THREE MacKillop College students have claimed their place among the best Extension English students in year 12 with not only the top results on the Mid North Coast, but NSW.
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Hannah Cutmore was shocked when HSC results were released on December 13 to learn she had received full marks for her HSC Extension 2 English major work. The elusive score ranked Hannah fourth in the state for the highest level of English study.
Hannah’s successful HSC Extension 2 major work was a 5000-word post-apocalyptic story in which she subverted the traditional conventions of language to reflect the demise of humankind.
Her teacher Clare Hayes said it was an ambitious project but Hannah had the genius to build an entirely new language and contextualise it to reflect contemporary concerns for the future of civilisation.
For Hannah, the amazing Extension 2 English result matched her overall success in the HSC.
Hannah achieved top HSC bands in all her subjects (Extension 1 English, advanced English, French, modern history, mathematics and studies of religion II) to be declared one of state’s HSC All Rounders.
“I was very surprised, but excited,” Hannah said. “It’s important to love what you are learning and I particularly loved English. It gives you the opportunity to express and evaluate ideas and I have a passion for language and how it works.”
Hannah’s Extension 1 English classmates also heralded Port Macquarie’s MacKillop College as a state leader in the subject.
It makes you a better person because through the study of literature you can become more attuned to the world and people around you.
- Isobel Berryman
Isobel Berryman and Niamh De Groot topped the Lismore Diocese in Extension 1 English when they both scored 49 out of 50 in their HSC exam.
Isobel came first in the Lismore Diocese, which extends from Port Macquarie to Tweed Heads, in advanced English and Niamh placed in the top 10 per cent of the state for her Extension 2 English major work.
The girls all believe that in a technological age, English remains the most important subject to study.
“It makes you think critically,” Isobel explained. “You can think for yourself, have new ideas, pursue any path in life.
“It makes you a better person because through the study of literature you can become more attuned to the world and people around you.”
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