Higher School Certificate
In the 2020 HSC, students achieved 190 Band 5 and Band 6 results (2019 – 164, 2018 – 173, 2017 – 173, 2016 – 203). In the 2020 HSC, 35.0% of all bands awarded were Band 5 or Band 6 (2019 – 31.4, 2018 – 30%, 2017 – 31%, 2016 – 36%).
In addition to 258 single course students (Government schools: 125, Non-Government schools: 133), there were 33 students in special placement settings and 75 Sydney Distance Education High School students completing all or part of the HSC.
Three SDEHS students were placed in the top 10 in the state. There were 53 distinguished achiever results in the highest band (Band 6 or Band E4), including home and single course students..
A significant number of our 2020 HSC students achieved Australian Tertiary Admission Ranks (ATARs) which have resulted in successful university admissions including students achieving ATARS in the 90s.
Outstanding individual HSC success over past years include the following.
2020
- Isla Eckstein
Earth and Environmental Science - 4th in State - Olive Lenenhan Chool
Aboriginal Studies - 5th in State - Conrad Petrovic
Engineering Studies - 6th in State
2019
- Dominic Grimshaw
Ancient History - 2nd in State
2018
- Risini Gamage
Biology - 5th in State - Claire Bryan-Ellis
Studies of Religion 2 - 6th in State
2017
- Francesca Wallis
Senior science - 2nd in State - Lauren Beasley
Earth and environmental science - 6th in State
2016
- Annabelle Bowman
Textiles and design - 1st in State - David James Barnott-Clement
Earth and environmental science - 2nd in State - Miela Lily Malyon
Textiles and design - 7th in State - Jerry Leung
Information processes and technology - 8th in State - Lisa Cavagnino
Textiles and design - 9th in State
A number of our students have been selected for the prestigious showcasing of student excellence by both the Department of Education and the NSW Educational Standards Authority (NESA). Here are our stars from the past 5 years.
- Artexpress: Visual arts
Georgia Bull - 2019
Danielle Guyot - 2017
- Encore: Performance works
Luca Warburton - 2017
Mitzi Gardner - 2016
- Shape: Outstanding HSC design and technology, industrial technology & textiles and design
Caitlin Harding, Chloe Mitchell and Melody Suranyi - 2018
Miela Malyon (Textiles and design) and Meagan Watson (Textiles and design) - 2016
- Texstyle exhibition: Textiles and design
Caitlin Harding, Taylah McAuliffe, Chloe Mitchell and Melody Suranyi - 2018
Peggy Grant-Dawes, Felicity Lessing, Miela Malyon, Courtney New, Samantha Taylor, Nadia Wallis and Meagan Watson - 2016
The following students have been nominated for exhibitions and performances over the past years.
- Artexpress: Visual arts
Joseph Vyner - 2019 - Encore: Performance works
Batil Hagob, Marcus Michelson and Emma Russell - 2019
Abi Antonito, Emma Russell - 2018
Mitzi Gardner, Tony Lu, Ariel Volovelsky and Rio Xiang - 2017
Luca Warburton - 2016
- InTech: Industrial technology multimedia
Jessie Van Niekerk and Joseph Vyner - 2019
Alexander Chorley and Eva Liu - 2018
- Shape: Outstanding HSC design and technology, industrial technology & textiles and design
Joelle Douek - 2019
Christopher Kidall Park - Design and technology - 2018
Miela Malyon - Textiles and design - 2016
Meagan Watson - Textiles and design - 2016 - Texstyle exhibition: Textiles and design
Hana Brinkworth - 2019
May all these students help to inspire other students to achieve their best.