CATHOLIC EDUCATION OFFICE BATHURST
Outstanding HSC Results
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tudents from the four Catholic High Schools in the Diocese of Bathurst have once again achieved some outstanding results from the 2012 HSC. Diocesan Y12 students were amongst 73,397 students who sat for the Higher School Certificate in NSW in October 2012. Of the 73,397 students enrolled, 35,950 - or 49% - were male and 37,447 - or 51% - were female. In our Diocese, 362 of these students studied at one of the four Catholic Secondary Schools in the Bathurst Diocese: La Salle Academy Lithgow (41), MacKillop College Bathurst (89), James Sheahan Catholic High School Orange (104) and St. John’s College Dubbo (128). Courses were offered in over 50 subjects and included vocational as well as academic courses, providing students with a full range of options for their chosen courses of study. 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. The increasingly popular Vocational Education courses included Metals and Engineering, Hospitality, Entertainment, Primary Industries and Retail and Construction. Schools have reported many excellent individual and whole school results. Students from Diocesan Schools scored well above the State Mean in many subjects, with exceptional results noted in 2 Unit subjects including Ancient and Modern History, Legal Studies, Mathematics, Physics, English, VET Entertainment, VET Metals and Engineering, Industrial Technology, Geography and Agriculture. Many students received entry offers from universities, with one school having over 70% of the cohort receiving offers.
Richard Chatoor, being presented with the Diocesan scholarship and medal on behalf of the Catholic Development Fund, by Mr Tony Eviston, ViceChancellor Catholic Diocese of Bathurst and Manger Catholic Development Fund. these students from Diocesan schools were awarded Band 6 scores for Studies of Religion 1 Unit and three students for Studies of Religion 2 Unit.
Two students from the Diocese were also recognised in the Order of Merit lists for the HSC. They were Alana Hewish from There were 132 Band 6 results awarded to students in the St. John’s College in Dubbo for 2 Unit Standard English and four high schools. Band 6 is the highest achievement and Ailie McGarity from MacKillop College in Bathurst for History was awarded in many courses across the curriculum. 17 of Extension. Both of these students were ranked in the top
Studies of Religion Award Recipients from MacKillop College Bathurst - Emily Clinton, Emily Hockey, Ailie McGarity and Alexandra Ireland
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