2009 Annual Report (1MB) - Waverley College

Higher School Certificate 2009The class of 2009 celebrated a number of excellent group and individual results in the 2009Higher School Certificate. Waverley College was listed on the Sydney Morning HeraldHonour Roll for Mathematics and English.One of the most pleasing aspects of the results was the performance of students across arange of Courses and the consistency of their results. The College’s highest ATAR was 98.3with approximately 23 students receiving an ATAR above 90. Approximately 78% of HSCmarks were above 70 (Bands 4, 5 or 6). 28 of the 35 subjects received results above the stateaverage and 21 of the 35 subjects had results in the Band 6 category. Considering Waverleydoes not exclude students on the basis of academic ability, these results would indicateWaverley students continue to perform very well against the rest of the state.In Visual Arts, 2 students had their major works selected for ArtExpress and 100% ofstudents studying the course received a mark greater than 70 out of 100. In IndustrialTechnology 2 students had their major works selected for InTECH. A student at the Collegewas placed 6 th in the state for the Construction Examination. In English Extension 2, 100% ofstudents achieved a course mark of greater than 45 out of 50 (E4).The figures below indicate very few marks below 50 in any course. Below are the total numbers ofbands awarded in all subjects.69 Band 6 (a mark of 90 or better)313 Band 5 (a mark between 80 – 89)317 Band 4 (a mark between 70 – 79)167 Band 3 (a mark between 60 – 69)30 Band 2 (a mark between 50 – 59)5 Band 1 (a mark below 50A number of students also undertake Extension Courses. The Bands are allocated differentlyfor these subjects. Below are the total numbers of bands awarded for Extension Courses.9 Band E4 (a mark of 45 – 50)34 Band E3 (a mark of 35 – 44)3 Band E2 (a mark of 25 – 34)1 Band E1 (a mark of 0 – 24)Explaining BandsHSC Bands are awarded to students based on the HSC Mark in each subject. The HSC Mark for asubject is the average of the Examination Mark and Moderated Assessment Mark. Band 6 requires aHSC Mark 90+; Band 5 a mark between 80 – 89; Band 4 a mark between 70 – 79; Band 3 a markbetween 60 – 69; Band 2 a mark between 50 – 59; and Band 1 a mark below 50.Graph showing HSC Bands for 2009Waverley College Annual Report 2009 10