HSC Success 2015!

Firstly, I wish to congratulate our exceptional Year 12 2014 students for their outstanding success in the HSC in 2014. For this group, there were 23% offers to students for places at university – this is a doubling of the places compared to 2013 and shows just how important our community values higher education for the future of our young people and their community.

Our overall achievement levels lifted with an increased number of students gaining Bands 5 and 6 across a range of courses. Particularly successful were students in Ancient History, Business Services and Business Studies, Extension English, Information Processes and Technology and Software, Development and Design.

Gaining a Band 6 puts a student into the top 6% of the state and is an outstanding achievement. As usual, our students were a credit to themselves, their parents and to the school. Many students have gained entry to university, TAFE courses, or to full-time employment.

A number of our students were successful at achieving early entry scholarships to university.  Jimmy Fenton attained a high ATAR and was offered a scholarship to the University on NSW but turned it down to study a double degree in Bachelor of Science in Information Technology and Bachelor of Arts in International Studies at the UTS. Jimmy said what he valued most about attending Windsor High School was the opportunities made available to him to study widely and the support he received from the school to pursue his goals of working globally but particularly in IT in Japan.

Emily Ottenreceived not only excellent overall results in all her courses, but also gained early entry AND a scholarship to the University of Sydney to study English Literature in a Bachelor of Arts. When asked about the advantages of attending Windsor High School, Emily cited the "support from the teachers, and the wide range of opportunities available to all students. There was something for everything that I wanted to try."

Other students who were successful in gaining entry to university included:

·      Xuiling Chen – Bachelor of Design at UWS

·      Caitlin Ferguson-Evans – Bachelor of Communication (Advertising) Charles Sturt University

·      Edyth Moxon – Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor Secondary Education Macquarie University

·      Lara Parsons – Bachelor Ancient History Macquarie University

·      Georgia Richardson – Diploma Social Science UWS

·      Chantell Sheehan Bachelor Science Psychology Macquarie University

·      Mataio Sufia – Diploma Health Science UWS

·      Brock Taranto – Bachelor Science (Zoology) UWS

·      Chloe Tsingolis – Diploma Science UWS

·      Denise Phiri – Bachelor Arts/Law UWS

·      Doris Phiri – Bachelor Business and Commerce/Law UWS

We wish all our Year 12 students from 2014 a happy and prosperous future!