MONTE SANT’ ANGELO MERCY COLLEGE Academci 2012 reSULTS · Distinguished Achievers An impressive 80 students, 52% of the HSC cohort achieved a mark of at least 90 in an HSC course,

Monte Sant’ Angelo Mercy College congratulates the Class of 2012 for its outstanding academic performance.Each student had the opportunity to undertake either the NSW Higher School Certificate (HSC) or the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB DP). 24 candidates undertook the IB Diploma and 155 students undertook the HSC. Detailed information on both courses along with information regarding the Australian Admission Tertiary Rank (ATAR) is on page four. Monte was placed 56th in the state, according to HSC Band 6 percentages. This ranking does not take into account the College’s outstanding IB results.

This class of 2012 was the first cohort where students completed the IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) in Years 7 to 10. The 2012 HSC and IB DP results reflect the strong holistic academic base provided by this programme. The exceptional results listed in this document and the overall success of the cohort is testament to the hard work of teachers and students.

ACADEMIC RESULTS 2012

Percentage of Monte students achieving an ATAR/UAC rank over 90:

2012:HSC & IB

2011:HSC & IB

2010:HSC & IB

2009:HSC & IB

2008:HSC & IB

2007:HSC

2006:HSC

2005:HSC

42%* 38% 44% 41% 37% 29% 35% 31%

* based on information provided by UAC, IB and in-school analysis at time of publication

Students achieving over 99Dominique Denniss

Jessica Elliott

Lucy Fogarty

Stella Graham

Brigid Kennedy

Eleanor Raper

Sophie Sauerman

Isabella Wong

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Students achieving over 98Jennifer Chan

Abbey Chrimes

Gena O’Brien

Georgia Reid

Adriana Stefanatos

Erika Sullivan

Anna Tully

High Achievers – ATARs (HSC students) & UAC rank (IB students)

HSC All-round AchieversKiah Daley

Lucy Fogarty

Briana Giraldi

Gena O’Brien

Cailtin Ratcliffe

Georgia Reid

Sophie Sauerman

Adriana Stefanatos

Erika Sullivan

(Band 6 or equivalent in 10 or more HSC units)

DoMInIqUe DennISS

The College’s top university entrance score was achieved by Dominique Denniss who achieved the highest possible UAC rank of 99.95

The College congratulates:

Distinguished AchieversAn impressive 80 students, 52% of the HSC cohort achieved a mark of at least 90 in an HSC course, i.e. Band 6 or the equivalent in Extension courses. The list of Distinguished Achievers is too extensive to include in this document, but the College congratulates each of these students. A remarkable 97% of the cohort achieved a Band 5 or 6 in one or more subjects.

Subject AchievementsThe College congratulates four students who achieved State placings as follows: Lucy Fogarty 2nd Place in Geography; Adriana Stefanatos 6th Place in Geography; Sophie Sauerman 4th Place in French Extension; Jessica O’Sullivan 4th Place in Indonesian Beginners; Georgia Reid 5th Place in Italian Extension.

Special mention should be made of Geography, where 20% of students achieved a state placing. An impressive 100% of candidates achieved Bands 5 or 6 (or equivalent) in the following subjects: Drama, English Extension I, English Extension II, Geography, Legal Studies, Mathematics Extension II, History Extension, Music 1, Music 2, Society and Culture, Visual Arts and Italian Extension.

The College presented students for subjects in 36 courses in 2012. Of these, students achieved above state average in all but two small cohort subjects. In the vast majority of cases, performance was significantly above state average.

DAnCe Emily Lanzillotti and Felicity Light were nominated for inclusion in Callback, which is a selection of outstanding performances and projects from Higher School Certificate Dance students.

DeSIgn & TeCHnoLogy The following students were nominated for inclusion in DesignTECH, the annual exhibition of outstanding major Design Projects developed by HSC Design and Technology students: Montana Agostino, Minou Blundell, Julia Bowdler, Madeline Bowers, Gabrielle Ingham, Emily Lanzillotti, Adriana Stefanatos, Hannah Tarlington.

The College has been advised that Gabrielle Ingham’s project, ‘Deforestation Textile Garments’ was selected for exhibition. Her work will be exhibited at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney from 16 February to 12 May 2013.

vISUAL ArTS Outstanding HSC Visual Arts works are considered for ARTExPRESS, which is an annual exhibition of excellent student artwork held in various venues around NSW, but best known for the exhibition at the Art Gallery of NSW.

