“Proud” was the word Sue Xenos used frequently to describe her feelings on seeing the results achieved by Tomaree High School students in the Higher School Certificate this year.
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The school principal said it was exciting to see the HSC results roll in on December 13 and 14, not only for the students but for her teaching staff as well.
“We had extremely hardworking students this year,” she said. “I’m very proud and very excited for the students and so is my teaching staff.
“I think our results speak to the hard work the staff have put in to teaching and helping students. We always get good results in the HSC but this year is definitely up there as one of the best.”
Of the 94 Tomaree High students that sat the HSC this year, 17 achieved a band six result (a mark of 90 or above) in an individual subject and at least eight students received an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) in the 90s.
Dan Vu was dux of the school. She achieved an ATAR of 96.55.
Tom Boehm was followed with an ATAR of 96.05. The 18 year old from Nelson Bay achieved band five and six results in his subjects of maths, English, chemistry and physics.
“It’s such a relief to see the results I wanted,” Mr Boehm said.
He has accepted an early entry offer with University of Newcastle to study an all new course, renewable energy engineering.
Shoal Bay twins Anna and Laura Klein, 17, studied different subjects for the HSC but both achieved top results and close ATARs – 90.25 and 90.15 respectively.
Carl Stewart, 18, from Anna Bay said he was not particularly happy with his results, which were band four and fives, and ATAR, which was 88.45.
“It didn’t reflect how well I was doing throughout the year,” he said.
Erin Smith, 18, from One Mile said she achieved the results she was expecting and was happy with a band six mark in PE, particularly due to her interest in working as a health professional in the future.
Angela Helly, 18, from Fingal Bay said she did “better than expected” and was “very happy” with her results.
She has three early entry offers with universities but has decided to take a gap year with the ADF.