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Eastern suburbs parents decide to make their son repeat year 12 after he only got 99.90 in the HSC
HIGH EXPECTATIONS: A Sydney Grammar student is set to begin year 12 for a second time, after falling short of achieving the highest possible ATAR. Mark Morgan-Morrow and his parents had their hearts set on an ATAR of 99.95. But on Thursday they found out he only got 99.90. “We’re not angry, just disappointed,” his father told DBT. “The result is embarrassing and may actually harm the family brand.” Mark Morgan-Morrow’s acceptance into Medicine at USYD has been declined by his parents, who’ve already enrolled him into an intensive summer tutoring program. “I was meant to be doing a gap…
Read MoreEastern suburbs school leaver forced to cut her Schoolies Week short after discovering there’s no Sundays Bondi in Surfers Paradise
HOLIDAY HELL: It was meant to be the party of a lifetime: sun, sand and fun with her closest friends after finishing the HSC. But for one recent graduate of Kambala school in Sydney’s east, Schoolies Week on the Gold Coast has ended in tears, only hours after it began. “I just assumed there’d be at least one Sundays Bondi in Surfers Paradise,” Maddie Grafton-Burns told our reporter. “How can a place call itself ‘Paradise’ without having those cinnamon scrolls? It’s an absolute joke!” The 18 year old’s friends attempted to console her by suggesting alternative micro bakery-options, but Ms…
Read MoreSchoolies Week now also happening at the Watsons Bay Hotel, for local parents uncomfortable about their kids leaving the eastern suburbs
STAYCATION: The iconic Watsons Bay Hotel has announced an exclusive Schoolies Week alternative, catering to local parents who feel Surfers Paradise or Byron Bay is too far away and too unsafe. “‘Schoolies at Watsons Bay promises all the excitement of the traditional week away, without the risks of budget accommodation, low quality food or rowdy bogan behaviour,” says event organiser Olivia Cartright. “And if something does go wrong, it’s only a quick Uber ride home.” The week-long event, beginning on November 22, will be closed to non-school leavers, as well as anyone who lives outside of the eastern suburbs. “Every…
Read MoreLocal private school students celebrate finishing the HSC by wearing white linen shirts and beige chinos to The Golden Sheaf
CRANBROOK COUTURE: Like their fathers before them, a group of eastern suburbs private school students have marked the end of HSC exams in the only way they know. They made a beeline for The Golden Sheaf hotel in their traditional dress: A white linen shirt and beige chinos. “It’s a celebration,” one of the students explained, adjusting the collar of his linen shirt, which perfectly matched the attire of at least a dozen other young men in the vicinity. “We’ve worked hard all year, and now it’s time to unwind in style.” As the evening progressed, the group was seen…
Read More“Don’t forget son, your ATAR will determine our entire family’s social standing for the next decade,” say Eastern Suburbs parents ahead of today’s first HSC exam
NO PRESSURE: There were tense scenes across Sydney’s east this morning as anxious parents farewelled their children for the first HSC exam. At one Bellevue Hill home, a mother was overheard reminding her son that “his ATAR will determine how we’re spoken about at dinner parties until 2035.” Another local family employed a convoy of vehicles to ensure a safe and timely arrival at school for their year 12 daughter. “We just want her to do her very best,” her father told DBT. “But if she doesn’t get into law at Sydney Uni, we might need to relocate to Melbourne…
Read MoreTime Out magazine names Double Bay Library as Sydney’s best place to socialise while pretending to study for the HSC
STUDY MATES: Double Bay Library has been crowned Sydney’s most popular venue for students to hang out while pretending to study. Time Out magazine is praising the library for its natural light, comfortable couches and crowds of year 12 students sharing their ATAR goals out loud. “Honestly it has a really cool vibe and some of Sydney’s best bars and cafes are only a short walk away,” says a spokesperson for Time Out magazine. With the HSC exams fast approaching, crowds of students queue outside the library every day for hours before it opens. “I love it here,” one student…
Read MoreProud eastern suburbs parents hold press conference to announce their son’s ATAR of 99.65
RUNS IN THE FAMILY: Darling Point residents Anthony and Claudia Dewhurst staged a full-scale media event outside the home this morning to announce their son Zac’s ATAR of 99.65. “We’re just so proud of Zac,” Anthony Dewhurst told journalists. “The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.” Rival news networks jostled for position as the couple took questions about about Zac’s study habits and the finer detail of his HSC results. “He’s always been so disciplined,” Ms Dewhurst explained. “We had him on a strict regime of 6 hours of study a day, interspersed with personal tutoring and mindfulness sessions…
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