Below is the list of the best NSW HSC schools ranked in order of their Distinguished Achiever success rates in 2015.
A school's Distinguished Achiever success rate is the proportion of all HSC subject completions by all students in a given year that resulted in a Distinguished Achiever award.
Where two schools have equal Distinguished Achiever success rates, the total number of HSC subject completions is used as a secondary ranking measure, with larger totals being ranked higher.
School ranking positions are assigned to the top 200 schools (at most).
Note that this report is an excerpt. To see the complete set of award statistics for each school, please go to the NSW School HSC Statistics report.
1 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford | 1 | 74.12 | 1047 | 776 |
2 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest | 2 | 63.82 | 973 | 621 |
3 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills | 3 | 60.98 | 1107 | 675 |
4 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest | 4 | 59.11 | 988 | 584 |
5 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | 5 | 57.13 | 1241 | 709 |
6 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills | 6 | 54.78 | 1234 | 676 |
7 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby | 7 | 51.17 | 768 | 393 |
8 | Girraween High School | Girraween | 8 | 48.41 | 820 | 397 |
9 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga | 9 | 46.7 | 970 | 453 |
10 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst | 10 | 44.81 | 1232 | 552 |
11 | Ascham School | Edgecliff | 11 | 44.62 | 455 | 203 |
12 | Kambala | Rose Bay | 12 | 44.44 | 477 | 212 |
13 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst | 13 | 42.64 | 652 | 278 |
14 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl | 14 | 42.21 | 796 | 336 |
15 | Queenwood School for Girls | Mosman | 15 | 42.14 | 420 | 177 |
16 | Meriden School | Strathfield | 16 | 41.19 | 403 | 166 |
17 | Reddam House Bondi Campus | North Bondi | 17 | 40.61 | 426 | 173 |
18 | Moriah College | Queens Park | 18 | 40.2 | 806 | 324 |
19 | Conservatorium High School | Sydney | 19 | 39.51 | 162 | 64 |
20 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon | 20 | 37.82 | 751 | 284 |
21 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble | 21 | 37.56 | 1515 | 569 |
22 | St George Girls High School | Kogarah | 22 | 35.66 | 917 | 327 |
23 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield | 23 | 35.5 | 1062 | 377 |
24 | Masada College | St Ives | 24 | 35.19 | 270 | 95 |
25 | Normanhurst Boys High School | Normanhurst | 25 | 34.28 | 808 | 277 |
26 | Loreto Normanhurst | Normanhurst | 26 | 33.76 | 856 | 289 |
27 | Roseville College | Roseville | 27 | 32.88 | 444 | 146 |
28 | Penrith High School | Penrith | 28 | 32.47 | 964 | 313 |
29 | St Aloysius College | Milsons Point | 29 | 32.44 | 894 | 290 |
30 | Fort Street High School | Petersham | 30 | 32.04 | 1008 | 323 |
31 | Tara Anglican School for Girls | North Parramatta | 31 | 31.87 | 433 | 138 |
32 | Wenona School | North Sydney | 32 | 31.04 | 625 | 194 |
33 | Ravenswood School for Girls | Gordon | 33 | 30.9 | 670 | 207 |
34 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney | 34 | 30.63 | 1084 | 332 |
35 | Caringbah High School | Caringbah | 35 | 29.87 | 894 | 267 |
36 | Loreto Kirribilli | Kirribilli | 36 | 29.16 | 782 | 228 |
37 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga | 37 | 28.13 | 1454 | 409 |
38 | The Kings School | North Parramatta | 38 | 27.08 | 1056 | 286 |
39 | Sydney Technical High School | Bexley | 39 | 27.07 | 846 | 229 |
40 | Smiths Hill High School | Wollongong | 40 | 25.18 | 846 | 213 |
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41 | Gosford High School | Gosford | 41 | 25.15 | 1014 | 255 |
42 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | 42 | 24.72 | 1157 | 286 |
