We’ve heard from just a few college students who would have watched the dawn as they waited for his or her outcomes this morning, however none obtained their marks fairly as early as 18-year-old Aerin Hayes.
Due to the time distinction, the Singapore-based pupil obtained her HSC outcomes at 3am.
Though early begins have grow to be a standard incidence for her (she needed to get up at 5:40am for her closing exams), she couldn’t carry herself to remain up till 3am, and waited till after 7am to open the textual content.
Australian Worldwide Faculty Singapore pupil Aerin Hayes.Credit score:
Three hours or so later, she was delighted to seek out she had obtained an ATAR of 92.65.
“I used to be extraordinarily enthusiastic about [my ATAR] as I confronted just a few roadblocks all year long,” she says. “I checked out it for just a few seconds – I wasn’t certain if it was the appropriate quantity as a result of I used to be anticipating a lot decrease.”
The challenges of learning on the Australian Worldwide Faculty in Singapore – a crowded island removed from Australia – meant she typically needed to “go the additional mile to seek out” details about Australia, significantly its geography and historical past.
She hopes to return to Australian shores to proceed her research, and has obtained an early provide to review worldwide relations on the Australian Nationwide College in Canberra.