| 1876 | Davidson High School | Frenchs Forest | Textiles and Design | 5 |
| 1877 | De La Salle Catholic College Cronulla | Cronulla | Biology | 5 |
| 1878 | De La Salle Catholic College Cronulla | Cronulla | Community and Family Studies | 5 |
| 1879 | De La Salle Catholic College Cronulla | Cronulla | Visual Arts | 5 |
| 1880 | Domremy College | Five Dock | Community and Family Studies | 5 |
| 1881 | Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and Design | Dulwich Hill | English Extension 1 | 5 |
| 1882 | Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and Design | Dulwich Hill | Society and Culture | 5 |
| 1883 | East Hills Girls Technology High School | Panania | English Advanced | 5 |
| 1884 | Edmund Rice College | West Wollongong | Mathematics Advanced | 5 |
| 1885 | Elizabeth Macarthur High School | Narellan | Industrial Technology | 5 |
| 1886 | Emanuel School | Randwick | Music 1 | 5 |
| 1887 | Emmanuel Anglican College | Ballina | Legal Studies | 5 |
| 1888 | Engadine High School | Engadine | History Extension | 5 |
| 1889 | Engadine High School | Engadine | Music 1 | 5 |
| 1890 | Engadine High School | Engadine | Textiles and Design | 5 |
| 1891 | Epping Boys High School | Eastwood | Biology | 5 |
| 1892 | Epping Boys High School | Eastwood | Mathematics Standard 2 | 5 |
| 1893 | Epping Boys High School | Eastwood | Software Design and Development | 5 |
| 1894 | Fort Street High School | Petersham | Ancient History | 5 |
| 1895 | Fort Street High School | Petersham | Earth and Environmental Science | 5 |
| 1896 | Freeman Catholic College | Bonnyrigg Heights | Studies of Religion II | 5 |
| 1897 | Freeman Catholic College | Bonnyrigg Heights | Visual Arts | 5 |
| 1898 | Georges River College Oatley Senior Campus | Oatley | Community and Family Studies | 5 |
| 1899 | Georges River Grammar | Georges Hall | Mathematics Standard 2 | 5 |
| 1900 | Girraween High School | Girraween | Ancient History | 5 |
| 1901 | Girraween High School | Girraween | Japanese Continuers | 5 |
| 1902 | Girraween High School | Girraween | Modern History | 5 |
| 1903 | Glenwood High School | Glenwood | Physics | 5 |
| 1904 | Good Samaritan Catholic College | Hinchinbrook | Community and Family Studies | 5 |
| 1905 | Good Samaritan Catholic College | Hinchinbrook | English Advanced | 5 |
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| 1906 | Good Samaritan Catholic College | Hinchinbrook | Music 1 | 5 |
| 1907 | Gosford High School | Gosford | Ancient History | 5 |
| 1908 | Gosford High School | Gosford | Drama | 5 |
| 1909 | Gosford High School | Gosford | Food Technology | 5 |
| 1910 | Gosford High School | Gosford | French Beginners | 5 |
| 1911 | Gosford High School | Gosford | Music 1 | 5 |
| 1912 | Gosford High School | Gosford | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | 5 |
| 1913 | Heathcote High School | Heathcote | Industrial Technology | 5 |
| 1914 | Hills Adventist College Kellyville Campus | Kellyville | Studies of Religion I | 5 |
| 1915 | Holy Spirit College Bellambi | Bellambi | Community and Family Studies | 5 |
| 1916 | Homebush Boys High School | Homebush | Mathematics Standard 2 | 5 |
| 1917 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby | Japanese Continuers | 5 |
| 1918 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby | Visual Arts | 5 |
| 1919 | Inaburra School | Bangor | Mathematics Extension 1 | 5 |
| 1920 | Inaburra School | Bangor | Mathematics Standard 2 | 5 |
| 1921 | Inaburra School | Bangor | Music 1 | 5 |
| 1922 | International Grammar School | Ultimo | English Extension 1 | 5 |
| 1923 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford | Japanese Continuers | 5 |
| 1924 | Kambala | Rose Bay | Business Studies | 5 |
| 1925 | Killarney Heights High School | Killarney Heights | Legal Studies | 5 |
| 1926 | Killarney Heights High School | Killarney Heights | Mathematics Advanced | 5 |
| 1927 | Kincoppal Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart | Vaucluse | Economics | 5 |
