North Sydney Boys has returned to second place.Credit:Louise Kennerley
“We are incredibly proud of the 160 students in the class of 2021,” said principal Rachel Powell. “They have demonstrated great fortitude by rising to countless challenges and changing conditions over the past two years.”
James Ruse usually has the highest cut-off in the selective school entry test,sat by year 6 students to gain a place in the selective system.
North Sydney Boys school captain Thinesshan Thevathasan was thrilled to hear his year group had ranked second. “I am so proud of my grade,” he said. “It’s amazing,and I’m so happy for all of us. We worked so hard... it’s great to know it has paid off .”
To calculate school and subject rankings theHerald uses Band 6 and E4 (the top result for extension subjects) data from the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) which reflects marks of between 90 and 100 or 45 and 50.
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However,band 6s and E4s in different subjects are not of equal difficulty.
Each band represents what a student knows,understands and can do within each discipline. The average performance in most courses is usually a mark in the mid-70s or a Band 4. NESA only provides band 6 and E4 HSC data.
The Herald calculates its rankings by using success rates,which are the ratio of band 6 or E4 results at a school compared to the number of students that sat exams. TheHerald ranks only NSW schools where at least 150 HSC subject results have been registered.
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The data is not adjusted for socio-economic advantage,so most of the schools in the top 150 teach students from the higher quartiles of advantage. The Herald will analyse the data to take socio-educational advantage into account and publish the results in coming days.
with Amelia McGuire