Teaching and Learning

2023 HSC Highlights

OVERALL RESULTS

·       10% of SCC students achieved an ATAR of over 95

·       13% of SCC students achieved an ATAR of over 90

·       18% of SCC students achieved an ATAR of over 85

·       28% of SCC students achieved an ATAR of over 80

·       46% of SCC students achieved an ATAR of over 70

·       Our highest ATAR was 99.30%

·       SCC ranked 170th in the state

·       6 students were named in the Top Achievers List (they earned a top 20 place in an individual subject)

·       1 student was named in the All-rounder Achievers List (i.e. scored over 90% in at least 10 Units)

·       24 students (total 94) achieved at least one Band 6/E4. 26% of all students.

·       3 students achieved at least 5 Band 6’s in all their courses of study

·       5 students achieved at least 4 Band 6’s in all their courses of study

·       8 students achieved at least 3 Band 6’s in all their courses of study

·       52 Band 6’s/E4’s were achieved in all subjects studied

·       16 (out of 29) subjects achieved at least one Band 6/E4

·       14 (out of 29) subjects were above the state average

·       Average ATAR was 71.50

 

Highest ATARS

Congratulations to Joshua Tamer who achieved our highest ATAR of 99.30

2nd highest ATAR Alissa Khalil with 98.45

3rd highest ATAR Joshua Al-Chami with 97.40

These are exceptional result and extremely well-deserved.

Top Achievers in Course List

The following students placed in the top 20 in their course based on their HSC mark:

Joshua Tamer: Arabic Extension – 1st in state

Alissa Khalil: Food Technology - = 1st in state

Joshua Tamer: Arabic Continuers - = 3rd in state

Jayden Mannah: Food Technology - = 10th in state

Maria Yazbek: Food Technology - = 10th in state

Sophie Farah: Food Technology - = 14th in state

Elias Daoud: Mathematics Standard II – = 19th in state

 

All-Round Achievers List

The following student gained a place on the All-Round Achievers List (achieving more than 90% in at least 10 Units)

Joshua Al-Chami (Advanced English, Standard Mathematics II, Biology, Business Studies and Economics)

SCC Outstanding overall results

·       Our school mean, per unit, was 38.34 out of 50 (which means that the average mark received by SCC students in the HSC was 76.70 out of 100, gained across all courses). 

·       Seven top 20 marks from 4 different courses

·       Arabic Continuers averaged 87.55 (4 students)

 

Subjects Significantly Above State Average

Food Technology – 9.85%                            Modern History – 9.32%                 Arabic Extension – 8.46% Arabic Continuers – 6.76%                         Economics – 5.61%                        Maths Standard II – 4.33% Maths Advanced – 3.99%                          Studies of Religion I – 3.49%         Biology – 2.86%

HSC ‘Band 6 Rate’

The following subject was ranked in the top 100 subjects (where more than 20 students were enrolled in each course per school) compared to the rest of the state:

 

Food Technology (1/27)    

 

List of Subjects with Band 6’s/E4’s

 

Food Technology – 13

English Advanced – 6

Business Studies – 6

Studies of Religion I – 4

Mathematics Standard – 4

Mathematics Advanced – 3

PDHPE – 3

Biology – 2

Economics - 2

Legal Studies – 2

Visual Arts – 2

Mathematics Extension I – 1

Mathematics Extension II – 1

Arabic Continuers – 1

Arabic Extension – 1

Textiles – 1

Music 1 – 1

Construction - 1

 

Subjects that had a minimum 50% of their students achieve a mark of at least 80% in their course

Arabic Extension – 100%

Arabic Continuers – 100%

Modern History – 100%

Visual Arts – 86%

Food Technology – 71%

Mathematics Advanced – 69%

Economics – 67%

Studies of Religion I – 64%

English Advanced – 57%

Mathematics Extension 2 – 50%

 

Band 6/E4 Totals per Faculty

CAPA/TAS – 17

HSIE – 14

Mathematics – 9

English – 6

PDHPE - 3

Science – 2

LOTE - 2

 

ENGLISH

·       32% of our students achieved a mark of over 85 in Advanced English

·       58% of our students achieved of over 80 in Advanced English 

MATHEMATICS

·       31% of our students achieved a mark of over 85 in Advanced Mathematics

·       69% of our students achieved of over 80 in Advanced Mathematics

 

 

SCIENCE

·       36% of our students achieved a mark of over 80 in Biology

·       25% of our students achieved a mark of over 80 in Chemistry

 

HSIE

·       100% of our students achieved a mark of over 80 in Modern History

·       67% of our students achieved a mark of over 80 in Economics

·       64% of our students achieved a mark of over 80 in Studies of Religion I

·       44% of our students achieved a mark of over 80 in Legal Studies

·       42% of our students achieved a mark of over 80 in Business Studies

 

Capa/TAS

·       86% of our students achieved a mark of over 80 in Visual Arts

·       71% of our students achieved a mark of over 80 in Food Technology

·       43% of our students achieved a mark of over 80 in Textiles

·       33% of our students achieved a mark of over 80 in Music I

 

PDHPE

·       34% of our students achieved a mark of over 80 in PDHPE

·       33% of our students achieved a mark of over 80 in CAFS

 

LOTE

·       100% of our students achieved a mark of over 80 in Arabic Continuers

·       100% of our students achieved a mark of over 80 in Arabic Extension

 

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!