Excellence and Leadership 2018-2019 - School Year 12 Results and Academic Achievements

Sep 5, 2026

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Excellence and Leadership 2018–2019 presents Pembroke’s Year 12 outcomes for 2018, highlighting the scale and quality of student achievement across SACE and IB. The report emphasizes strong tertiary entrance performance, with many students securing their first-preference course after university offer rounds and a substantial share attaining ATAR milestones. It outlines grade distribution, subject merits, and patterns of offer distribution by state and discipline area. It also recognizes senior school leadership structures and student contributions.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages6

Reading Time15 min

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From the Principal

Year 12 outcomes and presentation approach

Academic Results Overview

SACE and IB performance metrics

Front Cover - Academic High Achievers 2018

Individual ATAR and subject distinctions

Year 12 Results 2018

Subject merits and grade distribution (SACE, IB)

Tertiary entrance offers and distribution

School Leaders 2019

Student–Staff Executive (SSE) and responsibilities

and Head Girl Emma Tam (Yr 12) addresses the School at the inaugural Pembroke Commencement of Year Ceremony 2019 on Haslam Oval FROM THE PRINCIPAL Excellence and Leadership 2018–2019 provides an opportunity for Pembroke to communicate our Year 12 results, which in 2018 were, again, extremely pleasing. There were many personal best scores and some great individual and collective achievements. Perhaps most importantly, over 82% of our students received their first-preference course at university and other institutions, and at the point of writing all students have options that they are pursuing. The range and mix of interests and opportunities considered by our students is very heartening and includes opportunities both interstate and overseas as well as in Adelaide. Results are important. We should feel very proud of what students achieve individually and collectively. We do well to remind ourselves that, as so many of the Year 12 community know, the results represent very real and personal challenges that students, staff and parents contend with through the final year of secondary school. The achievements at the end of the year are hard won and consequently held in high regard by students. We like to report the complete picture of results to our community, as much as we are able, and after the first and second rounds of university offers. This year we are trying some new approaches to presenting information including ‘info graphics’. We hope that this will help you read the results as clearly as possible. In what follows you will see that student results in both the SACE and IB were outstanding. SACE results were among the strongest on record, with three SACE students achieving perfect ATAR scores. The SACE median ATAR score was 90.25 from a cohort of 173 students—that is thrilling. When converted to an ATAR score the median score for the IB cohort was 93. 30, which remains a strong achievement from a cohort of 32 students. The number of SACE and IB students achieving an ATAR over 95 was stunning—72 students reached this milestone. There was a fine array of diverse courses completed during the year including an excellent range of vocational (VET) courses to complement student interests and ambitions beyond school. Of a cohort of 205 students, 55% achieved in the top 10 per cent of results nation-wide. Pembroke girls’ and boys’ results compare favourably to all single-sex and co-educational environments, and when one considers the relative size of the cohorts across schools, Pembroke’s results are very favourable. Pembroke is an outstanding academic institution—our own and comparative measures show this. The School’s ability to maintain a healthy attitude to Year 12 by not narrowing our thinking to results alone helps us to be so. We choose to focus on individual best efforts and achievements, and I offer my heartiest congratulations to all Year 12 students for their commitment and hard work last year. Equally, I acknowledge the experienced and dedicated teaching staff and very supportive parents who have a significant impact on all student success. You should enjoy reading about the individual and collective achievements of our Year 12s, 2018. Luke Thomson Principal FRONT COVER: Academic High Achievers 2018 (Left to Right): Antoinette Lam (Proxime Accesserunt), Anthony Tew (Joint Dux) and Amelia Bessell (Joint Dux) all completed the SACE certificate and each achieved an ATAR of 99.95. Alessandra Wu (far right, IB Dux) completed the IB Diploma achieving a score of 44/45 and an ATAR of 99.85. Other significant academic results were SACE students Lydia Lam (Proxime Accesserunt), Isabel Lee and Michael Xiong each with an ATAR of 99. 90, and Sarah Lim (IB Proxime Accessit) who achieved 42/45 in the IB. YEAR 12 RESULTS 2018 205 STUDENTS SUBJECT MERITS GRADE DISTRIBUTION 25 20 15 10 5 0 SACE PEMBROKE STATE A+ A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D- 40 30 20 10 0 IB 7 6 5 4 3

FAQs

What were the key outcomes for Pembroke’s Year 12 students in 2018?

The report highlights outstanding SACE and IB results, strong median ATAR scores, and a high proportion of students receiving their first-preference course at university or other institutions.

How did SACE and IB students perform in terms of ATAR scores?

SACE included three students achieving perfect ATAR scores, with a reported SACE median ATAR of 90.25. The IB median ATAR was 93.30, and 72 students reached an ATAR over 95 across both programs.

How were tertiary entrance offers distributed by location and discipline area?

Offers are broken down by South Australia and interstate destinations, with specific percentages listed for major universities. Discipline areas are also provided, showing varied proportions such as Business, Laws, Engineering, Health, and Arts/Humanities.

Sep 5, 2026

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