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
Agriculture
Ancient History
Armenian Continuers
Automotive Examination
Biology
Business Studies
Chemistry

First name/s
Dana
Lucy Annabel Hope
Tamara
Corey Mitchell
Sing-Young
Jayden Anthony
Jiarun

Family name
Song
Nason
Kotoyan
Butler
Chen
O'Brien
Lin

School Name
James Ruse Agricultural High School (CARLINGFORD)
Kambala (Rose Bay)
Saturday School of Comm Lang Chatswood High School
Western institute - Coonamble Campus
James Ruse Agricultural High School (CARLINGFORD)
Penrith High School
Presbyterian Ladies' College Sydney (CROYDON)

Chinese Background Speakers

Chinese Beginners
Chinese Continuers
Chinese Extension
Classical Greek Continuers
Classical Hebrew Continuers
Classical Hebrew Extension

Yuan
Hieu Gia
Kimberly Ann Yi Xian
Daniel John
Kim
Liora
Tikvati

Gao
Truong
Yoon
Gray
Zhang
Baram
Lobel

Saturday School of Comm. Lang. Kogarah High School

Tempe High School
Fort Street High School (PETERSHAM)
St Ignatius' College (Lane Cove)
Pymble Ladies' College
Moriah College (Bondi Junction)
Kesser Torah College (Dover Heights)

Community and Family Studies

Construction Examination
Croatian Continuers
Dance
Design and Technology
Drama
Dutch Continuers
Earth and Environmental
Science
Economics

Georgina
Daniel
Hermina
Viola Marie-Ellen
Katherine Margaret
Louisa Marie
Jasper

Kidd
Lee
Liscevic
Iida
Penny
Wall
Koolen

Greystanes High School

St Philip's Christian College - Waratah
Saturday School of Comm Lang/Arthur Phillip HS (PARRAMATTA)
Bradfield College (CROWS NEST)
Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College (North Sydney)
Monaro High School (COOMA NORTH)
Saturday School of Comm Lang Chatswood High School

Claire Elizabeth
Arielle Bianca Page

Brooks
Stone

Lambton High School

Queenwood School for Girls (Mosman)

Murray

Western Sydney Institute - Mt Druitt College (MOUNT DRUITT)

Electrotechnology Examination Josh Michael

Course Name
Engineering Studies
English (Advanced)
English (Standard)
English as a Second Language
English Extension 1
English Extension 2
Entertainment Industry
Examination
Filipino Continuers

First name/s
Eric
Alexandra
Jaimee
Ting
Helen
Thomas

Family name
Huang
McHugh
Hassos
Lin
Chen
Chang

School Name
North Sydney Boys High School (Crows Nest)
Wenona School (North Sydney)
Newtown High School of Performing Arts
Burwood Girls High School (CROYDON)
Pymble Ladies' College
Barker College (Hornsby)

Ashlie Anne
Ma Thrizza Mae

Fisher
Lopez

Hunter Institute - Newcastle Campus (TIGHES HILL)

St Marys Senior High School

Financial Services Examination

Food Technology
French Beginners
French Continuers
French Extension
Geography
German Beginners

Yongxin
Morgan
Alexander Hamilton
John-Patrick
Lillian Jane Lurline
Jonah Drummond
Jade Leassa

Feng
Gray
Dimmock
Asimakis
Flemons
Clarkson
Culbert

South Western Sydney Institute - Granville Campus

Penrith Anglican College (Orchard Hills)
Southern Cross Distance Education Centre (EAST BALLINA)
Sydney Grammar School (Darlinghurst)
Sydney Girls High School (SURRY HILLS)
SHORE - Sydney Church of England Grammar School (North Sydney)
Wade High School (GRIFFITH)

German Continuers (Equal first) Leona Hannah

Cohen

MLC School (Burwood)

German Continuers (Equal first)

German Extension
Heritage Chinese (Mandarin)
Heritage Indonesian
Heritage Japanese
Heritage Korean
Hindi Continuers
History Extension

Krzanowski
Fowler
Wu
Tjiong
Jiang
Kwon
Singh
Harley

Fort Street High School (PETERSHAM)

North Sydney Girls High School (CROWS NEST)
Meriden School (Strathfield)
Open High School (RANDWICK)
Saturday School of Comm Lang Chatswood High School
Saturday School of Comm. Lang. Strathfield GHS
Saturday School of Comm. Lang. The Hills Sports High School (SEVE
Lumen Christi Catholic College (Pambula Beach)

Marta
Michael
Siqi (Alice)
Juan
Lisa
Jin Jane
Upasna
Philippa

Course Name
Hospitality Examination
Human Services Examination
Hungarian Continuers
Indonesian Beginners
Indonesian Extension
Industrial Technology
Information Processes and
Technology
Information Technology
Examination
Italian Beginners
Italian Continuers
Italian Extension

