Adrian Piccoli MP Minister for Education

MEDIA RELEASE

Tuesday 17 December 2013

MINISTER AWARDS 2013 HSC FIRST IN COURSE RECIPIENTS The Minister for Education Adrian Piccoli today presented 2013 HSC students with First in Course Awards at an event at Australian Technology Park. “Any student who receives their HSC has worked hard, and I congratulate all students who have completed their exams this year,” Mr Piccoli said. “HSC courses are demanding and the assessment and examination process is designed to challenge students. “To claim the First in Course spot is a great honour for these students, and they, their teachers and their families should be very proud. “The First in Course Awards acknowledge the highest achieving student in each HSC course, where the result is in the highest possible band for that course. “The HSC is a world-class credential and coming first demonstrates and extremely high level of achievement on an international level. “Completing the HSC requires immense dedication from students, and support from both teachers and parents,” Mr Piccoli said. The ceremony saw students receive a Certificate for Excellence from the Minister in front of their families and senior representatives from across the education sectors. 2013 highlights include:

Awards made to 121 students in 112 courses

Equal first place in nine courses

Three students receiving a First in Course Award for more than one course

83 of the 121 recipients are young women, and 38 are young men

12 students live in regions outside of Sydney, including students from: Inverell, Grafton, Hermidale, Coonamble, Griffith, Wagga Wagga, and two students from Cooma.

This year marked the first examination of the Financial Services course. This course is designed to provide students with skills and knowledge to seek a job straight from school or as a sound foundation for higher level education or university studies. Over 70,000 students will have access to their HSC results from 6.00am tomorrow (Wednesday 18 December).

Results are available online and by SMS using a secure system requiring a Student Number and HSC PIN. For more information on HSC results go to studentsonline.bos.nsw.edu.au The Board of Studies HSC Results Inquiry Centre 1300 13 83 23 will be open from 9 am for students with questions about their HSC results.

MEDIA: Will Griffiths – 0428 931 143 (Minister Piccoli) Julie-Anne Scott – 0400 998 856 (Board of Studies)

Course Name First name/s Family name School Name

Agriculture Dana Song James Ruse Agricultural High School (CARLINGFORD)

Ancient History Lucy Annabel Hope Nason Kambala (Rose Bay)

Armenian Continuers Tamara Kotoyan Saturday School of Comm Lang Chatswood High School

Automotive Examination Corey Mitchell Butler Western institute - Coonamble Campus

Biology Sing-Young Chen James Ruse Agricultural High School (CARLINGFORD)

Business Studies Jayden Anthony O'Brien Penrith High School

Chemistry Jiarun Lin Presbyterian Ladies' College Sydney (CROYDON)

Chinese Background Speakers Yuan Gao Saturday School of Comm. Lang. Kogarah High School

Chinese Beginners Hieu Gia Truong Tempe High School

Chinese Continuers Kimberly Ann Yi Xian Yoon Fort Street High School (PETERSHAM)

Chinese Extension Daniel John Gray St Ignatius' College (Lane Cove)

Classical Greek Continuers Kim Zhang Pymble Ladies' College

Classical Hebrew Continuers Liora Baram Moriah College (Bondi Junction)

Classical Hebrew Extension Tikvati Lobel Kesser Torah College (Dover Heights)

Community and Family Studies Georgina Kidd Greystanes High School

Construction Examination Daniel Lee St Philip's Christian College - Waratah

Croatian Continuers Hermina Liscevic Saturday School of Comm Lang/Arthur Phillip HS (PARRAMATTA)

Dance Viola Marie-Ellen Iida Bradfield College (CROWS NEST)

Design and Technology Katherine Margaret Penny Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College (North Sydney)

Drama Louisa Marie Wall Monaro High School (COOMA NORTH)

Dutch Continuers Jasper Koolen Saturday School of Comm Lang Chatswood High School

Earth and Environmental

Science Claire Elizabeth Brooks Lambton High School

Economics Arielle Bianca Page Stone Queenwood School for Girls (Mosman)

