Jewish students’ HSC success
Moriah College has once again outperformed other Sydney Jewish day schools in the HSC, coming in at 27th in the NSW All Merit List.
MORIAH College has once again outperformed other Sydney Jewish day schools in the Higher School Certificate (HSC), coming in at 27th in the NSW All Merit List.
However, this year’s results saw Moriah drop nine places from last year’s ranking of 18th.
The results also saw Emanuel School ranked in 38th place, a huge improvement on last year’s ranking of 54th.
Meanwhile, Masada College has fallen since 2015, ranking 74th compared to 24th last year.
Kesser Torah College did not sit the requisite number of papers to earn a place on the list, but was informed by the Board of Studies that it would have ranked 55th if enough papers had been sat.
Moriah principal John Hamey said that this year’s cohort have “exceeded expectations, displaying perseverance, dedication and commitment” during their HSC year.
“Our students have excelled academically and across a broad range of co-curricular activities showing considerable growth and maturity as young men and women,” he said. “We are confident our students are well equipped to make a significant contribution to society, informed by the richness of their Jewish heritage and love for Israel.”
Emanuel principal Anne Hastings is “very pleased” with the school’s results and “heartily” congratulated its students and teachers on their success.
She particularly commended students for the “diversity of their achievements this year – they are exceptional young people who will no doubt make a considerable positive contribution to global society in their future”.
Kesser Torah College’s head of studies Gersha Shteyman is “very proud” of the achievements of the year 12 students, who have “performed very well as a result of their determination, hard work and willingness to take guidance from their dedicated teachers”.
Masada principal Wendy Barel said that the school has spent the last week reflecting and celebrating students’ achievements: “Individually, students gained strong results and these were, in many cases, way above their own or their families’ expectations.”
This year’s crop of HSC results saw three Jewish students – Yotam Manor (Masada), Sam Cass (Sydney Grammar School) and Nachman Kastel (Kesser Torah College) – top their courses across the state.
For full HSC coverage, see this week’s AJN.
YAEL BRENDER
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