Schools
From complex needs to career pathways: WA public schools’ biggest changes in 2024
The man behind the changes in arguably one of the more demanding state government portfolios gives the year in review and answers our rapid-fire questions.
- by Holly Thompson
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Meet every student who got 99.95 in this year’s HSC
One Sydney private boys school claimed one-quarter of the 51 perfect ATARs.
- by Lucy Carroll, Mary Ward and Ricky Blank
The schools that surged up the HSC rankings – one by 220 places
When the new principal was appointed in early April, this Sydney high school was struggling with an urgent need to fill more than a dozen vacant teaching positions.
- by Lucy Carroll
HSC results 2024 as it happened: NSW year 12 students receive marks, ATARs
The day has come. Join us as we celebrate the Class of 2024 as they receive their results this morning. Follow our live coverage.
- by Anthony Segaert and Angus Thomson
Meet the WA students who won the state’s top education awards
In total, 4092 awards were awarded to 3722 students, with Perth Modern School, Christ Church Grammar School, Hale School, Rossmoyne Senior High School and Willetton Senior High School students featuring heavily.
- by Holly Thompson
How your school ranked in the 2024 HSC
See the top schools and look up your school in our interactive list.
The 2024 HSC honour roll: Every student with a top band listed
Search by student or school to see who received a mark above 90 per cent.
Grace topped English in the HSC. This is what she wrote
Inspired by her Blue Mountains surroundings, HSC English dux Grace Costigan submitted a short fiction. Read two short extracts here.
- by Grace Costigan
‘I couldn’t believe it’: WA students react to their ATAR scores
Thousands of WA students have logged on to check their results, with some choosing to film the experience to capture their reaction to the score they have been working towards for years.
- by Holly Thompson
This ATAR question was so difficult, the average WA student scored just 35 per cent
Mathematics expert and lecturer at Murdoch University Dr Brendan Florio said it was a “discriminator question” that set the top students apart.
- by Holly Thompson
The 2024 honour roll: WA students with the highest ATARs revealed
For 18 WA students, opening their results held an additional surprise – a perfect score of 99.95. Here’s how they found out.
- by Holly Thompson
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