L-R: General Exhibition Winners Shilpa Rath, Angela Mei and Lianne Leung
D E S T I N AT I O N S O F TH E C L A S S O F 2 0 1 3 Our graduating class did themselves and us proud as they excelled in their final year studies and now have many choices and a wonderful new set of experiences ahead of them. The results were outstanding, with the girls across the academic spectrum making strong improvements when it counted most. What is impressive is that year after year, our graduating class performs at a very high level in the WACE examinations. The class of 2013 has continued this tradition. Lianne Leung (9th), Shilpa Rath (10th) and Angela Mei (28th) were awarded General Exhibitions by the School Curriculum and Standards Authority. Given that over 12,000 students sat the WACE examinations, this is a brilliant achievement. Lianne Leung (French) and Tahlia Sanders (Media Production and Analysis) were awarded Course Exhibitions which placed them first in these subjects. A number of students achieved at the top end in subjects where the numbers were fewer than 100, so Course Exhibitions and Certificates of Distinction were not awarded by the SCSA. They were: • LIANNE LEUNG – 1st, Stage 3 German • MATILDA MURLEY – lst, Stage 3 Maritime and Marine Studies • JESSICA MATTHEWS – 2nd, Stage 3 Maritime and Marine Studies • ANNIKA LEE-JONES – lst, Stage 2 Materials Design Technology • RUBY HASSAN-RAIYAT – 2nd, Stage 3 Integrated Science • ELIZABETH LONG – 2nd, Stage 2 Integrated Science • SIAN MILTON-MCGURK – 2nd, Stage 2 Business Management • KIM MALASPINA – 2nd, Stage 2 Food Science
Here are some of the other highlights:
• 19 Certificates of Distinction, placing students in the top 0.5% in their subject
• 20 Certificates of Commendation, for students achieving at least 20 A grades over Years 11 and 12
• 57.8% of the Class of 2013 were placed in the top 10% of • • •
the State A median ATAR of 91.45 (compared to 79.1 for the State) 41 girls became members of the 400 Club with an ATAR of more than 96.7 100% of our girls graduated
Many girls were faced with making choices between remaining in Western Australia or moving interstate to attend university. Some needed to choose between prestigious scholarships. In addition to the many scholarships mentioned in the following pages, we also wish to acknowledge Sasha Whittle, who was awarded a Centenary Scholarship to attend the Australian National University, and Cairo Leicester, who was awarded a Curtin Business School Excellence Scholarship and the Principal’s Recommendation Award from Curtin University.
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