Electrotechnology Examination Josh Michael Murray Western Sydney Institute - Mt Druitt College (MOUNT DRUITT)

Course Name First name/s Family name School Name

Engineering Studies Eric Huang North Sydney Boys High School (Crows Nest)

English (Advanced) Alexandra McHugh Wenona School (North Sydney)

English (Standard) Jaimee Hassos Newtown High School of Performing Arts

English as a Second Language Ting Lin Burwood Girls High School (CROYDON)

English Extension 1 Helen Chen Pymble Ladies' College

English Extension 2 Thomas Chang Barker College (Hornsby)

Entertainment Industry

Examination Ashlie Anne Fisher Hunter Institute - Newcastle Campus (TIGHES HILL)

Filipino Continuers Ma Thrizza Mae Lopez St Marys Senior High School

Financial Services Examination Yongxin Feng South Western Sydney Institute - Granville Campus

Food Technology Morgan Gray Penrith Anglican College (Orchard Hills)

French Beginners Alexander Hamilton Dimmock Southern Cross Distance Education Centre (EAST BALLINA)

French Continuers John-Patrick Asimakis Sydney Grammar School (Darlinghurst)

French Extension Lillian Jane Lurline Flemons Sydney Girls High School (SURRY HILLS)

Geography Jonah Drummond Clarkson SHORE - Sydney Church of England Grammar School (North Sydney)

German Beginners Jade Leassa Culbert Wade High School (GRIFFITH)

German Continuers (Equal first) Leona Hannah Cohen MLC School (Burwood)

German Continuers (Equal first) Marta Krzanowski Fort Street High School (PETERSHAM)

German Extension Michael Fowler North Sydney Girls High School (CROWS NEST)

Heritage Chinese (Mandarin) Siqi (Alice) Wu Meriden School (Strathfield)

Heritage Indonesian Juan Tjiong Open High School (RANDWICK)

Heritage Japanese Lisa Jiang Saturday School of Comm Lang Chatswood High School

Heritage Korean Jin Jane Kwon Saturday School of Comm. Lang. Strathfield GHS

Hindi Continuers Upasna Singh Saturday School of Comm. Lang. The Hills Sports High School (SEVE

History Extension Philippa Harley Lumen Christi Catholic College (Pambula Beach)

Course Name First name/s Family name School Name

Hospitality Examination Rebecca Cheney Pymble Ladies' College

Human Services Examination Claudia Saab Sydney Institute - St George College (KOGARAH)

Hungarian Continuers Regina Balogh Saturday School of Comm. Lang. Bankstown GHS

Indonesian Beginners Hyun Lee Parramatta High School

Indonesian Extension Amit Raj Dogra Macarthur Anglican School (Cobbitty)

Industrial Technology Michael Ashelford Barker College (Hornsby)

Information Processes and

Technology Otto Zhang North Sydney Boys High School (Crows Nest)

Information Technology

Examination Alan Zehong Ngo Muirfield High School (NORTH ROCKS)

Italian Beginners Simone Grace La Martina Queenwood School for Girls (Mosman)

Italian Continuers Ruby Madeleine Curtis Loreto Kirribilli

Italian Extension Olivia Fehon Santa Sabina College (Strathfield)

Japanese Background Speakers Kurumi Otsuki SCECGS Redlands (Cremorne)

Japanese Continuers Larissa Wing Lum Chok Sydney Girls High School (SURRY HILLS)

Khmer Continuers Socheata Khuon Saturday School of Comm. Lang. Liverpool GHS

Korean Continuers Karen Tanabe Open High School (RANDWICK)

Latin Continuers Tom Allchurch Sydney Grammar School (Darlinghurst)

Latin Extension Rhys Carvosso Sydney Grammar School (Darlinghurst)

Legal Studies Uma Ramrakha Presbyterian Ladies' College Sydney (CROYDON)

Macedonian Continuers Pamela Markovska Saturday School of Comm. Lang. Bankstown GHS

Mathematics Radman Le Zhang James Ruse Agricultural High School (CARLINGFORD)

