Seymour College is proudly celebrating the achievements of its recently graduated Year 12 students after ATAR results were released on Thursday, December 12.
Finbar O’Sullivan said he checked his ATAR as soon as he woke up, and was not expecting to see the high number displayed on his screen.
Finbar achieved an ATAR of 99.15, and, furthermore, was named the dux of Seymour College’s graduating class of 2024.
Finbar said it was both “the end goal of trying to do the best that I could”, as well as his “absolutely great teachers from Year 7, and especially from these last couple of years” that allowed him to push through the year and accomplish his impressive results.
Specifically, Finbar wanted to thank Seymour College’s Mrs Jones, Mrs Baker, Mrs Ryland and Mrs Hill.
Finbar is planning on either doing a gap year, or beginning a science degree at the University of Melbourne in the new year.
Finbar’s hard work over the course of his VCE studies was commended by Seymour College.
Nathaniel Hackwill, who attained an ATAR of 68.85, Ava Loweke, whose ATAR was 80.65, and Ruihan Qiao, who achieved an 84, were also all pleased to see their results.
Nathaniel, an aspiring social media manager, is applying to study screen production at Swinburne University.
Nathaniel impressively balanced his studies with a part-time job and a growing career as a Twitch streamer throughout Year 12.
Nathaniel said “it was a bit busy at some points, like, especially before exams, but we got there”.
Ava felt a weight off her shoulders when she received her ATAR results.
“I’ve been waiting for days, wanting to find out, and then I think the closer it came, the more nervous I got and I didn’t want to check it,” she said.
Ava said that, although she was at first a bit disappointed with her results, she was now happy with her accomplishments, and was preparing to begin studying nursing and midwifery at Deakin University in Geelong.
Ruihan had a different response to finding out her ATAR.
“I was very excited, to be honest,” Ruihan said.
“I woke my mum straight away and it was quite nice.”
Ruihan’s score of 84 secures her entry into her dream course studying commerce at the University of Melbourne.
After graduating university, Ruihan plans on becoming a teacher.
When asked if she would potentially come back to Seymour College, Ruihan said “yes, I would”.
Seymour College said it was proud of the achievements of all its VCE students, and wished them luck in navigating their future endeavours.