Young High principal, Steve Harvey, said the results were very impressive.

“Not only did we get strong performances from the students we expected, but across the board kids were getting what they wanted,” Mr Harvey said.

Maxine Kerr received a band six for biology and advanced maths and band fives for chemistry, advanced English and personal development health and physical education (PDHPE) and an E3 (which was the second high mark) in extension maths.

Maxine will spend the next year doing a business services traineeship with the Hillstreet Group before going to Australian National University (ANU) to study science majoring in biology and genetics.

The long hours Maxine has put into her studies has paid off with her results being better than expected.

“I am very happy with them, it was a bit of a shock to wake up to – a nice surprise though,” Maxine said.

The UAI was the icing on the cake for Maxine after receiving 94.7, which will open up a variety of opportunities.

Maxine has also been recognised by the Riverina regional director, Colin Parker on her mark.

“These students are the cream of the 2009 HSC crop,” Mr Parker said.

Tom Mulquiney was another student who achieved exceptional results especially in PDHPE, legal studies, maths and geography.

“I am extremely happy with my results,” Tom said.

He will now participate in a gap year with the army but will commence a university degree at ANU studying ‘something to do with geography’.

Chris Forbutt has done Young High School proud with achieving at a high standard in a vocational education course of automotives.

“I was very happy with my marks, they are good and what I was aiming for,” Chris said.

Chris will now have a gap year travelling and working before settling into university life in Wollongong with a flexible entry in engineering.