| 1 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford | Mathematics Extension 1 | 146 |
| 2 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills | English (Advanced) | 117 |
| 3 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | Mathematics Extension 1 | 106 |
| 4 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford | English (Advanced) | 103 |
| 5 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | Mathematics | 101 |
| 6 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest | English (Advanced) | 99 |
| 7 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford | Chemistry | 97 |
| 8 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills | Mathematics Extension 1 | 88 |
| 9 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest | Mathematics Extension 1 | 88 |
| 10 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills | Mathematics Extension 1 | 83 |
| 11 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford | Mathematics Extension 2 | 82 |
| 12 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble | English (Advanced) | 73 |
| 13 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst | Mathematics Extension 1 | 67 |
| 14 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | Mathematics Extension 2 | 66 |
| 15 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills | English (Advanced) | 63 |
| 16 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford | English Extension 1 | 62 |
| 17 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest | Mathematics Extension 1 | 62 |
| 18 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest | Mathematics | 60 |
| 19 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford | Mathematics | 59 |
| 20 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford | Physics | 58 |
| 21 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest | English Extension 1 | 57 |
| 22 | Gosford High School | Gosford | Mathematics | 56 |
| 23 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest | English (Advanced) | 56 |
| 24 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby | English (Advanced) | 53 |
| 25 | Moriah College | Queens Park | English (Advanced) | 52 |
| 26 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest | Mathematics | 51 |
| 27 | Fort Street High School | Petersham | Mathematics Extension 1 | 50 |
| 28 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield | Mathematics | 50 |
| 29 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest | Mathematics Extension 2 | 50 |
| 30 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst | English (Advanced) | 50 |
| 31 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills | Mathematics | 49 |
| 32 | Sydney Technical High School | Bexley | Mathematics Extension 1 | 49 |
| 33 | St George Girls High School | Kogarah | Mathematics | 47 |
| 34 | St George Girls High School | Kogarah | Mathematics Extension 1 | 47 |
| 35 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills | Mathematics | 47 |
| 36 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst | Chemistry | 46 |
| 37 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford | Agriculture | 45 |
| 38 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford | Biology | 45 |
| 39 | Loreto Kirribilli | Kirribilli | Studies of Religion I | 45 |
| 40 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills | Chemistry | 45 |
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| 41 | Barker College | Hornsby | English (Advanced) | 44 |
| 42 | Sefton High School | Sefton | Mathematics Extension 1 | 44 |
| 43 | St George Girls High School | Kogarah | English (Advanced) | 44 |
| 44 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble | English Extension 1 | 43 |
| 45 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills | English Extension 1 | 42 |
| 46 | Barker College | Hornsby | Mathematics | 41 |
| 47 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills | Economics | 41 |
| 48 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl | Mathematics | 41 |
| 49 | Taylors College | Waterloo | Mathematics Extension 1 | 41 |
| 50 | Moriah College | Queens Park | Mathematics | 40 |
| 51 | Normanhurst Boys High School | Normanhurst | Mathematics | 40 |
| 52 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble | Mathematics | 40 |
| 53 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills | English Extension 1 | 40 |
| 54 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills | Chemistry | 39 |
| 55 | Malek Fahd Islamic School | Greenacre | Mathematics | 39 |
| 56 | St Aloysius College | Milsons Point | Mathematics | 39 |
| 57 | Barker College | Hornsby | Ancient History | 38 |
| 58 | Loreto Kirribilli | Kirribilli | English (Advanced) | 37 |
| 59 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby | Mathematics Extension 1 | 36 |
| 60 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford | Economics | 36 |
| 61 | Normanhurst Boys High School | Normanhurst | Mathematics Extension 1 | 36 |
| 62 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest | Chemistry | 36 |
| 63 | Sydney Technical High School | Bexley | Mathematics | 36 |
| 64 | Fort Street High School | Petersham | Mathematics | 35 |
| 65 | Moriah College | Queens Park | Mathematics Extension 1 | 35 |
