Moree Secondary College’s class of 2018 were able to breathe a collective sigh of relief on Friday as the anxious wait for their Higher School Certifcate (HSC) results and Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) was over.
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The local students were among the more than 70,000 students to sit this year’s HSC.
Students received their results on Thursday, followed by the ATAR on Friday morning.
About 60 students from Moree Secondary College completed their HSC this year, sitting for a total of 162 exams.
Of those, students recorded three band sixes, 23 band fives and 48 band fours, which principal Peter Sheargold said was excellent.
“They were good, I’m really pleased,” he said.
“We had some excellent results at the top end but one of the most pleasing things is we’ve significantly decreased the number of kids in the bottom three bands, which tells us kids are selecting the right subjects and making the most of their time in class which is excellent.”
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Moree Secondary College girls “significantly” outfperformed the boys, which Mr Sheargold said is a challenge for next year’s cohort to beat.
The school’s highest achiever was Chantelle Cubis, who received two band sixes in society and culture and community and family studies, and band fives in her remaining subjects – advanced English, biology and legal studies.
“I was quite surprised when I opened [my results] but happy as it sunk in,” Chantelle said.
Chantelle hopes to become a secondary school teacher and has received early entry for the University of Newcastle, however she will take a year off and work as a teacher’s aide next year.
Paddy Montgomery also received a band six in industrial technology metal for his impressive sheep crush which he made for his major project.
He is hoping to pursue a career in aviation and is looking at either completing a university degree or a cadetship.
Jazmine Carroll also performed well, receiving straight band fives for each of her subjects including advanced English, mathematics, physics, ancient history, legal studies and extension mathematics.
She said she felt “alright” about her results.
“I felt better as the day went on,” she said.
Jazmine has received early entry to the University of Newcastle to study a Bachelor of Science, however will complete it by distance education while she works full-time at Assef’s next year.
Fellow student Kaitlyn Storey said she was “pleasantly surprised” by her results, after receiving two band fives in general mathematics and society and culture, and band fours in the rest of her subjects – legal studies, ancient history and advanced English.
“They weren’t as bad as I was expecting,” she said.
Kaitlyn topped general mathematics in the school and was only two marks off getting a band six. She has received early entry into the University of Newcastle to study social science.
Davin Jackson, Vani Noordzy and Emily Cosgrove were also pleased with their results and mostly relieved that it’s all over now.
Emily has received an offer to work full-time at Gwydir Day Care and Preschool while doing her diploma in early childhood, Davin managed to get a full-time job at SMK Consultants as he wants to become a surveyor, and Vani has been accepted into Southern Cross University Gold Coast campus to study psychological science.
The graduating students would like to thank the teachers at Moree Secondary College for all they’ve done for them over the years.
“The teachers at this school are bloody legends,” Jazmine said.
“We’re grateful for all the support they’ve given us,” Kaitlyn added.
“They put in a lot of extra hours doing study sessions before the HSC.”