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On Thursday, the 51st Higher School Certificate (HSC) ended with the class of 2018 receiving their test scores.
In a remarkable result, 1,254 students received the coveted ‘All Round Achievers Award’.
At Trinity Grammar School, located in Sydney, NSW, two students - Jeremy Adams and Vasi MacMillan - earned a place on the Premier’s All-Round Achievers list, achieving Band 6 results across 10 or more units.
In addition, Adams was a Top Achiever in Course placing fourth in Ancient History. Ethan Hansford placed third in Construction and Faybian Chow achieved equal tenth in Mathematics Extension 1.
There were 61 boys listed as 2018 Distinguished Achievers, scoring Band 6 in a subject, representing 46% of the HSC cohort. In extension subjects, 94% of students earned top two band results, and 48 % of students earned top two band results for two-unit subjects.
‘Amazing achievements’
Principal Tim Bowden said his school’s Class of 2018 and HSC students demonstrated “amazing achievements”
“These are outstanding results, but they don’t paint the full picture and our boys should not be gauged by these results alone, but also by the men they have become,” Bowden said.
“We hope they can step out and face the world with confidence, resilience, and resourcefulness, with the wisdom to know when to speak and the courage to stand for what is right.”
MacMillan put his success down to organisation.
“Definitely the toughest challenge was the chunks of exams,” MacMillan said.
“I found that in the lead up to exams (generally during holiday breaks) waking up quite early, around 7am, and working as soon as I woke up was a good way to knock off large chunks of work while feeling fresh, and it minimised the burden during these periods.”
MacMillan added that making a list with hours and tasks helped him manage his time during the challenging period.
Adams found that a change in attitude turned his academic career around.
“Between Year 8 and the first half of Year 11, I didn’t achieve all round good marks and the common theme at parent teacher interviews was that I lacked focus and was underachieving,” he said.
Adams said that half way through Year 11, he realised he was “wasting important opportunities” and his marks were not where he wanted them to be.
“I was proud of the way that in a short space of time, I was able to work really hard to turn around not only my marks, but also my attitude to life at Trinity,” he said.
“I tried hard to embrace the opportunities offered and participate in a variety of activities I had previously not considered.”
Bowden wished the school’s HSC students well as they move into post-secondary education and vocation.
“They have done themselves proud in continuing the tradition of excellence at Trinity,” he said.
“We now look forward to receiving the results of our IB candidates in early January to complete the full academic picture of our 2018 Year 12 cohort’s performance.”