01 Feb 2017

Our Newest Old Boys (ON 2016) HSC Results

  • 10 Awards for All-round Achievement recognising students who achieve in the top band of results in all of their subjects
  • 2 ‘Best in Subject’ place-getters in Modern Greek Beginners
  • 170 mentions on the Distinguished Achievers’ List recognising students who achieve in the top band of results in a subject

All-round Achievers

The 10 Awards for All-Round Achievement lists the students who achieved a result in the highest band (Band 6 or Band E4) in 10 or more units of courses in their current pattern of study. They were:

  • Taylan Behayi 
  • Nicolai Laptev
  • Joshua Hare
  • Samuel Mehmet
  • Timothy Hare
  • Georgios Platias
  • Jack Jacobs
  • Samuel Yu
  • Nicholas James
  • Peter Zavvos

Success in Modern Greek Beginners

Newington College had two place-getters in the State’s ‘Best in Subject’ category.

  • Peter Zavvos ranked 2nd in Modern Greek Beginners
  • George Papasavvas ranked 3rd in Modern Greek Beginners
  • Every candidate in Modern Greek Beginners received a Band 6.

HSC Showcase Nominations

  • Three boys were nominated for exhibitions featuring exemplary Visual Arts students. Congratulations to Samuel Gilfedder, ‘Nihility’; Fergus Kinahan, ‘The Edge of …’; and Elliot Ulm, ‘Clean’ for their nominations into ARTEXPRESS.
  • ENCORE & OnSTAGE: Congratulations to Elliot Ulm who has had his Individual Project selected for OnStage.
  • Chris Cooper and Leon Vitogiannis are also congratulated for nominations for ENCORE the presentation of music performance and composition at the Opera House.
  • SHAPE 2016: Congratulations to Mitchell Cormack and Samuel Gilfedder who were nominated for inclusion in ‘Shape 2016’ the combined Technology Exhibition held at the Powerhouse Museum, Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, Ultimo Sydney from February 2017.