Mathematics Extension 1 Taeyoung Son Killara High School

Mathematics Extension 2 Terry Shang Sydney Grammar School (Darlinghurst)

Mathematics, General (Equal

first) Karen Jiaying Lin Hornsby Girls High School

Course Name First name/s Family name School Name

Mathematics, General (Equal

first) Steven Rabie Masada College (St Ives)

Mathematics, General (Equal

first) Caitlin Stratton Corpus Christi Catholic High School (Oak Flats)

Metal and Engineering

Examination George Lysandrou Edmund Rice College (West Wollongong)

Modern Greek Beginners Rhonda Douroukis Georges River College Oatley Senior Campus

Modern Greek Continuers Fotini Kapsabelis St Spyridon College (Maroubra)

Modern Greek Extension Dionisia Kolevris Open High School (RANDWICK)

Modern Hebrew Continuers Rafael Ben-Menashe Masada College (St Ives)

Modern History Ruby Liza Lew Sydney Girls High School (SURRY HILLS)

Music 1 Suzannah Dewhurst Loreto Normanhurst

Music 2 (Equal first) Brett He The King's School (North Parramatta)

Music Extension Oliver Bahr Shermacher Newtown High School of Performing Arts

Persian Background Speakers Rouein Momen Saturday School of Comm Lang/Arthur Phillip HS (PARRAMATTA)

Personal Development, Health

and Physical Education Meg Alexandra Crawford Kingscliff High School

Physics Ruben Tung Robertson Baulkham Hills High School

Physics (equal first) Jonathan Andrew Hopkins Sydney Technical High School (BEXLEY)

Polish Continuers Karolina Leszczynski Saturday School of Comm. Lang. Randwick Centre (STRAWBERRY HILLS)

Primary Industries Examination Laura Alice Nesbitt Hurlstone Agricultural High School (GLENFIELD)

Retail Services Examination Natalie Betteridge St Patrick's College Sutherland

Russian Background Speakers Ekaterina Lunina Open High School (RANDWICK)

Course Name First name/s Family name School Name

Serbian Continuers Tamara Peulic Saturday School of Comm. Lang. Liverpool GHS

Society and Culture (Equal first) Aparna Balakumar Hornsby Girls High School

Society and Culture (Equal first)

& Studies of Religion I (Equal

first) Alessandra Bianco Freeman Catholic College (Bonnyrigg Heights)

Software Design and

Development Harry Tadek Morris Normanhurst Boys High School

Spanish Beginners Katherine Anne Purdy Wycliffe Christian School (Warrimoo)

Spanish Continuers Marcela Blanca Angelica Torres Castiglioni Ku-ring-gai High School (TURRAMURRA NORTH)

Spanish Extension Cian Galea International Grammar School (Ultimo)

Studies of Religion I (Equal first) Madison Doorn St Joseph's Catholic College (East Gosford)

Studies of Religion I (Equal first) Nicholas James Fitzsimons Sydney Distance Education High School (WOOLLOOMOOLOO)

Studies of Religion I (Equal first) Grace Elizabeth White Penrith High School

Studies of Religion II Larissa Grinsell De La Salle Catholic College, Cronulla

Swedish Continuers Eamonn Scott Kearney Macarthur Anglican School (Cobbitty)

Tamil Continuers Mathumai Koneshwaran Outside Tutor (Sydney)

Textiles and Design (Equal first) Brooke Lusted Bishop Druitt College (Coffs Harbour)

Textiles and Design (Equal first) Michaela Turancova Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer Campus

Tourism and Events Examination Summer Lee Jones North Coast Institute - Grafton Campus

Turkish Continuers Gizem Kilic Amity College, Prestons

Ukrainian Continuers Olha Pokhmurska Saturday School of Comm. Lang. Strathfield GHS

Course Name First name/s Family name School Name

Vietnamese Continuers Thuy Lan Duyen Nguyen Cabramatta High School

Visual Arts Emily Lau MLC School (Burwood)

* some First in Course recipients

have requested their names not

be included in material

prepared for news media.