Hornsby Girls High School

Congratulations to all members of the HGHS Zone Swimming Team who competed at Ryde on Thursday!

A special shoutout to:

Alina Chen - 2nd in 100m Breaststroke, 2nd in 200m Individual Medley, 2nd in 50m Freestyle
Charity Yan - 1st in 200m Freestyle, 1st in 100m Freestyle, 3rd in 100m Butterfly
Emily Yu - 2nd in 100m Breaststroke
Eva Zhang - 2nd in 200m Freestyle, 2nd in 50m Freestyle
Katrina Carrizo - 1st in 100m Backstroke, 2nd in 50m Freestyle
Riyaa Thejaswi - Equal 2nd in 100m Butterfly, 3rd in 100m Freestyle

Relay Team Results

U12 4 × 50m Freestyle Relay - 3rd place: Claire, Emily, Katrina & Sunnie
U13 4 × 50m Freestyle Relay - 3rd place: Amashi, Christa, Talia & Tanny
U14 4 × 50m Freestyle Relay - 2nd place: Charity, Charlotte, Erica & Eva
Open 4 × 50m Medley Relay - 3rd place: Alina, Eva, Kelly & Riyaa

A huge thank you to our Year 10 PASS students who volunteered throughout the day and helped make the event a success.

Congratulations to our school for placing 4th overall!

Good luck to all swimmers competing at Sydney North Swimming on 16 March!

Year 10 has chosen to support Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Women’s Shelter (HKWS) for this year’s Charity Day at school. Thanks to the many ideas of the Year 10 Charity Committee, a Charity Drive, Bake Sale, and Fundraising page have been organised to not only raise vital funds for women escaping domestic violence and homelessness, but to also spark meaningful conversations around these important issues.

On 4th March, we had the pleasure of having Angelica (Manager of HKWS) speak at the Whole School Assembly, providing insight to women in their care and the growing statistics of domestic violence.

If you would like to donate, please click on the Fundraising Page below. All proceeds will go to the HKWS.
https://peer-to-peer-fundraising.raiselysite.com/hornsbygirlshighschool

HGHS Swimming Carnival
The Swimming Carnival will be held on Friday, 20th February at the Hornsby Aquatic Centre. Students are required to sign in with their ID card outside the pool by 8:40 am. The venue is a short walk from school or from Hornsby Station. Please refer to the map below for directions.

Carnivals are an important part of the school program at Hornsby Girls High School. They provide a competitive atmosphere while promoting support and encouragement of school and house spirit. Attendance at all three carnivals is compulsory for all students and appointments should not be scheduled on these days. Students who do have an appointment on that day and will be away or have to leave early must apply for leave in advance and provide a medical certificate for their absence.

Information regarding the carnival has been emailed to parents/carers via School Bytes. If you haven’t already done so, please complete the consent form at your earliest convenience.
Students are to dress in house colours or their school sports uniform. Swimming caps are compulsory and can be purchased from the PDHPE Staffroom or the marshaling area at the carnival for $2 each.

Students are encouraged to participate in as many races as possible to earn house points. In addition to the regular 50m, 100m, and 200m events, we will once again be running the Lizard Lane, where swimmers of all abilities can take a quick dip in the water. During the lunch period, we will also be hosting a 25m Race Your Mates event, where students can race their friends and even use a swimming noodle if they wish.

We are looking forward to a fun event!

Welcome back to another exciting year at Hornsby Girls High School. We especially welcome our new Year 7 students and parents and fourteen new students in Years 8 -11.

The school year commenced with an assembly where we acknowledged the wonderful effort of our Year 12s from last year who achieved extraordinary success in the HSC, the extraordinary efforts of the school community at Speech Day, the superb effort of the Prefects in organising the Christmas Concert and introduced our new staff.

The Class of 2025 HSC results were outstanding with 32 Premiers All Rounders, with eight State rankings. The Class of 2025 achieved 362 Band Six results with a 51% success rate for Band 6s in each subject. Well done to the Class of 2025 and thank you to all their teachers for their outstanding efforts. The school was ranked 8th in NSW.

Seven students received state rankings including Alice Hynes in History Extension with 1st in the state. Congratulations to Alice and her History Extension teacher Ms Brennan. Summer Pan was the dux with 99.9 and our median ATAR was 96.2 with 22 students receiving and ATAR of 99 plus. The Class of 2025 returned on Friday at recess for a congratulatory assembly.

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A 2025 HSC Overview

362 Band 6s up from 346 in 2024

8 State Ranks including one first in State up from 2 in 2024

32 Premier's All Rounders in 2025 up from 22 in 2024.

HSC Ranking 8th, down from 7th in 2024.

22 students gained an ATAR 99.0 or above.

Our median ATAR was 96.20 up from 95.73 in 2024 and 94.15 in 2023.

99.90 was up from 99.85 in 2024 and 2023.

Our highest ATAR was 99.90 for Summer Pan. Congratulations to Summer as Dux of Hornsby Girls High School!

