VISUAL arts students at St John's College submitted their major body of work for HSC marking on Monday afternoon, with the majority pleased with what they had achieved.
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The class of 30 spent countless hours on their projects, which ranged in discipline from paintings, drawings, print matting, ceramics and photo media.
Visual arts teacher Catherine Jones was pleased for the students to have completed their highly stressful work.
"I'm really proud of what they've achieved, there is always the last-minute scramble to get everything done but they should all be really happy," she said.
"There is some really high-calibre work and a good amount of variety.
"Traditionally this school has strong drawers and that is a key feature."
While many people believed being an artist or having that skill was inborn, Ms Jones said other traits such as hard work and discipline were more important to get a piece you were happy with.
"We have really dedicated students, which you need as this can be a really tough class," she said.
"It is very time consuming and trying to juggle the work for this class with all your other classes can be a big challenge.
"Most people assume art is an innate ability or therapeutic but the students will tell you it comes down to hard work and perseverance."
The students' work will be marked in October with the major body of work making up 50 per cent of their overall results.
There will also be a year 12 exhibition of the HSC visual arts students' work at the St John's College Human Movement Centre on September 4, from 7pm.