43 | Monte Sant Angelo Mercy College | North Sydney | 43 | 24.55 | 892 | 219 |
44 | Frensham School | Mittagong | 44 | 24.35 | 345 | 84 |
45 | Kincoppal Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart | Vaucluse | 45 | 24.28 | 552 | 134 |
46 | MLC School | Burwood | 46 | 24.05 | 474 | 114 |
47 | Barker College | Hornsby | 47 | 23.6 | 1856 | 438 |
48 | Cranbrook School | Bellevue Hill | 48 | 23.56 | 917 | 216 |
49 | Willoughby Girls High School | Willoughby | 49 | 23.18 | 768 | 178 |
50 | Alpha Omega Senior College | Auburn | 50 | 22.93 | 375 | 86 |
51 | The Scots College | Bellevue Hill | 51 | 22.89 | 1018 | 233 |
52 | Sefton High School | Sefton | 52 | 22.83 | 841 | 192 |
53 | Canberra Grammar School | Red Hill, ACT | 53 | 22.72 | 669 | 152 |
54 | Emanuel School | Randwick | 54 | 22.67 | 375 | 85 |
55 | Killara High School | Killara | 55 | 22.63 | 1436 | 325 |
56 | St Catherines School | Waverley | 56 | 22.36 | 626 | 140 |
57 | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove | 57 | 22.01 | 1381 | 304 |
58 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft | 58 | 21.8 | 1078 | 235 |
59 | Santa Sabina College | Strathfield | 59 | 21.75 | 676 | 147 |
60 | Brigidine College Randwick | Randwick | 60 | 21.56 | 793 | 171 |
61 | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook | 61 | 20.7 | 1783 | 369 |
62 | St Spyridon College Senior School | Maroubra | 62 | 20.67 | 208 | 43 |
63 | St Ursulas College | Kingsgrove | 63 | 20.6 | 830 | 171 |
64 | Parramatta Marist High School | Westmead | 64 | 20.4 | 794 | 162 |
65 | Sutherland Shire Christian School | Barden Ridge | 65 | 20.27 | 301 | 61 |
66 | Strathfield Girls High School | Strathfield | 66 | 19.71 | 1111 | 219 |
67 | Newcastle Grammar School | Newcastle | 67 | 19.36 | 439 | 85 |
68 | Danebank An Anglican School for Girls | Hurstville | 68 | 18.99 | 574 | 109 |
69 | Macarthur Anglican School | Cobbitty | 69 | 18.81 | 452 | 85 |
70 | Mercy Catholic College | Chatswood | 70 | 18.72 | 390 | 73 |
71 | St Marks Coptic Orthodox College | Wattle Grove | 71 | 18.6 | 328 | 61 |
72 | Chatswood High School | Chatswood | 72 | 18.4 | 875 | 161 |
73 | Castle Hill High School | Castle Hill | 73 | 18.35 | 1112 | 204 |
74 | The Scots School Albury | Albury | 74 | 18.33 | 360 | 66 |
75 | International Grammar School | Ultimo | 75 | 18 | 461 | 83 |
76 | Mount St Benedict College | Pennant Hills | 76 | 17.88 | 632 | 113 |
77 | Epping Boys High School | Eastwood | 77 | 17.83 | 948 | 169 |
78 | Tangara School for Girls | Cherrybrook | 78 | 17.8 | 191 | 34 |
79 | Carlingford High School | Carlingford | 79 | 17.68 | 1069 | 189 |
80 | St Vincents College | Potts Point | 80 | 17.64 | 550 | 97 |
81 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus | Balgowlah | 81 | 17.63 | 278 | 49 |
82 | Brigidine College St Ives | St Ives | 82 | 17.18 | 751 | 129 |
83 | Tempe High School | Tempe | 83 | 17.12 | 736 | 126 |
84 | Amity College Prestons | Prestons | 84 | 16.96 | 566 | 96 |
85 | St Lukes Grammar School | Dee Why | 85 | 16.95 | 466 | 79 |
86 | St Josephs College Hunters Hill | Hunters Hill | 86 | 16.48 | 1171 | 193 |
87 | St Scholasticas College Glebe Point | Glebe Point | 87 | 16.27 | 971 | 158 |
88 | Macquarie College | Wallsend | 88 | 16.08 | 311 | 50 |
89 | Oxley College | Burradoo | 89 | 16.01 | 331 | 53 |
90 | St George Christian School | Hurstville | 90 | 15.88 | 296 | 47 |
91 | Marist Sisters College Woolwich | Woolwich | 91 | 15.43 | 784 | 121 |
92 | St Clares College | Waverley | 92 | 15.41 | 292 | 45 |
93 | St Columba Anglican School | Port Macquarie | 93 | 15.38 | 442 | 68 |
94 | Al-Faisal College | Auburn | 94 | 15.25 | 446 | 68 |
95 | Central Coast Grammar School | Erina Heights | 95 | 15.19 | 441 | 67 |
96 | St Patricks College Strathfield | Strathfield | 96 | 15.01 | 993 | 149 |
