HSC results 2019: Top performing students in NSW revealed
The state’s top students have been honoured at a first in course ceremony with two Sydney schools dominating HSC results while one student has taken out the top gong in three different courses. SEARCH FOR YOUR CHILD’S NAME.
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Drought affected students from the state’s farms and regional city had something to smile about when they smashed their city counterparts to top the state in several HSC subjects.
North Sydney Boys and Sydney Grammar have dominated the Higher School Certificate results, with each school taking out at least five first in course prizes in this year’s exams, however it wasn’t just the city slicker who won big when the state’s top students were honoured today at a First in Course ceremony hosted by the NSW Government.
Today, 135 top students have been awarded academic prizes for coming first, or equal first, for their HSC effort.
Tamworth’s Calrossy Anglican School student Safina Ireland, 18, yesterday said her mother cried when she told her she had topped the state in the Primary Industries Examinations.
“The drought has been really tough, this is a good happy moment for my parents because they have been (struggling) for two years straight now,” she said.
“My parents are very proud, my mum’s been crying all week. I haven’t topped a subject in my high school all year but then I did this at the end.”
She hopes to study agriculture at university and ultimately return to her parent’s 7000 acre Walcha cattle farm.
“Ultimately I would love to end up on my parent’s property, so I hope to get back there.”
Wagga Wagga’s Mater Dei Catholic College student Gabrielle Shaw, 18, topped the state in Music 1 and Kooringal High School student Lucy Murphy, 18, topped the state in the Business Services Examination.
“The whole community is affected by the drought,” Ms Murphy said.
Kildare Catholic College student Patrick Grimson, 18, also from Wagga, said it was amazing to come first in Information and Digital Technology.
“You hope to do well and you never expect to get that phone call,” he said.
Dubbo School of Distance Education’s Jacinta Robertson Smith, 18, came first in German Beginners.
Private schools took home 61 of the 135 first in course awards yesterday while public schools took out 41.
Additionally, the NSW School of Languages and the Saturday School of Languages took home 29 first in course prizes.
Amazingly, Cranbrook student Jesse Caminer has taken out the top gong in three different courses: English Advanced, English Extension and Chinese Continuers.
North Sydney Boys student Samarth Shrivastava also took out the top gong in three different subjects: Mathematics, German Continuers and German Extension.
James Ruse students also performed well: Kim Zheng took out first place in Mathematics Extension 1, Jocelin Shing-Yan Hon came first in Mathematics Extension 2, Eunice Wah Yan Cheng took out Science Extension and Jason Liu Software Design and Development.
Eleanor Lee Edstrom from Cherrybrook Technology High School took out the top spot for Dance, while Kya Alexander Lamarra from Trinity Catholic College in Goulburn took out a first in Mathematics.
Knox Grammar received a first in course prize for its students in Drama, Legal Studies, Mathematics and Modern History.
Other big hitters included Barker College in Sydney’s north, who had three students come first in Agriculture, Physics and Mathematics Standard.
Selective Sydney Girls also had three top achievers in English Extension 1, French Continuers and Latin Extension.
This year 135 students in 119 courses took out a first or equal first award.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian was at the first in course ceremony at the University of NSW this afternoon to congratulate those who came first.
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“These students have worked extremely hard and put in countless hours of effort and study, and they should be very proud of their remarkable academic achievements,” Ms Berejiklian said.
More than 66,000 students completed their HSC this year.
7500 students studied one or more HSC courses throughout the year and 55,000 students were eligible for an ATAR.
Education Minister Sarah Mitchell was also at the ceremony.
She congratulated the 1449 students who were All Rounder Achievers, getting in the top band in at least 10 units of study.
“Our experienced and dedicated NSW teachers, along with family and friends have supported and encouraged these young people to achieve the highest possible result in an HSC course,” she said.
HSC students of 2019 will receive their results by SMS, email and online at 6am tomorrow morning.
Get your guide to everything HSC in Wednesday’s Daily Telegraph.
*** The NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) HSC Merit Lists are correct at time of publication and may be subject to change. Current lists are available via - http://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/portal/nesa/11 - 12/hsc/results-certificates