Less than a year out of high school, Mr Shekhar rocked up to a photo shoot with two other subjects for the story, and hit it off with Ben Burge, an executive at a boutique investment bank who was almost 20 years his senior.Mr Shekhar, 31, said the world of entrepreneurship placed more store in qualities that were not tested in school – such as passion and perseverance – than in results.
Mr Walker, who graduated from McKinnon Secondary College in 2011, said the moment felt something like a dream. Although he attended one of the most academically successful government schools in Melbourne, where he had immense support from teachers, the experience underlined to him how resources could shape a student’s destiny at least as much as intelligence.
But her months of dedication paid off more than expected, and Ms Malon was dux of The Geelong College with an ATAR of 99.95. A move to Melbourne followed as she took up arts/law at the University of Melbourne, keen to cultivate her love of languages while pursuing a career in law. And despite the nerves she felt before results day, she is confident she could have found a pathway into law with a lower ranking. "It might have just taken a bit of extra time."It’s not a pathway that requires an elite ATAR, and when Mr Parkinson achieved one in 2014, some people questioned his next move.
Most to the crack house
Nearly 10 years on from mine, I completely fail to see the point of ATARs. You can go to Uni any time you want. No one thinks or cares about the score after HS graduation. The only use it seems to have is enforcing stress and self doubt on impressionable young people.
No one got 100
That’s nice but what about the people who did well in school but not outside of it, they replace the position of the people you just encouraged out of it.. your just shuffling cards.. where’s the words of wisdom or the rules for the designated loser area? someone always loses
BLM! The insanity of top jobs on top pay for the ethnically White European community of Aussies must end soon. We must see Aussies of Colour like him to inspire us Blackfellas again!