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YEAR 12 RESULTS Our 2013 Year 12 results were outstanding. 158 students (76.7%) achieved an Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) score of between 75 and 99.95, which is outstanding for a non-selective school dedicated to providing an all-round education. The Dux of the School was Danielle Davidovits (He’13), who achieved an IB score of 44 out of a possible 45 points, which converts to an ATAR score of 99.80. Danielle (pictured opposite) was one of 80 students to achieve an ATAR score of 90 or above (top 10%). “There were some outstanding individual results, reflecting the hard work which these students put into their studies over the past two years and we were delighted for them that they achieved what they deserved,” Principal, Stephen Meek, said. “As a non-selective school, we are proud of all our students’ results and acknowledge the dedication of our exceptional teaching staff and the partnerships between our parents, staff and students to provide the best learning outcomes. We do provide an all-round education and thank our students for their marvellous contributions to all aspects of school life.” In 2013, there were 134 VCE candidates and 72 IB candidates. When combined, the School’s median ATAR was 85.20, which means that the top 50% of our students were in the top 15% of the State. 44 students (21.4%) achieved an ATAR of 95 or above. There were four perfect VCE study scores of 50 recorded in English, Further Mathematics (2) and Geography. 35 of our 72 IB students achieved at least one maximum study score of 7, achieving a total of 70 scores of 7 between them. The Dux of the School, Danielle Davidovits (He’13), achieved a maximum study score of 7 in English, History, Mathematics, Spanish and Theatre. Danielle was House Captain of The Hermitage, won the Juan José Garcia Prize for Drama, sang in the Senior School Choir and represented the School in Debating. She said that the School’s diverse range of co-curricular activities helped her maintain a healthy balance during Year 12. “It made me really organised and helped with the stress involved in Year 12,” she said.
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“I really enjoyed being involved in Music and Drama, performing as part of the Choir or in Senior School assembly – all of those fun things really helped me maintain a healthy balance and be really organised to have time for everything.”
The Proxime Accessit of the School was Sebastian Lawrence (Fr’13), who achieved an IB score of 43 out of a possible 45 points, which converts to an ATAR score of 99.60. Sebastian (pictured opposite) achieved a maximum study score of 7 in Biology, Economics, Geography and Spanish. He was captain of the boys’ 1st Tennis team, played trumpet in the Senior School band and represented the School in Debating. “Tennis was a great escape from academic work and helped develop concepts of teamwork, whilst debating involved me in global current affairs and helped develop essay writing and oral presentation skills,” Sebastian explained. The School’s top VCE student was Anthony Newman (Fr’13), who achieved an ATAR score of 99.20. Anthony achieved excellent results in Chemistry, French, Further Mathematics, Mathematical Methods and Literature. He was a House Prefect in Fraser House, won the Hasker Prize for Modern Languages, won the Bowling Award for the 3rd XI Cricket team and was a member of the Senior School Band (piano, saxophone).
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