Students at Chevalier College have plenty to celebrate, with the Year 12 cohort performing exceptionally well in the 2021 HSC.
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Dux of the school Eliza Heinecke achieved an ATAR of 97.8.
" I am super dooper shocked and so happy," she said.
"I was always hoping for 90 throughout Year 12 and looking at marks in the morning I thought maybe 95 was on the table. I was so surprised with my results.
"I'm definitely a maths and science person and felt that those were my strongest and I was kind of surprised about English because it doesn't come naturally.
I got a Band 6 in everything but English, where I got 89 (band 5), but I can't really complain."
Eliza wasn't the only one shocked, her parents were also delighted at the news.
"They're pretty excited and shocked. They're really happy," she said.
With university offers coming up soon, Eliza hopes to study medicine.
Overall, there were several students who achieved an ATAR of 90 and above.
One student, Felix Konstas-Stone achieved an ATAR of 94.3 and said he was pleased with his results and relieved that his hard work had paid off.
"I'm grateful to my teachers at Chev, particularly Abi Parsons," he said.
"I'm looking forward to studying a Bachelor of Science Advanced Honours at ANU which starts in a couple of weeks."
Meanwhile Ella Young received the Vice Chancellor's Leadership Scholarship from UOW worth $30,000 per year.
There were also two All Rounders at Chevalier College. Both Maeve Sullivan and Harry Lewis achieved band sixes in all 10 units of study.
In the 2021 Year 12 cohort, there were 41 students on the Distinguished Achievers List, with 86 band six results, and 71 per cent of all students achieved a band 5 and above.
In Music 1, Music 2, Mathematics Extension 2 and English Extension 2, 100 per cent of the students were in the top two bands.
A spokesperson for the school said they were extremely proud of the results.
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Vera Demertzis
Journalist at the Southern Highland News covering council yarns and community news. Got a tip or a story to tell? Email vera.demertzis@southernhighlandnews.com.au or call on 0427 250 908.
Journalist at the Southern Highland News covering council yarns and community news. Got a tip or a story to tell? Email vera.demertzis@southernhighlandnews.com.au or call on 0427 250 908.
