Academic Results 2017

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 2017

Percentage of Monte students achieving an ATAR/UAC rank over 90:2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008

HSC & IB

HSC & IB

HSC & IB

HSC & IB

HSC & IB

HSC & IB

HSC & IB

HSC & IB

HSC & IB

HSC

40% 44% 43% 29% 47% 42% 38% 44% 41% 29%* Based on information provided by IB and in-school analysis of HSC at time of publication.

Data for 2017 may be incomplete.

The Year 12 students of the Class of 2017 reinforced the College’s outstanding local and international academic reputation. Students had the opportunity to undertake either the NSW Higher School Certificate (HSC) or the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB DP) and achieved stunning outcomes in both programs. Of the 2017 cohort, 155 girls successfully completed studies towards the NSW Higher School Certificate (HSC) and 37 completed the requirements for the IB Diploma. (An overview of requirements of both programs, together with information regarding the Australian Admission Tertiary Rank (ATAR) is on page 4.)

At a local level, Monte again ranked well within the State’s top 100 schools, as it has for more than a decade. Published HSC leagues tables do not reveal the full story, as they do not include the results of the IB Diploma. They also cannot report the significant number of university scholarships awarded to Monte students.

At Monte, students are well prepared for success in their choice of HSC or IB DP as the learning of all Year 7 to 10 students is shaped by the inquiry based framework provided by the IB Middle Years Programme (MYP). This ensures that students develop sophisticated organisational, communication and research skills. The girls simultaneously complete requirements for the NSW ROSA (Record of School Achievement) as required by the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA).

In an emerging local climate of often uninformed hyperbole about the IB Diploma, we are confident that the College is in a position to offer each young woman genuine choice to select a program of study that most appropriately meets her needs and capitalises on her strengths and interests. The College’s brightest and best students are represented in both the HSC and IB Diploma and our teachers broaden their own professional expertise by teaching in both programs.

Students achieving ATARs over 99:

ELYSE DIAMOND, HIGHEST ATARTHIRD PLACE IN STATE: BUSINESS STUDIES

Students achieving ATARs over 98:

Distinguished Achievers:

•Amelia Campbell •Kate McNamara•Louisa Canepa •Caitlin Plesak•Olivia Carmody •Maxine Rennie•Kayla Chaoui •Olivia Smith•Anna Inkson •Danielle Stephenson•Georgie MartinAt the time of publication, Monte is proud to announce that Elyse Diamond achieved the College’s highest ATAR of 99.85.

•Amelia Campbell •Ines Paxton•Louisa Canepa •Caitlin Plesek•Olivia Carmody •Maxine Rennie•Elyse Diamond •Olivia Smith•Anna Inkson •Danielle Stephenson•Georgie Martin •Jemima Stratton

•Kayla Chaoui •Rosie Loneragan•Sabine Ford-Arthur •Kate McNamara•Jacqueline Henville •Gabrielle Taylor•Meg Kanofski

The College congratulates the following students who have achieved the status of HSC All-Rounder, having achieved Band 6 (+90%) in 10 or more units:•Lexia Chilcott •Rosie Loneragan•Elyse Diamond •Ines Paxton•Sabine Ford-Arthur •Jemima Stratton•Meg Kanofski •Gabrielle Taylor

We similarly acknowledge those girls who qualified for AAIBS Distinction level status in the IB Diploma by achieving 40 or more points:

High Achievers - ATARs (HSC) & UAC rank (IB DP)

HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE RESULTS 2017

Distinguished Achievers

More than half of the College’s HSC candidates appeared in the NSW Board of Studies Distinguished Achievers list and were included in the HSC Honour Roll published in the Sydney Morning Herald on 15 December, 2017. To be included in the Honour Roll, a student must achieve a mark of at least 90% in an HSC course. The full Honour Roll is too extensive to include here, but the College congratulates each of these students.

