It’s hard to know who is more excited by Callum Woodrow’s HSC marks: him or his teachers.
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The La Salle Academy student is among the top performers in the state, scoring a 99.75 Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR).
He could not stop smiling when he called in to his school on December 15.
“I was thinking I would work towards a 99,” he told the Lithgow Mercury.
“That way, I thought I could get close.”
His 99.75 ranking opens up a multitude of options for further study and Callum said he would have to consider before making his final selection.
Prior to the release of results, the main option Callum was considering was pursuing medicine. However, he has since been offered an attractive scholarship to study mathematics.
“So it will be medicine or maths,” he said.
On top of finishing first in the state in Studies of Religion 1 with a perfect 100 out of 100 score, Callum finished with 98/100 in Extension Maths and 96/100 in Extension 2 Maths.
When asked if he had a secret to success, Callum said he “studied a fair bit”, but “nothing too abnormal”.
He recognised the work of all his teachers in helping him to his goal.
“I couldn’t have done it without them,” he said.
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Some of Callum's classmates gathered at La Salle on Friday, December 15 to discuss their results after 12 months of hard work and study.
Lauren Corney was thrilled with her results, which was a bonus in light of her unconditional offer of early entry into a Bachelor of Psychology at Macquarie University.
Maddy Griffiths will be heading off to study a Bachelor of Criminology after taking a gap year to work in a school in the UK.
Mikaela Inzitari was very pleased her results allowed her to pursue a degree in Economics at Sydney University while Ebony Brown will be studying to become a paramedic at Australian Catholic University in North Sydney.
Rebecca Drury-Doohan was considering three offers, all within the science field.
Mrs Smith has praised the efforts of the students and the school community in what has been a very exciting end to the school year.