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2015 HSC First in Course

HSC First Place in Course — 2015 Higher School Certificate

First in Course lists the student(s) who achieved first place in an HSC course or VET examination and also achieved a result in the highest band (Band 6 or Band E4).

If students are equal on the highest HSC mark in a course, then the following process is used to determine the recipient(s):

take an average of each student’s examination mark and assessment mark after alignment to performance bands, each to one decimal place
take an average of each student’s examination mark and assessment mark before alignment to performance bands, each to two decimal places
if an extension course, use the marks awarded for other courses in the subject area.

Photographs from the 2015 First In Course ceremony are available to download via the BOSTES Flickr account.

HSC First Place in Course 2015 Higher School Certificate
Course number	Course name	First names/s	Family name	School name
15000	Aboriginal Studies	Benjamin	Wilson	Sydney Distance Education High School
15010	Agriculture	Mala	Rigby	Pymble Ladies' College
15020	Ancient History	Sophia	Henning	Presbyterian Ladies' College Sydney
15510	Arabic Continuers	Aya	Zeidan	Al-Faisal College
15520	Arabic Extension	Mira	Boshra	Saturday School of Community Languages St George Girls HS Centre
15530	Armenian Continuers	Antranik George	Labajian	Galstaun College
26079	Automotive Examination	Jack	Cutler	New England Institute - Tamworth Campus
26079	Automotive Examination	Grace Elizabeth Marie	Parker	Western Institute - Dubbo Campus
15030	Biology	Sharon	Gong	James Ruse Agricultural High School
26199	Business Services Examination	Jasmine	Kumar	Good Samaritan Catholic College
15040	Business Studies	Sung-Chan	Kim	Sydney Boys High School
15050	Chemistry	Leonard Jon Wyn	Mah	Sydney Boys High School
15560	Chinese Background Speakers	Gege (Muse)	Yang	Burwood Girls High School
15540	Chinese Beginners	Muhammad	Jaame	Open High School
15550	Chinese Continuers	Xavier Lachlan	Eales	St Ignatius' College
15570	Chinese Extension	Celine	Garrett	Presbyterian Ladies' College Sydney
15580	Classical Greek Continuers	Sebastian	Schwartz	Sydney Grammar School
15590	Classical Greek Extension	Sebastian	Schwartz	Sydney Grammar School
15600	Classical Hebrew Continuers	Raizel Shoshana	Gutnick	Kesser Torah College
15610	Classical Hebrew Extension	Raizel Shoshana	Gutnick	Kesser Torah College
15060	Community and Family Studies	Nikola Elise	Groves	St Francis Xavier's College
26299	Construction Examination	Harry	Gillham	Northern Sydney Institute - Meadowbank College
15620	Croatian Continuers	Tiffany	Culic	Saturday School of Community Languages Liverpool Boys HS Centre
15070	Dance	Teresa	Repice	Bethany College
15080	Design and Technology	Olivia	Calandra	Santa Sabina College
15090	Drama	Baopu (Bob)	He	James Ruse Agricultural High School
15100	Earth and Environmental Science	Luke Gerard	Glendenning	Barker College
15110	Economics	Adam	Kaplan	Masada College
26399	Electrotechnology Examination	Jakob	Stocks	Western Institute - Bathurst Campus
15120	Engineering Studies	James	Stevens	Caringbah High School
15140	English (Advanced)	Miao Yunn	Lim	Cherrybrook Technology High School
15130	English (Standard)	Sophie	Tyson	St Francis De Sales Regional College
15150	English as a Second Language	Sruthi Merin	Sabu	Strathfield Girls High School
15160	English Extension 1	Ruyao	Cai	North Sydney Girls High School
15170	English Extension 2	Christie Hannah	Brandt	Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus
26499	Entertainment Industry Examination	Ben William	Muddle	Maitland Grossmann High School
15660	Filipino Continuers	Jared Roduard	Hermogenes	Saturday School of Community Languages Bankstown Girls HS Centre
27299	Financial Services Examination	Hannah	Lee	Northern Sydney Institute - Hornsby College
15180	Food Technology	Emily Patricia	Baita	Merewether High School
15670	French Beginners	George	Zeman	St Ives High School
15680	French Continuers	Edie	Griffin	Sydney Girls High School
15690	French Extension	Romola	Davenport	Sydney Girls High School
15190	Geography	Eugenie Ana	Taylor	Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College
15700	German Beginners	Jane Emma	Spencer	SCEGGS Darlinghurst
15710	German Continuers	Mona	Maier	Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner School
15710	German Continuers	Merle	Runde	Cherrybrook Technology High School
15720	German Extension	Eleanor Grace Chisholm	Skinner	Queenwood School for Girls
15555	Heritage Chinese (Mandarin)	Ying Yi	Lim	Presbyterian Ladies' College Sydney
15765	Heritage Indonesian	Qisthy Aliyya Nadifa	Kodarusman	Open High School
15835	Heritage Japanese	Ivy	Tang	Open High School
15885	Heritage Korean	Michelle	Hwang	Saturday School of Community Languages Chatswood HS Centre
15730	Hindi Continuers	Simran	Pun	Saturday School of Community Languages Liverpool Girls HS Centre
15280	History Extension	Pola	Cohen	Sydney Girls High School
26579	Hospitality Examination	Leela Urvashi	Sagar	All Saints College (St Mary's Campus)
