Assistant Principal - Learning & Teaching

Dux of Year 12 2022

Each year we celebrate and acknowledge the academic achievements of all students. 

It is with honour, that we can now announce our Year 12 2022 College Dux who achieved the highest ATAR of the 2022 cohort.

Congratulations, Alvin Benny, on achieving an ATAR of 98.1

Alvin was recognised at the High Achievers assembly on Wednesday where he delivered a speech outlining some of the study tools and techniques he accessed in preparation for the HSC examinations. During his senior years, Alvin studied: English Standard, Mathematics Extension 1, Mathematics Extension 2, Physics, Software Design & Development and Studies of Religion 2unit; achieving a Band 6 in three courses: Software Design and Development, Maths Advanced, and Studies of Religion 2unit.

Alvin is now in the process of moving to attend the University of Queensland where he will study a Bachelor of Computer Science paired with a Master of Cybersecurity. He plans to work either as a software developer or a cybersecurity analyst.

We wish, Alvin, all the very best as he commences tertiary education and look forward to hearing about his undoubtful success in the future.

High Achievers Presentation

This week in our College assembly we celebrated our HSC high achievers and listened to some sage advice and reflections as they spoke of their experiences in Years 11 and 12 and offered advice about HSC preparation and also school approaches, in general. This year we were privileged to have Alvin Benny, Hannah Daikin, Jimmy Eggert, Jonah Garven and Amelia Stubbs join us to celebrate the achievements of our 2022 HSC cohort.

The following advice was provided by our speakers:

• Use your time wisely. Use every opportunity during class and study periods to complete course and assessment work. This enabled me to maximise my time outside of school for my other interests rather than just having to complete schoolwork.
• Balance is critical. There were times when I prioritised my assessment work and other times I could spend more time socialising with my friends. I always kept a balance of schoolwork, part-time work, sport and friends and family.
• Get involved at school. When I applied for scholarships the activities I had been involved in at school made a big difference to my applications, they helped them stand out from all the other applications.
• Stay on top of your study notes. Complete your notes then look for other sources to add any detail missing. I constantly refined my notes and would do various revision methods to ensure they progressively moved into my long-term memory.
• Keep practising actual questions and past papers. It was only when I did questions and past papers that I could see the gaps in my knowledge. It is when you go to write and answer or complete a problem that I realised if I did or didn’t understand that syllabus component.
• Finally, probably the best advice for our Year 11s. Use this year to work out what works best for you, and you can only do that by making mistakes and trying new techniques. No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow the progress is, you are still way ahead of those who aren’t even trying.

We are extremely grateful for these past students giving up their precious time to provide their experiences and advice to not just our current senior cohort but also those in Years 7-10 as they progress through their junior years at school.

We were also treated to a slideshow presentation of many of our Year 12 cohort from last year and their varied post-school pathways. We have some budding occupational therapists, physiotherapists, nurses, archaeologists, criminologists and programmers in our midst! St Joseph’s Regional College has nurtured, supported and offered up rich learning experiences to these students and we remain invested in their success.

Congratulations Year 12, 2022.

Year 12 2022 Achievements

Below is a snapshot of the academic achievements from the graduating class of 2022.

Ian Lutton
Assistant Principal - Learning and Teaching