HSC Course Report and Summary 2017

Course NameNo. of Students

Monte % Band 6

Monte % Band 5

Total % Band 5 & 6 / E3 & E4

Ancient History 19 21.05 52.63 73.68

Biology 60 13.33 41.66 54.99

Business Studies 37 40.54 56.75 97.29

Chemistry 16 0.00 25.00 25

Community & Family Studies 24 16.66 66.66 83.32

Design & Technology 18 61.11 38.88 100

Drama 15 20.00 33.33 53.33

Economics 7 28.57 28.57 57.14

English (Standard) 35 2.85 45.71 48.56

English (Advanced) 120 15.83 72.50 88.33

English Extension 1 13 46.15 53.84 100

English Extension 2 4 25.00 25.00 50

French Continuers 3 66.66 33.33 100

Geography 24 41.66 54.16 95.82

German Continuers 1 0.00 0.00 0

Hospitality Examination 4 0.00 50.00 50

Indonesian Continuers 2 0.00 100.00 100

Indonesian Extension 1 0.00 100.00 100

Italian Continuers 6 33.33 50.00 83.33

Italian Extension 1 100.00 0.00 100

Legal Studies 21 33.33 61.90 95.23

General Mathematics 78 14.10 51.28 65.38

Mathematics 57 15.78 49.12 64.9

Mathematics Extension 1 25 8.00 60.00 68

Mathematics Extension 2 2 0.00 100 100

Modern History 37 18.91 64.86 83.77

History Extension 10 30.00 70.00 100

Music 1 6 33.33 66.66 100

Music 2 3 33.33 66.66 100

PDHPE 52 26.96 44.23 71.15

Physics 9 0.00 33.33 33.33

Senior Science 4 25.00 50.00 75

Society & Culture 20 25.00 60.00 85

Studies of Religion I 76 34.21 40.78 74.99

Studies of Religion II 79 10.12 67.08 77.2

Visual Arts 20 30.00 60.00 90

Subject Achievements

HSC students achieved stunning results, gaining state placings in a number of subjects. The College congratulates Ines Paxton who was ranked 1st in NSW in both Italian Continuers and Italian Extension.

Business Studies students at Monte achieved remarkable results in this subject which in 2017 was undertaken by almost 18,000 students state wide. The College congratulates Elyse Diamond who achieved 3rd place overall, Gabrielle Taylor on 10th place, followed closely by Jemima Stratton who was ranked 11th overall.

Our Geography students also shone at a state level with Jacqueline Henville achieving 3rd place and Anita Geokjian, 9th place. The College warmly congratulates all of these students.

Students presented for examinations in 36 courses in 2017. In the vast majority of courses presented by the College, students achieved results significantly in excess of state averages. In the following subjects, the school mean was more than 10 percentage points above the state mean: Ancient History, Business Studies, Community and Family Studies, Design and Technology, Geography, Legal Studies, Mathematics General, Modern History, PDHPE and Senior Science.

Design and Technology

Once again, our Design and Technology department was responsible for supporting students in the production of innovative and diverse major works. Of the 18 students who completed the HSC Design and Technology course at the College in 2017, eight students were nominated for inclusion in the SHAPE exhibition, a showcase of HSC excellence, held annually at the Powerhouse Museum:•Sarah Boutchard (Digital print raincoat) • Ornella Byak (Timor-Leste textile kits) •Sarah Davino (Urban landscape design)•Lily Edney (Bioculture fashion)•Natalia Fuentes (Social statement fashion)•Claudia Mee (Biomimicry lighting promotion)•Talia Norman (Environmental textile garments display)•Victoria Raper (Shelving system)

Visual Arts

The College congratulates Rebecca Frater-Baird on the pre-selection of her Visual Arts major work for inclusion in ARTEXPRESS, an annual exhibition of outstanding HSC Bodies of Work. Rebecca completed work in Photomedia titled: ‘Pathetic Fallacy (n. attribution of human feelings & responses to the inanimate)’.

Dance

Monte provided the opportunity for a small number of students to undertake Dance through external providers. We congratulate Nina Tierney on achieving two nominations for Callback for her exemplary HSC Dance Performance.

INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE DIPLOMA PROGRAMME 2017The College enjoys an outstanding reputation in the IB world for its integrity and consistently outstanding academic results. This was reinforced by the 37 students who successfully completed the IB Diploma in 2017. This holistic programme is academically challenging and the international pass rate is just 70%. In 2017, 100% of the Monte girls passed the Diploma, achieving a remarkable average score of 37 out of a maximum score of 45, compared with the global average of 29.21.

