2012 RESULTS OVERVIEW The following snapshot outlines the accomplishments of our Class of 2012: • Every Year 12 student achieved the Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) Graduation • Penrhos College was ranked among the top schools in the state in the following Stage 3 Courses: Dance, Design, Drama, Economics, French, Geography, Human Biological Sciences, Italian, Literature, Mathematics Specialist, Modern History, Physical Education Studies, Physics, Political and Legal Studies • Penrhos College was ranked among the top schools in the state in the following Stage 2 Course: Children, Family and Community, Food Science Technology, Materials Design Technology • Penrhos College ranked 6th in the WACE Stage 3 league tables • Penrhos College ranked 15th in the Vocational and Education Training league table The following data will also illustrate the performance of the 141 students with an Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank who applied for university entrance. ATAR* Achieved Number of Students 95.00+ 42 (12 of these students scored 99.00+) 90.00-94.99 30 85.00-89.99 19 80.00-84.99 16 75.00-79.99 11 70.00-74.99 11 65.00-69.99 2 60.00-64.99 5 59.99 and below 5 *ATAR – every student sitting the WACE Examinations is awarded a ranking; the students achieving the highest score being awarded a ranking of 99.95. The state median ATAR was 80.10 (78.55 in 2011) and the Penrhos College median was 89.70 (85.65 in 2011). The following students were recipients of the Curriculum Council’s Secondary Education Exhibition and Awards, which highlight outstanding academic achievement. Certificates of Distinction (awarded to the top 0.5 per cent of candidates based on the WACE course score) Anna Kelly Biological Sciences Gemma Stratton English Amelia Beattie Human Biological Science Sophia O’Sullivan Literature Certificates of Commendation (awarded to students who achieve at least 20 ‘A’ grades in WACE course units) Sarah Acomb Jane Gao Amelia Beattie Sarah Bestall Nicki Bleechmore Aparna Jayasekera Anna Kelly Hannah Orloff Sophia O’Sullivan Shaheeda Perez Eloisa Pickerill Alex White
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