| 66 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble | Biology | 35 |
| 67 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst | Mathematics Extension 2 | 35 |
| 68 | Trinity Grammar School | Summer Hill | Mathematics | 35 |
| 69 | Girraween High School | Girraween | Mathematics Extension 1 | 34 |
| 70 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest | Mathematics Extension 2 | 34 |
| 71 | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove | Mathematics | 34 |
| 72 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills | Mathematics Extension 2 | 33 |
| 73 | Fort Street High School | Petersham | English (Advanced) | 33 |
| 74 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield | Mathematics Extension 1 | 33 |
| 75 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon | English (Advanced) | 33 |
| 76 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills | Mathematics Extension 2 | 33 |
| 77 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst | Physics | 33 |
| 78 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble | Mathematics Extension 1 | 32 |
| 79 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | Physics | 32 |
| 80 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills | Physics | 31 |
| 81 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield | Senior Science | 31 |
| 82 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | Chemistry | 31 |
| 83 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills | Modern History | 30 |
| 84 | Fort Street High School | Petersham | Mathematics Extension 2 | 30 |
| 85 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | Mathematics | 30 |
| 86 | Oakhill College | Castle Hill | Mathematics | 30 |
| 87 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | English (Advanced) | 30 |
| 88 | Caringbah High School | Caringbah | Mathematics | 29 |
| 89 | Caringbah High School | Caringbah | Mathematics Extension 1 | 29 |
| 90 | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook | English (Advanced) | 29 |
| 91 | Girraween High School | Girraween | Chemistry | 29 |
| 92 | Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta | Parramatta | Studies of Religion I | 29 |
| 93 | Sefton High School | Sefton | Mathematics | 29 |
| 94 | Wenona School | North Sydney | English (Advanced) | 29 |
| 95 | Kambala | Rose Bay | English (Advanced) | 28 |
| 96 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | Mathematics Extension 1 | 28 |
| 97 | Newington College | Stanmore | Mathematics | 28 |
| 98 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst | English (Advanced) | 28 |
| 99 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst | Mathematics | 28 |
| 100 | Sydney Technical High School | Bexley | Mathematics Extension 2 | 28 |
| 101 | Barker College | Hornsby | Mathematics Extension 1 | 27 |
| 102 | Cerdon College | Merrylands | Studies of Religion I | 27 |
| 103 | Malek Fahd Islamic School | Greenacre | Biology | 27 |
| 104 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest | Physics | 27 |
| 105 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble | Geography | 27 |
| 106 | St Marys Senior High School | St Marys | English (Advanced) | 27 |
| 107 | Ascham School | Edgecliff | English (Advanced) | 26 |
| 108 | Barker College | Hornsby | General Mathematics | 26 |
| 109 | Barker College | Hornsby | Legal Studies | 26 |
| 110 | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook | Mathematics | 26 |
| 111 | Gosford High School | Gosford | Mathematics Extension 1 | 26 |
| 112 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby | English Extension 1 | 26 |
| 113 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble | Business Studies | 26 |
| 114 | Ravenswood School for Girls | Gordon | English (Advanced) | 26 |
| 115 | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove | English (Advanced) | 26 |
| 116 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills | Biology | 25 |
| 117 | Penrith High School | Penrith | Mathematics | 25 |
| 118 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble | Ancient History | 25 |
| 119 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble | Visual Arts | 25 |
| 120 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney | Mathematics | 25 |
| 121 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst | English Extension 1 | 25 |
| 122 | Caringbah High School | Caringbah | Legal Studies | 24 |
| 123 | Gosford High School | Gosford | English (Advanced) | 24 |
| 124 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby | English Extension 2 | 24 |
| 125 | MacKillop College Port Macquarie | Port Macquarie | Studies of Religion I | 24 |
| 126 | Marcellin College | Randwick | Mathematics | 24 |
| 127 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | Business Studies | 24 |
| 128 | MLC School | Burwood | English (Advanced) | 24 |
| 129 | Newington College | Stanmore | Mathematics Extension 1 | 24 |
| 130 | Newtown High School of Performing Arts | Newtown | Drama | 24 |
| 131 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest | Information Processes and Technology | 24 |
| 132 | St Aloysius College | Milsons Point | English (Advanced) | 24 |
| 133 | St Josephs College | ? | Studies of Religion I | 24 |
| 134 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst | Latin Continuers | 24 |
