JUMPING out of exams and into the kitchen, Kate Lowe’s HSC results were the cherry on top of the cake.
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Yesterday, while most students had their alarms set for 6am to receive their results, Kate woke at 4am, put on her apron and went to work as an apprentice at Geoffrey Michael Patissier in Albury.
It wasn’t until a group of friends and her family went to visit her at 10.30am that she realised how well she had scored in her HSC exams.
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With a predicted ATAR of 97.75, she has been described as the “creme de la creme” of her year at Trinity Anglican College.
She placed in the top 10 in the state for hospitality and said she was happy to continue doing what she loves.
“I plan to finish the three-year apprenticeship because I’m absolutely loving it,” Kate said.
“Then I hope to go to university and do business and commerce and possibly international relations as well, and then in the future to open up my own business.”
Principal at Trinity College Steven O’Connor said yesterday this year’s senior students had performed well across the board.
“It’s extremely pleasing that nearly a quarter of our HSC students scored at least one Band 6, some more than one, which indicates we are providing a strong foundation across the range of HSC subjects,” Mr O’Connor said.
While Trinity students celebrated with pastry and coffee, students of The Scots School discussed their marks over morning tea at the school.
Captain Emily Cope-Williams had received her results by text message.
She said achieving a Band 6 in two subjects with scores over 90 had exceeded her expectations.
“I was expecting high 70s so I was a bit anxious to open the message but when I did I was surprised.”
Jan Morgiewicz said the nervous wait was not yet over as he waits on his final ATAR score, due for release today.
“I hope for a good enough ATAR to be able to study biomedicine at Monash University which is a 92, but I will have to wait and see.”