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As a non-selective school offering no academic scholarships Covenant is naturally thrilled with the results. Our 53 HSC students sat a total of 305 exams with 39 achieving the highest Band 6.
There were also some notable individual achievements
Jennifer Syme 2nd in state in General Mathematics (against 30,334 students)
Ernie Au-Yeung 3rd in state Software Design and Development (against 1,883 students)
Chris O’Sullivan Deputy Principal congratulated Jennifer and Ernie. She said of Jennifer “she is an independent and diligent young woman. She is commended for excellent work in German, General Maths and Economics. Her strong Christian faith is worked out in genuine concern for justice and for others.”
“Ernie is a diligent student commended for excellent effort in English and Mathematics Extension 1 and Mathematics. He has played in the Soccer and Rugby League teams, the string ensemble and has been an active member of Student Council. Ernest has a servant heart and has achieved Gold in The Duke of Edinburgh Scheme.”
Below is a summary of the results for the Northern Beaches from the Daily Telegraph's Top 200 Schools. This year there were 67,931 HSC students, the largest group ever to complete Year 12 in NSW. There are around 900 private schools in NSW.
| Rank in NSW | Rank in NB | School's name | Exams sat | Band 6 | % |
| 15 |
1 | Manly Selective - NB Secondary College |
685 | 258 |
37.66 |
| 63 |
2 | St Luke's Grammar School | 427 | 82 |
19.2 |
| 74 |
3 | Pittwater House Girls College | 99 | 17 |
17.17 |
| 80 | 4 | Killarney Heights High School |
606 | 101 | 16.67 |
| 110 |
5 | Covenant Christian School |
305 | 39 | 12.79 |
| 119 |
6 | Oxford Falls Grammar School |
174 | 21 | 12.07 |
| 159 |
7 | Mackellar Girls - NB Secondary College |
542 | 52 | 9.59 |
| 162 |
8 | Stella Maris College | 1013 | 97 | 9.58 |
| 194 |
9 | Barrenjoey High School | 471 | 40 | 8.49 |
| 198 |
10 | Northern Beaches Christian School | 461 | 38 |
8.24 |
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