Over the past year, a few people – the Prime Minister included – have berated Varsha Yajman for skipping school.

But after receiving her HSC results on Tuesday morning, the 17-year-old Gosford High School graduate, who was part of the organising team for September's Sydney School Strike 4 Climate, doubts she jeopardised her education too much.

After receiving her HSC results on Tuesday morning, Varsha Yajman doubts she jeopardised her education too much by striking for climate. Credit:Louise Kennerley

With a top band result in five of her subjects, and a 99.15 ATAR that will see her study arts (majoring in government) and law at the University of Sydney next year, Varsha said her involvement with the climate strike movement shows your HSC year can be about "balance and doing things that show your values".

"It was kind of frustrating when people said we should be in school instead," she said. "Because there's no point having a good education without a good future to use it in."