Ten students from the northern beaches top the charts as best in the state for HSC results

VIDEO: Ten of the peninsula best and brightest students have topped the state — scoring the highest marks in this year’s HSC.

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TEN brilliant student minds from across the northern beaches have been recognised for their efforts in this year’s Higher School Certificate.

The group has topped the chart as being the best academically in the state and were awarded for coming either first or equal first in one or more of the 118 HSC courses, alongside 117 others, today.

Public school students who topped their courses in the 2018 HSC, after a ceremony at the UNSW Sydney. Picture: Jonathan Ng

The 127-student strong crowd were honoured at a First in Course awards ceremony at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Kensington at noon — hosted by the NSW Government.

Chelsea Ann Hardiman, of Manly, is one of the top achievers. Picture: (AAP Image / Monique Harmer)

Peninsula students included Northern Beaches Christian School’s Lucy Stevenson, Collaroy Plateau’s Rebekah Parsons (who attended Monte Sant’ Angelo Mercy College in North Sydney) , Northern Beaches Secondary College (NBSC) Manly Campus’ Amelia Reeve, St Luke’s Grammar School’s Lucinda Krek, Covenant Christian School’s Toby Jones, Seaforth’s Vicki Patapis, Manly’s Chelsea Ann Hardiman (who attended Queenwood School for Girls in Mosman), Pittwater High School’s Jaselyn Daisy Cremen, NBSC Mackellar Girls Campus’s Hyomin Choi and Beacon Hill’s Jaya Armstrong (who attended Wagga Wagga Christian College in Kooringal) .

Jaya Armstrong, of Beacon Hill, is one of the high achievers. Picture: (AAP Image / Monique Harmer)

A total of 132 First in Course certificates were awarded to those who attended — representing 92 schools from across NSW.

The subject areas students were awarded for included languages, mathematics, English, science, STEM and Vocational Education and Training (VET).

Education Minister and Pittwater MP Rob Stokes, who awarded students with academic prizes on stage at the ceremony, congratulated HSC recipients for their dedication, perseverance and hard work.

“I want you to spend a moment reflecting on the enormity of your achievement — this is a day you should savour,” Mr Stokes said.

“It’s delicious and it’s wonderful you are able to savour it together … to recognise your achievements are personal, but they are also achieved in partnership.

“Your achievements today — both personal and owned by you — are also there to be celebrated with those who’ve helped you achieve what you have achieved.”

The remaining 76,700 students who sat the HSC this year will receive their results by SMS, email or online from 6am on 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.