St George Girls High School student says passion brings HSC success

The former St George Girls High School student made it onto the HSC All-round Achievers merit list after receiving a band 6 result in 10 or more units and achieving an ATAR of 96.5.

Sophie, 18, who studied Advanced English, Mathematics Standard, Legal Studies, Visual Arts and Drama said having a passion for all the subjects she studied allowed her to achieve fantastic results.

"I loved all my subjects," she said. "It was pretty easy to study when you are passionate about something."

She said she was most pleased with her Mathematics and Legal Studies results.

"I did not exect the result I got in Legal Studies," she said.

Sophie, who transferred to the selective St George Girls High School at Kogarah for years 11 and 12, said the teachers at her previous school Penshurst Girls campus of Georges River College encouraged students to choose subjects they were passionate about for the HSC.

She said the fact she loved Visual Arts and Drama made it easlier to work on her major works for each subject.

She also allowed herself plenty of downtime from studying to work on hobbies such as upcycling clothing or art projects.

Sophie also praised St George Girls High School. "The teachers are amazing and the resources are superb," she said.

Sophie will study a Bachelor of Design in Animation at University of Technology, Sydney.

St George Girls High School was one of three schools in St George and Sutherland Shire to rank in the top 50 schools in NSW based on the 2020 HSC results. All were selective high schools.

Caringbah High School topped the region in 30th place. St George Girls High School was in second place in 39th spot while Sydney Technical High School at Bexley ranked 42.

Blakehurst High School was the best-performing non-selective government school, and ranked in the top 200 schools.