It has been wonderful to welcome our students to 2025 and to see this College come alive with their energy and enthusiasm. I have been able to meet so many new students already as well as quite a few parents. I look forward to getting to know this community in the weeks and months ahead.
Whilst, this information has been shared late last year with our community, I thought it appropriate to again celebrate the incredible results from our Class of 2024, particularly as we acknowledge our Lorraine Pilgram medal winners at our Year 12 Investiture Service this week
As we know, great results like these, take a combined and concerted effort that includes all our staff, our students and you, our parents. In meeting a few of our Lorraine Pilgram medal winners last week for lunch recently, their gratitude for the opportunities that Somerset has provided for them was overwhelming. They have all set incredible goals for themselves and we trust that they leave Somerset with the skills necessary to continue to build their personal success.
As Mr Bassingthwaite so appropriately acknowledged last year, I also want to want to thank Michele Sauer, Deputy Head of College - Studies, for her leadership in this crucial area of the Somerset experience. There is no one more committed to our students achieving personal success than Michele. She leads a very capable and dedicated team of faculty leaders and teaching staff and we thank all of them for their support of our Class of 2024.
The following results are based on 136 students who chose to share their ATAR results.
· 3 students achieved the second highest ATAR of 99.90 – Mical Ma, Penelope Deacon and William Warrick. They are three of 36 students in the state who received an ATAR of 99.90.
· 3 students achieved an ATAR of 99.85.
· 24 students achieved 99+, a result in the top 2% of Australia, our best ever.
· 27 students achieved equivalent of OP1 and the Lorraine Pilgram Medal, our best ever.
· 41.18% of students ATAR 95 and above, a result in the top 5% of Australia.
· 63.24% of students ATAR 90 and above, a result in the top 10% of Australia, our second best ever.
· 86.03% of students ATAR 80 and above, a result in top 20% of Australia, our second best ever.
· 92.9 median ATAR, our equal best ever
· 11 students achieved perfect scores across 9 subjects, earning them a QCAA Subject Achievement Award. 14 perfect scores in total!
· 32 students have earned a QCAA Certificate of Academic Commendation for achieving ‘A’ grades in all six general subjects.
It is often easy to take these results at their face value and focus solely on academics. However, as I look around this College and in particular, hear our pastoral care teams in their roles, talk about how best to support our students, we know it is the entire village that is Somerset College that has contributed to these results.
What an incredible community that supports each and every student to achieve Personal Success.
Best wishes
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