18 Dec 2018
Dubbo College graduates Alex Lindsay and Lauren Cook (centre) with their teachers Kerrie Walters, Mark Skinner, Bec May, James Eddy, Lucy Burns and principal Andrew Jones.
Two Dubbo College graduates have taken out the top ATARs in Dubbo, with the school’s Year 12 results continuing to lift each year.
Alex Lindsay received the top ATAR of 97.85 while Lauren Cook achieved 95.9. Third place at Senior Campus went to Mower Walshaw with 94.3.
The outstanding results cap off a highly successful year for Dubbo College, with the performance of the whole Year 12 cohort moving up the ranks.
Dubbo College Senior Campus principal Andrew Jones said results for both academic and less academic students had improved.
“It’s our job as teachers to boost the performance of students across the academic spectrum and I am very proud to say that our teachers have achieved that goal this year,” he said.
“Teachers have worked with dedication and during the past few years have implemented a range of programs to maximise student performance.
“The commitment of teachers and students has more than paid off in 2018, with the college achieving 156 band sixes and fives.”
The Year 12 Dubbo College graduates gathered today in the school cafeteria for a special farewell morning tea with their teachers.
Dux of the college Alex Lindsay said she was very happy with her results, gaining band six outcomes in chemistry, economics, and PDHPE, with E3s in extension one and two maths.
“I’ll be having a gap year in 2019 and hopefully that will give me time to decide between studying physiotherapy at Newcastle University or economics at the University of New South Wales,” Alex said.
Second in the year Lauren Cook achieved band six results in two-unit maths and food technology, as well as three band fives and one E3.
Lauren intends to study advanced science at the University of New South Wales.
Third place-getter Mower Walshaw received band six results in biology and PDHPE and band fives in two-unit maths, chemistry and advanced English.
Mower will study science, focusing on biology at the University of Sydney.
The students said they were indebted to the college and their teachers.
But it wasn’t just the top achieving students who were satisfied with their results.
Piper Dunlop, who came fifth in the state in primary industries, will study veterinary technology at CSU Wagga Wagga. Piper, who achieved an ATAR of 74.15, hopes to eventually move over into veterinary science and one day practice as a vet.