The College had three students nominated for ARTExPRESS:

• Ariane Easton One day we won’t remember • Monica Silvio The Monster in Us (1, 2, 3) • Kathryn Smith Electroconvulsive Therapy

The three nominations for ARTExPRESS have resulted in one final selection, the series of coloured pencil drawings by Monica Silvio, called ‘The Monster in Us’.

CoURSE REPoRT AnD SUMMARy 2012

Course nameno. of

StudentsMonte % Band 6

Monte % Band 5

Monte % Bands

5 & 6/ e3 & e4

Accounting† 2 50.00 50.00 100.0

Ancient History 34 23.52 52.94 76.46

Biology 42 4.76 14.28 19.04

Business Studies 36 8.33 61.11 69.44

Chemistry 15 13.33 26.66 39.99

Community & Family Studies 20 35.00 45.00 80.00

Dance† 3 0.00 66.66 66.66

Design & Technology 20 35.00 50.00 85.00

Drama 6 33.33 66.66 100.0

Economics 13 15.38 30.76 46.14

English (Standard) 31 3.22 58.06 61.28

English (Advanced) 124 16.12 68.54 84.66

English Extension 1 28 E4: 46.42 E3: 53.57 100.0

English Extension 2 10 E4: 0.00 E3: 100.0 100.0

French Continuers 10 40.00 40.00 80.00

French Extension 3 E4: 33.33 E3: 33.33 66.66

Geography 10 60.00 40.00 100.0

German Continuers 6 0.00 66.66 66.66

Hospitality Examination 19 15.78 42.10 57.88

Indonesian Beginners 4 25.00 25.00 50.00

Italian Continuers 8 25.00 50.00 75.00

Italian Extension 1 E4: 100.0 E3: 0.00 100.0

Legal Studies 30 40.00 60.00 100.0

General Mathematics 69 15.94 42.02 57.96

Mathematics 62 17.74 40.32 58.06

Mathematics Extension 1 18 E4: 33.33 E3:50.00 83.33

Mathematics Extension 2 2 E4: 0.00 E3: 100.0 100.0

Modern History 30 30.00 53.33 83.33

History Extension 4 E4: 25.00 E3: 75.00 100.0

Music 1 13 23.07 76.92 100.0

Music 2 4 25.00 75.00 100.0

PD/H/PE 24 12.50 66.66 79.16

Physics 6 0.00 66.66 66.66

Portuguese Continuers† 1 0.00 0.00 0.00

Senior Science 15 33.33 60.00 93.33

Society & Culture 19 42.10 57.89 100.0

Spanish Beginners† 1 100.0 0.00 100.0

Studies of Religion I 65 23.07 53.84 76.91

Studies of Religion II 90 10.00 58.88 68.88

Visual Arts 21 42.85 57.14 100.0

† Studied elsewhere

ACADEMIC RESULTS 2012

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The Year 12 IB class of 2012 has confirmed the College’s growing reputation as an outstanding IB World School. A group of 24 IB Diploma students sat their final exams at the College in November 2012. Results were released on 4 January, 2013. Monte’s IB Diploma students achieved an impressive average score of 37.54 out of a maximum score of 45, compared with the global average of 30.01 and the Australian average of 34.42.

Distinguished Achievers

Congratulations to Dominique Denniss who achieved a perfect score of 45, one of only 24 students undertaking the IB in Australia. Nine students (38% of the cohort) achieved a score of 40 or more, earning them Distinction status at the NSW/ACT IB Awards Ceremony to be held at Trinity College in February. Congratulations to the six girls (25% of the IB cohort) who achieved UAC ranks in excess of 99: Dominique Denniss, Jessica Elliott, Stella Graham, Brigid Kennedy, Eleanor Raper and Isabella Wong.

Subject Achievements

The highest grade (7) was achieved in the following subjects: English HL, French SL, German SL, Italian SL, Spanish ab initio, Economics HL History HL, Psychology HL, Biology SL, Chemistry HL, Chemistry SL, Physics SL, Mathematics SL, Mathematical Studies SL, Visual Arts HL. The achievement of Grade 7 in a subject entitles students to a Merit Award.

To achieve the Diploma, students are required to complete mandatory components including Theory of Knowledge and an Extended Research Essay.

In 2012, Monte students elected to complete their Extended Essay in English, History, Psychology or Visual Arts and A gradings were achieved in each subject. A gradings were also achieved in Theory of Knowledge. The College congratulates Jessica Elliot who will receive an Award for outstanding involvement in CAS (Creativity, Action and Service).

