Flinders Class of 2024 Celebrate ATARs

Updated Tuesday, 17 December 2024

Matthew Flinders Anglican College on the Sunshine Coast has once again excelled in the Australian Tertiary Admission Ranks (ATAR), released on Friday, 13 December, with the College’s 2024 Dux, Aidan Chumbley achieving the highest ATAR ranking of 99.95, one of only 36 students across Queensland to achieve this ranking.  

It is the fifth year in a row that Flinders has had a student achieve the top ATAR of 99.95, the only school on the Sunshine Coast to record this since ATARs were introduced in 2020. 

Flinders achieved a median ATAR of 89.28, commendably placing half of the Year 12 cohort in the top 10% of the State. 

Aidan Chumbley was one of the 16 students at Flinders to secure an impressive straight-A score for every one of their subjects.

Aidan was also one of the College’s four students who achieved an ATAR above 99, placing them in the top 1% of graduates in Queensland this year, including Samantha Lovely, Daniel Probert and Apanie Pow.

There were 12 Flinders students who achieved an ATAR of 98 and above.

And, reflecting the cohort’s commitment to academic endeavour, the College had 91 graduates achieve an ATAR of 85 and above, placing them in the top 15% of the State. 

There were also nine Flinders graduates who achieved a Queensland Certificate of Academic Commendation for achieving an A in at least six General subjects, including Jessica Cash, Aidan Chumbley, Sophia Larsen, Samantha Lovely, Imogen Plowman, Apanie Pow, Daniel Probert, Kate Sparke and Pippi Wyer. 

In 2024, Subject Achievement Commendations were awarded to the following Year 12 students at Flinders who achieved the highest result in at least one General subject or General (Extension) subject.

  • Jessica Cash - Literature 
  • Aidan Chumbley - Physics & Literature
  • Joshua Hedley-Ward - Music Extension (Performance)
  • Sophia Larsen - English
  • Lorenzo McPherson - Music & Music Extension
  • Daniel Probert - Music Extension
  • Sophie-Lee Rees - English

Year 11 students Luke Courtney (Mathematical Methods) and Bethany Slocombe (Accounting) also received Subject Achievement Commendations.

College Principal Michelle Carroll hosted more than 50 graduates at the annual Flinders ATAR Morning Tea on Friday, 13 December, a chance to celebrate their results and share future plans with their peers, Senior School staff and the College leadership team.   

Flinders Class of 2024 – Highlights 

ATAR summary
  • 1 student achieved the top 99.95 ATAR
  • 4 students achieved above 99 
  • 12 students achieved above 98
  • 25 students achieved above 95
  • 55 students achieved above 90, placing them in the top 10% of the State. Another 11 students achieved an ATAR of 89, just on the cusp of 90.  
  • 91 students achieved above 85 
Subject summary
  • 48.5% of the total subject results achieved were an ‘A’ grade
  • 16 students achieved straight A grades in all subjects
  • 9 students achieved 100% in a subject, including 1 graduate who achieved 100% in 2 subjects and 1 graduate who achieved in 3 subjects 
  • 23 students achieved 100% on their External Assessments, with 5 students achieving this in more than one subject 
TOP ACHIEVER: Aidan Chumbley, Flinders, Year 12, 2024 

Flinders 2024 Dux Aidan Chumbley achieved 99.95 and was awarded the QCE Achievement Award for being one of the 35 ‘Distinguished Academic Achievers’ in the State. Impressively, he achieved straight As in all subjects and 100% in three of the subjects. 

Aidan intends to study Physics and attend university in the United Kingdom. He recently sat two interviews for a coveted position at Oxford University, and has been offered a place at Durham University in England.  

His career goal is to work within academia, researching and teaching Physics at a university.

Asked what inspired him, Aidan said, “I love the process of learning and sharing knowledge, particularly in Physics, and I hope to keep learning through research”.   

His advice to other students in their final year is to first prioritise study but explore other interests, which for Aidan were music and sport. Aidan completed a marathon during Year 12. 

“Make sure you have other interests outside of study to give yourself a break and to keep some perspective about life,” Aidan said. 

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FLINDERS CLASS OF 2024 

Matthew Flinders Anglican College Principal Michelle Carroll congratulated the graduating Year 12s. 

“We are proud of the Flinders Class of 2024 for their outstanding results, which is a reflection of their commitment to academic endeavour and the quality of teaching at Flinders,” Ms Carroll said.  

“Along their schooling journey, they have been well supported by their teachers and mentors at Flinders to enable their growth into fine young adults with the character, skills and limitless potential to make a positive impact in the world,” she said. 

“My hope is that our graduates will continue to do themselves proud by living a positive life of character with humility, empathy and integrity.” 

The Flinders Head of Secondary School Mrs Anita Gibson said, “Our Flinders Class of 2024 have proven they are positive role models for their younger peers, showing the dedication, passion and hard work it takes to achieve their academic potential in their final year at school. 

“We have appreciated the positive leadership from our College Captains, Thomas Basford and Stephanie Ktenidis, and Vice Captains, Aiden Chumbley and Samantha Lovely,” she said. 

“Our school culture has also benefited from the energy and guidance of the Prefects, House Captains and Captains of various activities across the year.

“The Class of 2024 should be very proud of their results and we look forward to them returning over the coming years to share their news and achievements.” 


Note:
Australian Tertiary Admission Ranks (ATAR) are calculated and released by the Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC).

The decision for students to share their ATAR result with their schools is optional and schools will only get access to the individual ATARs of their former Year 12 students where consent has been granted by those students when registering in the ATAR Portal.

Due to this option, full and complete data on individual school ATAR results for their students cannot be guaranteed.

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