97 | Trinity Grammar School | Summer Hill | 97 | 14.85 | 781 | 116 |
98 | Malek Fahd Islamic School | Greenacre | 98 | 14.69 | 599 | 88 |
99 | Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta | Parramatta | 99 | 14.63 | 909 | 133 |
100 | Arden Anglican School Epping Campus | Epping | 100 | 14.44 | 450 | 65 |
101 | Newington College | Stanmore | 101 | 14.4 | 1014 | 146 |
102 | Blue Mountains Grammar School | Wentworth Falls | 102 | 14.4 | 243 | 35 |
103 | St Philips Christian College Newcastle | Waratah | 103 | 14.35 | 467 | 67 |
104 | Freeman Catholic College | Bonnyrigg Heights | 104 | 14.34 | 1074 | 154 |
105 | St Mary and St Minas Coptic Orthodox College | Rockdale | 105 | 14.29 | 175 | 25 |
106 | Good Samaritan Catholic College | Hinchinbrook | 106 | 13.84 | 744 | 103 |
107 | Mosman High School | Mosman | 107 | 13.65 | 857 | 117 |
108 | Bethany College | Hurstville | 108 | 13.64 | 748 | 102 |
109 | Alexandria Park Community School | Alexandria | 109 | 13.64 | 220 | 30 |
110 | Turramurra High School | South Turramurra | 110 | 13.45 | 1130 | 152 |
111 | Wollondilly Anglican College | Tahmoor | 111 | 13.36 | 217 | 29 |
112 | Newtown High School of Performing Arts | Newtown | 112 | 13.35 | 824 | 110 |
113 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus | Manly Vale | 113 | 13.24 | 612 | 81 |
114 | St Augustines College | Brookvale | 114 | 13.23 | 718 | 95 |
115 | Canley Vale High School | Canley Vale | 115 | 13.16 | 1185 | 156 |
116 | SCECGS Redlands | Cremorne | 116 | 13.16 | 342 | 45 |
117 | Rose Bay Secondary College | Dover Heights | 117 | 13.13 | 640 | 84 |
118 | Canterbury Girls High School | Canterbury | 118 | 13.09 | 466 | 61 |
119 | Gilroy Catholic College | Castle Hill | 119 | 13.05 | 858 | 112 |
120 | Prairiewood High School | Prairiewood | 120 | 12.83 | 834 | 107 |
121 | Ryde Secondary College | Ryde | 121 | 12.78 | 814 | 104 |
122 | Catherine McAuley Westmead | Westmead | 122 | 12.63 | 855 | 108 |
123 | MacKillop College Port Macquarie | Port Macquarie | 123 | 12.59 | 715 | 90 |
124 | Concord High School | Concord | 124 | 12.56 | 653 | 82 |
125 | All Saints College Bathurst | Bathurst | 125 | 12.41 | 290 | 36 |
126 | Hunter Valley Grammar School | Ashtonfield | 126 | 12.4 | 492 | 61 |
127 | Pennant Hills High School | Pennant Hills | 127 | 12.34 | 778 | 96 |
128 | Cerdon College | Merrylands | 128 | 12.19 | 894 | 109 |
129 | Menai High School | Menai | 129 | 12.16 | 806 | 98 |
130 | Kinross Wolaroi School | Orange | 130 | 12.14 | 774 | 94 |
131 | St Ives High School | St Ives | 131 | 12.06 | 622 | 75 |
132 | Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus | Glebe | 132 | 12 | 1400 | 168 |
133 | St Pauls College Walla Walla | Walla Walla | 133 | 11.91 | 277 | 33 |
134 | Pittwater House Schools | Collaroy | 134 | 11.82 | 313 | 37 |
135 | Marist College Kogarah | Bexley | 135 | 11.79 | 772 | 91 |
136 | The McDonald College | North Strathfield | 136 | 11.73 | 179 | 21 |
137 | Riverside Girls High School | Gladesville | 137 | 11.67 | 694 | 81 |
138 | Moorebank High School | Moorebank | 138 | 11.6 | 793 | 92 |
139 | Inaburra School | Bangor | 139 | 11.42 | 543 | 62 |
140 | Burwood Girls High School | Croydon | 140 | 11.37 | 1187 | 135 |
141 | St Pius X College | Chatswood | 141 | 11.31 | 840 | 95 |
142 | Kirrawee High School | Kirrawee | 142 | 11.15 | 951 | 106 |
143 | Macquarie Fields High School | Macquarie Fields | 143 | 11.1 | 856 | 95 |
144 | The Illawarra Grammar School | Wollongong | 144 | 11.09 | 496 | 55 |
145 | Green Point Christian College | Green Point | 145 | 11.08 | 343 | 38 |
146 | Christian Brothers High School Lewisham | Lewisham | 146 | 10.75 | 856 | 92 |
147 | Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College | Kensington | 147 | 10.75 | 744 | 80 |
