Higher School Certificate and School Certificate 2008
Some outstanding results were achieved in the 2008 School Certificate and higher School Certificate. It is a true balancing act for students who dedicate their time and energy between that of a demanding performing arts program and their academic studies. Once again in 2008 The McDonald College has confirmed that students can not only achieve well, but excel academically whilst pursuing their passion for the performing arts.
HSC
115 students from both Year 11 and 12 sat the hSC in a total of 19 courses delivered by the College. The significantly large number of students who were among the Distinguished achievers (scoring a Band 6 in the HSC) resulted in The McDonald College being named amongst the leading 200 schools in NSW. In fact the College can boast that it was placed 111th in NSW, surpassing many other Independent Schools and a selective school in the local area.
The graduating class of 2008 had 46% of its students scoring a Band 6 in the HSC and this achievement resulted in 17% of the Class with a UaI of 90 or above. Our students have many doors open to them for their future endeavours with the academic results they have attained. Clearly the hard work and dedication of the skilled and experienced teachers at the College as well as that of the efforts and commitment by the students has led to this most successful outcome in the 2008 HSC.
The following table highlights some of the achievements of which the College is proud:
SUBJECT | Band | School % | State % |
Design & Technology | 6 | 43% | 7% |
Music 1 | 6 | 69% | 15% |
English advanced | 6 | 15% | 11% |
2Unit Mathematics | 6 | 22% | 17% |
PDHPE | 6 | 18% | 8% |
Visual Arts | 6 | 26% | 14% |
Biology | 5 & 6 | 47% | 31% |
Business Studies | 5 & 6 | 41% | 32% |
Dance | 5 & 6 | 55% | 30% |
2 Unit Mathematics General | 5 & 6 | 52% | 26% |
School Certificate
80 students were entered in the School Certificate in 2008 with all students sitting the Board of Studies examinations in English literacy, Mathematics, Science, australian history, Civics and Citizenship, Australian Geography Civics and Citizenship and Computing Skills. There were some outstanding personal achievements made across the full range of subjects. In particular, the results in English literacy were significantly above the State performance with 52% of The McDonald College students achieving in the top two bands (State 39%).
A summary of results follows:
SUBJECT | Bands | School % | State % |
English | 5 & 6 | 52% | 39% |
Mathematics | 4, 5 & 6 | 59% | 49% |
Science | 4, 5 & 6 | 83% | 65% |
Australian History | 4, 5 & 6 | 69% | 51% |
Australian Geography | 4, 5 & 6 | 65% | 66% |
Computing Skills | Highly Competent | 68% | 57% |
In addition to these mandatory subjects The McDonald College students studied the elective subjects Commerce, French, Design & Technology, Information & Software Technology, Music and Visual arts. They achieved well in these courses with many students being awarded a grade a. The 2008 Year 10 students are now placed in a strong position academically as they commence their Preliminary HSC courses for the new school year. We look forward to seeing these students mirror the strong results of their predecessors at The McDonald College who performed so well in their senior study.
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