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Dux of the Secondary School
The Dux of St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School, each year, shall be the student in Year 12 who has attained the highest overall academic result in that Year 12 cohort.
The determination of the Dux Award is made after considering:
- The Provisional LOAs;
- The Provisional Raw SAIs;
- The anticipated Scaled SAIs; and
- The anticipated OAIs.
The decision as to the Dux of St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School shall remain confidential until the presentation on Speech Night
Academic Honours and Commendation Awards
Honours Award
All teachers award a Level of Achievement to each student in every academic class. (This is an A to E- rating). All decisions regarding Levels of Achievement, for Years 8-11, are made as at the end of Term 3.
Every student is placed on a Year Level spreadsheet indicating the Levels of Achievement received for each subject and then ranked accordingly.
Academic Honour Prizes are based on the number of A’s received in all subjects with Years 11-12 for 4 or more subjects, Year 10 for 5 or more subjects, and Years 8 & 9 for 6 or more subjects. Due to the special nature of Year 10 curriculum, decisions are based on both Semesters 1 and 2.
Commendation Awards
Students receiving an Honours Prize are ineligible for Commendation Awards.
Teachers award an A to E- for each student based on the following three criteria:
- Consistently high academic effort in class throughout the year
- Application to study and homework or projects is consistently high
- Excellent attitude to learning
All students are ranked accordingly on a Year Level spreadsheet and appropriate cut-off points are determined