Year 12 students from Hennessy Catholic College and Young High School begin HSC exams this week.
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On Thursday morning, students across NSW will sit their English paper one exam to mark the start of this year’s HSC.
Part two of the English exam follows on Friday before another three weeks of tests, commencing October 22, running until Friday, November 9.
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Sixty-five students from Young High School will sit the exams.
Young High School principal Keith Duran wished the students the best of luck.
“It’s an exciting time. All the students have a range of aspirations to do different things including trades, exploring tertiary pathways and also work place aspirations.
“They’re a hard working Year group and I’m really excited to see the hard work and preparation fall into place.
“It’s been a pleasure working with the a great group of young men and women. They all have aspirations and are all capable. We wish them all the best.”
And he’s final word was to “stay focused and stay organised”.
“It’s not all about the exams it’s about all the hard work they’ve put in over the past two years.”
Principal of Hennessey Catholic College Trazel Scott wished the Year 12 students all the best.
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“I am so proud of the Year 12 graduating class of 2018,” Trazel Scott said.
“I wish them every success in the coming months for the HSC and for the workforce. Whatever their pathway I am confident that the staff students and parents at Hennessy Catholic College have prepared our amazing students for any career pathway they chose and for whatever the future holds.
“At Hennessey, all of our students graduate ready to take their place in the world, we know they ‘Live Spiritually, Learn Dynamically, Act Justly and build their futures of Hope’.”
Member for Cootamundra, Steph Cooke has also reached out on behalf of the people of the Cootamundra electorate to wish all of the students in the Hilltops region about to sit the Higher School Certificate exams all the very best.
“While the HSC is one indicator of academic achievement, we should remember it’s not the only one. Results are not a complete measure of a person’s overall ability or intellectual capacity,” Ms Cooke said.
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“While a good HSC result may get you through the door to your chosen degree, there are other paths which lead to that same destination.
“For those HSC students who do decide to pursue a university degree, I wish you every success with your studies and hope you are accepted into the course of your choice.
“For those who choose employment or further training at TAFE, I hope that you are able to find what you need here in the Cootamundra electorate so that your community can benefit from your commitment and ability.
“There is now a much brighter future for young people in this region and we have a growing capacity to educate, train, employ and retain young people here at home.
The beginning of the HSC looms as Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Education Minister Rob Stokes on Monday launched a significant new plan to boost the number of students studying maths through to the final years of school.