| 135 | Barker College | Hornsby | Biology | 23 |
| 136 | Barker College | Hornsby | English Extension 1 | 23 |
| 137 | Brigidine College St Ives | St Ives | English (Advanced) | 23 |
| 138 | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook | Business Studies | 23 |
| 139 | Epping Boys High School | Eastwood | Mathematics Extension 1 | 23 |
| 140 | Georges River College Oatley Senior Campus | Oatley | Mathematics Extension 1 | 23 |
| 141 | Homebush Boys High School | Homebush | Mathematics Extension 1 | 23 |
| 142 | Killara High School | Killara | Mathematics | 23 |
| 143 | Killara High School | Killara | Mathematics Extension 1 | 23 |
| 144 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga | Mathematics Extension 1 | 23 |
| 145 | Monte Sant Angelo Mercy College | North Sydney | English (Advanced) | 23 |
| 146 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest | English Extension 2 | 23 |
| 147 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst | Ancient History | 23 |
| 148 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney | English (Advanced) | 23 |
| 149 | St George Girls High School | Kogarah | Legal Studies | 23 |
| 150 | Barker College | Hornsby | Drama | 22 |
| 151 | Conservatorium High School | Sydney | Music Extension | 22 |
| 152 | Fort Street High School | Petersham | Physics | 22 |
| 153 | Loreto Kirribilli | Kirribilli | English Extension 1 | 22 |
| 154 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl | Mathematics Extension 1 | 22 |
| 155 | Oakhill College | Castle Hill | Studies of Religion I | 22 |
| 156 | Parramatta Marist High School | Westmead | Mathematics | 22 |
| 157 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills | Biology | 22 |
| 158 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga | English (Advanced) | 21 |
| 159 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft | Mathematics Extension 1 | 21 |
| 160 | Fort Street High School | Petersham | Legal Studies | 21 |
| 161 | Gosford High School | Gosford | Chemistry | 21 |
| 162 | Gosford High School | Gosford | Physics | 21 |
| 163 | Holy Spirit College | ? | Studies of Religion I | 21 |
| 164 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest | Information Processes and Technology | 21 |
| 165 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest | Biology | 21 |
| 166 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble | English Extension 2 | 21 |
| 167 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney | Mathematics Extension 1 | 21 |
| 168 | St George Girls High School | Kogarah | Economics | 21 |
| 169 | St Marys Senior High School | St Marys | General Mathematics | 21 |
| 170 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | English Extension 1 | 21 |
| 171 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills | Economics | 21 |
| 172 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills | Modern History | 21 |
| 173 | Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus | Glebe | Mathematics | 21 |
| 174 | Sydney Technical High School | Bexley | English (Advanced) | 21 |
| 175 | Brigidine College Randwick | Randwick | English (Advanced) | 20 |
| 176 | Burwood Girls High School | Croydon | Mathematics Extension 1 | 20 |
| 177 | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook | Mathematics Extension 1 | 20 |
| 178 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby | Mathematics | 20 |
| 179 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield | Legal Studies | 20 |
| 180 | International Grammar School | Ultimo | English (Advanced) | 20 |
| 181 | Moriah College | Queens Park | English Extension 1 | 20 |
| 182 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest | Chemistry | 20 |
| 183 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon | Visual Arts | 20 |
| 184 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble | Modern History | 20 |
| 185 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney | Business Studies | 20 |
| 186 | St Francis Xaviers College | Hamilton | General Mathematics | 20 |
| 187 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | Economics | 20 |
| 188 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills | French Continuers | 20 |
| 189 | The Scots College | Bellevue Hill | Mathematics Extension 1 | 20 |
| 190 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga | Biology | 19 |
| 191 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga | Chemistry | 19 |
| 192 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga | Geography | 19 |
| 193 | Ascham School | Edgecliff | Mathematics | 19 |
| 194 | Barker College | Hornsby | Physics | 19 |
| 195 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills | Ancient History | 19 |
| 196 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills | Legal Studies | 19 |
| 197 | Caringbah High School | Caringbah | English (Advanced) | 19 |
| 198 | Cranbrook School | Bellevue Hill | Mathematics | 19 |
| 199 | Cranbrook School | Bellevue Hill | Mathematics Extension 1 | 19 |
| 200 | Fort Street High School | Petersham | Biology | 19 |
Source: NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA).
Supplementary data from school publications.
Supplementary data from school publications.
Last Updated: 22 Feb 2021