Great results for Diocese’s HSC students I n 2010, 71,300 students sat for the Higher School Certificate in NSW. Nearly 350 of these students came from the four Catholic secondary schools in the Bathurst Diocese: La Salle Academy Lithgow, MacKillop College Bathurst, James Sheahan Orange and St John’s College Dubbo. Courses were offered in 50 subjects and included extension courses in English, Mathematics and History. In addition to the written examinations, students had to produce major works in Music, Drama, Design and Technology, Visual Arts, Dance, Textiles and Industrial Technology and sit for oral examinations in French and Japanese. Vocational Education courses included Metals and Engineering, Hospitality, Entertainment, Primary Industries and Retail and Construction. Schools performed very well, with many excellent individual and whole school results. In 57% of the courses studied for the HSC in the Diocese, students achieved a mean above the NSW State average. Many students received entry offers from universities, with one school having over 75% of the cohort receiving offers. There were 121 Band 6 results awarded to students in the four high schools. Band 6 is the highest achievement and was awarded in many courses across the curriculum. Two Premiers’ Awards were presented to students who had achieved Band 6 in all of their subjects - Maddy Greer and Josef English from St John’s College in Dubbo. Maddy also placed first in the State in Philosophy, one of the Distinction Courses offered in the HSC. In addition, her Visual Arts major work was accepted into Artexpress for both the Armory Exhibition at Homebush Bay and the Regional Touring Exhibition at the Western Plains Cultural Centre. The recent Bathurst Diocesan Awards Ceremony in Orange recognised the outstanding results achieved by the students. Miss Gillian Cannon, a former student of St Raphael’s Cowra and MacKillop College, was the guest speaker. Gillian’s message was of how working hard and making the most of every opportunity provided, allowed her to achieve her dream of working in radio news.
The following students received Diocesan awards on the night: The CDF Scholarship for Highest Diocesan ATAR: Madeline Greer 99.95 Studies of Religion I Highest Diocesan Mark 2010: Jocelyn McGarity 48/50 Studies of Religion II Highest Diocesan Mark 2010: Shannon Fadaee 92/100. The CDF Scholarship for School Certificate Academic Excellence: Emily Clinton, Year 10 MacKillop College Bathurst; Alexandra Ireland, Year 10 MacKillop College Bathurst; Glenn Cardinio, Year 10 James Sheahan Catholic High School Orange. Certificates were also presented to those students who achieved Honour Listings in their chosen courses of study for the Higher School Certificate; James Sheahan: Daniel Bruton, Emily D’Aquino, Danielle Douglass, Adam Dutton, Eamonn Dwyer, Shannon Fadaee, Joshua Fitzgerald, Bridget Healey, Sarah Jones, Megan McFarland, Katherine Moses, Oliver Quick, Timothy Sergeant, Caitlin West and Sarah Whiley. La Salle Academy: Regina Featherstone, Sophie-May Kerr, Sean King and Logan Mourtos. MacKillop College: Bridget Allen, Emily Brady, Avril Bryant, Stephanie Coady, Kate Cook, Vinuri Dissanayake, Candice Duddek, Racquel El-Helou, Stephanie Floyd, Jasmin Gray, Amelia King, Therese Lamont, Grace McAulley, Katherine McFawn, Jocelyn McGarity, Bethany McGrath, Emma Miller and Clancy Pye. St John’s College: Josef English, Madeline Greer, Alexander Atileh, Alexander Bruce, Alice Clark, Brodie Burke, Caitlin Carnell, Thomas Carruthers, Bianca Caton, Jacob Dries, Mitchell Gersbach, Alexandria Grabianski, Leazelle Graham, Genevieve Hutty, Hayley Manning, Amy McAneney, Thomas McCormack, Abbey McManus, Dominic Medel, Kel Miller, Lydia Pedrana, Edward Pierzchalski, Mitchell Purton, Katharine Rootes, Keira Ryan, Duncan Standish, Corey Sutton, Bronwyn Vaughan and Mark Williams. Stuart MacKenzie and Kate Thorne from Year 10 were recognised for their Year 10 History. Congratulations to the HSC class of 2010 and best wishes in your future careers.
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