Outstanding Team PerformancesDuring 2016, Barker students displayed great leadership, discipline and sportsmanship. Following are a few of the titles achieved:

• Senior Championship title at NSW Schools Knockout Athletics Championships

• 9th consecutive ISA Athletics title

• 2nd at ISA Swimming Championships

• ISA Open Softball shield won for a record 20th time

• 5 Touch Football premiership titles and 6 teams runners-up

• Silver medal at Australian Schools Girls’ Basketball Championships

• Silver medal in Girls’ Open NSW Fencing Schools Championships

• Mock Trial - 4th place Empire International

And participating in other sports and activities: Cadets, F1 in Schools, Cricket, Rugby, Squash, Tennis, Dance, Volleyball and Waterpolo.

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Celebrating the class

of 2016

Edward Koorey achieved 99.95

VISUAL ARTSLiam Bell, James Hodgeman, Jack Newman, Anna Stewart-Yates, Kelly Van Homrigh

The following students had their HSC major works nominated for inclusion in one of the Board of Studies Showcases.

DRAMAFred Pryce, Nick Davis, Eva-Rose Yates, Izzy Marriott, Sophie Aitken, Sarah Ballantyne, Kate Mildren, Nick Greenberg, Ashleigh Lewis, Lucy O’Brien, Oscar Samios, Sophie Heath, Sean Landis, Lachlan Day, Charlotte Menhinick, Jodi Rabinowitz

OnStage showcases the most outstanding individual and group performances by HSC Drama students. Congratulations to Hugo Hyde who was selected to perform at OnSTAGE.

Design and TechnologyDesignTECH: Sam Darwell, Michael Fletcher, Morgan Overmass

Claire Metcalfe’s Bluey Check (an asthma monitoring device), was selected for the Shape 2016 Exhibition and her project was awarded the 2016 MAAS Innovation in Design Award.

InTech: Rachel Liang, Alec Munro, Hamish Shaw, Thomas Stevens, Matthew Watts

MUSICMusic Course 1: Cameron Armour, Lachlan Cook, Tom Henderson, Sophie Maurice, Daisy Sibtain, Dom Westwood

Music Course 2 and Extension: Lachlan Day, Matthew Lee

The following students’ musicology elective for the 2016 Higher School Certificate Music course were identified as exemplary. The online program for the 2017 ENCORE concert will acknowledge their achievement in an honour list of students.

Katherine Magee, Natasha Salisbury

Major Work InclusionsT

HighlightsFor the 7th straight year a Barker student has attained the maximum possible ATAR. Edward Koorey achieved 99.95

Only 5 schools scored more Band 6’s (or E4) than Barker

30 All Rounders (nearly double of 2015)

553 Band 6’s (or E4) - this is a record

8 students scored places

190 students scored at least 1 Band 6 (or E4)

Claire Metcalfe, Rachel Liang and Morgan Overmass

Congratulations Class of 2016I am delighted to share with you the outstanding HSC results from the 2016 Year 12 graduates.

Through the conscientious efforts of students, sound work ethic in the learning culture and some important new initiatives that we set in place in 2016, our Class of 2016 achieved some exceptional results. Barker is a non-selective school and we are greatly encouraged to see the exceptional effort that our students invested in their work. This augurs well for their future in whatever endeavour they choose to pursue. The students achieved 31% Band 6’s (or E4) from the number of exams sat, which is an outstanding result. They worked together wonderfully well demonstrating that cooperation is more effective than competition in high performing schools.

The 2016 Year 12 students led our community with distinction. They know the value of a rounded education and were fully committed to the life of Barker College in all its diversity and strength. They also opened new avenues of care and compassion, reaching beyond the “Mint Gates” in countless ways. Their contribution to the cultural, sporting and academic life of the School has been outstanding. For this we give thanks to the Lord for the blessing that the 2016 Year 12 has been to our community.

Phillip Heath Head of Barker College

Top Achievers (Place getters)Liam Burke 19th Ancient History

Emma Cowdery 19th English (Standard)

Hugo Fahey 10th Earth and Environmental Science

Evan Lee 9th Ancient History

Rachel Liang 4th Industrial Technology

Morgan Overmass 3rd Design and Technology

Frederick Pryce 4th Mathematics General 2

Anna Stewart-Yates 10th English Extension 1

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