Students celebrate ATAR results

KAYLA Humphrey was named dux of Bass Coast College with a score of 95.6 on Monday, December 11.

Joining Kayla, the top 10 ATAR scores from Bass Coast College (BCC) were achieved by Isaac Seuren, Jack Leverington, Frankie Murray-White, Lachie Owen, Jessica Roberts, Charlie Berry, Tess Wingfield, Jett Watson and Elijah Fokkens.

Several students from the college achieved a score above 80.

Senior campus principal Ross Bramley said he was happy with the overall results throughout the college.

“The key for us is it’s about the pathways for individual students,” he said.

“We’re fortunate to be able to get details about students’ preferences and the scores they need in order to get access to the university courses they want, and to see so many of our students get results that are around what they need is a really rewarding part of the job.

“A day like today is wonderful, and we can also reflect on the students who chose other pathways. Our (vocational major) students have been highly successful this year. Most of them are already stepping into apprenticeships and traineeships. A couple of our unscored VCE students are also doing very well – one has already started a TAFE course in media. You put together the ATAR results, the VM results and the results of the individual kids, and you get a really nice picture of how we cater to kids of all backgrounds and future pathways. We offer an opportunity to them all and it’s something we’re really proud of.”

The top 10 ATAR scorers were thrilled with their results, receiving their score at 7am with a mixture of surprise and delight.

“I felt so terribly about the textiles exam. It was so different from any of the practices ones I did, but it was my top subject,” Jessica said.

The students credited dedication to their success but stressed the importance of finding a balance throughout the school year.

“My advice is to keep on top of it. If you have notes you don’t feel like writing but will only take an hour to do, just chuck on a show and write the notes. The more you do, the more you learn, but take a day off when you feel you really need it,” Frankie said.

“Just try to have fun. Do exactly you’re best and if you’re getting too stressed, slow it down. Be fair to yourself.”

Many students also found balance in contributing to the school in other ways.

“These students were involved in musicals or the band, sport, and leadership positions. All these things contribute to the school, but hopefully out of that they’ve learnt a lot about themselves, and what they are capable of and what they need to do to succeed,” Mr Bramley said.

Mr Bramley said for the top scoring group of 10, the hard work did not begin this year – they’ve been preparing for this moment since their high school experience began.

“This group has been solid throughout their time at the school,” he said.

“I’ve had the pleasure of working with this group for three years at Dudley, and three years at the senior campus and what pleases me is the people that put in the effort and who have worked hard over the journey have gotten rewarded for their effort. It’s been six years of work that has given them the results they’ve got today.”

Next year will be filled with possibilities for the graduating students, with many planning to go off to university and study courses from biomedical engineering to marketing and advertising or deferring to travel and work overseas.