Congratulations Year 12 2020 - Dux Assembly

16 Feb 2021

The Dux Assembly for Year 12, 2020 high achieving students was held on Friday 12 February. Congratulations to these students upon their achievements that resulted them becoming the best that they can be. I am incredibly proud to be the principal of this great school supporting the needs of all our students, staff and the community.

Excellence and success is only possible with courage, determination, hard work and if you believe, without any doubt, that the future is bright.

They persisted in the face of the COVID-19 adversity making the most of opportunities available to them, learning from feedback and critique, understanding that failing was a critical part of longer-term success, essential for growth and finding solutions to complex problems. Success was students contributing positively to our school and as global citizens.

Our staff are also to be congratulated for this HSC success. They have continued working tirelessly to ensure students have developed the intellectual capacity to understand complex concepts, develop quality professional and personal relationships and positive self-concept, attributes that are essential for life success and to be tomorrow’s world leaders. This is not only evident in each student’s individual classes, but also through the implementation of Plumpton’s Wellbeing Framework that incorporates Growth Mindset and Positive Psychology at its core.

Year 12 have represented themselves at level of excellence and none more than Asad Malik, our 2020 Dux with his 94.6 ATAR, and being recognised as a NSW HSC Distinguished Achiever in Engineering Studies. Congratulations ASAD.

I would also like to make mention of and congratulate Mathew Hupton as a NSW HSC Distinguished Achiever in Industrial Technology and also a nominee for Intech for Industrial Technology Timber along with Kodi Fox, continuing a tradition of great success for Plumpton in this course. Reese Berry was recognised as a Distinguished Achiever in Visual Arts and Isabella Constantinou in Food Technology all incredible achievements.

As a cohort they achieved extraordinary success with 120 students completing the HSC and having 115 Early Entry Offers to a multitude of different Universities including Sydney, UNSW, UTS, Macquarie, New England, Wollongong, WSU and more.

These student results show that anything is possible with hard work and rigor. In addition, it shows that excellence can be achieved in Western Sydney Comprehensive Public schools.

Your cohort’s mindset fostered a broader view of the possibilities: you created more value than if you had worked individually. Relationships were cultivated based on a goal of creating greater levels of success especially during 2020. Relationships centred on improving the performance of all students, and the process of creating value together. The levels of collaboration deepened with time, creating more valuable relationships between students, teachers, families and business partners such as Citi Group, and ABCN.

No one could ask for more than that, and they should be proud of their accomplishments, as this type of mindset will place them well as they continue study and ultimately the professions they pursue.

I want impart this thought that is extremely relevant and essential in this modern world for success and you experienced this during your time in year 11 and 12 at Plumpton High School -

“There is always a step small enough, from where we are, to get us to where we want to be. If we take that small step, there’s always another we can take, and eventually, a goal thought to be too far to reach, is achieved.” – Ellen Langer

Congratulations Year 12, 2020 and Thankyou.

Tim Lloyd, Principal

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