The 18-year-old said he stayed up past midnight on Saturday and described opening the portal as ânerve wrackingâ because he didnât know what score to expect.
He said he was very happy and elated to share his score with his family, who helped him through this unprecedented year.
âMy family were all so happy for me and have offered me so much support over the last few years, especially this year with everything that has happened,â he said. The Rockhampton Grammar School s Sansuka De Silva is one of 30 students across Queensland to receive an ATAR of 99.95. Picture: Aden Stokes
Education by Antonia OâFlaherty and Shiloh Payne 20th Dec 2020 5:03 AM | Updated: 6:11 AM
Premium Content  The jubilation came as the new end-of-school ranking system glitched in the first few hours, with schools unable to access results from 9am until 1.30pm. Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre would not comment on the cause of the issues, but schools reported QTAC had confirmed high website traffic overloaded the portal. Brisbane Grammar School was one of the top schools with four graduates, Lewis Luck, Tom Dickson, William McEniery and Remi Fox achieving the highest Australian Tertiary Admission Rank of 99.95. The school also reported a staggering 70.57 per cent of its cohort achieved a ranking of 90 or above, with a median ATAR of 94.6.
Education by Antonia OâFlaherty and Shiloh Payne 20th Dec 2020 5:03 AM | Updated: 6:11 AM
Premium Content  The jubilation came as the new end-of-school ranking system glitched in the first few hours, with schools unable to access results from 9am until 1.30pm. Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre would not comment on the cause of the issues, but schools reported QTAC had confirmed high website traffic overloaded the portal. Brisbane Grammar School was one of the top schools with four graduates, Lewis Luck, Tom Dickson, William McEniery and Remi Fox achieving the highest Australian Tertiary Admission Rank of 99.95. The school also reported a staggering 70.57 per cent of its cohort achieved a ranking of 90 or above, with a median ATAR of 94.6.
Education by Antonia OâFlaherty and Shiloh Payne 20th Dec 2020 5:03 AM | Updated: 6:11 AM
Premium Content  The jubilation came as the new end-of-school ranking system glitched in the first few hours, with schools unable to access results from 9am until 1.30pm. Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre would not comment on the cause of the issues, but schools reported QTAC had confirmed high website traffic overloaded the portal. Brisbane Grammar School was one of the top schools with four graduates, Lewis Luck, Tom Dickson, William McEniery and Remi Fox achieving the highest Australian Tertiary Admission Rank of 99.95. The school also reported a staggering 70.57 per cent of its cohort achieved a ranking of 90 or above, with a median ATAR of 94.6.
Education by Antonia OâFlaherty and Shiloh Payne 20th Dec 2020 5:03 AM | Updated: 6:11 AM
Premium Content  The jubilation came as the new end-of-school ranking system glitched in the first few hours, with schools unable to access results from 9am until 1.30pm. Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre would not comment on the cause of the issues, but schools reported QTAC had confirmed high website traffic overloaded the portal. Brisbane Grammar School was one of the top schools with four graduates, Lewis Luck, Tom Dickson, William McEniery and Remi Fox achieving the highest Australian Tertiary Admission Rank of 99.95. The school also reported a staggering 70.57 per cent of its cohort achieved a ranking of 90 or above, with a median ATAR of 94.6.