Below is the list of the best NSW HSC schools ranked in order of their Distinguished Achiever success rates in 2020.
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.
101 | Stella Maris College | Manly | 101 | 15.88 | 447 | 71 |
102 | Aquinas College | Menai | 102 | 15.55 | 688 | 107 |
103 | St Marys Cathedral College | Sydney | 103 | 15.53 | 631 | 98 |
104 | St Euphemia College | Bankstown | 104 | 15.48 | 239 | 37 |
105 | Marist College Eastwood | Eastwood | 105 | 15.16 | 442 | 67 |
106 | The Hills Grammar School | Kenthurst | 106 | 15 | 340 | 51 |
107 | St George Christian School | Hurstville | 107 | 14.78 | 372 | 55 |
108 | Strathfield Girls High School | Strathfield | 108 | 14.76 | 820 | 121 |
109 | St Scholasticas College Glebe Point | Glebe Point | 109 | 14.66 | 839 | 123 |
110 | Freeman Catholic College | Bonnyrigg Heights | 110 | 14.6 | 1089 | 159 |
111 | St Ives High School | St Ives | 111 | 14.55 | 701 | 102 |
112 | Trinity Grammar School | Summer Hill | 112 | 14.49 | 683 | 99 |
113 | Masada College | St Ives | 113 | 14.36 | 195 | 28 |
114 | St Pius X College | Chatswood | 114 | 14.34 | 844 | 121 |
115 | Blue Mountains Grammar School | Wentworth Falls | 115 | 14.33 | 307 | 44 |
116 | Marcellin College | Randwick | 116 | 14.16 | 657 | 93 |
117 | Marist College Kogarah | Bexley | 117 | 14.15 | 615 | 87 |
118 | Inaburra School | Bangor | 118 | 13.97 | 544 | 76 |
119 | Amity College Prestons | Prestons | 119 | 13.94 | 775 | 108 |
120 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Campus | Freshwater | 120 | 13.79 | 1516 | 209 |
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121 | Davidson High School | Frenchs Forest | 121 | 13.77 | 443 | 61 |
122 | Castle Hill High School | Castle Hill | 122 | 13.73 | 1464 | 201 |
123 | Ryde Secondary College | Ryde | 123 | 13.68 | 826 | 113 |
124 | Macquarie Fields High School | Macquarie Fields | 124 | 13.6 | 897 | 122 |
125 | St Patricks College Strathfield | Strathfield | 125 | 13.47 | 854 | 115 |
126 | Mount St Benedict College | Pennant Hills | 126 | 13.46 | 847 | 114 |
127 | St Gregorys College Campbelltown | Gregory Hills | 127 | 13.33 | 630 | 84 |
128 | Marist Sisters College Woolwich | Woolwich | 128 | 13.16 | 866 | 114 |
129 | Marist Catholic College Penshurst | Mortdale | 129 | 13.1 | 481 | 63 |
130 | Pittwater House Schools | Collaroy | 130 | 13.08 | 428 | 56 |
131 | Marist College North Shore | North Sydney | 131 | 12.79 | 657 | 84 |
132 | Mount Carmel Catholic College | Varroville | 132 | 12.73 | 707 | 90 |
133 | Australian International School Hong Kong | Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong | 133 | 12.58 | 151 | 19 |
134 | Waverley College | Waverley | 134 | 12.55 | 765 | 96 |
135 | Covenant Christian School | Belrose | 135 | 12.55 | 486 | 61 |
136 | Oakhill College | Castle Hill | 136 | 12.31 | 1884 | 232 |
137 | St Philips Christian College Port Stephens | Salamander Bay | 137 | 12.21 | 213 | 26 |
138 | Pacific Hills Christian School | Dural | 138 | 12.19 | 640 | 78 |
139 | St Columba Anglican School | Port Macquarie | 139 | 12.18 | 501 | 61 |
140 | Redfield College | Dural | 140 | 12.14 | 206 | 25 |
141 | St Charbels College | Punchbowl | 141 | 12.13 | 445 | 54 |
142 | Northern Beaches Christian School | Terrey Hills | 142 | 12.1 | 471 | 57 |
143 | William Carey Christian School | Prestons | 143 | 11.9 | 496 | 59 |
144 | Gilroy Catholic College | Castle Hill | 144 | 11.86 | 818 | 97 |
145 | Australian International School Malaysia | Selangor, Malaysia | 145 | 11.81 | 237 | 28 |
146 | Xavier Catholic College | Skennars Head | 146 | 11.73 | 648 | 76 |
147 | De La Salle Catholic College Cronulla | Cronulla | 147 | 11.7 | 1111 | 130 |
148 | Arndell Anglican College | Oakville | 148 | 11.67 | 437 | 51 |
