“Aim at something excellent; our life is largely influenced by what we aim at and our ideals often make our realities.” Mother Gonzaga Barry IBVM 16 All-round Achievers 16 students (pictured above) were named on the All- round Achievers Merit List for achieving a result in the highest band possible in 10 or more units: Lucy Blomfield, Grace Campbell, Alice Compton, Charlotte Duff-Clarke, Niamh Graham, Jayda Gursel, Anna Hanselmann, Tanaya Kumar, Anastasia Leaver, Natalie Martinez, Christina Morris, Abigail Mulcaster, Lua Pellegrini, Christina Saad, Antonia Tassell, Zoe Warland Top Achievers in Course 10 Top Achievers in Course (pictured above): Mairead Stone Ancient History - 1st place Modern History - 16th place Anna Hanselmann History Extension - 6th place Full marks in HSC Result Natalie Martinez Studies of Religion 1 - 2nd place Full marks in HSC Result Full marks in Mathematics Result Greer Pollard Studies of Religion 1 - 5th place Full marks in HSC Result Alice Compton French Beginners - 4th place Tanaya Kumar Music 1 - 3rd place Ainsley Mallett Food Technology - 6th place Lua Pellegrini Aboriginal Studies - 3rd place Zoe Fenton-Smith Information Digital Technology Examination - 2nd place Congratulations to the Class of 2019! Distinguished Achievers 99 students, with a total of 309 mentions, were listed on the Distinguished Achievers list - for achieving a result in the highest band. ATAR Results The top ATAR is 99.85 achieved by Mairead Stone (DUX 2019) 9 students (6%) attained an ATAR of 99 and above 44 students (25%) attained an ATAR of 95 and above 79 students (51%) attained an ATAR of 90 and above 110 students (71%) attained an ATAR of 80 and above 136 students (88%) of students attained an ATAR of 70 and above School Ranking Position among Catholic schools: 2nd Position of Loreto Normanhurst in the State, based on the number of entries in the Honour Roll: 27th (Source: Sydney Morning Herald, 17 December 2019) State Comparison In 37 of 38 subjects offered at Loreto Normanhurst, the school mean was above the State mean: 1 was more than 20 marks over the State mean 3 were more than 15 marks over the State mean 15 were more than 10 marks over the State mean 29 were more than 5 marks over the State mean