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2021 HSC Results

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2021 HSC Results

We are delighted to share with you the outstanding achievements of the Class of 2021. This year group persisted through two years of uncertainty and disruption due to COVID-19. We admire their academic successes but mostly we are proud of their resilience, optimism and capacity to adapt.

We would like to particularly acknowledge those girls who have achieved significant growth and surpassed their own aspirations during their Brigidine journey.

The College has maintained its consistently high academic standing again this year and we would like to take this opportunity to thank our dedicated staff for their unfailing dedication, care and professionalism.

Some of the highlights from the results for the Class of 2021 are:

Dux

Tara Thai achieved an ATAR of 98.95

Joint Proxime

Abbie Gates and Sarah Wang both achieved ATARs of 98.65

Top All Rounder

Tara Thai. An ‘all-rounder’ is a student who has achieved at least 10 units over 90%

Top Achievers in the State

Tara Thai: 1st in Drama Alyssa Wong (Year 11, 2021): 4th in Information and Digital Technology Jessica Marx (Year 11, 2021): 5th in Studies of Religion II

Distinguished Achievers

86 students were mentioned on the Distinguished Achievers list, with 153 Band 6s across a broad range of courses.

Brigidine College ranked

• 10th among Catholic Girls’ Schools in NSW • 66th overall in NSW • 2nd in Legal Studies with 99% of students receiving a Band 6 • 3rd in Drama with 91% of students receiving a Band 6

NESA HSC Showcases

• Madeleine Coakes selected for TEXStyle 2022 (Apparel) • Jessica Wilson selected for Callback (Major Performance) • Charlotte Thomson nominated for

Callback (Core Composition) • Matika Mendel nominated for Callback (Core Performance) • Maddie Xegas nominated for Encore (Performance) • Emily Ambrogio nominated for Encore (Composition) • Natalie Theodore nominated for Encore (Performance) • Chantelle Masson nominated for OnStage (Individual Performance) • Sarah Matthews nominated for OnStage (Individual Performance) • Tara Thai nominated for OnStage (Individual Performance) • Stella Hall, Hayley Seeto and

Mollie Hine nominated for OnStage (Group Performance) • Natalie Bowesman nominated for

Shape (Design and Technology)

Scholarship

Maya Preziuso was offered a prestigious Co-Op Scholarship at the University of UTS in Bachelor of Accounting. These scholarships are highly valued and sought after with only 28 students selected from more than 1000 applications. This is the 5th consecutive year that Brigidine students have been awarded this industry supported scholarship.

LAETITIA RICHMOND PRINCIPAL

Out of 126 Year 12 students:

• 43 (34%) received an

ATAR of above 90 • 76 (60%) received an

ATAR of above 80 • 21.1% of Brigidine students received a Band 6 compared to 11.4% of all HSC students • 45% of Brigidine students received a Band 5 compared to 28.3% of all HSC students

ATAR BELOW 80

ATAR ABOVE 90

6%

34%

60%

2021 HSC RESULTS

86 153

STUDENTS MENTIONED ON THE DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVERS LIST THOSE WHO SCORED 90 MARKS OR HIGHER – BAND 6 MENTIONS ON THE DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVERS LIST ACROSS A BROAD RANGE OF COURSES

BRIGIDINE RANKED 10TH IN NSW OUT OF CATHOLIC GIRLS SCHOOLS

BRIGIDINE RANKED 66TH SCHOOL IN NSW

98.95

BRIGIDINE’S HIGHEST ATAR ACHIEVED

3

TOP ACHIEVERS IN THE STATE

ATAR ABOVE 80

“Our roots will always lie here, in the soil of Brigidine land where we have learned to flourish every day. But now it is time for us to spread our branches far and wide across the world, and I know wherever the 2021 graduates wander the world will be made a better place.”

FLORA TUCKER COLLEGE CAPTAIN 2021

2

SELECTIONS FOR HSC SHOWCASES

34

OVER A MARK OF 90

153 322

BAND 6 MENTIONS

BAND 5 MENTIONS

60

OVER A MARK OF 80