Sydney Grammar dominates HSC results with 10 students topping the state
A former Prime Minister’s old school has dominated Higher School Certificate results with 10 students topping the state in 11 courses. CHECK OUT THE TOP PERFORMING STUDENTS.
The state’s top students are being honoured by Education Minister Rob Stokes at a First in Course ceremony hosted by the NSW Government.
Mr Stokes told 127 students who have come first or equal first their results were a significant milestone they should “savour”.
The top students have been awarded academic prizes for topping the year in 118 different HSC courses.
More than 70,000 students attempted their HSC exams from hundreds of schools, Mr Stokes said.
“It is delicious,” Mr Stokes said. “And it is wonderful you are able to savour it together, to recognise that your achievements are personal but are also achieved in partnership.”
“I congratulate not just these winners, but all of this year’s HSC recipients for their dedication, perseverance and hard work”.
Of the 132 students who topped a course in the state, 64 students were from private or Catholic schools and 38 were from public schools.
Sydney Grammar dominated the awards with 10 students at Malcolm Turnbull’s school winning a total of 11 topping the state with a particular focus on languages.
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Ancient languages were a prominent feature, with Alexander Crawford taking out the top spot for Latin Continuers.
Joshua Mok took out the top spot for Classical Greek Continuers and Eric Pavlou took out the best in course award for Classical Greek Extension.
Kirin Gupta won first in course for Music 1 for the school, which charges students $35,241 a year.
James Ruse has also done well, with student Raymond Kai Chun taking out the top spot for the two difficult subjects: Chemistry and Mathematics Extension 1.
Fellow student Phillip Liang took out the top of the state for Mathematics Extension 2, the most difficult maths course somebody can study for the HSC.
Highly selective Sydney Boys High School student Christopher Ta took out the top student for Mathematics Course and fellow student Matthew Tang took out the top spot for Physics.
Star student from Ascham High School Eliza Fox took out the top spot in both Biology and German Extension 2.
Abbotsleigh student Sarah Chang came first in both Music 2 and Music Extension.
Girls dominated the first awards in competitive subjects such as English and Science and held there own in maths.
Across all English subjects, girls took out the top positions in four of the five courses.
Girls did just as well as boys in maths this year, with an equal split between the sexes for the 14 certificates issued spot in mathematics across four different courses.
Girls beat the boys in science, taking the award for first in course in Earth and Environmental Science, Biology Senior Science.
Boys took out physics and chemistry.
“It is an absolute delight to be with to acknowledge in the things you have achieved,” Mr Stokes said.
“The HSC has now been around for 51 years, it is universally acclaimed for its rigour so what you have achieved is something really remarkable.
“I salute you for it.”
He urged the elite students to “use your undisputed talents” to serve their fellow human beings. “That would be an incredible thing to do,” he said. “In a very real sense, our communities’ future …. relies on you using your intelligence, your expertise, your discipline and your mastery to serve one another.”
The remaining 76,700 students who sat their HSC this year will receive their results by SMS, email or online from 6am Thursday.
“Don’t despair if you do not achieve the result you were hoping for — remember there are so many paths to success and your HSC doesn’t define you,” Mr Stokes said.
There are a total of 118 HSC courses but some students placed equal first, meaning there are 132 awards.
This year 13 students took out first in course awards even though they are not yet officially in year 12.
James Ruse was the top performing public school and Pymble Ladies College was the top performing girls private school.
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