Below is the list of the best NSW HSC schools ranked in order of their Distinguished Achiever success rates in 2021.
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 | William Clarke College | Kellyville | 101 | 16.3 | 859 | 140 |
102 | Newtown High School of Performing Arts | Newtown | 102 | 15.81 | 873 | 138 |
103 | St George Christian School | Hurstville | 103 | 15.81 | 310 | 49 |
104 | St Charbels College | Punchbowl | 104 | 15.74 | 432 | 68 |
105 | Malek Fahd Islamic School | Greenacre | 105 | 15.73 | 782 | 123 |
106 | Patrician Brothers College Fairfield | Fairfield | 105 | 15.73 | 782 | 123 |
107 | Mercy Catholic College | Chatswood | 107 | 15.6 | 577 | 90 |
108 | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook | 108 | 15.53 | 1584 | 246 |
109 | Scots All Saints College | White Rock | 109 | 15.51 | 419 | 65 |
110 | Cumberland High School | Carlingford | 110 | 15.34 | 489 | 75 |
111 | SCECGS Redlands | Cremorne | 111 | 15.1 | 384 | 58 |
112 | Rosebank College | Five Dock | 112 | 15.07 | 1022 | 154 |
113 | Blacktown Boys High School | Blacktown | 113 | 15.05 | 412 | 62 |
114 | Maronite College of the Holy Family | Harris Park | 114 | 14.97 | 334 | 50 |
115 | Mount St Patrick College | Murwillumbah | 115 | 14.81 | 493 | 73 |
116 | Oxford Falls Grammar School | Oxford Falls | 116 | 14.78 | 433 | 64 |
117 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft | 117 | 14.75 | 1132 | 167 |
118 | St John Bosco College | Engadine | 118 | 14.69 | 606 | 89 |
119 | St Philips Christian College Newcastle | Waratah | 119 | 14.62 | 472 | 69 |
120 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus | Manly Vale | 120 | 14.55 | 653 | 95 |
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121 | Pacific Hills Christian School | Dural | 121 | 14.53 | 578 | 84 |
122 | Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College | Kensington | 122 | 14.46 | 567 | 82 |
123 | Engadine High School | Engadine | 123 | 14.45 | 519 | 75 |
124 | Holy Cross College | Ryde | 124 | 14.45 | 512 | 74 |
125 | Burwood Girls High School | Croydon | 125 | 14.43 | 915 | 132 |
126 | Domremy College | Five Dock | 126 | 14.41 | 465 | 67 |
127 | Marcellin College | Randwick | 127 | 14.15 | 742 | 105 |
128 | St Pius X College | Chatswood | 128 | 14.05 | 847 | 119 |
129 | Carlingford High School | Carlingford | 129 | 14.03 | 1048 | 147 |
130 | St Ives High School | St Ives | 130 | 13.98 | 751 | 105 |
131 | Tempe High School | Tempe | 131 | 13.91 | 762 | 106 |
132 | St Patricks Marist College | Dundas | 132 | 13.89 | 720 | 100 |
133 | Epping Boys High School | Eastwood | 133 | 13.78 | 1038 | 143 |
134 | Xavier Catholic College | Skennars Head | 134 | 13.78 | 479 | 66 |
135 | St Patricks College Strathfield | Strathfield | 135 | 13.75 | 960 | 132 |
136 | St Euphemia College | Bankstown | 136 | 13.66 | 227 | 31 |
137 | Covenant Christian School | Belrose | 137 | 13.65 | 315 | 43 |
138 | Blakehurst High School | Blakehurst | 138 | 13.6 | 831 | 113 |
139 | Redeemer Baptist School | North Parramatta | 139 | 13.41 | 179 | 24 |
140 | Canley Vale High School | Canley Vale | 140 | 13.4 | 1164 | 156 |
141 | Mary MacKillop College | Wakeley | 141 | 13.39 | 762 | 102 |
142 | Rose Bay Secondary College | Dover Heights | 142 | 13.38 | 800 | 107 |
143 | Blacktown Girls High School | Blacktown | 143 | 13.24 | 521 | 69 |
144 | All Saints Greek Orthodox Grammar School | Belmore | 144 | 13.23 | 189 | 25 |
145 | Menai High School | Menai | 145 | 13.19 | 887 | 117 |
146 | Al Amanah College | Liverpool | 146 | 13.04 | 161 | 21 |
147 | Killarney Heights High School | Killarney Heights | 147 | 12.79 | 657 | 84 |
148 | St Josephs College Hunters Hill | Hunters Hill | 148 | 12.73 | 1068 | 136 |
149 | Bonnyrigg High School | Bonnyrigg | 149 | 12.7 | 1268 | 161 |
