First in Course
This data reports on the number of students who received a First in Course result in 2023. View the gender, location and socio-economic status of students receiving this result.
About the statistics
In 2023, a First in Course result was reported in 114 courses. There were:
- 136 first or equal first places in a course, which were filled by 128 students
- 7 courses in which more than one student was placed equal first
- 6 students were placed first in 2 or more courses.
The First in Course list shows all students who were placed First in a Course, provided they also received a top band result (Band 6 or Band E4) for the course.
The graphs on this page refer to the total number of results.
View more information on this award on HSC Merit Lists. You can also search the First in Course list.
This data is taken from 22 January 2024.
Gender
Use the graph to view the gender of students who received a First in Course result.
Overview
In 2023, there were:
- 78 female students
- 58 male students
- 0 non-binary students.
Location
Use the graph to view the location of a student's school where a First in Course result was achieved. The location is based on Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Remoteness Area classification.
Overview
In 2023, there were:
- 124 students in major cities
- 12 students in inner regional areas
- 0 students in outer regional/remote
- 0 students overseas.
Socio-economic status (SES)
Use the graph to view the SES of students who received a First in Course result. SES refers to the location of a student's address.
There were 0 students with an unknown SES.
- Quartile 1 – represents the lowest or most disadvantaged 25% of SES localities.
- Quartile 4 – represents the highest or most advantaged 25%.
For details on SES data, view the data glossary.
Overview
In 2023, there were:
- 64 students in Quartile 4
- 38 students in Quartile 3
- 19 students in Quartile 2
- 15 students in Quartile 1.