We are particularly proud of our girls’ HSC results in 2020 and congratulate our Year 12 students and staff on their wonderful achievements.

Our girls consistently achieve high results in the HSC—strong evidence of Ascham’s high quality of teaching and commitment to excellence.

All-round Achievers list

Distinguished Achievers

While acknowledging that the entire 2020 cohort achieved well above the State average and deserves acclaim for their achievements we are also very pleased to report outstanding individual results:

Outstanding Results

A high percentage of Ascham girls achieved marks in the top band across all subjects. As a non-selective school, our results show we care for all students.

Through our unique Dalton Plan, dedicated teachers guided hardworking students to achieve outstanding results.

• Of the 639 exams, 625 girls achieved marks of 70% or above.

• In six of the nineteen, 2 Unit Courses, our students achieved marks above 80%.

• In seven of nine Extension courses, our students achieved marks above 80%.

Ascham students were enrolled in 28 different courses. In 13 of these courses our lowest exam mark was equal to, or higher than, the average state exam mark. This achievement includes subjects with varied candidatures such as English Extension 1, English Extension 2, all History courses, Geography, all Language courses, Music 1 and Music 2.

Could there be a clearer indication of the academic strengths of our School and the Dalton Plan?

The results are exceptional from a group of committed students who showed the benefit of working consistently through the HSC year.

Special congratulations and thanks go to all the Ascham teachers who were involved with Year 12. The class of 2020 was nurtured by the Year Coordinator, Ms Nicola Freyne, who understood individual strengths and encouraged all the girls to strive for academic excellence.

Special thanks also to the Heads of Department in each subject area. These teachers made sure they developed curriculum initiatives to enhance results.

Hearty congratulations from all of us to the Class of 2020.

A selection of our HSC subjects and the percentage of girls coming in the top two performance bands compared to the State:

Download a full analysis of Ascham’s 2020 HSC results in each course

Four Visual Arts students had their HSC bodies of work selected for exhibition in next year’s ARTEXPRESS. The works of Alexandra Cooke O.M.G. (Organisms Modified Genetically), Natalie Leroy Mind of My Own / Journey, Phoebe Silverton Home and Phoebe Turner States of Flux will be displayed at various regional galleries and also the Art Gallery of NSW in early 2021. In addition, bodies of work by Pippa Bell and Sarah Woods also made the shortlist.

OnSTAGE is a performance of the year’s most successful HSC Drama pieces. In 2020, Brigid Roche was nominated for her Drama Individual Project, a piece from Fleabag. This year, unfortunately Group Projects were unable to take place due to COVID-19.

The Encore concert is a program of outstanding performances and compositions by music students from schools across NSW. Our four nominees this year are:

Music 1: Ruby Alexander (voice) and Antonina Mehigan (voice)
Music 2: Nadia Hui (flute)
Music 2 / Music Extension: Beatrice Colombis (violin)

Callback is a showcase of exemplary performances and compositions from HSC Dance students. Shoshana Auerbach received three nominations (Major Study Performance, Core Performance and Core Composition) for inclusion in the Callback Showcase to be held in February 2021.

(Shoshana studied HSC Dance with an outside tutor)