St Clare's High School principal Peter Nicholls said the 2020 HSC Examination results have, again, been very rewarding for St Clare's High School students.

The cohort of 70 students was rewarded with 13 Band 6 and 71 Band 5 grades with outstanding results in Community and Family Studies; Drama; English Extension 1; Industrial Technology (Timber); Mathematics Extension 2; Mathematics Standard 2; Physics and Visual Arts.

"Congratulations to our HSC class of 2020 on their excellent results which are a fitting reflection of their efforts and dedication to their studies during a year of great upheaval and change," Mr Nicholls said.

"I particularly want to thank our students for their resilience and good humour throughout the year and our excellent staff for their diligence and sustained effort to deal creatively with the challenges COVID-19 has created in the educational environment.

"Congratulations also to parents and caregivers of St Clare's who have supported the young people and the school so enthusiastically throughout the year. We are proud of our students, parents and staff and the St Clare's tradition of achievement in the HSC, and excited for our young people as they begin the next phase of their lives."

Drama student, Clare Chapman has been selected for OnSTAGE. Clare will perform at The Seymour Theatre, Sydney in early February which will be streamed across the State.

Of the 70 students in the Class of 2020, most of the students received entry offers to university. Students who wish to attend university have decided to accept one of their offers.

St Clare's also saw a large number of students accept traineeships, apprenticeships, TAFE and employment. Students have also been accepted into the armed forces for a GAP year or permanent placement.

According to the limited contact the school has had with students today (Friday, December 18), Lyall Last received the top ATAR of 94.2 and is waiting to hear from the University of NSW.

Top ATARs of which the school is aware at the time of media release:

Lyall Last - 94.2 - Bachelor of Biomedical Engineering at University of NSW

Elise Rourke - 93.4 - Double Degree in Science and Arts at University of Newcastle

Clare Chapman - 90.75 - Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) at Macquarie University

Grace McCallum - 83.85 - Bachelor of Biomedical Science at University of Newcastle

Daniel Keen - 83.05 - Bachelor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at University of Newcastle

Molly Reid - 82.00 - Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering at University of Newcastle

"In closing, I am proud to say that the vast majority of our HSC cohort has achieved results which will enable them to pursue their post secondary school goals," Mr Nicholls said.

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