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