First place in Course - Alice Hynes - History Extension

State Ranks - Top Achievers

Sara Grados - Spanish Beginners
Alice Hynes - History Extension
Kayley Lai - German Beginners
Summer Pan - English Extension 1 & German Continuers
Youngju Shin - Visual Arts
Audrey Yao - Spanish Beginners
Ruby Young - German Beginners

All Rounders - Premier's Awards

Dakota Ashworth
Trisha Berwal
Anousheh Bloach
Helen Bui
Ahana Chauhan
Xinyi Chen
Yuna Cho
Ring Ching Chow
Akeesha Ekanayake
Aiko Foley
Ishi Gupta
Yi Ern Han
Isabella He
Melodie Hsiao
Sirui Jin
Kayley Lai
Chloe Li
Christine Liu
Mai Luong
Maya Okada
Summer Pan
Lena Pham
Maya Singh-Grewal
Taylor Sun
Saiesha Sundaralingam
Laureen Talao
Elaine Tambunan
Meena Valliappan
Lauren Wilson
Cindy Wu
Ruby Young
Danielle Yu

Our Premier's Awards (Band 6 in English and another 8 units or more with Band 6 results) have increased to 32 in 2025 up from 22 in 2024.

Our English results placed HGHS as 3rd in NSW up from 5th in 2024.

A magnificent achievement for the Class of 2025 and a big thank you to Ms Mackenzie Carroll as Year 12 Adviser who provided such strong support and inspiration to the Year 12s.

The school would like to thank the following sponsors for their generous support of our Spring Fair on September 6 from 10 -3pm.

*Australian United HomeCare: www.ahomecare.com.au
*Kim Warwick Tennis Academy: www.kwta.com.au
*The National Institute of Education (NIE): www.nie.edu.au
*NIE Careers: www.niecareers.com.au
*Hornsby Chinese Language Cultural School: www.hclcs.nsw.edu.au
*Raine & Horne Turramurra: ww.raineandhorne.com.au/turramurra
*Aura Beauty: www.aurabeauty.com.au
*MJ Tiling Service: Mobile: 0430 434 510
* Rediscover Finance – www.rediscoverfinance.com.au
* Fernwood Fitness Hornsby – www.fernwoodfitness.com.au/clubs/hornsby

💪 WEEK 3 of the Push-Up Challenge! 💪
We're officially past the halfway mark and still pushing strong! 👊
This June, 7 of our incredible staff members and 9 determined students are taking part in the Push-Up Challenge 2025, raising awareness for mental health and funds for Lifeline Harbour to Hawkesbury Sydney.
Every push-up counts – not just for fitness, but for a cause that saves lives. ❤️
💥 Want to support our team? Donate here on our Fundraiser Page called HGHS Can Do Attitude👉

Join to level-up mental health in Australia The Push-Up Challenge is on in June! Join our team to get fit, have fun and learn about mental health.

The Zone Athletics Carnival was held at Sydney Olympic Park on Friday and what an incredible day it was for our Hornsby athletes!

We are thrilled to announce that we placed 2nd overall out of all the schools in attendance - go Hornsby!

Highlights of the Day
Arabella Lewis - 1st place in the Champion of Champions with a record breaking run

Tara Gilkeson - 15 Years Age Champion

Jolin Wirianta - 13 Years Age Champion

Relay Team Success
Our relay teams were outstanding, with:

1st place in the 13s, 14s, 15s, and 16s

3rd place for our 12s and 17s

Individual Results
Here are some highlights:

Amashi - 1st in Long Jump

Tanny - 1st in 100m, 2nd in Long Jump, 3rd in High Jump

Jolin - 1st in High Jump and Long Jump ; 2nd in Javelin, Hurdles, 100m, and 200m

Diyana - 1st in 400m

Aarika - 3rd in Shot Put

Tara - 1st in Shot Put, 400m, and Javelin; 2nd in High Jump and Long Jump

Manar - 3rd in 400m

Sally - 2nd in Discus

Cassie - 3rd in High Jump

Arabella - 1st in 100m, 200m, and 400m

Summer C - 2nd in 800m and Triple Jump; 3rd in Long Jump

Thinolee - 2nd in Discus and Shot Put; 3rd in Javelin

Evie - 3rd in Javelin

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Congratulations to all the members of the HGHS Zone Swimming team who competed at Ryde on Thursday!

A special shoutout to:

Eva Zhang: 1st in 200m Freestyle, 1st in 50m Freestyle, 3rd in 100m Freestyle

Charity Yan: 3rd in 200m Freestyle

Alina Chen: 1st in 100m Breaststroke, 3rd in 200m Individual Medley, 3rd in 50m Freestyle

Relay Team Results:

U17s 4x50m Freestyle Relay: 1st place - Livia, Minnie, Angela, and Sara

U15s 4x50m Freestyle Relay: 2nd place - Alina, Hannah, Emily, and Yolanda

U13s 4x50m Freestyle Relay: 2nd place - Eva, Charity, Charlotte, and Erica

A huge thank you to our Year 10 PASS students who volunteered throughout the day and helped make the event a success: Claire, Thinolee, Sienna, Sophia, Sophia, Cassie, Yuna, Yuna, Faith, Ziqi, Samaira, and Summer!