Individual acknowledgments and the selection of student performances and major works for display or exhibition are not part of the reporting process, as it is with the HSC.

SUBjECT ACHIEvEMEnTS

Course nameno. of

Students

no. of students achieving grade 7

no. of students achieving grade 6

Total % grades 6 & 7

English HL 22 2 14 73%

English SL 2 0 2 100%

French HL 1 0 1 100%

French SL 11 6 2 73%

German SL 3 2 1 100%

Indonesian ab initio 2 0 1 50%

Italian SL 4 3 1 100%

Spanish ab initio 3 2 1 100%

Economics HL 4 2 1 75%

History HL 13 5 6 85%

Psychology HL 17 7 7 82%

Biology HL 2 0 1 50%

Biology SL 9 3 5 89%

Chemistry HL 7 3 3 88%

Chemistry SL 9 1 3 44%

Physics HL 1 0 0 0%

Physics SL 2 2 0 100%

Mathematics SL 8 3 5 100%

Mathematical Studies SL 16 4 9 81%

Music HL 3 0 1 33%

Music SL 3 0 1 33%

Visual Arts HL A 1 1 0 100%

Visual Arts HL B 1 1 0 100%

HL: denotes Higher Level SL: denotes Standard Level

ACADEMIC RESULTS 2012

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IB DP Class of 2012 Jessica Elliott, Award for outstanding involvement in CAS

HSC or IB DP – what’s the difference?

Both the HSC and the IB DP requires students to commit to a significant increase in workload compared to Year 10. Both courses of study require students to be willing to develop independent learning skills as well as good time management and organisational skills.

The delivery, assessment, grading and scaling of subjects for the HSC and IB DP, however, differs. Below are just some comparisons between the two programs.

The choice between the HSC and the IB DP is based on students’ learning styles and preferences. Resources at Monte are equitably shared by students in both programs.

nSW HSC IB Diploma

Differentiation between Years 11 and 12

Yes. HSC Year begins in Term 4 of Year 11 and is assessable only during the HSC Year. Final exams are based on work covered in HSC Year.

No. The IB DP is a two-year programme with final exams being based on work covered over two years.

Number of Subjects Studied Year 12 HSC Course requires a minimum of four subjects, representing a minimum of 10 units, although 11 or 12 units of study are preferable.

Six academic subjects studied over two years as well as Theory of Knowledge (TOK) and Extended Essay (EE).

Compulsory Subjects English is compulsory. Monte students are also required to undertake at least 1 unit of Studies of Religion.

One subject from each of the following groups:1. Language A 2. Language B 3. Individuals in Society 4. Experimental Sciences 5. Mathematics6. The Arts/Other

Additional Requirements Monte requires mandatory completion of 50 hours of Community & Service.

Creativity, Action and Service (CAS) requires a minimum of 150 hours. IB DP students also undertake Catholic Studies.

Assessment Internal assessments and externally assessed components (including examinations) carry varied weightings in each subject.

Assessment within the IB DP is based on a combination of moderated internal assessments, externally assessed components and final examinations.

Grading System Students receive a percentage result in each 2 Unit subject, which is converted to a Band 1 to 6. One Unit subjects are marked out of 50. Every student passes the HSC provided she has satisfactorily completed the course.

Students receive a grade of 1 to 7 in each academic subject, with up to three core points awarded on cumulative performance in TOK and EE. The Diploma is only awarded to students who meet minimum standards and specified conditions.

For more information on the HSC please visit www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au and for more information on the IB Diploma please visit www.ibo.org

In Years 7 to 10 all students undertake a course of study that meets the requirements for both the NSW Board of Studies and the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme. At the completion of Year 10, as shown below, students elect to undertake either the NSW Higher School Certificate (HSC) or the IB Diploma Programme (IB DP). Both options prepare the students for opportunities at tertiary institutions locally and internationally.

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About the Curriculum at Monte

HSCMarks out of 50 for each of the

top 10 units are scaled, then added together to create a mark out of 500. The mark is then ranked against all

students to determine an ATAR (a number between 0 and 99.95)

IB DIPLoMATotal score out of 45 which is converted, without scaling, to a Universities Admissions Centre

(UAC) rank

ATAR/UAC Rank

Academic ProgramChoice for years 11 & 12

Two PATHwAySTo UnIvERSITy

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