HSC Results
HSC CLASS OF 2008 SHINES BRIGHTLY AS MACKILLOP COLLEGE TOPS REGION
MacKillop College, Bathurst proudly acknowledges the outstanding HSC results from the Class of 2008. The HSC Classes of 2007 and 2008 have rewritten the College's record books as the highest achieving HSC Classes since the introduction of the new HSC in 2001.
MacKillop College is listed as one of the top 150 HSC Performing Schools by the NSW Board of Studies and is one of six NSW Country Secondary Schools listed in the top 150 HSC Schools for 2008. MacKillop College was the top HSC Performing Secondary School and is the leading Diocesan, Central and Western NSW Catholic Secondary School.
HSC Results 2008 - All Courses
| Bands | 6+E4 | 5+E3 | 4+E2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Listings | 60 | 154 | 194 | 93 | 11 | 1 |
| % | 11.7% | 30% | 37.8% | 18.1% | 2.1% | 0% |
MacKillop College HSC Class of 2008 have exceeded last year's ground breaking HSC results to achieve 60 Band 6 honour listings. With another 154 Band 5 listings added to the Band 6 honours they represent 42% of all listings with Band 4 and above listings covering 80% of all HSC listings. It is most rewarding to see so many of the Class of 2008 gain strong results resulting in approximately 70% of the students receiving university offers.
We congratulate to the following 28 individual students for receiving honour listings in the 2008 HSC:
| Emma Bowman | Biology, Maths 2U, SOR II |
| Ashlee Campbell | Legal Studies, SOR II |
| Elise Cooper | SOR I |
| Amber Gale | Business Studies, IPT, Modern History, SOR I |
| Kobie Golledge | Ancient History, Economics, SOR I |
| Rachael Griffin | Business Studies, SOR I |
| Amy Hanrahan | Community & Family Studies |
| Claire Harvey | Ancient History, Economics, Modern History, SOR I |
| Tiarne Hogan | IPT |
| Claire Jones | Maths Ext 1, Maths Ext 2, Music 2, SOR I |
| Rebecca Kearney | Ancient History |
| Nicola King | Geography,SOR I |
| Olivia King | Ancient History, Modern History, SOR I |
| Genna McAulley | Community & Family Studies |
| Alexandra McFawn | Chemistry, Maths 2U, SOR I |
| Bethany McMahon-Hogan | Legal Studies |
| Emma Meek | Geography |
| Tanya Muldoon | Ancient History, Geography, Legal Studies, Modern History, SOR I |
| Clare Patterson | Modern History, SOR II, Italian Beginners |
| Rebecca Portors | Community & Family Studies |
| Anna Salcole | Modern History, SOR I |
| Katie Salcole | Modern History, SOR I |
| Keely Shackleton | Senior Science |
| Brodie Smith | SOR I |
| Emma Smith | IPT, SOR I |
| Katrina Tambasco | Music I |
| Belinda Tonkin (Capt) | Ancient History, Economics, Modern History, SOR I |
| Penelope Willoughby | Community & Family Studies |
TOP TEN UAI STUDENTS HSC 2008
The College's Dux for 2008 was our College Captain, Belinda Tonkin who achieved the UAI ranking of 97.65. Our Top Ten HSC students are:
| 1. | Belinda Tonkin | 97.65 |
| 2. | Claire Jones | 96.85 |
| 3. | Alexandra McFawn | 96.55 |
| 4. | Emma Bowman | 96.45 |
| 5. | Claire Harvey | 96.1 |
| 6. | Clare Patterson | 95.65 |
| 7. | Tanya Muldoon | 94.85 |
| 8. | Amber Gale | 94.6 |
| 9. | Anna Salcole | 93.9 |
| 10. | Kobie Golledge | 93.2 |
Celebrating the Class of 2007 HSC Results
There is tremendous pride and satisfaction derived from the 2007 Academic Standards at MacKillop College. The standards across all forms indicate that the vast majority of the students are achieving at and above C grades and Levels 3/4 standards. In essence, this means that 80% of our students can aim to gain university entry after completing their HSC. It affirms the strongly held view that in an all-girls’ College, students strongly support one another’s learning and commit to building a sound educational environment. Whilst there are a small number of students achieving in the lower levels, it should be appreciated that for many students of lower academic ability they are gaining fine results, as they work positively towards reaching the outcomes in their courses of study.
The 2007 HSC results are the best the College has achieved since the new HSC was introduced in 2001, with 56 Band 6 Honour listings from 21 individual students. One of the most impressive aspects of these results was the overall achievement across all courses as illustrated by the table of results and graph. We extend our congratulations to the HSC Class of 2007 and to their teachers for these outstanding results. With 41% of all allocated listings in the Bands 5 & 6 range and a total of 78% of all band listings accounting for Band 4 or above in all courses it is a memorable achievement considering that the remaining percentage of 3.8% were Band 2 listings.
The College’s Dux for 2007, Roisin McCarthy, achieved the grand UAI ranking of 99.75, and Isobel McGarity, 98.9. Both Roisin and Isobel made the Premier’s All-Rounders List for 10 or more units above 90. Roisin, our MCE Smith Medallist for 2007, along with her fellow Top Ten HSC students, will be invited to attend this year’s MacKillop Dinner in September, as well as having their names entered on the College’s Honour Board. We wish all the Class of 2007 every success for their future endeavours.
The HSC Class of 2007 achieved results above the State mean in 23 individual courses with exceptional course means in the following subjects:
- Ancient History with 8.77% above the State mean
- Design and Technology with 12.94% above the State mean
- Geography with 8.15% above the State mean
- Modern History with 9.01% above the State mean
- Music 1 with 4.86% above the State mean
- Chemistry with 5.70% above the State mean
- Food Technology with 6.11% above the State mean
- IPT with 12.80% above the State mean
- Extension History with 7.45% above the State mean
- PDHPE with 5.69% above the State mean
For detailed information view the two page extract from the Special Edition of the News & Views
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