149 | Emmanuel Anglican College | Ballina | 149 | 11.67 | 240 | 28 |
150 | Oxley College | Burradoo | 150 | 11.6 | 388 | 45 |
151 | SCECGS Redlands | Cremorne | 151 | 11.44 | 437 | 50 |
152 | Malek Fahd Islamic School | Greenacre | 152 | 11.29 | 744 | 84 |
153 | Trinity Anglican College Albury | Thurgoona | 153 | 11.14 | 341 | 38 |
154 | Penrith Anglican College | Orchard Hills | 154 | 11.07 | 271 | 30 |
155 | Lambton High School | Lambton | 155 | 10.99 | 655 | 72 |
156 | Rosebank College | Five Dock | 156 | 10.92 | 1154 | 126 |
157 | Riverside Girls High School | Gladesville | 157 | 10.83 | 508 | 55 |
158 | St John Bosco College | Engadine | 158 | 10.8 | 611 | 66 |
159 | Parramatta High School | Parramatta | 159 | 10.75 | 772 | 83 |
160 | Pittwater High School | Mona Vale | 160 | 10.63 | 574 | 61 |
161 | Barrenjoey High School | Avalon | 161 | 10.62 | 433 | 46 |
162 | Kinross Wolaroi School | Orange | 162 | 10.41 | 749 | 78 |
163 | Cerdon College | Merrylands | 163 | 10.39 | 934 | 97 |
164 | Menai High School | Menai | 164 | 10.38 | 886 | 92 |
165 | Scots All Saints College | White Rock | 165 | 10.37 | 270 | 28 |
166 | Tempe High School | Tempe | 166 | 10.3 | 777 | 80 |
167 | Calrossy Anglican School | Tamworth | 167 | 10.29 | 486 | 50 |
168 | MacKillop College Port Macquarie | Port Macquarie | 168 | 10.26 | 653 | 67 |
169 | Macarthur Girls High School | Parramatta | 169 | 10.24 | 898 | 92 |
170 | Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus | Glebe | 170 | 10.19 | 1727 | 176 |
171 | Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and Design | Dulwich Hill | 171 | 10.17 | 462 | 47 |
172 | Turramurra High School | South Turramurra | 172 | 10.12 | 949 | 96 |
173 | Macquarie College | Wallsend | 173 | 10.03 | 299 | 30 |
174 | Holy Spirit College Bellambi | Bellambi | 174 | 9.99 | 811 | 81 |
175 | St Patricks Marist College | Dundas | 175 | 9.97 | 712 | 71 |
176 | Blakehurst High School | Blakehurst | 176 | 9.94 | 815 | 81 |
177 | Newington College | Stanmore | 177 | 9.86 | 1004 | 99 |
178 | Good Samaritan Catholic College | Hinchinbrook | 178 | 9.84 | 894 | 88 |
179 | Mount St Joseph Milperra | Milperra | 179 | 9.84 | 813 | 80 |
180 | The Scots School Albury | Albury | 180 | 9.74 | 267 | 26 |
181 | Prairiewood High School | Prairiewood | 181 | 9.7 | 825 | 80 |
182 | Catherine McAuley Westmead | Westmead | 182 | 9.66 | 1014 | 98 |
183 | Hills Adventist College Kellyville Campus | Kellyville | 183 | 9.58 | 240 | 23 |
184 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer Campus | Cromer | 184 | 9.54 | 283 | 27 |
185 | Mosman High School | Mosman | 185 | 9.52 | 651 | 62 |
186 | Cammeraygal High School | Crows Nest | 186 | 9.39 | 479 | 45 |
187 | Bishop Druitt College | Coffs Harbour | 187 | 9.38 | 437 | 41 |
188 | Lindisfarne Anglican School | Terranora | 188 | 9.36 | 481 | 45 |
189 | Christian Brothers High School Lewisham | Lewisham | 189 | 9.28 | 776 | 72 |
190 | Muirfield High School | North Rocks | 190 | 9.25 | 411 | 38 |
191 | Patrician Brothers College Fairfield | Fairfield | 191 | 9.2 | 804 | 74 |
192 | Charlton Christian College | Fassifern | 192 | 9.09 | 209 | 19 |
193 | Bulli High School | Bulli | 193 | 9.04 | 575 | 52 |
194 | Asquith Girls High School | Asquith | 194 | 8.87 | 620 | 55 |
195 | Byron Bay High School | Byron Bay | 195 | 8.82 | 476 | 42 |
196 | De La Salle College Revesby Heights | Revesby Heights | 196 | 8.76 | 445 | 39 |
197 | Marian Catholic College Griffith | Griffith | 197 | 8.71 | 356 | 31 |
198 | Kincumber High School | Kincumber | 198 | 8.54 | 515 | 44 |
199 | Glenwood High School | Glenwood | 199 | 8.5 | 988 | 84 |
200 | Wollondilly Anglican College | Tahmoor | 200 | 8.48 | 330 | 28 |