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Stunning Exam Result
Sean has capitalized on just four months of lessons with a fabulous 80% result in his End of Year English Examination.
Sean was set a task to write an extended response comparing a painting with an unseen ekphrastic poem written in response to the painting, analysing how the composers represent their experience of life through their choice of form or language.
Posted November 18th, 2025
Flying High
Eloise has achieved 96% in her English examination. Eloise has studied William Shakespeare's King Richard III and the 1996 documentary/drama "Looking for Richard," directed by Al Pacino. She answered the question, "To what extent do the texts you have studied demonstrate that the values a text presents are shaped by its context?" Respond to this question in relation to your prescribed text.Eloise is well set for HSC Trials and Examinations.
Posted June 29th, 2025
Mathematics Trophy
Annan achieved 100% in the Chitambara Mathematics Challenge and he took out the Trophy for Year 2. Around 100 students took part in the competition. The questions included multiplication, division, problems, fractions and number lines.
Writing Gains
Annan's writing is showing tremendous improvement after just 4 lessons and he was told that his factual writing about the Kiwi was the best in the class.
Posted July 14th, 2025
Outstanding Mark
Anna achieved sky-scraping 98% for her Year 12 Advanced English HSC essay on William Shakespeare’s tragicomedy, The Tempest, and its appropriation, Margaret Atwood’s C21st novelisation, Hag-Seed. The question that she answered was, To what extent does the reimagining or reframing of an aspect of a text mirror, align or collide with the details of another text?
Posted June 29th, 2025
Speech
Thomas has made it through to the finals of his class speech competition. He worked on a speech by himself entitiled "Sport: Join the Club." Thomas has set himself the challenge of going through to the school final next year.
Posted August 20th, 2025.
Connections Excellence
Aneesh has worked on a Connections assignment studying the question: How groups gain and maintain power within society.
He has examined four texts - "Nineteen Eighty-Four," by George Orwell, "The Lives of Others," directed by Florian Von Donnersmarck, Selina TUsistala Marsh's poem, "Two Nudes on a Tahitian Beach," and Carol Ann Duffy's poem, "Standing Female Nude." His essay comments on systems of power that silence, manipulate and exploit. This essay is his final internal for Year 13.
Posted September 12th, 2025
Comparative Essay
Zavier has completed a comparative essay on "Macbeth," by William Shakespeare and the,
"Shakespeare Retold-Macbeth," film directed by Mark Brozel. The question he answered was: The ideas and values within William Shakespeare’s Macbeth (1606) are universal and still exist today.
Posted September 12th, 2025
STUDENT NEWS
Top Student
Alex has been rewarded for his outstanding attendance and grades with a trip to Perisher Ski Resort. He is one of just fifty students at his school selected for the prize.
Alex is currently studying the film Pleasantville directed by Gary Ross for his Year 11 English class. He must prepare a presentation of a scene from the movie and look at the message that Ross is trying to communicate in a broader view of the film whilst discussing a critical reading of the film.
Posted August 16th, 2025
Top Flight
Patti has achieved a wonderful Excellence result in Level 3 NCEA with her research and identity speech based on the novel, "The Namesake," by Jumpha Lahiri. Patti answered the question, How growing up in an immigrant family forces you to reshape your identity during adolescent years. She included research and content links to the real world.
Posted July 19, 2025
Wonderful Excellence
Katherine achieved with Excellence on her visual text. She wrote an essay on the film, "The Lives of Others," 2006, directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. The question that she answered was, "Great texts skilfully combine sound and vision to deliver important truths.
Katherine is making fine progess in her final year at school.
Posted June 29, 2025.
Persuasive Response
Arjun has worked hard studying the memoir, "Follow the Rabbit Proof Fence," by Doris Pilkington Garimara (Nugi Garimara). In preparation for his examination, he wrote He wrote about the stolen generation and the difficulties that the Aboriginal people still face today coming from this legacy and about the strength of will to overcome huge odds for love.
Posted November 5th, 2025
Hat Trick
Wayne's mid-year school report identifies the great improvements that he has made since starting lessons. He has moved to above average in many areas.
Wayne has progressed three levels in Spelling in just seven months. He has worked hard and made excellent progress going from the Essential Spelling List through Red and Blue lists and is now working on the Gold list. If he works his way through two more levels Wayne will be on the top level within one year.
Posted July 26th, 2025
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