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STAFF , LEFT TO RIGHT : PETER KARAKOUSSIS
( HEAD OF SELBY SMITH HOUSE / MATHS ), ED SMITHERS ( HEAD OF LITTLEJOHN HOUSE /
COMMERCE ), NATALKA KOSTRABY ( HEAD OF
COMMERCE ), DR SCOTT MARSH ( PRINCIPAL )
STUDENTS , LEFT TO RIGHT : JUSTIN NGUYEN , HENRY
ROGERS , JORDAN CHI , EDWARD SONG ( ABSENT :
RONAN AHL )

ACHIEVED WITH STYLE AND MATURITY

98 or more ( top 2 per cent in the population )
� 70 boys ( 30.6 per cent of the cohort ) obtained an ATAR of 95 or more ( top 5 per cent in the population )
� 112 boys ( 48.9 per cent of the cohort ) obtained an ATAR of 90 or more ( top 10 per cent in the population )
� 163 boys ( 71.2 per cent of the cohort ) obtained an ATAR of
80 or more ( top 20 per cent in the population )
� The median ATAR was 89.85
� Early measures of ‘ value add ’, comparing ability testing data from earlier years and ATAR scores , indicate a strong performance from this cohort . Other results :
� There were 21 ‘ perfect ’ study scores of 50 across 10 VCE subjects .
� Twelve Year 12 boys obtained study scores of 50 , including : Ronan Ahl ( Chemistry ), Jordan Chi ( Specialist Mathematics , Latin ), Thomas Gallacher ( English Language ), Edward Karunaratne ( Systems Engineering ), Jay Landau ( English ),
Zichen Liang ( English as an Additional Language ), Dhanika Nanayakkara ( Accounting ), Justin Nguyen ( English ), Henry Rogers ( English , Literature ), Ruicheng Wang ( English ).
� Nine Year 11 boys obtained study scores of 50 including Jiamu Li ( Mathematical Methods ), Christopher Lim ( Mathematical Methods ), Adrian Lin ( Mathematical Methods ), Alexander Lumsden ( Mathematical Methods ), Marcus Peter ( Mathematical Methods ), Zhengcheng Tang ( Mathematical Methods ), Matthew Wan ( Mathematical Methods ), Edward Wang ( Mathematical Methods ).
* Note : the population referred to in the ATAR statistics above is the population of the statewide Year 7 cohort from 2018 , including those students who moved or left school before Year 12 .
DR SCOTT MARSH – PRINCIPAL
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