148 | Coonabarabran High School | Coonabarabran | 148 | 10.75 | 186 | 20 |
149 | IPEKA Integrated Christian School | Jakarta, Indonesia | 149 | 10.73 | 382 | 41 |
150 | St Josephs Regional College | Port Macquarie | 150 | 10.68 | 590 | 63 |
151 | Marcellin College | Randwick | 151 | 10.6 | 736 | 78 |
152 | Trinity Anglican College Albury | Thurgoona | 152 | 10.56 | 161 | 17 |
153 | De La Salle Catholic College Cronulla | Cronulla | 153 | 10.53 | 940 | 99 |
154 | Penrith Anglican College | Orchard Hills | 154 | 10.48 | 372 | 39 |
155 | The Hills Grammar School | Kenthurst | 155 | 9.98 | 491 | 49 |
156 | Northern Beaches Christian School | Terrey Hills | 156 | 9.96 | 462 | 46 |
157 | Hunter School of Performing Arts | Broadmeadow | 157 | 9.91 | 737 | 73 |
158 | St Patricks College Sutherland | Sutherland | 158 | 9.77 | 901 | 88 |
159 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Campus | Freshwater | 159 | 9.75 | 1508 | 147 |
160 | Oakhill College | Castle Hill | 160 | 9.74 | 1890 | 184 |
161 | St John Paul College | Coffs Harbour | 161 | 9.7 | 701 | 68 |
162 | Broughton Anglican College | Menangle Park | 162 | 9.64 | 363 | 35 |
163 | Waverley College | Waverley | 163 | 9.63 | 831 | 80 |
164 | Oxford Falls Grammar School | Oxford Falls | 164 | 9.59 | 292 | 28 |
165 | St Marys Senior High School | St Marys | 165 | 9.57 | 2258 | 216 |
166 | Covenant Christian School | Belrose | 166 | 9.4 | 415 | 39 |
167 | St Patricks Marist College | Dundas | 167 | 9.36 | 876 | 82 |
168 | Asquith Girls High School | Asquith | 168 | 9.34 | 664 | 62 |
169 | Xavier Catholic College | Skennars Head | 169 | 9.33 | 675 | 63 |
170 | Marist College Eastwood | Eastwood | 170 | 9.25 | 530 | 49 |
171 | Australian International School Hong Kong | Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong | 171 | 9.24 | 238 | 22 |
172 | Stella Maris College | Manly | 172 | 9.14 | 711 | 65 |
173 | Bethlehem College | Ashfield | 173 | 9.09 | 473 | 43 |
174 | St Francis De Sales Regional College | Leeton | 174 | 9.05 | 486 | 44 |
175 | Cronulla High School | Cronulla | 175 | 9.05 | 442 | 40 |
176 | Winmalee High School | Winmalee | 176 | 9.04 | 664 | 60 |
177 | Port Hacking High School | Miranda | 177 | 9.01 | 688 | 62 |
178 | Kildare Catholic College | Wagga Wagga | 178 | 9 | 611 | 55 |
179 | Davidson High School | Frenchs Forest | 179 | 8.94 | 425 | 38 |
180 | Calrossy Anglican School | Tamworth | 180 | 8.93 | 448 | 40 |
181 | St Columbas Catholic College | Springwood | 181 | 8.8 | 625 | 55 |
182 | Parramatta High School | Parramatta | 182 | 8.77 | 718 | 63 |
183 | Marist College North Shore | North Sydney | 183 | 8.75 | 640 | 56 |
184 | Pacific Hills Christian School | Dural | 184 | 8.74 | 469 | 41 |
185 | Caroline Chisholm College | Glenmore Park | 185 | 8.7 | 759 | 66 |
186 | St Pauls High School | Booragul | 186 | 8.7 | 563 | 49 |
187 | Wycliffe Christian School | Warrimoo | 187 | 8.7 | 230 | 20 |
188 | Avondale School | Cooranbong | 188 | 8.65 | 289 | 25 |
189 | Trinity Catholic College Auburn Campus | Auburn | 189 | 8.59 | 850 | 73 |
190 | St Johns College Dubbo | Dubbo East | 190 | 8.54 | 691 | 59 |
191 | Killarney Heights High School | Killarney Heights | 191 | 8.51 | 764 | 65 |
192 | St Andrews Cathedral School | Sydney | 192 | 8.45 | 686 | 58 |
193 | St Gregorys College Campbelltown | Gregory Hills | 193 | 8.44 | 841 | 71 |
194 | Australian International School Singapore | Singapore | 194 | 8.44 | 450 | 38 |
195 | Northholm Grammar School | Arcadia | 195 | 8.42 | 273 | 23 |
196 | All Saints Catholic Senior College | Casula | 196 | 8.35 | 1245 | 104 |
197 | St Marys Cathedral College | Sydney | 197 | 8.35 | 683 | 57 |
198 | Carroll College | Broulee | 198 | 8.33 | 192 | 16 |
199 | Domremy College | Five Dock | 199 | 8.28 | 628 | 52 |
200 | Homebush Boys High School | Homebush | 200 | 8.15 | 1043 | 85 |