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Dear Reddam House Community,

We would like to congratulate the HSC class of 2012 for their outstanding results.

Our 69 HSC students performed strongly across all curriculum areas with 135 Band 6’s (scores of over 90%) out of a possible 356 scripts written (38.84%) placing Reddam House 16 out of all schools (and in the top 5 Independent Schools) in NSW.

58 students were listed on the “Board of Studies HSC Distinguished Achiever’s Honours Roll”

10 Reddam students were featured as “NSW Top All-Rounders”

4 students were listed as “Top achievers” in the top 20 in the State in a subject area

In Mathematics Reddam House was placed 1st out of all Independent Schools (and 6th out of all schools) with an average of: • 87.04%forMathematics2Unit(with57.77%ofstudentsachievingBand6)• 92.6%forMathematicsExtension1(with81.81%ofstudentsachievingBand6)• 91.74%forMathematicsExtension2(with71.42%ofstudentsachievingBand6)

Itisworthnotingthat3studentsachieved99%anda4th98%inMathematics2unit,97%wasachievedinMathematicsExtension1,and98%wasachievedinMathematicsExtension2. EnglishwaslikewiseplacedamongstthetopIndependentschoolswithaschoolaverageof:87.04%forEnglishAdvanced(with48.14%ofthestudentsachievingBand6).89.06%forEnglishExtension1(with75%ofthestudentsachievingBand6).91.74%forEnglishExtension2(with66.6%ofthestudentsachievingBand6).

2studentsachieved98%inEnglishExtension2,and97%wasachievedinEnglishAdvanced.

Comparison of Year 10 and Year 12 WhencomparingthiscohortsSchoolCertificateresultsinYear10tothoseachievedinYear12wecan appreciate their outstanding achievement.

Year10Mathematics16.1%Band6(2010)Year10English9.5Band6(2010)

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ART EXPRESS, ON STAGE, YOUNG WRITERS AND CALLBACK SHOWCASES

Each year a presentation of excellence in each of the performing arts disciplines is held. Artexpressfor Art, Encore for Music, Young Writers for written work and Callback for Dance. The students selected are the top HSC performers and the best in the state.The following Reddam House students were nominated and selected for:

Emily Erwin Yasmin Cherry Nicholas Markezinis

Jacob McDowell Victoria Zerbst Eduard Neyman

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ART EXPRESS, ON STAGE, YOUNG WRITERS AND CALLBACK SHOWCASES

Lola Guiffre Maya Hendler Irene Panagiotou

Maya Hendler has been chosen to exhibit at Art Express 2013.

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Victoria Zerbst

VictoriaZerbsthasbeenselectedtohavehermajorworkpublishedinthisyearsYoungWritersShowcase.YoungWritersShowcase12containsarepresentativeselectionofoutstandingmajorworkswrittenbystudentsofHSCEnglishExtension2in2012.

Jessica Ortner Maya Hendler

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Performance was strong across all subjects for example:

• ChineseBackgroundSpeakers-100%ofthestudentsachievedBand6(schoolaverage:91.33%)

• Hebrew-100%ofthestudentsachievedBand6(schoolaverage:93.8%)

• Drama-50%ofthestudentsachievedBand6(schoolaverage:90.5%)

• Dance-50%ofthestudentsachievedBand6(schoolaverage:85.9%)

• LegalStudies-42%ofthestudentsachievedBand6(schoolaverage:87.37%)

• Physics-41.6%ofthestudentsachievedBand6(schoolaverage:81.68%)

• VisualArts-40%ofthestudentsachievedBand6(schoolaverage:87.73%)

• Economics-36.36%ofthestudentsachievedBand6(schoolaverage:81.4%)

• Biology-36.3%ofthestudentsachievedBand6(schoolaverage:86.2%)

• BusinessStudies-31.2%ofthestudentsachievedBand6(schoolaverage:87.19%)

• Chemistry-30.7%ofthestudentsachievedBand6(schoolaverage:82.38%)

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“NSW TOP ALL-ROUNDERS”

This title is given to students who achieve Band 6 (90% or over) in all 10 units of study required fortheHSC.TenReddamstudentshaveperformedatthisexceptionallevel.Theyare:

Anna Bland Romy Ehrlich Lola Giuffre

Nina Hirshman Brittany Nabarro

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Jessica Ortner Lucinda Roper Leigh Caprile-Stephens

Mark Vallianos Yiduo Wang

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BEST IN THE STATE

4 student performances ranked as top achievers in the State in individual subjects. They are:

Brittany Nabarro 7th in the State for Legal studies (with 97%)11th in the State for Advanced English (with 97%)

Vicky Zerbst 7th in the State for Drama (with 97%)

Yiduo Wang7th in the State for Mathematics Extension 2 (with 98%)

Also:Anna Bland and Fangqin Chen scored 99% and Ruonan Zhang scored 98% in Mathematics 2 Unit.

