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Pymble Ladies’ College students have achieved outstanding results in the 2012 Higher School Certificate (HSC) with two students achieving a perfect Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) of 99.95, five students topping the State in five HSC subjects, and a sixth Year 12 student topping the State through the Saturday School of Community Languages.

Pymble was the only school in NSW to achieve first place in five subjects. The first in the State in HSC subjects were achieved by Christine Tan in Agriculture, Janet Jin in English Extension 1, Hannah Chong in Japanese Extension, Matilda Howard in Latin Extension, Lilian Zhu in Textiles and Design and Shoushan Sariyan in Armenian Continuers (through Saturday School of Community Languages). Joy Jin and Matilda Howard achieved a perfect ATAR.

An additional 10 students earned a place in the best in subject lists in a wide range of subjects: Agriculture, Biology, Classical Greek Continuers, Classical Greek Extension, English Extension, Earth and Environmental Science, Latin Continuers, French Continuers, French Extension, Modern History, Senior Science and Italian Extension (through Open High School). Thirty-six students were named in the all-round Achievers lists for achieving Band 6 results (90 or better) or a Band E4 result (45 or better) in an Extension course in 10 or more units.   

Ten percent of students achieved an ATAR of 99+, 33 percent of students achieved an ATAR of 95+ and 52 percent of students achieved an ATAR of 90+.

On The Sydney Morning Herald Honour Roll, which acknowledges students who earn 90 or above in one or more subjects, 173 Pymble students earned 586 places.

Pymble students’ success in the HSC was also recognised in Visual Arts with four students selected for ARTEXPRESS 2012 out of the eight students nominated for the exhibition. In dance, five students were nominated and one selected for Callback 2012. Five music students were nominated and one was selected for ENCORE 2012. Three drama students were nominated for inclusion in ONSTAGE 2012 and two students were selected to exhibit their Major Textiles project in the 2012 Texstyle Exhibition.

“The excellent HSC results of 2012 have been achieved through the application, dedication and hard work of our students and their teachers and the support of their families. The results cap a year of excellence at the College in spectacular fashion,” said Mrs Vicki Waters, Principal of Pymble Ladies’ College.

“The Pymble Year 12 cohort of 2012 has achieved incredible results and is to be congratulated for their outstanding academic and co-curricular achievements. For many students, their academic focus and commitment has been complemented by wonderful achievements across a range of co-curricular programs in areas such as sport, the performing and visual arts, leadership and community service.”

Congratulations to Evangeline Murdoch and Lilian Zhu of Year 12 who have been selected to exhibit their Major Textiles Projects in the Texstyle Exhibition 2013. Texstyle profiles excellence in Textiles and Design from the 2012 Higher School Certificate. 

Evangeline used the country as her inspiration and produced apparel items including men’s chinos, tailored jacket, t-shirt and a baby’s christening dress. The garments produced represented a very contemporary take on a traditional theme. All items reflected Evangeline’s strong design aesthetic and outstanding construction skills.  

Lilian created a range of garments with an androgynous theme. Her use of challenging fabrics and bespoke techniques resulted in a sophisticated collection of gender neutral garments, the likes of which would not be out of place in Vogue.

Pymble Year 10 student, Georgia Fallon, has been selected as a national top 10 finalist for the Australian Museum’s Fashion Less Waste competition, which aims to encourage a more sustainable fashion industry. 

The brief was to design and create an outfit that "is made from materials that were originally bought and used for a non-clothing purpose. The use of materials that aren’t curb-side recyclable, or that are notorious for harming animals as litter are also thought of highly."

Georgia’s outfit is an outstanding piece, predominantly made from hand-sewn individual film negatives. Her dress will be paraded in a red carpet show at the Australian Museum later this month.

Pymble Year 11 student, Poppy Hunter has been awarded a Medallion in the Secondary School section of the 2011 Australian Wool Fashion Awards, a major wool industry event sponsored by Australian Wool Innovation. The awards are designed to showcase the use of Merino wool by national and international fashion designers and students. The competition’s main aim is to educate and encourage young designers about the wonderful qualities of wool.

Pymble girls are always keen participants in the Awards and this year seven Pymble students produced stunning wool garments for the competition. Year 11 student, Natasha Bridges was also a finalist in the competition. Natasha’s and Poppy’s entries were on display at the Sydney Royal Easter Show and will be on display at the College’s annual fashion parade, Textiles on Parade on 28 and 29 July.

Pymble Ladies’ College is conducting an extensive School Holiday Program for boys and girls aged 5 to 16 years during the upcoming Autumn school holidays. The program provides a variety of safe, fun and exciting activities which are conducted by qualified staff.

Holiday program activities include ‘Easter Decorations’, ‘Fashion Design and T-shirt Screen Printing’, ‘Cooking for Fun’, ‘Cupcakes and Decorations’, ‘Make your own UNO Deck’, language programs in Italian, French, Mandarin and German, drama and dance programs, sporting clinics including football, tennis and water polo and a daily ‘Kids on Campus’ program, which provides fun indoor and outdoor activities for children from 5 years to 12 years.

For further information and to apply for a Pymble Holiday Program activity, click here or phone the Pymble Holiday Programs Co-ordinator on 9497 7811.