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St Paul’s Grammar School Penrith
Studies, interests I’ll pursue at university. I am studying for a Bachelor of Economic and Social Sciences at the University of Sydney and will study the subjects Economic Theory, Government and International
and have some fun with your friends.
subjects dealing with finance at school.
Neil Paranjpe received a UAI of 91.80: I did better in my HSC than I expected. The school was great in that they marked
The depth of quality results has meant that many students have been able to do courses they had hoped – James Robertson on 98.8 was happy with a result
All set to do their chosen tertiary courses: (from left) Gareth Bryant, Stephen Zhang (with homestay host Ms Denise Gow) and Joshua Mestroni (in animated conversation with Head of Middle School Ms Diane Longland)
hard and this motivated me to work hard. The mixture of subjects I did, particularly Business Studies and Economics, were exactly what I needed to prepare me for my first tertiary education choice, a Bachelor of Finance at Macquarie University. I have chosen this path because my whole family is involved in this area and I have enjoyed
Other CSU MacU
St Paul’s 2005 University Courses Selected HEALTH
16%
USyd
30%
9%
5% 6%
11%
13%
27%
13%
9%
SCIENCE
9%
7%
UWS
UNSW
COMMERCE
6%
MUSIC
UTS
10%
OTHER
EDUCATION
9%
6%
LAW
7%
7%
MEDIA / COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING
ARTS
COMPUTER DESIGN
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St Paul’s 2005 University Placements
that was better than he needed for his Bachelor of Medical Science course at the University of Sydney; Joshua Mestroni on 98.3 was pleased that his result gave him easy entry to his course in communications and international studies at UTS, a course that will enable him to indulge his love of writing; and Courtney Norman’s UAI of 98.3 has led her to a Bachelor of Medical Science course at the University of Sydney.
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Relations and Political Economics. This general course will provide a number of career options. I attribute my examination success to my subjects scaling well and hard work towards the end, particularly in examination papers practice. But while it’s important to stick at the work, I think it’s also important not to take school too seriously