01 Feb 2024
Congratulations to our 2023 Year 12 students for achieving outstanding results in their Higher School Certificate.
NSW School of Languages achieved an outstanding 11 First in Course and 42 Top Achievers in Course in the 2023 Higher School Certificate.
Our students attended the NSW Education Standards Authority's 2023 First in Course Ceremony held on Wednesday 13 December at Western Sydney University, Parramatta South Campus, to celebrate their outstanding achievement of placing first in NSW in their HSC language course and received their well-deserved 1st in Course Certificates!
Watch a recording of the ceremony here.
First in Course list
Chinese Beginners - Rohin Patel (Epping Boys) - Teacher: Shirley Cai
German Beginners - Matilda Johnson (Katoomba) - Teacher: Ros Kriewaldt
German Continuers - Lilly Rath (Cheltenham Girls) - Teacher: Daniela Michael
Indonesian Beginners - Melati Siswoyo (Hunter) - Teacher: Ida Harsojo
Indonesian and Literature - Jacob McCormick (Conservatorium) - Teacher: Abdullah Ibrahim
Japanese in Context - Sara Burke (MacKillop Coll) - Teacher: Rika Tsang
Korean Beginners - Sammi Lau (Chatswood) - Teacher: Michelle Bae
Korean Continuers - Junyou Yu (Strathfield Girls') - Teacher: Yun Mi Lee
Modern Greek Beginners - Ianna Fatouros (SCEGGS Darlinghurst) - Teacher: Helen Timonidis
Modern Greek Continuers - Elpida (Hope) Getsiou (Endeavour) - Teacher: Anastasia Casimatis
Spanish Extension - Kaiani Usatch Ginsborg (Rose Bay SC) - Teacher: Maria Elena Sanchez
The following students have not only secured one of the highest places in their respective HSC courses, but have also achieved remarkable results in the highest band.
Top Achievers in Course list
Chinese Beginners - Rohin Patel - First in Course
Chinese Beginners - Sophia Andrews - 2nd Place
Chinese Beginners - Sunah Jeong - 5th Place
French Extension - Romey Fanning - 4th Place
German Beginners - Matilda Johnson - First in Course
German Beginners - Nina Breuer - 2nd Place
German Beginners - Ashleigh Karcher - 3rd Place
German Beginners - Julia Ober - 4th Place
German Beginners - Jasmine Zaitsev - 5th Place
German Continuers - Lilly Rath - First in Course
German Continuers - Madeleine Maes - 3rd Place
German Continuers - Maya Paduch - 4th Place
German Continuers - Alba Falkenmire - 5th Place
German Extension - Alba Falkenmire - 4th Place
German Extension - Sienna Mann - 5th Place
Indonesian and Literature - Jacob Jayasena McCormick - First in Course
Indonesian and Literature - Elizabeth Gonesco - 2nd Place
Indonesian Beginners - Melati Indah Siswoyo - First in Course
Indonesian Beginners - Dominique Hogan - 4th Place
Italian Beginners - Romey Fanning - 2nd Place
Japanese Extension - Di ChinhHuang - 5th Place
Japanese in Context - Sara Burke - First in Course
Japanese in Context - Martin Roberts - 4th Place
Korean Beginners - Sammi Lau - First in Course
Korean Beginners - Hanae Ishii - 2nd Place
Korean Beginners - Rebecca Dooley - 4th Place
Korean Beginners - Kasama Srivanichakorn - 5th Place
Korean Continuers - Junyou Yu - First in Course
Korean Continuers - Clarice Widagdo - 2nd Place
Korean Continuers - Roopkotha Chaudhuri - 3rd Place
Korean Continuers - Flora Minh ThuNguyen - 4th Place
Korean Continuers - Lana Tran - 5th Place
Modern Greek Beginners - Ianna Fatouros - First in Course
Modern Greek Beginners - Madlyn Giannakopoulos - 2nd Place
Modern Greek Beginners - Christy Voutos - 4th Place
Modern Greek Beginners - Savina Biris - 5th Place
Modern Greek Continuers - Elpida (Hope) Getsiou - First in Course
Russian Continuers - Elizaveta Kalinina - 3rd Place
Russian Continuers - Iana Leonteva - 5th Place
Spanish Beginners - Kiana Levy - 2nd Place
Spanish Extension - Kaiani Usatch Ginsborg - First in Course
Spanish Extension - Amber Lovell - 5th Place
Our teachers were ecstatic with the results and we would like to congratulate all our students and their parents and carers for their outstanding success!