NEWINGTON TOPS BOTH HSC AND IB - Newington College

Individual Subject Highlights in the HSC
IB and HSC boys, L to R: Spyridon Augoustinos, Jordan Garofali, Ciaran Frame and Lewis Jones
congratulate each other on their results.
LANGUAGES
The highlight was French where the
percentage of Newington boys achieving
a Band 6 was 50% in comparison to
28.18% across the state.
MATHEMATICS
The highlight from
the Mathematics Department was
undoubtedly Zubin Bilimoria and Joshua
Yu placing in the top 10 of the state.
However the results were strong across
all subjects. The state-wide cohort in
General Mathematics continues to grow
with almost 32,000 students completing
the subject. 17.14% of Newington
boys achieved a mark in the top band
compared to 5.56% across the state. As
such the percentage of Newington boys
achieving a Band 6 was over three times
the state-wide figure.
International Baccalaureate Diploma
Programme (IBDP) 2012
The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme results were released on Friday 4
January 2013.
Students in the IB must complete six subjects; three at Higher Level and three at
Standard Level. They are awarded a grade ranging from 1 to 7 for each subject–7
being the highest possible grade. A further 3 points are available for their performance
on an Extended Essay (an in depth study of a question relating to one of the subjects
they are studying), Theory of Knowledge (a course on critical thinking and knowledge)
and for the completion of their CAS hours (students are expected to be involved in CAS
activities in the areas of Creativity, physical Action and Service in the community for the
equivalent of at least three hours each week during the two years of the programme,
alongside their academic studies). All students receive a final score out of 45 and that is
converted to an ATAR equivalent.
Did you know?
The IB works within 144 countries
around the world to offer the three
IB programmes to approximately
1,065,000 students.
The IB Asia-Pacific region supports
more than 500 schools offering over
700 programmes in 28 countries.
There are 149 IB World Schools in
Australia. 84 schools offer the Primary
Years Programme, 42 schools offer
the Middle Years Programme and 63
schools offer the Diploma Programme.
Growth in the IB Diploma Programme
in the last 12 months worldwide has
been 4.73% and in the last five years
52.48%.
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COMPUTING
Software Design and Development
23.07% of boys achieved marks in Band 6
in comparison to 5.97% across the state –
the College figure is almost four times that
achieved state-wide.
Information Processes and Technology
66.67% of boys achieved marks in Band 5
or 6 in comparison to 31.16% state-wide.
CREATIVE ARTS
Drama 70% of boys achieved Band 6 in
comparison to 12.16% state-wide.
Music 1 83.33% of boys achieved Band 6
in comparison to a state-wide figure of
13.77%.
Music 2 66.66% of boys achieved the
top band in comparison to 33.75% across
the state.
Music Extension The entire cohort
finished in the top band.
Visual Arts 41.17% of boys achieved
Band 6 with only 11.14% of the state-wide
cohort achieving that standard.
ECONOMICS
Economics The percentage of Newington
boys achieving a Band 6 was 16.12% in
comparison to 12.52% across the state.
Business Studies 20% of boys achieved a
Band 6 in comparison to 8.41% state-wide
– the College figure again almost two and
half times that recorded across the state.
ENGLISH
English is the only mandatory subject in the
NSW HSC and thus results in this subject
are always heavily scrutinized. In 2012, 106
boys studied the Advanced course, 49 boys
studied the Standard course and a small
group of 13 boys completed the ESL course.
Advanced English 20.75% of boys
achieved Band 6 in comparison to a statewide
figure of 12.58%. Over 80% of boys
finished in the top two bands compared
to 54% across the state. The ESL results
were outstanding with 23.07% of boys
achieving Band 6 in comparison to only
3.15% state-wide.
English Extension 1 The statistics were
similarly impressive with 37.03% of boys
finishing in the top band compared to a
figure of 24.95% across the state.
English Extension 2 The College figure
was again almost double that recorded
across the state with 42.85% of
Newington boys finishing in the top band
in comparison to 21.88% state-wide.
HISTORY
Ancient History The statistics were very
impressive with 54.83% of boys achieving
Band 5 or 6 in comparison to 26.78%
state-wide.
Modern History 20.58% of boys achieved
Band 6 compared to a state-wide figure of
11.57%.
Legal Studies 66.67% of boys finished
in the top two bands in comparison to
40.24% across the state.
SCIENCE
Chemistry 24.24% of boys achieved Band
6 in comparison to 13.05% state-wide.
Earth and Environmental Science
47.36% of boys achieved Band 5 or Band
6 compared to the state figure of 39.03%.
Physics 42.85% of boys achieved Band
5 or Band 6 in comparison to 34.05%
state-wide.
PDHPE
PDHPE 10% of boys achieved Band 6 in
comparison to 6.99% state-wide.
TECHNOLOGY
Design and Technology 37.5% of boys
achieved Band 6 in comparison to 9.89%
across the state.
Engineering Studies 35.29% of
Newington boys finished in the top band
compared to just 8.26% state-wide – the
College figure more than four times that
recorded across the state.
Industrial Technology 13.33% of boys
finished in Band 6 compared to 8.5%
state-wide.
A proud Mr Mark Chambers congratulates his Latin student, Jonathan Ciofani on his outstanding results.
Jonathan Ciofani achieved the perfect score of 45 points, equating to the highest
possible ATAR of 99.95. While European countries sit the IBDP exams in May each year,
countries in Asia-Pacific sit the exams in November. In 2012 there were just 66 students
in the Asia-Pacific region to gain a 45 point Diploma in the November exam session.
Twenty four of these were in Australia, with five coming from NSW. Congratulations to
Jonathan on his remarkable achievement!
The average score achieved by the IBDP graduates at Newington was 38/45 and the
average ATAR was 95.35.
Our comparison with the World Average
The International Baccalaureate Organisation released statistics indicating the average
grade across all subjects’ results in the November sitting of the IB. The following table
highlights a sample of the exceptional results achieved by Newington’s 2012 cohort:
SUBJECT
NEWINGTON
AVERAGE
WORLD
AVERAGE
% above
world average
English HL 6.33 5.21 16.00
Economics HL 6.20 5.31 12.71
Biology HL 6.40 4.81 22.71
Biology SL 5.00 4.10 12.86
Chemistry HL 6.25 5.34 13.00
Chemistry SL 6.00 4.69 18.71
Maths Studies SL 6.38 4.58 25.71
Maths SL 6.38 4.58 25.71
Music HL 5.83 5.25 8.29
HL: Higher Level, SL: Standard Level
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