Springwood High School Yr 12 of 2009 has achieved outstanding Higher School Certificate results. We are proud to be a Yr 7 to 12 comprehensive high school accepting students of all ability from our local community. Our Yr 12 only numbered 94 full time students who sat for the HSC but have far outperformed much larger schools with similar students.
Our students sat for 473 externally tested HSC Exams and achieved 47 mentions on the State wide honour role. This lists all students in the state who achieved Band 6 which is 90 or above in a subject in these state wide examinations. This means 9.9% of our students’ results achieved 90 or above. We also had 152 exam results in the Band 5. This means that 199 exam results or 42.07% of all exams sat by our students achieved a mark of 80 or above. Another 139 exam results were Band 4 or in the 70’s. This means that 71.46% of all exam results were 70 or above. This is a truly wonderful result for any school to have achieved. Another 90 exam results were in the 60’s or Band 3 with therefore 90.49% of all exam marks were 60 or above.
The 47 Band 6 results were achieved over 16 subjects and two of our students were proud placements on the State Top All-Rounders List for 2009. This list celebrates the students who scored 90 or above in 10 or more units in the HSC. They were overjoyed to be included on this list. We therefore congratulate August Lantay-Lefkovich and Anna-Jane West for this outstanding achievement. Whilst we had two students on this prestigious list we were the only government high school in the mountains to be on this list. August Lantay-Lefkovich was the HSC Dux with a very impressive 96.95.
47 MENTIONS IN 16 SUBJECTS ON THE STATE HONOUR ROLL
Ancient History
9
Business Studies
4
Drama
7
English (Advanced)
3
History Extension
1
Industrial Technology-Timber
3
Information Processes & Tech.
1
Legal Studies
1
General Mathematics
2
Mathematics Extension 1
1
Modern History
2
Music Extension
1
PD/H/PE
2
Textiles & Design
2
Visual Arts
6
French Beginners
2
TOTAL
47
Any students following a course pattern that will give them an ATAR used to place students in University Courses will receive a mark out of 100 as a scaled summary of their best 10 units. Every student must include at least 2 units of English in those 10 units.
Our Yr 12 students have had truly outstanding success as 11 of our 94 students have achieved an ATAR of over 90. This result would be the envy of any similar school. We congratulate the following on their outstanding results in achieving an ATAR score greater than 90.
STUDENTS
August Lantay-Lefkovich
Anna-Jane West
Alex Armstrong-Millar
Ella Chivers
Clare Cullen
Isla Curtis
Jared Field
Ally Mosher
Madi Weston
Samantha Vandall
Sarah Dunn
The school also celebrates outstanding results in the performance and projects results of our HSC students. Students who have been recognised as best in state in these HSC projects or performance include:
Alex Hayden selected in ARTEXPRESS and exhibited in Sydney.
Drew Frost and Luke Robertson both selected in INTECH Exhibition of HSC Industrial Technology Wood projects.
Katie Carroll, Christine Gordon and Emily Stuart were pre-selected for CALLBACK Dance Performance.
The school can be justly proud of all of these results as students of all abilities have performed extremely well. We look forward to receiving our “Value Added” results in late February to further substantiate this result.
These results are hard evidence that when students, teachers and parents work together we can achieve outstanding results. It also demonstrates that students who continue their education at Springwood High School are well placed to maximise their potential and achieve results that stand tall against any school in the state.
Congratulations to Yr 12 of 2009 and their families on these exceptional results.
Warm regards
Peter McSeveny
Principal Springwood High School
Springwood High School is a Department of Education and Training High School, located in Faulconbridge in the Blue Mountains. The high school is close to Faulconbridge Public School, and the Great Western Highway.
The grounds of the school complement the attractive surroundings and provide a pleasant environment for study and recreation.
Springwood has been recognised for its excellence in the creative and performing arts over the years and the curriculum is balanced by excellent academic results across the school and a strong emphasis on sport and athletics. Springwood provides quality educational programs for our students to develop their knowledge and skills for life in the twenty – first century. We offer a broad range of subjects which allow students to develop and grow to achieve their full potential in the School Certificate and Higher School certificate.
The size of the school ensures a caring learning environment and individual attention for all our students. We provide a complete and comprehensive range of subject choices. Academic, creative, social, technical and sporting skills are developed in a manner that best prepares each student for the years ahead. The dedication of the teaching staff and motivation of the student body is reflected in our school motto of “Press onwards” We are well supported with many extra- curricula activities and 3 newly equipped technology rooms.
Our mission at Springwood is:
SHS empowers students to maximise their potential in all areas of school life in a caring and nurturing learning environment. High expectations and quality programs facilitate academic, creative and sporting excellence. In partnership with parents and the community we develop students as life-long learners who are confident, tolerant and resilient citizens.