| 1928 | Kincoppal Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart | Vaucluse | Legal Studies | 5 |
| 1929 | Kincoppal Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart | Vaucluse | Mathematics Extension 1 | 5 |
| 1930 | Kincoppal Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart | Vaucluse | Mathematics Standard 2 | 5 |
| 1931 | Kincoppal Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart | Vaucluse | Modern History | 5 |
| 1932 | Kinross Wolaroi School | Orange | Mathematics Standard 2 | 5 |
| 1933 | Kirrawee High School | Kirrawee | Business Studies | 5 |
| 1934 | Kirrawee High School | Kirrawee | Engineering Studies | 5 |
| 1935 | Kirrawee High School | Kirrawee | Visual Arts | 5 |
| 1936 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga | Investigating Science | 5 |
| 1937 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga | Music Extension | 5 |
| 1938 | La Salle Catholic College | Bankstown | Business Studies | 5 |
| 1939 | Lambton High School | Lambton | Legal Studies | 5 |
| 1940 | Lindisfarne Anglican School | Terranora | Legal Studies | 5 |
| 1941 | Loreto Kirribilli | Kirribilli | Economics | 5 |
| 1942 | Loreto Kirribilli | Kirribilli | Mathematics Extension 2 | 5 |
| 1943 | Loreto Normanhurst | Normanhurst | Community and Family Studies | 5 |
| 1944 | Loreto Normanhurst | Normanhurst | Mathematics Advanced | 5 |
| 1945 | Loreto Normanhurst | Normanhurst | Mathematics Standard 2 | 5 |
| 1946 | Macarthur Girls High School | Parramatta | Mathematics Extension 1 | 5 |
| 1947 | Macintyre High School | Inverell | Mathematics Standard 2 | 5 |
| 1948 | MacKillop College Bathurst | Bathurst | Visual Arts | 5 |
| 1949 | MacKillop College Port Macquarie | Port Macquarie | Legal Studies | 5 |
| 1950 | MacKillop College Port Macquarie | Port Macquarie | Mathematics Advanced | 5 |
| 1951 | MacKillop College Port Macquarie | Port Macquarie | Music 1 | 5 |
| 1952 | Macquarie Fields High School | Macquarie Fields | Biology | 5 |
| 1953 | Macquarie Fields High School | Macquarie Fields | Business Studies | 5 |
| 1954 | Macquarie Fields High School | Macquarie Fields | Industrial Technology | 5 |
| 1955 | Magdalene Catholic College | Narellan | Community and Family Studies | 5 |
| 1956 | Malek Fahd Islamic School | Greenacre | Modern History | 5 |
| 1957 | Marcellin College | Randwick | Ancient History | 5 |
| 1958 | Marcellin College | Randwick | Mathematics Extension 1 | 5 |
| 1959 | Marist Catholic College North Shore | North Sydney | Mathematics Extension 1 | 5 |
| 1960 | Marist Catholic College Penshurst | Mortdale | Business Studies | 5 |
| 1961 | Marist Catholic College Penshurst | Mortdale | Legal Studies | 5 |
| 1962 | Marist Sisters College Woolwich | Woolwich | Economics | 5 |
| 1963 | Mary MacKillop College | Wakeley | Arabic Continuers | 5 |
| 1964 | Mary MacKillop College | Wakeley | English Advanced | 5 |
| 1965 | Mary MacKillop College | Wakeley | Legal Studies | 5 |
| 1966 | Mary MacKillop College | Wakeley | Studies of Religion II | 5 |
| 1967 | Masada College | St Ives | Mathematics Extension 1 | 5 |
| 1968 | Mater Maria Catholic College | Warriewood | Biology | 5 |
| 1969 | Mater Maria Catholic College | Warriewood | Community and Family Studies | 5 |
| 1970 | Menai High School | Menai | English Extension 1 | 5 |
| 1971 | Menai High School | Menai | Mathematics Advanced | 5 |
| 1972 | Menai High School | Menai | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | 5 |
| 1973 | Mercy Catholic College | Chatswood | Mathematics Standard 2 | 5 |
| 1974 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | Geography | 5 |
| 1975 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | 5 |
| 1976 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | Studies of Religion II | 5 |
| 1977 | Meriden School | Strathfield | Food Technology | 5 |
| 1978 | Meriden School | Strathfield | Modern History | 5 |
