Improved exam results for Tasmanian secondary students

The State Government says the Tasmanian Certificate of Education attainment rate has improved by close to 10 per cent since 2014. SEE THE LIST OF TOP 100 ACHIEVERS

UPDATED: THE State Government says the Tasmanian Certificate of Education attainment rate has improved by close to 10 per cent since 2014, with more than 3670 students receiving the qualification this year.

Students who pre-registered to receive their results by email were on Tuesday able to view their Australian Tertiary Admission Rank result for the first time since exams.

Hard copy results and certificates are expected to be delivered in the coming days.

Education and Training Minister Jeremy Rockliff on Tuesday said this year’s preliminary results showed 3672 students achieved their TCE, which is 57.4 per cent of all senior secondary students, compared to 56.5 per cent in 2017.

Hobart College students Stella Lees, Georgina Newton, Jack Waller, Amy Osborn, Hugh McKay, Bailey Slyp, Dominic Winter, Charles Howcroft, Venus Palmer-Bock, Gabriel Deayton, Mark Stack and James Parkyn were all named on Tasmania’s top 100 academic achievers list. Picture: MATHEW FARRELL

There was also an increase in the number of Year 12 students who received an ATAR, up from 33.6 per cent last year to 34.6 per cent this year.

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“It is also extremely pleasing to see the Hodgman Liberal Government’s plan to extend high schools to Years 11-12 is working with 95 students from these schools achieving their TCE compared with 56 last year,” Mr Rockliff said

“Congratulations to all of the students who sat exams and to the teachers, support staff, parents, family and friends who mentored them through a vital and often challenging time in their lives.

“Education is a key component for young people to achieve their best in life and I encourage the class of 2018 to explore future education options at university, VET or on-the-job training courses to improve their skills and future career options.”

The Friends’ School and Hobart College were the best performing schools on the state’s top 100 academic achievers list, with an equal 16 students named.

The Hutchins School, Launceston College and St Michael’s Collegiate School each had nine students on the list.

Hobart College principal Tracy Siedler congratulated the college’s star students on their success.

“All these students have worked so hard to achieve these outstanding results and it’s really affirming for the college to see students achieve their goals,” she said.

“Of the 16 students in the top 100, a few are going to do engineering or medicine, while some are going to take a gap year before making a final decision.”

Hobart College students Amy Osborn, James Parkyn, Stella Lees and Hugh McKay were all in the top 100 this year. Picture: MATHEW FARRELL

WHAT COMES NEXT FOR YOU?

AMY OSBORN, 18, of Neika

“I’m hoping to go to South Australia next year to study physiotherapy. I had an interest in sport from a young age and I really enjoyed studying biology and chemistry this year.

JAMES PARKYN, 18, of Kingston

“I’ll be studying engineering and computer science at UTAS because I like the problem solving side of it.”

STELLA LEES, 18, of West Hobart

“I think I’ve earned myself a break. Next year I’ll probably go work in the ski fields at Mt Hotham and then the Swiss Alps, if I’m lucky. After that I’ll move to Melbourne and hopefully study law at Melbourne Uni.”

HUGH MCKAY, 18, of Geilston Bay

“I’ll be doing medicine at UTAS next year. I’ll probably stay here for the next five years, do my placements here and then potentially specialise interstate.”