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2016 Laureates Congratulations to the Class of 2016 on their outstanding results – the best ever recorded in Riverview history. We congratulate all the graduates of 2016 and encourage them to continue their journey as men for others as they embark on new endeavours. On 10 February 2017, the College gathered together to honour the academic achievements of the 2016 graduating cohort at the Laureate Assembly. They were recognised for achieving the highest results the College has seen so far, with a record number of students achieving an ATAR over 90. 307 students completed examinations for the HSC, 237 being Year 12 students, with a further 70 accelerated Year 11 students. 84% of all courses entered by the College achieved above the NSW state mean, with many achieving well above. The highest achieving subject above state mean was Business Studies, with our students achieving 13.34% above the NSW average. The College Dux achieved a rank 99.95 of 99.95, the highest rank awarded 17 students achieved ATARs above 98 98.00 138 students achieved a mark of 90.00 at least 90 in an HSC course 93 of the 222 students (42%) 93 achieved an ATAR of 90+ achieved a Band 5 or 6 in one or 84% 84% more courses Students Achieving Over 99 ⁄ ⁄ Mark Rothery 99.95 | College Dux ⁄ ⁄ Max Mills 99.9 | Proxime ⁄ ⁄ James Gunning 99.65 Students Achieving Over 98 ⁄ ⁄ Jack Winterbottom 98.9 ⁄ ⁄ Damien Hayson 98.6 ⁄ ⁄ Edward Lindsay 98.45 ⁄ ⁄ Thomas Boyd 98.1 ⁄ ⁄ Andrew Sharpe 98.8 ⁄ ⁄ Bennett Walsh 98.5 ⁄ ⁄ Alexander Smith 98.35 ⁄ ⁄ Varun George 98 ⁄ ⁄ Elvis Gleeson 98.7 ⁄ ⁄ Jack Carlson 98.5 ⁄ ⁄ Thomas Farinelli 98.25 ⁄ ⁄ Luke Mort 98.65 ⁄ ⁄ Thomas MacMahon 98.45 ⁄ ⁄ Daniel O’Dea 98.2 HSC All-Round Achievers (Band 6/E4 in 10 or more units) ⁄ ⁄ Sam Carroll ⁄ ⁄ Joe Clinton ⁄ ⁄ Conor Fahey ⁄ ⁄ Daniel O’Dea ⁄ ⁄ Max Mills ⁄ ⁄ Luke Mort ⁄ ⁄ Mark Rothery Subject Achievements The College congratulates these students who have achieved State Placements in particular subjects: ⁄ ⁄ First: Mark Rothery - Classical Greek Extension ⁄ ⁄ Fifth: Max Evans - History ⁄ ⁄ Fourth: Damien Hayson - Business Studies ⁄ ⁄ Seventeenth: Bennett Walsh – PDHPE ⁄ ⁄ Fourth: Joe Clinton - Chinese Extension 1 6 | I G N ATI A N | J U LY 2 0 1 7