Tannum Sands High School graduate Brynn Mackie, 18, got a 99.3 out of 99.95 ATAR score

On holiday with her family after graduating Tannum Sands State High School, Brynn Mackie received a joyful surprise when her ATAR result came in.

A Gladstone region student said she had sacrificed a lot to ace the recent ATAR exams, and did so achieving an incredible result of 99.3 out of a possible 99.95.

Tannum Sands High School graduate Brynn Mackie, 18, said she was on holiday in Sydney with her family when they received the incredible news of her academic achievement.

“We were actually an hour ahead so I was sitting in the bedroom I was sharing with my older sister continuously refreshing the page waiting for it to hit 9am Sydney time,” Ms Mackie said.

“My result popped up dead on 9am and I was so happy with my mark, I yelled “99.3!” and Mum was screaming from the other room.

Brynn said the result did not come through luck or chance and a lot of study had gone into the result she received earlier this week.

“I did chemistry, physics, maths methods, maths specialists, general English and visual art in Years 11 and 12,” she said.

“I spent loads of time studying to put it lightly, I quit my job so I could focus on studying for my externals earlier this year.

Tannum Sands High School graduate Brynn Mackie, 18, scored a 99.3 out of a possible 99.95 during her recent ATAR exams.

“If you ask my Mum and Dad there was a lot of sacrifice, nights studying until 9pm during the week and on weekends.”

Brynn is not resting on her achievement and has already applied to study a dual degree in science and maths at the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane.

“I’m just waiting on confirmation from the uni whether I’ve gotten into that course or not, offers come out around January 13 I believe,” she said.

When quizzed on what her dream job was in the future, Brynn said her mind had changed a lot over the last 12 months.

“I have gone from wanting to work in the medicine field to physics and pretty much everything in between,” she said. medicine.

“Anything researched based is what I want to go into in the future,” she said.

Brynn had some advice for any senior school student in Central Queensland who wanted to achieve an outstanding result in the ATAR format.

“It is about having that personal goal and not worrying about anyone else,” she said.

“Putting in 100 per cent effort to achieve what you want to achieve, it is so worth it in the end,” she said.