More SA students than ever complete their SACE, with record number of subject Merits
SEVEN Year 12 students have achieved “perfect” scores, down from 11 last year.
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SEVEN Year 12 students have achieved “perfect” scores, down from 11 last year.
Each of the students achieved Merits for at least five subjects including their Research Project.
However, the figure does not capture all students who achieved the highest possible university entrance rank of 99.95.
More than 15,000 students have completed their SACE this year – more than ever before – and the agonising wait for their results ended this morning.
The 15,003 students is 335 more than last year and among a host of records to be broken by the Class of 2016, who logged on to the SACE website for their scores from 8.30am. Results should also arrive in the post today.
The SACE Board said there had been no problems with students accessing their results this morning, with new systems ensuring there was no repeat of last year’s computer bungle.
Records for SACE completion include 3995 country students, up by 162, and 319 Aboriginal students, up by 24. The number of students with intellectual disabilities who completed at least one modified subject was 226, up by seven.
And students doing vocational courses as part of their SACE rose from 5989 to 6330, yet another new mark.
“We are seeing a very pleasing rise in the number of South Australian students looking to complete their secondary education,” SACE Board chief executive Neil McGoran said.
“Students are highly engaged and, as the results tell us, high achieving.
“Teachers and schools across South Australia deserve recognition for supporting students to reach this milestone. The results show that schools are very committed to supporting the full range of students to be successful in the SACE.”
Mr McGoran said the growth in the number of students completing their schooling with “job-ready” vocational qualifications, as well as meeting SACE literacy and numeracy requirements, “suggests that students are motivated to develop their own career goals”.
Students have been awarded a total of 1302 subject Merits – another record and 70 more than last year.
And 27 students will be named as Governor of South Australia Commendation recipients for outstanding overall achievement in the SACE. They, along with all Merit winners, will be formally recognised at the SACE Merit Ceremony in February.
Scotch College students Daisy Buckland, 17, and Georgie Porter, 18, can’t wait for their results.
“I’m relieved that they are finally coming,” said Daisy, who hopes to study business at UniSA.
The completion rate for Year 12s was 96.3 per cent, a rise of 0.3 per cent. There were 7963 female SACE completers and 7040 male.