Teaching and Learning

2025 HSC Highlights

HSC Highlights for St Charbel’s 


17 students received an ATAR of 90 or more


St Charbel’s ranked 132 in the 2025 HSC Schools Ranking 

(Sydney Morning Herald 18.12.2025)

2 students named All-Round Achievers 

(highest band possible for at least 10 course units) 


26 students recognised as Distinguished Achievers

(highest band possible for one or more courses)

Janelle Elkazzi ranked 16th in the state for Business Studies

24 (out of 31) subjects were above state average

201 Band 5’s and 6’s

37 students received an ATAR of 80 or more

Top Three ATAR Students

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Alex El Inaty

       

Band 6 in Economics, English Advanced, Mathematics Extension 1 and Physics. 


ATAR: 99.25   




Janelle Elkazzi


Band 6 in Biology, Business Studies, English Advanced, Food Technology and Mathematics Advanced. 


ATAR: 98.80





Michael Hwaylo


Band 6 in Chemistry, Economics, English Advanced, English                          Extension 1, English Extension 2,  Mathematics Advanced and Mathematics Extension 1.



ATAR: 98.80




Students with an ATAR 90 and above

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Student Name

ATAR

Student Name

ATAR

Alex El Inaty

99.25

Michael Chalhoub

95.65

Janelle Elkazzi

98.80

Ella Farah

95

Michael Hwaylo

98.80

Justine Wansa

94.95

Annabell Daoud

98

Mikhael Merheb

94.7

Cyntia Boustani

97.65

Elie Ellias

93.8

Vanessa Azzi

96.75

Marissa Mardini

93.1

Christina Haddad

96.4

Joseph Malki

92.55

Uguette Achmar

95.95

Joyce Boutros

92.1

Jessica Taouk

95.7





All-Rounder Achievers List 

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All-Round Achievers are those students who have achieved results in the highest band possible in at least ten units of HSC courses. Two students were named on the 2025 All-Round Achievers List.




Janelle Elkazzi                          Michael Hwaylo

 

Distinguished Achievers List

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Highest band possible for one or more courses.

Student Name

Course Name

Uguette Achmar

English Advanced

English Extension 1

Legal Studies

Modern History

Studies of Religion I

Kayla Attieh

Community and Family Studies

Vanessa Azzi

Biology

Joseph Bejjani

Business Studies

Community and Family Studies

Mikayla Bou-Antoun

Mathematics Standard 2

Cyntia Boustani

Economics

Mathematics Extension 1

Mathematics Extension 2

Joyce Boutros

English Advanced

Chanel Challita

Business Studies

Carly Dagher

Mathematics Standard 2

Annabelle Daoud

Business Studies

English Advanced

Food Technology

Personal Development, Health and Physical Education

Alex El Inaty

Economics

English Advanced

Physics

Marie-Jo El Saddi

Mathematics Standard 2

Janelle Elkazzi

Biology

Business Studies

English Advanced

Food Technology

Mathematics Advanced

Elie Ellias

Mathematics Standard 2

Student Name

Course Name

Ella Farah

Food Technology

Legal Studies

Mathematics Standard 2

Christina Haddad

English Advanced

Legal Studies

Mathematics Advanced

Mathematics Extension 1

Modern History

Charbel Hanna 

Mathematics Advanced

Michael Hwaylo

Chemistry

Economics

English Advanced

English Extension 1

English Extension 2

Maria Kalpakoulas

Modern Greek Beginners

Mikaylah Makdessi

Community and Family Studies

Joseph Malki

Food Technology

Studies of Religion II

Marissa Mardini

English Extension 2

Legal Studies

Personal Development, Health and Physical Education

Christopher Marta

Mathematics Standard 2

Rosemary Mitri

English Advanced

Jessica Taouk

English Advanced

Justine Wansa

English Extension 1

Modern History

Total

56 Band 6’s/E4



Performance in HSC Subjects

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The performance of each student in each of their HSC subjects is indicated in levels, called Bands, from 1 to 6. Bands 5 and 6 are the highest levels. The table below shows the Band 6/E4 achieved in the HSC subjects studied at St Charbel’s College in 2025.


Subject

Number of Band 6/E4

Subject

Number of Band 6/E4

Biology

2

Mathematics Standard 2

6

Business Studies

4

Mathematics Advanced

3

Chemistry

1

Mathematics Extension 1

2

Community and Family Studies

3

Mathematics Extension 2

1

Economics

3

Modern History

3

English Advanced

9

Personal Development, Health and Physical Education

2

English Extension 1

3

Physics

1

English Extension 2

2

Studies of Religion I

1

Food Technology

4

Studies of Religion II

1

Legal Studies 

4

Modern Greek Beginners

1


Subjects Significantly Above State Average

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Subject

% above state average

Subject

% above state average

Ancient History

7.92

Food Technology

8.76

Biology

10.54

Mathematics Standard 1 Examination

6.41

Chemistry

6.36

Mathematics Standard 2

7.48

Economics

11.44

Mathematics Advanced

7.45

Engineering Studies

9.00

Mathematics Extension 2

5.22

English Studies Examination

6.45

Modern History

8.64

 

Celebrating Excellence

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Excellence in English

  • 9 band 6’s in English Advanced
  • 85% of students received a band 5 or 6 in English Advanced
  • 80% of students received a band 5 or 6 in English Extension 1
  • 100% of students received a band 5 or 6 in English Extension 2


Excellence in Mathematics

  • 6 band’s 6 in Mathematics Standard 2
  • 89% of students received a band 5 or 6 in Mathematics Extension 1
  • 100% of students received a band 5 or 6 in Mathematics Advanced
  • 100% of students received a band 5 or 6 in Mathematics Extension 2


Excellence in Science

  • 100% of students received a band 5 or 6 in Engineering Studies
  • 76% of students received a band 5 or 6 in Biology
  • 58% of students received a band 5 or 6 in Chemistry
  • 3 band 5’s and 6’s in Physics


Excellence in HSIE

 
  • 67% of students received a band 5 or 6 in Ancient History
  • 4 band 6’s in Business Studies
  • 83% of students received a band 5 or 6 in Economics
  • 4 band 6’s in Legal Studies
  • 3 band 6’s in Modern History
  • 100% of students received a band 5 or 6 in History Extension


Excellence in CAPA/TAS

  • 57% of students received a band 5 or 6 in Food Technology


Excellence in Personal Development, Health and Physical Education

  • 3 band 6’s in Community and Family Studies


Celebrating Excellence

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Excellence in Languages

  • First band 6 in Modern Greek Beginners


Excellence in Religion

  • 2 band 6’s in Studies of Religion I and II