I think I've said this before, but as tends to be the case, I'm going to repeat myself
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I see my schooling life as only a sector of my life. And while it is considerably important, and of course I do try and do the best that I possibly can, it's definitely not the most important thing in my life. Like for example, if I completely bombed out in an assessment, sure I would be disappointed, but I would be a lot more fussed if I was in the middle of a huge argument with someone that I care about or if I was accused of hurting someone. I definitely do not equate my marks at school as being a judgement of who I am. I equate it into how much effort I put it and my state of mind when I was sitting it (if the task was an exam).
So, to answer your question, marks to me are important in terms of determining my rank and stuff for the HSC and entry into university...but in comparison to the other parts of my life, which are a hell of a lot more important, they mean nothing
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