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.
100 | St Columba Anglican School | Port Macquarie | 100 | 16.64 | 535 | 89 |
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 |
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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 |
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 |