Active Teaching For Active Learners
At MCR we continue to strive towards an environment of ‘Active Learning #inCollaboration’. Our new strategic plan acknowledges this journey, and in doing so issues a challenge to the Marcellin community. We will continue to shift our ‘active learning’ emphasis, and for the life of the current strategic plan ‘Good Christians and Good Citizens 2017-2018’ we will focus on ‘Active Teaching forActive Learners’.
What is clear to many involved in education today, is that the era of the ‘lone wolf’ model of teaching and learning is now defunct. It is now accepted that students are much more social in the way they learn. They actively seek to collaborate with one another both within the school context and beyond. Active learning is now pursued in a collaborative setting. Our challenge is to cater for this learning style in an enthusiastic, dynamic and innovative fashion.
Marcellin College provides an excellent learning environment for its students. The College values academic rigour as a priority for all students.
All subject areas strive to extend students to achieve their personal best.
Every student is challenged to attain academic excellence.
The College has been consistently ranked in the top 200 NSW schools for the HSC over the last decade.
2016 HSC Results
2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | |
Band 6 & E4 | 92 | 66 | 108 | 104 | 109 | 135 | 105 | 65 | 82 | 101 | 76 | 88 |
Band 5 | 193 | 174 | 224 | 172 | 253 | 269 | 266 | 272 | 295 | 284 | 272 | 325 |
Total Band 5 & 6 | 285 | 240 | 332 | 276 | 362 | 404 | 371 | 337 | 377 | 385 | 348 | 413 |
Above State average | 22 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 20 | 26 | 23 | 26 |
Below State average | 5 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3
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In Brief:
- 90% of courses (26 of 29 courses) above state average (82% 2015) (143 HSC students).
- In 76% of courses (22 of 29 courses) a Band 6 result was achieved by one or more student (68% 2015)t.
- A total of 413 Band 5 & 6 results (highest ever).
- 47 students received a Band 6 (or equivalent) result in one or more subject.
- 111 students received at least a Band 5 or 6 (or equivalent) in one or more subject.
- 32 students received all Band 5 or 6 results.