| 1 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford | English (Advanced) | 129 |
| 2 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills | English (Advanced) | 114 |
| 3 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest | English (Advanced) | 74 |
| 4 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest | English (Advanced) | 74 |
| 5 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills | English (Advanced) | 69 |
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| 6 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble | English (Advanced) | 65 |
| 7 | Moriah College | Queens Park | English (Advanced) | 60 |
| 8 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | English (Advanced) | 57 |
| 9 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst | English (Advanced) | 50 |
| 10 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst | English (Advanced) | 46 |
| 11 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon | English (Advanced) | 45 |
| 12 | St George Girls High School | Kogarah | English (Advanced) | 44 |
| 13 | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook | English (Advanced) | 42 |
| 14 | Kambala | Rose Bay | English (Advanced) | 39 |
| 15 | Gosford High School | Gosford | English (Advanced) | 37 |
| 16 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby | English (Advanced) | 37 |
| 17 | St Aloysius College | Milsons Point | English (Advanced) | 35 |
| 18 | Monte Sant Angelo Mercy College | North Sydney | English (Advanced) | 33 |
| 19 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl | English (Advanced) | 32 |
| 20 | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove | English (Advanced) | 32 |
| 21 | Sydney Technical High School | Bexley | English (Advanced) | 32 |
| 22 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | English (Advanced) | 31 |
| 23 | Barker College | Hornsby | English (Advanced) | 30 |
| 24 | Ravenswood School for Girls | Gordon | English (Advanced) | 30 |
| 25 | St Marys Senior High School | St Marys | English (Advanced) | 30 |
Source: NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA).
Supplementary data from school publications.
Supplementary data from school publications.
Last Updated: 5 Dec 2016