Congratulations to the St Ursula’s College 2021 Year 12 Class on climbing up the state’s academic leaderboard to 69th position!

Sydney Catholic Schools as a system also achieved its best HSC results ever, with 11 of its 33 schools ranked among the top 100 high schools in NSW.

St Ursula’s College Kingsgrove climbed eight positions to 69th in the media rankings (calculated using the ratio of the number of Band 6 results to the number of exams sat by the school).

Special kudos to college dux, Cayla Atra, who achieved the college’s highest ATAR score of 99.65.

“Despite more than 60 per cent [of Year 12 students] having been offered an early offer to a university prior to the HSC, these young women maintained their efforts and persevered in what was undeniably a year of great uncertainty and constant change,” Mary Leask, the Principal of St Ursula’s College Kingsgrove, said.

“In true Ursuline fashion they embraced these challenges, working with their teachers – their hard work and grit have been rewarded.

“I am very proud of the achievements of each girl in our Year 12 2021 cohort.”

To cap off an incredible 2021, 18 Sydney Catholic Schools ranked among the top 150 high schools and confirmed its reputation as one of the top-performing systems of schools in Australia.

Sydney Catholic Schools’ unprecedented academic success saw its schools reach new heights with the number of distinguished achievers rising from 2486 in 2019 and 2511 in 2020 to 3115 in 2021.

“To the class of 2021, we extend our heartfelt congratulations and admiration,” Sydney Catholic Schools’ Executive Director, Tony Farley, said.

Here’s a recap of our 2021 HSC highlights:

  • Over 30% – number of our students who achieved an ATAR of 90 or above
  • 21.6% – percentage of Band 6 results (compared to 19.52% in 2020)
  • 3 Top Achievers – number of students who achieved one of the highest places in an HSC course or VET examination and also achieved a result in the highest Band
  • 4 All Rounders – number of students scoring above 90 in at least 10 units
  • 85 students achieved 193 mentions on the Distinguished Achievers list – Distinguished Achievers lists the students who achieved a result in the highest band (Band 6 or Band E4) for one or more courses, not including results for courses studied external to their school