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Saint Ignatius’ College, Riverview congratulates the graduating class of 2016 for its outstanding academic achievement in the 2016 Higher School Certificate (HSC) and subsequent success in the Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR). In 2016, 307 students completed examinations for the HSC. 237 of these were Year 12 students and a further 70 were accelerated Year 11 students in Studies of Religion, Mathematics, Engineering Studies and Information Processes and Technology. SCHOOL COURSE ACHIEVEMENT 84% of all courses achieved above the state mean The College wishes to acknowledge the efforts of all students in Year 12 who have contributed to each other’s success. 84% of all courses entered by the College achieved above the NSW state mean with many achieving well above state. The highest achieving subject above state mean was Business Studies with our students achieving 13.34% above the NSW average. HSC DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVERS An impressive 138 students achieved a mark of at least 90 in an HSC course which is the equivalent of a Band 6 or Band E4 in an extension course. The list of Distinguished Achievers is too extensive to include here, but the College acknowledges the achievements of each of these students. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 2016 STUDENTS ACHIEVING OVER 99 / Mark Rothery 99.95 / Max Mills 99.90 / James Gunning 98.65 STUDENTS ACHIEVING OVER 98 / Jack Winterbottom 98.9 / Andrew Sharpe 98.8 / Elvis Gleeson 98.7 / Luke Mort 98.65 / Damien Hayson 98.6 / Bennet Walsh 98.5 / Jack Carlson 98.5 / Thomas McMahon 98.45 / Edward Lyndsay 98.45 / Alexander Smith 98.35 / Thomas Farinelli 98.25 / Daniel O’Dea 98.2 / Thomas Boyd 98.1 / Varun George 98 HSC ALL-ROUND ACHIEVERS / Sam Carroll / Joe Clinton / Conor Fahey / Daniel O’Dea / Max Mills / Luke Mort / Mark Rothery SUBJECT ACHIEVEMENTS The College congratulates those students who have achieved State Placements in particular subjects: First: Mark RotheryClassical Greek Extension Fourth: Damien Hayson – Business Studies Fourth: Joe Clinton – Chinese Extension Fifth: Max Evans – History Seventeenth: Bennett Walsh – PDHPE 100% OF STUDENTS ACHIEVED A BAND 5 OR 6 (E3/E4) IN Drama | English Extension | English Extension 2 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Music 1 | Music 2 | Music Extension | Chinese Continuers | Chinese Extension | Classical Greek Continuers | Classical Greek Extension | French Extension | Italian Extension | Latin Extension STUDENTS ACHIEVED 5% OR MORE ABOVE THE STATE MEAN IN Aboriginal Studies | Agriculture | Ancient History | Biology | Business Studies | Chemistry | Drama | Economics | Engineering Studies | Industrial Technology | IPT | Mathematics General | Mathematics | Modern History | Music 1 | Music 2 | Music Extension | PDHPE | Visual Arts | French Continuers | Italian Continuers 84% 84% achieved a Band 5 or 6 in one or more courses 8 8 students received an ‘All Rounder’ award for scoring a Band 6/E4 in 10 or more units 98 17 students achieved ATARs above 98 99.95 The College Dux achieving a rank of 99.95, the highest rank awarded 94 94 of the 222 students (42%) achieved an ATAR of 90+, compared with 37% in 2015 2016 Academic Results
