Congratulations to the St Mary’s Cathedral College Class of 2024 on your outstanding Higher School Certificate (HSC) results!
Our school remained among the Top 150 in the state for a third consecutive year, climbing nine places to 126th in the Sydney Morning Herald HSC rankings.
We also recorded 46 Distinguished Achievers, 29 HSC showcase nominations, and two All Rounders.
Twins Charlie and Harry Abbey received our two highest ATARs, Charlie 99 and Harry 98.5.
St Mary’s Principal Kerrie McDiarmid congratulated Year 12 on their achievements, which included 15.4 per cent of results a Band 6, the highest possible.
She attributed the success to teacher support and a school focus on high challenge, high academic standards and high expectations.
“The Class of 2024 worked hard and demonstrated a continual desire to improve throughout their HSC year,” Ms McDiarmid said.
“We were most impressed with the growth from our students.”
SUCCESS ACROSS THE SYSTEM
Sydney Catholic Schools (SCS) has achieved outstanding results in the 2024 HSC with 13 of its 33 secondary schools ranked among the top 150 high schools in NSW.
SCS recorded an impressive 2819 Distinguished Achievers, 42 Top Achievers and 45 All Rounders.
Notably, eight SCS students received HSC First in Course honours.
SCS students also completed 1,921 VET courses, and earned 280 HSC Showcase Nominations across the Creative and Performing Arts, and Technology and Applied Studies.
ST MARY’S CATHEDRAL COLLEGE 2024 HSC RESULTS AT A GLANCE
Here is a recap of our 2024 HSC highlights:
- 46 Distinguished Achievers – lists the students who achieved a result in the highest band (Band 6 or Band E4) for one or more courses, not including results for courses studied external to their school
- 2 All Rounders – number of students scoring above 90 in at least 10 units
- 40% of students achieved an ATAR above 85
- 29 HSC showcase nominations
- 17 VET qualifications completed