From the Headmistress We are so proud of our 2016 HSC cohort and their fabulous achievements. Some girls placed at the top of the State for individual subjects, and others were All Round Achievers. The greatest joy, however, was to see so many girls achieve their personal best with their results, after working with dedication and persistence over a long year. The girls’ commitment to their studies, alongside their participation in sport, music, Service Education and so much more, have seen them enrich the life of the school this year in many ways, and they leave well equipped for life beyond our school gates. We look forward to hearing about the contribution each of them will make to the world in the years ahead. These results would not be possible without the love and support of their parents and family members and the care, guidance, expertise and tireless efforts of the St Catherine’s teaching and support staff. I am grateful for everyone’s contribution to the girls’ strong results. The Sydney Morning Herald ranked St Catherine’s 45th in the State – a commendable result for a genuinely non-selective school. Katerina Theocharous, our Dux of the School, gained an ATAR of 99.9 – an outstanding rank. We congratulate her, and all our students, on their achievements this year.

ATARST CATHERINE’SSTUDENTS % NSW %

99+ 2.7 1.7

95+ 14.6 8.3

90+ 33.9 16.5

85+ 53.2 24.6

80+ 69.7 32.6

Median ATAR scores: St Catherine’s: 86.75 NSW 68.65

Top AchieversCongratulations to our 3 top achievers in the State:

Katerina Theocharous ranked 2nd in the State for Latin Continuers.

Annabelle Huang ranked 2nd in the State for Japanese Beginners.

Bella Li ranked 16th in the State for Mathematics, an incredible achievement for a student in Year 11.

What an amazing accomplishment!

Distinguished Achievers

St Catherine’s had 170 mentions on the BOSTES Distinguished Achievers list for students receiving 90% or above in one or more of their HSC subjects. The following students have been acknowledged:

Jamie Antulov, Charlotte Atkins, Isabella Baran, Caitlin Bartlett, Eleanor Boxall, Victoria Braithwaite, Paris Brenac, Elise Caton, Cassandra Christopher, Mia Cross, Mia D’Agostino, Ines de la Vega, Sophia Evstigneev, Kate Farquhar, Gretel Fleeting, Lucy Fraser, Miriam Green, Anna Grimmond, Rachel Ha, Isabella Hardwick, Lili Hardwick, Tonya Hetreles, Emily Hill, Jesse Holani, Annabelle Huang, Michelle Huang, Koozee Huybers, Tess Jenkins, Natasha Jenkinson, Claudia Kalau vom Hofe, Poppy Kambas, Claudia Kent, Chelsea Kesby, Sarrah Khan, Nicki Kyriacou, Bella Li, Grace Lipman, Joanne Liu, Irene Ma, Brooke Manning, Caitlin Matthei, Holly Meagher, Elsa Measday, Elena Menacho-Conn, Adelaide Miller, Adelle Millhouse, Sophie Monaghan, Peta Mossman, Mia Muriti, Shannon Orkin, Chrysoula Panaretos, Erin Park, Nicola Parry, Isabella Peter, Juliette Polesy, Isabelle Rafferty, Nuala Rheinberger, Meghan Ridge, Nikki Sargent, Gemma Scheinberg, Matilda Single, Melina Stavrinos, Grace Suprapto, Vicky Tang, Katerina Theocharous, Rebecca Thong, Katherine Tjendana, Maia Toakley, Sarah Tricks, Kai See Tse, Tiffany Tse, Madie Urquhart, Georjal Verykios, Ivy Wang, Charlotte Weale, Elizabeth Welborn, India Wentworth, Emily Winterbotham.

HSC results 2016

Our results

Eleanor Boxall, Head Girl 2016, at Speech Night with Dr Julie Townsend and The Most Reverend Dr Glen Davies

Course performance highlightsST CATHERINE’S SUBJECT

BAND 6 SCHOOL (%)

BAND 6 STATE (%)

Ancient History 23 8

Biology 24 9

Business Studies 19 9

Chemistry 22 10

Design and Technology 64 13

Drama 19 14

Economics 22 14

English (Advanced) 16 15

Legal Studies 43 12

Mathematics General 2 17 5

Mathematics 39 23

Modern History 23 9

Music 1 45 18

Music 2 33 34

PDHPE 42 11

Studies of Religion I 17 13

Studies of Religion II 29 9

Visual Arts 32 14

Japanese Beginners 20 18

Japanese Continuers 100 23

Latin Continuers 50 49

ST CATHERINE’S EXTENSION COURSES

BANDS E4+E3 SCHOOL (%)

BANDS E4+E3 STATE (%)

English Extension I 100 95

English Extension 2 100 79

History Extension 88 81

French Extension 100 89

Japanese Extension 100 89

Latin Extension 100 98

Mathematics Extension I 85 79

Mathematics Extension 2 100 85

Music Extension 100 94

Notable course performanceST CATHERINE’S SUBJECT

BAND 5+6 SCHOOL (%)

BAND 5+6 STATE (%)

English (Standard) 77 13

ESL 67 27

Food Technology 75 29

French Continuers 71 65

Geography 63 41

Physics 27 30

Spanish Continuers 80 48

Creative NominationsThe creative success of our talented students was recognised by their nomination for the HSC showcase.

OnSTAGE nomination

Drama Meryl from “Bombshells”

Brooke Manning

OnSTAGE nomination

Drama “Proudly Pathetic”

Edan McGovern, Jean Gardiner-Cox, Isabella Baran and Camille Olsen-Ormandy

Brooke Manning as Meryl

Isabella Baran, Edan McGovern, Jean Gardiner-Cox and Camille Olsen-Ormandy

Congratulations All RoundersThe following students are to be congratulated for being HSC All Round achievers with results of 90% or above in at least 10 units of study:

Katerina Theocharous, achieved 2nd in the State for Latin Continuers, received 7 mentions in the High Achievers list from BOSTES, and is one of our four All Rounders. Katerina’s ATAR is 99.9

Mia D’Agostino Ines de la Vega Caitlin Matthei