27199	Human Services Examination	Roane	Ardati	East Hills Girls Technology High School
15740	Hungarian Continuers	Lilla	Zayzon	Saturday School of Community Languages Bankstown Girls HS Centre
15750	Indonesian Beginners	Hillary Permata	Sathio	Open High School
15760	Indonesian Continuers	Cassandra Yin-Yiu	Kwok	Ryde Secondary College
15780	Indonesian Extension	Ellen Jill	House	Macarthur Anglican School
15200	Industrial Technology	Matthew	Jigalin	Arden Anglican School
27379	Information and Digital Technology Examination	Joshua	Chan	Epping Boys High School
15210	Information Processes and Technology	Chris Hao	Zeng	North Sydney Boys High School
15790	Italian Beginners	Emma	Charles	Smiths Hill High School
15800	Italian Continuers	Maxim	Adams	International Grammar School
15810	Italian Extension	Natasha	Novo	Santa Sabina College
15840	Japanese Background Speakers	Minami	Okubo	SCECGS Redlands
15820	Japanese Beginners	Yanting	Zhan	Burwood Girls High School
15830	Japanese Continuers	Yuen Hung	Tsui	North Sydney Girls High School
15850	Japanese Extension	Yuen Hung	Tsui	North Sydney Girls High School
15890	Korean Background Speakers	Seoyoung	Cho	Saturday School of Community Languages Chatswood HS Centre
15880	Korean Continuers	Iola	Killian	Open High School
15900	Latin Continuers	Jason	Dong	SHORE - Sydney Church of England Grammar School
15900	Latin Continuers	Emily	Kerrison	Pymble Ladies' College
15910	Latin Extension	Grace	Wong	Ravenswood School for Girls
15220	Legal Studies	Imogen Elise	Lewis	Merewether High School
15940	Macedonian Continuers	Ana Marija	Bojceska	Saturday School of Community Languages Kogarah HS Centre
15960	Maltese Continuers	Mark	Pirotta	Saturday School of Community Languages The Hills Sports HS Centre
15240	Mathematics	Rowan	Faint	Penrith Anglican College
15240	Mathematics	Aidin	Karahasan	Sydney Boys High School
15240	Mathematics	Newton Nguyen Khoa Bui	Le	James Ruse Agricultural High School
15240	Mathematics	Carmen	Tung	Abbotsleigh
15250	Mathematics Extension 1	Xinyi Karen	Gong	James Ruse Agricultural High School
15260	Mathematics Extension 2	Rishikesan	Maran	North Sydney Boys High School
15235	Mathematics General 2	Amelia	Worthington	Oxley College
26799	Metal and Engineering Examination	Joshua Paul	Bennison	Hastings Secondary College, Westport Campus
15970	Modern Greek Beginners	Stella	Antoniou	Blakehurst High School
15980	Modern Greek Continuers	Haralambia	Kolevris	Open High School
15980	Modern Greek Continuers	Constantina	Samartzis	Saturday School of Community Languages St George Girls HS Centre
15990	Modern Greek Extension	Haralambia	Kolevris	Open High School
15990	Modern Greek Extension	Constantina	Samartzis	Saturday School of Community Languages St George Girls HS Centre
16000	Modern Hebrew Continuers	Talia	Fuzi	Moriah College
15270	Modern History	Caitlin Rebecca	Semsarian	St George Girls High School
15310	Music Extension	Daniella	Haber	Moriah College
15290	Music 1	Sophia	Berlyn	Calrossy Anglican School
15300	Music 2	Justin	Wu	James Ruse Agricultural High School
16010	Persian Background Speakers	Kimia	Rezaeizadeh	Saturday School of Community Languages Arthur Phillip HS Centre
15320	Personal Development, Health and Physical Education	Andrew	Loomes	Elderslie High School
15330	Physics	Eric	Lai	Girraween High School
16020	Polish Continuers	Maja	Chabros	Saturday School of Community Languages Ashfield Boys HS Centre
16030	Portuguese Continuers	Betina	Ferreira	Open High School
26899	Primary Industries Examination	Claudia	Nielsen	Calrossy Anglican School
26999	Retail Services Examination	Crystal-Lee	Smithers	Emmaus Catholic College
16045	Russian Continuers	Natalia	Bogatyreva	Open High School
15340	Senior Science	Arden	Hechenberger	Gosford High School
16050	Serbian Continuers	Anja	Djukic	St Spyridon College
15350	Society and Culture	Isabelle	Hargraves	Our Lady of The Sacred Heart College
15360	Software Design and Development	Lawrence	Cohen	Emanuel School
16070	Spanish Beginners	Rebecca	Bau-Gaspar	Open High School
16070	Spanish Beginners	Jasmin	Borsovszky	Hornsby Girls High School
16080	Spanish Continuers	Lauren	Majarres	Saturday School of Community Languages Ashfield Boys HS Centre
16090	Spanish Extension	Pia Francesca	Gonzalez	Saturday School of Community Languages The Hills Sports HS Centre
15370	Studies of Religion I	Louisa	Gallagher	St Scholastica's College Glebe Point
15380	Studies of Religion II	Adam	Hegedus	Waverley College
16100	Swedish Continuers	Elsa	Fredriksson	Outside Tutor
16110	Tamil Continuers	Parunithan	Ranganathan	Outside Tutor
15390	Textiles and Design	Sophie	Alder	Wenona School
15390	Textiles and Design	Samantha Anne	Mackay	Bomaderry High School
27499	Tourism, Travel and Events Examination	Ashleigh Marie	Barnes	Illawarra Institute - Bega Campus
16120	Turkish Continuers	Ezgi Ceren	Kir	Saturday School of Community Languages Arthur Phillip HS Centre
16130	Ukrainian Continuers	Maxim	Adams	Saturday School of Community Languages Strathfield GHS Centre
16140	Vietnamese Continuers	Chau Phan Quynh	Le	Saturday School of Community Languages Dulwich Centre
15400	Visual Arts	Emma	Kaye	Reddam House