First name/s
Rebecca
Claudia
Regina
Hyun
Amit Raj
Michael

Family name
Cheney
Saab
Balogh
Lee
Dogra
Ashelford

School Name
Pymble Ladies' College
Sydney Institute - St George College (KOGARAH)
Saturday School of Comm. Lang. Bankstown GHS
Parramatta High School
Macarthur Anglican School (Cobbitty)
Barker College (Hornsby)

Otto

Zhang

North Sydney Boys High School (Crows Nest)

Alan Zehong
Simone Grace
Ruby Madeleine
Olivia

Ngo
La Martina
Curtis
Fehon

Muirfield High School (NORTH ROCKS)

Queenwood School for Girls (Mosman)
Loreto Kirribilli
Santa Sabina College (Strathfield)

Japanese Background Speakers

Japanese Continuers
Khmer Continuers
Korean Continuers
Latin Continuers
Latin Extension
Legal Studies
Macedonian Continuers
Mathematics
Mathematics Extension 1
Mathematics Extension 2
Mathematics, General (Equal
first)

Kurumi
Larissa Wing Lum
Socheata
Karen
Tom
Rhys
Uma
Pamela
Radman Le
Taeyoung
Terry

Otsuki
Chok
Khuon
Tanabe
Allchurch
Carvosso
Ramrakha
Markovska
Zhang
Son
Shang

SCECGS Redlands (Cremorne)

Sydney Girls High School (SURRY HILLS)
Saturday School of Comm. Lang. Liverpool GHS
Open High School (RANDWICK)
Sydney Grammar School (Darlinghurst)
Sydney Grammar School (Darlinghurst)
Presbyterian Ladies' College Sydney (CROYDON)
Saturday School of Comm. Lang. Bankstown GHS
James Ruse Agricultural High School (CARLINGFORD)
Killara High School
Sydney Grammar School (Darlinghurst)

Karen Jiaying

Lin

Hornsby Girls High School

Course Name
Mathematics, General (Equal
first)
Mathematics, General (Equal
first)
Metal and Engineering
Examination
Modern Greek Beginners
Modern Greek Continuers
Modern Greek Extension
Modern Hebrew Continuers
Modern History
Music 1
Music 2 (Equal first)
Music Extension

First name/s

Family name

School Name

Steven

Rabie

Masada College (St Ives)

Caitlin

Stratton

Corpus Christi Catholic High School (Oak Flats)

George
Rhonda
Fotini
Dionisia
Rafael
Ruby Liza
Suzannah
Brett
Oliver Bahr

Lysandrou
Douroukis
Kapsabelis
Kolevris
Ben-Menashe
Lew
Dewhurst
He
Shermacher

Edmund Rice College (West Wollongong)

Georges River College Oatley Senior Campus
St Spyridon College (Maroubra)
Open High School (RANDWICK)
Masada College (St Ives)
Sydney Girls High School (SURRY HILLS)
Loreto Normanhurst
The King's School (North Parramatta)
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
Physics
Physics (equal first)

Meg Alexandra
Ruben Tung
Jonathan Andrew

Crawford
Robertson
Hopkins

Kingscliff High School

Baulkham Hills High School
Sydney Technical High School (BEXLEY)

Polish Continuers

Karolina

Leszczynski

Saturday School of Comm. Lang. Randwick Centre (STRAWBERRY HILLS)

Primary Industries Examination Laura Alice

Retail Services Examination
Natalie

Nesbitt
Betteridge

Hurlstone Agricultural High School (GLENFIELD)

St Patrick's College Sutherland

Russian Background Speakers

Lunina

Open High School (RANDWICK)

Ekaterina

Course Name
Serbian Continuers

First name/s
Tamara

Family name
Peulic

School Name
Saturday School of Comm. Lang. Liverpool GHS

Balakumar

Hornsby Girls High School

Alessandra

Bianco

Freeman Catholic College (Bonnyrigg Heights)

Harry Tadek
Katherine Anne
Marcela Blanca Angelica
Cian

Morris
Purdy
Torres Castiglioni
Galea

Normanhurst Boys High School

Wycliffe Christian School (Warrimoo)
Ku-ring-gai High School (TURRAMURRA NORTH)
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)

Studies of Religion II
Swedish Continuers
Tamil Continuers

White
Grinsell
Kearney
Koneshwaran

Penrith High School

De La Salle Catholic College, Cronulla
Macarthur Anglican School (Cobbitty)
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

Turkish Continuers
Gizem
Ukrainian Continuers
Olha

Jones
Kilic
Pokhmurska

North Coast Institute - Grafton Campus

Amity College, Prestons
Saturday School of Comm. Lang. Strathfield GHS

Society and Culture (Equal first) Aparna

Society and Culture (Equal first)
& Studies of Religion I (Equal
first)
Software Design and
Development
Spanish Beginners
Spanish Continuers
Spanish Extension

Grace Elizabeth
Larissa
Eamonn Scott
Mathumai

Course Name
Vietnamese Continuers
Visual Arts

* some First in Course recipients

have requested their names not
be included in material
prepared for news media.

First name/s
Thuy Lan Duyen
Emily

Family name
Nguyen
Lau

School Name
Cabramatta High School
MLC School (Burwood)