It was a year like no other for Mackay s graduating class of 2020. As the first cohort to experience the new end-of-school ranking system, this resilient group also navigated their way through their toughest year with a pandemic thrown in the mix. But Mackay Year 12s Lachlan Wilson and Daniel Walton took the added stress in their stride. Mr Wilson, 18, was awarded a near perfect ATAR score of 99.2 - equivalent to an OP 1 in the old system. The former Whitsunday Anglican School student plans to attend the University of Queensland next year to start a Masters of Engineering. Mr Wilson said while it was an interesting year, he felt fully supported by his teachers.