Frensham girls aim high with impressive HSC results

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Students Charlotte Dulhunty, Frances Alldis, Sybella Harris, Mia Horsfall, Eliza Duck and Charlotte Menzies said they were pleased with how they went.

Charlotte, who plans to study architecture, said 2020 had been a roller-coaster of a year.

"I'm happy [the HSC] is finally done. This year has been weird but it made us work better and made us stronger," she said.

"We were locked in for seven weeks but we managed to keep going and were grateful for what the school was doing for us. We were able to reflect on and appreciate the school environment."

Frances who also plans to study architecture also said the year was tricky but looked at the positives of lockdown.

"It was good overall," she said.

"Lockdown have us extra time to study and put the HSC into perspective compared to the COVID outbreak."

Sybella Harris said she was pleased with how she went.

Sybella received a Premier's Award for receiving band sixes across 10 subjects of study. She plans on studying law and arts.

"Lockdown taught me to reflect on the year and to get out of own hears and make the best of the situation," she said.

Mia, who is looking to study physics, said the pandemic was a priority check.

"I assumed HSC and studying was important but it made me appreciated what the school has done for us," she said.

"You don't realise how much you miss your year or how important it is to interact with others."

Eliza said the lockdown put everything into perspective. She plans to study either medical science or economics.

"The pandemic helped us communicate better and we became much closer as a year group," she said.

Charlotte Menzies also echoed her fellow peers when it came to the pandemic. Charlotte plans to study agricultural business or sports.

"We worked well together in our environment," she said,

"We motivated respected each other and we will all be doing great things in the future.

"We had to think about everyone else because it wasn't just us going through the pandemic."

Gianni Meyers also received a Premier's Award for achieving band six results in at least 10 units of study.

Head of Frensham Ms Julie Gillick said she was proud of the students.

"The girls led by example thought of others and how to connect," she said.

"It looked like they were managing which made other students think they could do the same thing and they focused on what could be done and not on what they were missing out on.

"Our Year 12, 2020 experienced ever-evolving change in terms of their way of life on campus, missed opportunities to lead and to contribute, and NESA decisions about Higher School Certificate assessment. Above all, their grit and resilience are confirmed by the excellent outcomes reported."

More than 62 per cent of year students received a band six result, with several girls achieving more than one band six results. A small student body, Frensham had 65 students year 12 students in 2020, each student received a tertiary entry offer or confirmed place in a course of their choice.

Frensham's highest achievers received ATARs of 99.00, five per cent of students received an ATAR greater than 97, 42 per cent of students received an ATAR above 85 and more than 66 per cent of students received an ATAR greater than 80.

Several students were also nominated for the ENCORE HSC music concert, ARTEXPRESS HSC exhibition for visual arts, SHAPE HSC exhibition for design and technology, ONSTAGE performance for drama and National Art School's HSC intensive studio practice.

They were:

Frensham Top Achievers

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