Fellow student Prue Burge was feeling quite nervous on Monday night, but it was all over nothing as she woke up to some impressive results.
"I was pretty happy with mine. I was really happy with my extension history mark, I got 49 out of 50. I was pretty pleased," she said.
She is now waiting to find out if she will be accepted into university, where she hopes to study civil engineering.
Prior to the release of the ATARs, Miss Burge was hoping to achieve a 96 to increase her chances of being accepted.
"I think I can get close at least," she said.
The ATARs are set to be released on Tuesday afternoon, at around 1pm.
In the morning, Mr Muller anticipated a few students would achieve ATARs in the 90s, with the highest forecast to be around 98.
