Strong School Certificate results

Once again St Joseph's College has achieved School Certiicate results above the state average in all six examinations.

This year’s results continue the college’s exceptional record of strong academic performance in the state-wide Year 10 tests.

The percentage of St Joseph’s College students in the top two bands (Bands 5 and 6 – scoring above 80%) was consistently and significantly above State figures as follows:

• English:  49.34% of SJC students were in Bands 5 or 6, compared to 40.59% across the state.
• Mathematics: 44.32% of SJC students were in Band 5 or 6, compared to 24.04% across the state.
• Science: 44.8% of SJC students were in Band 5 or 6, compared to 36.2% across the state.
• Australian History: 31.81% of SJC students were in Band 5 or 6, compared to 23% across the state.
• Australian Geography: 41.55% of SJC students were in Band 5 or 6, compared to 27.66% across the state.
• Computing Skills: 72.25% of SJC students scored Highly Competent, compared to 61.91% across the state.

Across all tests (except for Computing Skills which is not scored using bands) more than 42% of results were in Band 5 or 6. That is, more than 42% of all results (from 772 results in total) were marks of 80% or better.

Strong results were achieved in English – literacy, with 91.54% of SJC students scoring a Band 4 or above (a mark of 70% or better) compared to 82.09% of students across the state. In Mathematics 73.71% of SJC students scored a Band 4 or above compared to 49.1% across the state.

Each year, St Joseph’s College also provides mathematically gifted Year 9 students the opportunity to sit for the School Certificate Mathematics test one year early. Of the 25 Year 9 Accelerated Mathematics students, nine students scored a Band 6 result (90% or better) and 16 students scored a Band 5 result (80–89%). The highest achieving student in this accelerated Year 9 cohort, Hamish Elliot (Chatswood), scored 98%, placing him second overall in the College’s Mathematics test results.

Headmaster of St Joseph’s College, Mr Ross Tarlinton, said it is pleasing to see the college continually achieve results above the state average in the School Certificate. “I am especially grateful to the staff for their hard work and encouragement of the students,” he said.

“St Joseph’s has a proud record of academic excellence, and once again the students have proven that the college’s focus on providing a very broad, balanced education, combined with supportive families and exceptionally dedicated teaching staff, will help boys achieve.”