IB Diploma Report and Summary 2017

Course NameNo. of Students

No. of students achieving Grade 7

No. of students achieving Grade 6

Total % Grades 6 & 7*

Language & Literature HL 25 7 13 80

Language & Literature SL 3 0 3 100

Literature HL 8 1 4 63Literature SL 1 0 1 100French HL 1 0 1 100French SL 7 2 3 71German SL 5 1 3 80Indonesian SL 3 0 2 67Italian SL 8 2 3 63Spanish ab initio 13 4 7 85Economics HL 8 3 2 63Enviro Systems & Societies SL 6 4 1 83

History HL 16 2 9 69History SL 1 0 0 0Psychology HL 19 5 10 79Psychology SL 1 1 0 100Biology HL 3 0 3 100Biology SL 8 4 1 63Chemistry HL 7 2 1 43Chemistry SL 4 0 2 50Design Technology HL 6 3 1 67

Physics HL 3 2 0 67Physics SL 10 0 4 40Sports Exercise Science SL 7 2 3 71

Mathematics HL 4 2 0 50Mathematics SL 22 5 7 55Mathematical Studies SL 11 1 2 27

Music HL 3 0 1 33

Music SL 1 1 0 100

Theatre HL 4 3 1 100Visual Arts HL 4 3 1 100

* Data is accurate at the time of going to print. Percentages may increase based on re-marks. * Comparison between subjects is not valid, given the small cohorts in some subjects. HL: denotes Higher Level. SL: denotes Standard Level.

Course NameNo. of Students

No. of students achieving Grade A

No. of students achieving Grade B

Total % Grades A & B

Theory of Knowledge 37 3 15 49%

Extended Essay 37 14 10 65%

Distinguished Achievers

The College is proud to announce the five highest performing IB students: Amelia Campbell, Maxine Rennie, Anna Inkson, Olivia Smith and Danielle Stephenson who each achieved an IB DP score of 43, converting automatically to an ATAR of 99.70. Congratulations to these girls and the other four IB DP students who achieved ATARS in excess of 99: Louisa Canepa, Olivia Carmody, Georgie Martin and Caitlin Plesek. Eleven students (30% of the cohort) achieved a score of 40+, earning them Distinction status certificates, which will be presented at the College’s Laureate Assembly, to be held on 1 February 2018. An impressive 86% of the IB Diploma cohort achieved ATARs over 90.

IB DP STUDENTS CELEBRATING RESULTS ON 4 JANUARY, 2018

Subject Achievements

The highest grade (7) was achieved in the following subjects: Language and Literature HL, Literature HL, French SL, German SL, Italian SL, Spanish ab initio, Economics HL, Environmental Systems & Societies SL, History HL, Psychology HL & SL, Biology SL, Chemistry HL, Design Technology HL, Physics HL, Sports, Exercise & Health Science SL, Mathematical Studies SL, Mathematics HL & SL, Music SL, Theatre HL and Visual Arts HL.

The achievement of Grade 7 in a subject entitles IB DP students to a Merit Award from the Australasian Association of International Baccalaureate Schools.

Completion of an Extended Research Essay is a mandatory and highly challenging aspect of the IB Diploma. The girls performed admirably in this highly challenging academic task, achieving superb ‘A’ grade analyses in English, History, Psychology, Biology, Sports, Exercise and Health Science, Theatre, Visual Arts and World Studies. ‘A’ Gradings were also achieved in Theory of Knowledge.

Creativity, Action and Service (CAS)

As part of the IB Diploma, students are required to undertake a program of Creativity, Activity and Service. This component, which incorporates meaningful community and social service

activities is congruent with the Mercy values of the College and requires students to complete the equivalent of at least three hours per week throughout the two-year programme. All students in the IB DP Class of 2017 embraced and in most cases, significantly exceeded this requirement.

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ABOUT THE CURRICULUM AT MONTE

NSW HSC IB Diploma

Differentiation between Years 11 and 12 HSC Year begins in Term 4 of Year 11 and is assessable only during the HSC Year. Final examinations are based on work covered in HSC Year.

The IB Diploma is a two-year programme with final examinations 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, though many students undertake 11 or 12 units.

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 is mandated from each of the following groups: 1. Language A (English) 2. Language Acquisition 3. Individuals in Society 4. Experimental Sciences 5. Mathematics 6. The Arts/Other

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

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

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

Assessment within the IB Diploma 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 6 (highest) to 1. 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 Theory of Knowledge and Extended Essay. The Diploma is only awarded to students who meet minimum standards and prescribed conditions.

For more information on the HSC please visit: www.educationstandards.nsw.edu.au For more information on the IB Diploma please visit: www.ibo.org

HSC or IB Diploma – what is the difference?

Both the HSC and the IB Diploma require 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 effective time management and organisational skills. The choice between the HSC and the IB Diploma is made by students, taking into account their own learning styles and subject preferences. Resources at Monte are equitably shared by students in both programs.

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

In Years 7 to 10, all Monte students undertake a course of study that meets the requirements for both the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) 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.