Yiduo Wang also scored 97% in Mathematics Extension 1

Lucinda Roper and Victoria Zerbst scored 98% in English Extension 2

Mark Vallianos and Brittany Nabarro scored 97% in Economics

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REDDAM HOUSE DUX 2012

The above results translated into outstanding ATAR’s with approximately:

50% of the cohort achieving an ATAR of over 90 (i.e. in top 10% of the State),25% achieving an ATAR of over 95 (i.e. in the top 5 % of the State)10% achieving an ATAR of over 99 (i.e. in the top 1% of the State)

The following students qualifying as Dux and runners up for 2012. The runners up are:

Third Place – Mark Vallianos with 99.45

Second Place – Romy Ehrlich with 99.65

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The DUX award for 2012 goes to Brittany Nabarro with a perfect ATAR score of 99.95

Brittany Nabarro

This is remarkable as Brittany was an accelerated student. Brittany skipped Year 9, going from Year 8 to Year 10. She then also accelerated Mathematics 2 Unit, writing the Year 12 HSC examinations while in Year 11, for which she scored 96%.

Congratulations Brittany, this is an impressive achievement!!!

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NSW DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVER’S HONOURS ROLL

The NSW Board of Studies prepares an honours roll of distinguished achievers. To appear on the roll students need to obtain 90% or above in one or more of their subjects.

58 Reddam students were featured on the honours roll. Students are listed in alphabetical order.

STUDENT SUBJECT/S in which Band 6 was achievedAbulafia, Daniel* MathematicsBarko, David Mathematics, Visual ArtsBland, Anna Biology, Business Studies, Economics, English (Advanced), MathematicsBonomy, Daniel* MathematicsCaprile-Stephens, Leigh Economics, English (Advanced), Mathematics, PDHPE, PhysicsCha, Sangjin Chemistry, Mathematics, Mathematics Extension 1,

Mathematics Extension 2, PhysicsChen, Fangqin MathematicsChen, Shunzhi Mathematics, Chinese Background SpeakersChen, Xinnan Chinese Background SpeakersCherry, Yasmin Drama, English (Standard)Cohen, Shahar Business Studies, Mathematics, Modern Hebrew ContinuersCoutinho, Alon Business Studies, Economics, English (Advanced), MathematicsDavies, Lachlan Business Studies, General Mathematics, PDHPEEhrlich, Romy Biology, Chemistry, English (Advanced), Mathematics, PDHPEFoster, Kane Business StudiesGasparinatos, Louis Business Studies, General MathematicsGiuffre, Lola English (Advanced), Mathematics, Mathematics Extension 1,

Mathematics Extension 2, Physics, SDD, Visual ArtsHendler, Maya Dance, English (Advanced), Visual ArtsHirshman, Nina Economics, English (Advanced), Legal Studies, Mathematics,

Modern HistoryHossack, Frankie English Extension 1, Legal Studies, Visual ArtsIrwin, Emily DramaJi, Baojun Chinese Background SpeakersKarney, Lisa Visual ArtsKersch, Anna* MathematicsLam, Susana* MathematicsLee, Donghwan MathematicsLee, Harrison Business Studies, English (Standard), Legal Studies, General MathematicsLi, Gigi* MathematicsListon, Read* MathematicsLu, Chenyao Chinese Background Speakers, MathematicsLunt, Ryan Mathematics

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Luo. Yi Fei Mathematics, Mathematics Extension 1, Chinese Background SpeakersMargovsky, Erica Business StudiesMarkezinis, Nicholas Economics, English (Advanced)McDonald, Grace Visual ArtsMcDowell, Jacob Mathematics, Mathematics Extension 1, Mathematics Extension 2Morrison, Alexandra English (Standard), Visual ArtsNabarro, Brittany Economics, English (Advanced), Legal Studies, Mathematics,

Mathematics Extension 1, Mathematics Extension 2Ngou, Hio Lam MathematicsNordon, Oliver Legal Studies, Mathematics, PhysicsOrtner, Jessica Dance, Economics, English (Advanced), Legal Studies, MathematicsPanagiotou, Irene Business Studies, Visual ArtsPark, Hee Joon MathematicsRenouf, Julia English (Standard)Richards, Adam General MathematicsRoper, Lucy Biology, English (Advanced), English Extension 1, English Extension 2,

Mathematics, Mathematics Extension 1, Modern HistorySchneider, Indyana* MathematicsSpira, Jasper MathematicsStuke, Elliot Business Studies, Legal StudiesSuwanbut, Methakun Chinese Continuers, Chinese ExtensionVallianos, Mark Biology, Economics, English (Advanced), Mathematics, Mathematics Ex-

tension 1, Modern HistoryWang, Joshua MathematicsWang, Yiduo Chemistry, Mathematics, Mathematics Extension 1,

Mathematics Extension 2, Physics, Chinese Background SpeakersYankilov, Juliet Legal Studies, MathematicsYe, Wei Chinese Background SpeakersZerbst, Victoria Drama, English (Advanced), English Extension 1, English Extension 2,

Music 1Zhang, Ruonan Chinese Background Speakers, MathematicsZhang, Zhihao Chinese Background Speakers, Chemistry, Mathematics Extension 1

*Denotes accelerants who have completed HSC courses whilst in Year 11

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TO THE REDDAM HOUSE HSC CLASS OF 2012:

Congratulations on these wonderful results, we are very proud of each one of you. They are a testiment to your work ethic and commitment to the academic programme which you have shown throughout the course of your outstanding progress through Reddam House.

Not only are you great scholars but you have become great people who leave behind a legacy thatfuturegenerationswillaspireto.Weareconfidentthattheskillsthatyouhavedevelopedwill form a strong foundation upon which to build your future success.

Thank you for your contribution to the ongoing success of Reddam House.

Good luck and go well.