The weeks that follow the conclusion of Year 12’ s HSC examinations are often the most rewarding and fulfilling for a school community as news filters through about the students’ many and varied accomplishments.

We congratulate the following boys from the graduate class of 2017 who have achieved an unconditional early offer based on applications through the‘ Schools Recommendation Scheme’( SRS). Regardless of their final result, each student has been granted an offer based on their participation in College programs in leadership, community service, outreach, faith formation, sport or co-curricular, and in many cases, a combination of involvement in multiple domains of school life beyond the classroom. Students need not accept an early offer, but it is a great relief to have one well before the HSC exams are even marked!

This list does not include students who have asked for their results to be withheld from the College and there are three SRS offer rounds remaining; December 22, January 13 and February 20. The University of New England Direct Early Entry scheme offers are also yet to be announced.

Nick Greene B Global Business- Macquarie

Tom Hall Liam Humphrey Alex Iskander Josh McGuines Seb Nichols Tim Ross Declan Stack Tim Welsh Hamish Williams Rory Williams

B Agricultural Science- Charles Sturt B Commerce / B Laws- Macquarie B Business( Accounting)- WSU B Commerce- Macquarie B Laws- Macquarie B Commerce- Macquarie B Arts / B Commerce- Macquarie B Commerce- University of Canberra B Commerce- Macquarie B Global Business- Macquarie

Many universities in NSW / ACT do not participate in the SRS early entry program. Students who have selected courses at nonparticipating institutions such as USYD, UNSW, UTS, ANU and others will not receive the benefit of an early offer for their participation in College extra-curricular activities.

In addition, Jesse Gray( OR2017) has been selected for guaranteed entry into the undergraduate course of his choice at The University of Sydney under the‘ Future Leaders Scheme’. Two other students are currently being assessed for guaranteed entry to USYD.

I’ m sure there will be many more announcements over the coming weeks and I look forward to acknowledging all of the boys for their hard work and dedication in our communications to the community towards the end of the year. We will celebrate especially, those students who have overcome enormous challenges to reach their personal goals and stretch beyond their potential, no matter what the final numbers look like to others.

As their achievements unfold, take great pride in the work that each of you has done to contribute to each Year 12 student’ s growth over their time at the College. In every small or large way, through teaching, mentoring, coaching, conversing, guiding, encouraging( sometimes coercing!), in supporting and helping one, many or all of the boys in the boarding house, classrooms, sporting fields, libraries, canteens, on the stage, in the pool, on the river, in the yard, at the ref, on immersion, on tour or any place that this community reaches, feel very much affirmed that what you do every day makes an enormous difference to young men who will make a difference.

RUSSELL NEWMAN, DEPUTY PRINCIPAL TEACHING AND LEARNING

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