14 Dec 2017
Dubbo College students have performed well in the 2017 Higher School Certificate with the school achieving almost 90 Band 5s and 6s.
The cohort of 177 students and their teachers worked very hard to achieve some outstanding results, with the College this year also graduating 60 Indigenous students, a national record.
Senior Campus principal Andrew Jones congratulated students and teachers for their commitment to study and said the College would continue to support all student aspirations.
"I think the important thing is to recognise that our College caters for all students and this means that we provide critical careers support for students across the board," he said.
"To us the careers choice of every student really matters and our careers team works one-on-one with every student in Years 11 and 12 to help them achieve their work goals.
"Many of our students have already gained entry to university, while others are waiting on their ATARs tomorrow.
"There are also many who have already gained apprenticeships and traineeships in their field of interest and our careers team has been instrumental in helping students into these jobs."
More than 60 Dubbo College students have already received offers to universities under the early entry program.
Student Tyler Spang will study Earth and Environmental Science at Macquarie University and was elated with his HSC result, which included four Band 5s.
Darcee Nixon will undertake a Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Newcastle, with the aim of transferring after first year into occupational therapy. She is also happy with her results, which include two Band 6s and the equivalent of three Band 5s.
Jennifer Spence will study commerce at the University of Sydney with her two Band 6s and two Band 5s paving the way to her future.
Excellent results for the College's Indigenous cohort has seen many students become the first in their family to achieve a Higher School Certificate, with many intending to move on to tertiary level education.
Girls' Academy student Majayda Darcy will study physiotherapy at Charles Sturt University, while her colleagues Breanna Nolan-Dixon and Karee Carney have received 2018 Nestle scholarships worth $5,000 towards their ongoing study.
Clontarf top performing student Mustafa Al-Badre will study social welfare at Macquarie University, while fellow student Ethan Gordon will study the same course at Charles Sturt University.
Their colleague Bailey Scott-Aitken will undertake an accounting cadetship with Visionary Accountants in Dubbo, while undertaking three days study each week at CSU Bathurst.
Ethan improved his expected result in two-unit Aboriginal Studies and Bailey also delivered better than expected results in mathematics and industrial technology.