Cairns school leavers recognised among state’s brightest
TWO Trinity Anglican School graduates are among 38 school leavers statewide who have been recognised for their outstanding academic achievements in 2020.
Alexandra (Lexi) Hope and Victor Huang will be awarded QCE Awards at the QCE Achievements Awards ceremony in Brisbane as two of the highest achievers in the state.
Both students at the White Rock school received the highest possible ATAR rank of 99.95, with only 30 students in
Queensland high score.
TAS principal Paul Sjogren said Lexi had gone on to study medicine at Griffith University and Victor had undertaken a double degree in maths and engineering at the University of Queensland.
“Only a handful of schools in Queensland have two or more students who achieved this award, and with only TAS being located out of the southeast catchment, we are particularly proud,” he said.
“TAS being ranked equal third in the state is an outstanding achievement and a achieving the testament to our staff, students and families.”
TAS deputy principal and director of learning Tim Manea said the results were a testament to the work ethic and commitment at the school.
State Education Minister Grace Grace congratulated all high achieving school leavers from 2020 who excelled at Year 12 coursework and exams during the pandemic.
“These graduates are among our brightest young minds and are set to become tomorrow’s software engineers, surgeons, data scientists and medical researchers,” she said. “I’m especially proud of these resilient young people from the Class of 2020, who were the first full Prep cohort, the first Year 7s at high school, and the first to switch to our new senior assessment and tertiary entrance system – and then had to navigate COVID-19.”
Ms Grace said graduates of Year 12 in 2020 were the first cohort to take part in the new QCE system which involved different syllabuses, external exams and the ATAR.
The students will receive a trophy, certificate and $1000 at the awards ceremony.