| 1979 | Minarah College | Green Valley | Legal Studies | 5 |
| 1980 | MLC School | Burwood | Entertainment Industry Examination | 5 |
| 1981 | Model Farms High School | Baulkham Hills | Business Studies | 5 |
| 1982 | Monte Sant Angelo Mercy College | North Sydney | Design and Technology | 5 |
| 1983 | Monte Sant Angelo Mercy College | North Sydney | Drama | 5 |
| 1984 | Monte Sant Angelo Mercy College | North Sydney | English Extension 1 | 5 |
| 1985 | Monte Sant Angelo Mercy College | North Sydney | Hospitality Examination | 5 |
| 1986 | Montgrove College | Orchard Hills | Mathematics Standard 2 | 5 |
| 1987 | Montgrove College | Orchard Hills | Visual Arts | 5 |
| 1988 | Moriah College | Queens Park | Classical Hebrew Extension | 5 |
| 1989 | Moriah College | Queens Park | Economics | 5 |
| 1990 | Moriah College | Queens Park | Mathematics Standard 2 | 5 |
| 1991 | Mosman High School | Mosman | Biology | 5 |
| 1992 | Mount Carmel Catholic College | Varroville | Studies of Religion II | 5 |
| 1993 | Mount St Benedict College | Pennant Hills | Food Technology | 5 |
| 1994 | Mount St Joseph Milperra | Milperra | Community and Family Studies | 5 |
| 1995 | Mount St Joseph Milperra | Milperra | Mathematics Standard 2 | 5 |
| 1996 | Mount St Patrick College | Murwillumbah | Investigating Science | 5 |
| 1997 | Newington College | Stanmore | Business Studies | 5 |
| 1998 | Newington College | Stanmore | Geography | 5 |
| 1999 | Newington College | Stanmore | History Extension | 5 |
| 2000 | Newington College | Stanmore | Mathematics Extension 1 | 5 |
| 2001 | Newtown High School of Performing Arts | Newtown | Mathematics Advanced | 5 |
| 2002 | Normanhurst Boys High School | Normanhurst | Geography | 5 |
| 2003 | Normanhurst Boys High School | Normanhurst | Music 2 | 5 |
| 2004 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest | History Extension | 5 |
| 2005 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest | Chinese in Context | 5 |
| 2006 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest | Food Technology | 5 |
| 2007 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest | Japanese Continuers | 5 |
| 2008 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest | Japanese Extension | 5 |
| 2009 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest | Music Extension | 5 |
| 2010 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest | Textiles and Design | 5 |
| 2011 | Northern Beaches Christian School | Terrey Hills | Ancient History | 5 |
| 2012 | Northern Beaches Christian School | Terrey Hills | Industrial Technology | 5 |
| 2013 | Northern Beaches Christian School | Terrey Hills | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | 5 |
| 2014 | Northern Beaches Christian School | Terrey Hills | Textiles and Design | 5 |
| 2015 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus | Balgowlah | Mathematics Extension 1 | 5 |
| 2016 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Campus | Freshwater | Design and Technology | 5 |
| 2017 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Campus | Freshwater | English Extension 2 | 5 |
| 2018 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Campus | Freshwater | Food Technology | 5 |
| 2019 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus | Manly Vale | English Advanced | 5 |
| 2020 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus | Manly Vale | Music Extension | 5 |
| 2021 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl | Ancient History | 5 |
| 2022 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl | Society and Culture | 5 |
| 2023 | Northholm Grammar School | Arcadia | English Advanced | 5 |
| 2024 | Northholm Grammar School | Arcadia | Legal Studies | 5 |
| 2025 | Northholm Grammar School | Arcadia | Mathematics Extension 1 | 5 |
Source: NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA).
Supplementary data from school publications.
Supplementary data from school publications.
Last Updated: 7 Sep 2024