150 | Blue Mountains Grammar School | Wentworth Falls | 150 | 12.65 | 332 | 42 |
151 | Picnic Point High School | Picnic Point | 151 | 12.6 | 627 | 79 |
152 | Oxley College | Burradoo | 152 | 12.53 | 423 | 53 |
153 | Inaburra School | Bangor | 153 | 12.52 | 591 | 74 |
154 | Riverside Girls High School | Gladesville | 154 | 12.35 | 664 | 82 |
155 | St Andrews Cathedral School | Sydney | 155 | 12.33 | 738 | 91 |
156 | Ryde Secondary College | Ryde | 156 | 12.19 | 689 | 84 |
157 | Calrossy Anglican School | Tamworth | 157 | 12.14 | 412 | 50 |
158 | Canterbury Girls High School | Canterbury | 158 | 12.08 | 505 | 61 |
159 | Asquith Girls High School | Asquith | 159 | 11.95 | 477 | 57 |
160 | Wollondilly Anglican College | Tahmoor | 160 | 11.95 | 343 | 41 |
161 | Pittwater House Schools | Collaroy | 161 | 11.71 | 316 | 37 |
162 | Australian International School Hong Kong | Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong | 162 | 11.7 | 171 | 20 |
163 | Kinross Wolaroi School | Orange | 163 | 11.64 | 687 | 80 |
164 | Catherine McAuley Westmead | Westmead | 164 | 11.63 | 980 | 114 |
165 | Wahroonga Adventist School | Wahroonga | 165 | 11.56 | 173 | 20 |
166 | The Illawarra Grammar School | Wollongong | 166 | 11.5 | 339 | 39 |
167 | Trinity Catholic College Auburn Campus | Auburn | 167 | 11.45 | 830 | 95 |
168 | The Scots School Albury | Albury | 168 | 11.45 | 227 | 26 |
169 | Parramatta High School | Parramatta | 169 | 11.41 | 736 | 84 |
170 | De La Salle Catholic College Cronulla | Cronulla | 170 | 11.35 | 916 | 104 |
171 | Beverly Hills Girls High School | Beverly Hills | 171 | 11.27 | 790 | 89 |
172 | De La Salle College Revesby Heights | Revesby Heights | 172 | 11.19 | 429 | 48 |
173 | Green Valley Islamic College | Green Valley | 173 | 11.16 | 215 | 24 |
174 | St Patricks College Campbelltown | Campbelltown | 174 | 11.08 | 424 | 47 |
175 | St Scholasticas College Glebe Point | Glebe Point | 175 | 11.07 | 840 | 93 |
176 | St Marks Catholic College | Stanhope Gardens | 176 | 11.05 | 688 | 76 |
177 | Australian International School Singapore | Singapore | 177 | 10.99 | 182 | 20 |
178 | Killara High School | Killara | 178 | 10.97 | 1240 | 136 |
179 | St Peters Anglican College | Broulee | 179 | 10.95 | 210 | 23 |
180 | Moorebank High School | Moorebank | 180 | 10.85 | 756 | 82 |
181 | Christian Brothers High School Lewisham | Lewisham | 181 | 10.68 | 749 | 80 |
182 | MacKillop College Bathurst | Bathurst | 182 | 10.63 | 480 | 51 |
183 | Chevalier College | Burradoo | 183 | 10.58 | 813 | 86 |
184 | Alexandria Park Community School | Alexandria | 184 | 10.53 | 228 | 24 |
185 | Mount St Joseph Milperra | Milperra | 185 | 10.49 | 658 | 69 |
186 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Campus | Freshwater | 186 | 10.48 | 1536 | 161 |
187 | Davidson High School | Frenchs Forest | 187 | 10.45 | 440 | 46 |
188 | Cammeraygal High School | Crows Nest | 188 | 10.4 | 452 | 47 |
189 | Penrith Anglican College | Orchard Hills | 189 | 10.39 | 279 | 29 |
190 | Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus | Glebe | 190 | 10.38 | 1724 | 179 |
191 | Oakhill College | Castle Hill | 191 | 10.31 | 2066 | 213 |
192 | Toongabbie Christian College | Toongabbie | 192 | 10.29 | 350 | 36 |
193 | Hunter Valley Grammar School | Ashtonfield | 193 | 10.21 | 519 | 53 |
194 | Bossley Park High School | Bossley Park | 194 | 10.2 | 882 | 90 |
195 | John Therry Catholic College | Rosemeadow | 195 | 10.02 | 519 | 52 |
196 | St Mary Star of the Sea College | Wollongong | 196 | 10.01 | 799 | 80 |
197 | Castle Hill High School | Castle Hill | 197 | 9.96 | 1365 | 136 |
198 | All Saints Catholic College Casula Campus | Casula | 198 | 9.94 | 1127 | 112 |
199 | Glenwood High School | Glenwood | 199 | 9.93 | 947 | 94 |
200 | McAuley Catholic College Grafton | Clarenza | 200 | 9.93 | 151 | 15 |