Please join us in congratulating the Class of 2023 for their excellent HSC results, which included:
- Two HSC All Rounders
- Three Showcase nominations (Drama On Stage, and Art Express)
- 57 Band 6 results
- 29 students listed as Distinguished Achievers
Hills Grammar always looks at a wider set of measures than the “Top 100” when it comes to defining our success (Top 100 is based on the percentage of Band 6). It is therefore particularly pleasing to see Hills Grammar has once again placed in Top 100 schools for the 7th time in the last 8 years, showing the consistency of our performance over time.
The Class of 2023 achieved 202 results in the Bands 5 and 6 range (80% and above), representing 59% of all HSC attempts. Further, more than 39% of the Class of 2023 completed at least one challenging extension course as part of their pattern of study. That is a sure sign of ambition and opportunity at Hills Grammar, and when combined with the high proportion of 80+ marks, makes a difference to ATAR for our students.
HSC All Rounders and Highest ATAR
Lachlan Boyd – Lachlan achieved Band 6 / E4 results in all 4 of his subjects, including Advanced English, Extension 1 and 2 Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. Lachlan received this year’s highest ATAR of 98.75, which would place him in the top 3.5% of all students in the state.
Rory Wilson – Rory achieved Band 6 / E4 results in all 6 of his subjects, including Advanced English, Advanced Mathematics, Economics, Geography, Modern History and History Extension. Rory was this year’s joint School Dux for his performance on internal assessments. He received an impressive ATAR of 98.65, which places him in the top 3.5% of all students in the state.
Showcase Nominations and Prizes
Zachary Simpson was nominated for Drama Onstage for his monologue performance 'Politics is a Religion'.
Zengxun (Jasper) Gao was selected for Art Express for his artwork titled 'Resonance', expressive form-designed objects (Hazelhurst Arts Centre)
Linda Ye was selected for Art Express for her artwork titled 'To Live', expressive form-photo media (Ngununggula, Southern Highlands Regional Gallery, Cowra Regional Art Gallery)
Rory Wilson received second place in the 2023 HTA History Extension Essay Prize. Rory’s essay was entitled ‘From Artefacts to Algorithms: The Value of Digital Technology in Reshaping the Traditional Museum Experience’.
Martin Roberts came 4th in the State in Japanese in Context.
HSC Distinguished Achievers
39 students achieved one or more results above 90% and are published on the NESA website as Distinguished Achievers (48% of cohort):
- Jack Bailey – Modern History, History Extension
- Lachlan Boyd – Chemistry, English Advance, Mathematics Extension 1, Mathematics Extension 2, Physics
- Alfred Chan – English Extension 1, Mathematics Advanced
- Jasmine Chandraratnam – Biology, Business Studies
- Gemma Chen – Food Technology, Mathematics Advanced
- Kelvin Chen – Mathematics Extension 1, Mathematics Advanced
- Murphy de Castro – Mathematics Extension 1, Mathematics Extension 2, Japanese Extension
- Christopher Duff – English Extension 1, Mathematics Advanced
- Grace Ethan – Visual Arts
- Daniel Fashka – Legal Studies
- Zengxun (Jasper) Gao – Visual Arts
- Joshua Hill – Business Studies
- Robert Hudson – English Extension 1
- Oliver John – Business Studies, Legal Studies, Modern History
- Kiyan Mazaheri – Legal Studies, Mathematics Advanced
- Isabel Minney – Mathematics Advanced
- James Moore Fitz-Gerald (Accelerant) – Mathematics Extension 1, Mathematics Advanced
- Harrison O’Neill – Mathematics Standard 2
- Shriram Raveendran – Mathematics Advanced
- Martin Roberts – Mathematics Advanced, Japanese in Context
- Rupert Rouggos – Business Studies, Modern History
- Vanyush Sarin – Business Studies, Mathematics Advanced
- Zachary Simpson – Business Studies, Mathematics Advanced
- Erik Sun – English Advanced, Mathematics Extension 1, Mathematics Advanced, Physics
- Marcus Ka-Hung To – Mathematics Advanced
- Tsz Fung Jovi Tong – Mathematics Advanced
- Rory Wilson – Economics, English Advanced, Geography, Mathematics Advanced, Modern History, History Extension
- Ziqiu (Linda) Ye – Mathematics Advanced, Visual Art, Chinese in Context
- Junye (Tony) Zhou – Mathematics Extension 1
Whatever their results we are proud of all our students.
A Hills Grammar education is broader than an ATAR, and there are many paths and definitions of success.
We look forward to following their exciting futures in the years ahead!
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