Kambala: HSC Results 2007

HSC RESULTS 2007

The Class of 2007 has achieved excellent results in this year’s Higher School Certificate.

At the Valedictory Dinner in September, each girl was asked to reflect on the light she will spread over the world which she will now enter. The range of attributes of these young women is extensive and it has been a pleasure to have seen them grow into the unique individuals who today can celebrate completing this important educational milestone with distinction. I am proud of these results which are an indication of both their ability and their commitment to achieving their best.

Education is about much more than a UAI or a rank or a mark out of 100. It is about the development of the whole person. It is about equipping a young person with the qualities that will enable her to be a responsible citizen and build a rewarding and meaningful life beyond school.

Congratulations to this impressive group of Kambala graduates.

Outstanding individual results

Seven girls will receive a Premier’s Award for gaining a Band 6 result (90 or more marks) in ten units.

Outstanding individual results included one student gaining 12th place in the state in English (Advanced) and 6th place in the state in English Extension 1, another student gaining 5th place in the state in Modern Greek studied through the Open High School, another gaining 8th place in the state in English (Standard) and a student gaining 11th place in the state in Ancient History.

Analysis of Results and UAIs

The school receives the subject results for each student and can therefore make comment on various aspects of performance. The UAI is provided to the individual students only and it has not been possible to make contact with all students, as many are travelling or otherwise unavailable.

There were 98 girls in the Year 12 class of 2007 and at the time of writing, we are aware of the UAI results of only a few of our girls. At least 7 girls gained a UAI of 99 or more.

Below is a list of the number of girls who gained results in the top band for 4 or more of their units.

Number of Girls	Number of Units
2	13
2	12
1	11
2	10
1	9
7	8
2	7
7	6
4	5
7	4

Subject Results

Numbers of students in Bands 5 and 6 in each subject studied at Kambala:

Subject	Number studying subject	Kambala Band 6 %	State Band 6 %	Kambala Bands 5 & 6 %	State Bands 5 & 6 %	Kambala average	State average
Ancient History	37	35.1	11.3	75.7	35.9	85.6	72.3
Biology	23	21.7	7.7	56.5	32.6	80.2	73.3
Business Studies	37	43.2	6.3	91.9	24.9	87.0	69.8
Chemistry	15	6.7	10.8	40	39.2	77.7	74.8
Drama	19	26.3	10.1	78.9	41.3	85.1	76.2
Economics	14	28.6	14.6	100	46.5	87.3	75.6
English (Standard)	23	4.3	.07	43.8	3.4	78.2	65.2
English (Advanced)	72	38.9	9.2	91.7	36.9	87.3	75.6
French Continuers	10	20.0	28.7	70.0	57.5	83.0	79.9
General Mathematics	29	10.3	4.1	34.5	22.5	77.9	70.6
Geography	20	45.0	11.2	100	49.0	88.5	77.0
German Continuers	1	100	28.4	100	58.4	94.0	80.8
Hospitality Examination	5	0	3.1	80.0	18.4	81.9	71.3
Inf. Proc & Technology	14	21.4	7.1	85.7	30.1	84.8	73.3
Japanese Continuers	4	25.0	25.6	25.0	55.9	72.6	78.4
Latin	3	100	74.4	100	96.1	96.9	91.5
Legal Studies	11	9.1	9.3	90.9	40.8	85.7	73.8
Mathematics	30	26.7	15.4	53.3	39.5	79.5	74.6
Modern History	26	0	8.7	57.7	43.7	80.2	74.7
Music 1	6	66.7	15.1	100	52.0	89.6	78.9
Music 2	2	100	29.2	100	76.4	95.4	84.3
PDHPE	25	32.0	9.3	72.0	35.6	85.2	73.0
Physics	4	0	8.1	75	34.0	77.3	73.3
Textiles & Design	10	0	13.1	70	50.6	78.8	78.1
Visual Arts	30	10	11.42	90	52.0	85.0	79.5

Numbers of students in Bands E3 and E4 in each subject studied at Kambala:

Extension courses		Kambala Band E4 %	State Band E4 %	Kambala Bands E3 & E4, %	State Bands E3 & E4, %	Kambala average	State average
English Extension 1	21	47.6	22.0	100	80.5	44.3	39.0
English Extension 2	10	60.0	32.1	100	47.1	43.4	39.5
French Extension	7	14.3	41.9	71.4	89.6	38.0	41.5
German Extension	1	100	44.0	100	88.8	46.7	41.8
History Extension	21	28.6	18.3	95.2	72.7	41.1	37.5
Japanese Extension	3	0	27.4	66.7	85.0	35.3	39.9
Mathematics Extension 1	20	30.0	32.2	85.0	74.6	81.4	77.9
Mathematics Extension 2	10	10.0	32.9	80.0	82.9	76.7	81.0
Music Extension	2	50.0	45.52	100	92.3	44.2	42.9

2 Unit Courses: Number of Students Gaining Band 6:

Ancient History	13
Biology	5
Business Studies	16
Chemistry	1
Drama	5
Economics	4
English Standard	1
English Advanced	28
General Mathematics	3
Geography	9
IPT	3
Legal Studies	1
Mathematics	8
Music Course 1	4
Music Course 2	2
PDHPE	8
French Continuers	2
German Continuers	1
Japanese Continuers	1
Latin Continuers	3
Visual Arts	3
Russian Background Speakers (Open High School)	1
Modern Greek Beginners (Open High School)	1
Modern Greek Continuers (Open High School)	1

Extension Courses: Number of Students Gaining Band E4:

English Extension 1	10
English Extension 2	6
History Extension	6
French Extension	1
German Extension	1
Mathematics Extension 1	6
Mathematics Extension 2	1
Music Extension	1

While we are all extremely proud of students who have achieved results at the highest of levels, it is important to acknowledge the large number of students who have worked diligently towards achieving their absolute best. These young women may not have been listed in the Sydney Morning Herald or the Daily Telegraph, however, our analysis of the School Certificate results for this cohort of students reveals that there has been a significant improvement in their performance over their final years of study here at Kambala.

I would like, once again, to thank the staff, all of whom have guided the girls with great commitment this year.

Mrs Margaret White
Principal