Below is the list of the best NSW HSC schools ranked in order of their Distinguished Achiever success rates in 2023.
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 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Campus | Freshwater | 101 | 16.75 | 1618 | 271 |
102 | St Ives High School | St Ives | 102 | 16.72 | 939 | 157 |
103 | Domremy College | Five Dock | 103 | 16.01 | 531 | 85 |
104 | William Clarke College | Kellyville | 104 | 15.98 | 870 | 139 |
105 | St Patricks College Strathfield | Strathfield | 105 | 15.96 | 946 | 151 |
106 | Freeman Catholic College | Bonnyrigg Heights | 106 | 15.72 | 1158 | 182 |
107 | Xavier Catholic College | Skennars Head | 107 | 15.7 | 567 | 89 |
108 | Aquinas College | Menai | 108 | 15.69 | 701 | 110 |
109 | Sefton High School | Sefton | 109 | 15.62 | 922 | 144 |
110 | Macarthur Anglican School | Cobbitty | 110 | 15.54 | 605 | 94 |
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111 | St George Christian School | Hurstville | 111 | 15.52 | 348 | 54 |
112 | Cerdon College | Merrylands | 112 | 15.34 | 939 | 144 |
113 | Nowra Anglican College | Bomaderry | 113 | 15.33 | 437 | 67 |
114 | St Philips Christian College Newcastle | Waratah | 114 | 15.16 | 521 | 79 |
115 | Oxford Falls Grammar School | Oxford Falls | 115 | 15.11 | 483 | 73 |
116 | Rosebank College | Five Dock | 116 | 15.07 | 1201 | 181 |
117 | St Scholasticas College Glebe Point | Glebe Point | 117 | 15.04 | 831 | 125 |
118 | Marist Catholic College North Shore | North Sydney | 118 | 14.99 | 527 | 79 |
119 | Rose Bay Secondary College | Dover Heights | 119 | 14.9 | 953 | 142 |
120 | Trinity Catholic College Lismore | East Lismore | 120 | 14.86 | 666 | 99 |
121 | Prairiewood High School | Prairiewood | 121 | 14.66 | 764 | 112 |
122 | St Columba Anglican School | Port Macquarie | 122 | 14.02 | 542 | 76 |
123 | International Grammar School | Ultimo | 123 | 13.89 | 583 | 81 |
124 | Castle Hill High School | Castle Hill | 124 | 13.86 | 1833 | 254 |
125 | Tempe High School | Tempe | 125 | 13.78 | 769 | 106 |
126 | Moss Vale High School | Moss Vale | 126 | 13.75 | 240 | 33 |
127 | De La Salle Catholic College Cronulla | Cronulla | 127 | 13.6 | 897 | 122 |
128 | Amity College Prestons | Prestons | 128 | 13.6 | 787 | 107 |
129 | Mercy Catholic College | Chatswood | 129 | 13.55 | 664 | 90 |
130 | Hunter Valley Grammar School | Ashtonfield | 130 | 13.4 | 485 | 65 |
131 | Parramatta High School | Parramatta | 131 | 13.36 | 891 | 119 |
132 | Killarney Heights High School | Killarney Heights | 132 | 13.31 | 586 | 78 |
133 | Ryde Secondary College | Ryde | 133 | 13.19 | 1001 | 132 |
134 | Waverley College | Waverley | 134 | 13.04 | 790 | 103 |
135 | St Marys Cathedral College | Sydney | 135 | 13.02 | 599 | 78 |
136 | Pennant Hills High School | Pennant Hills | 136 | 12.89 | 706 | 91 |
137 | Kinross Wolaroi School | Orange | 137 | 12.88 | 730 | 94 |
138 | Newington College | Stanmore | 138 | 12.85 | 848 | 109 |
139 | Mater Maria Catholic College | Warriewood | 139 | 12.61 | 587 | 74 |
140 | Mount St Patrick College | Murwillumbah | 140 | 12.5 | 592 | 74 |
141 | Chevalier College | Burradoo | 141 | 12.37 | 598 | 74 |
142 | Clancy Catholic College | West Hoxton | 142 | 12.22 | 933 | 114 |
143 | Covenant Christian School | Belrose | 143 | 12.22 | 401 | 49 |
144 | Strathfield Girls High School | Strathfield | 144 | 12.15 | 757 | 92 |
145 | Marist Catholic College Penshurst | Mortdale | 145 | 12.15 | 609 | 74 |
146 | St Francis Catholic College | Edmondson Park | 146 | 12.14 | 280 | 34 |
147 | Burwood Girls High School | Croydon | 147 | 12.1 | 942 | 114 |
148 | Bethlehem College | Ashfield | 148 | 11.9 | 378 | 45 |
149 | Menai High School | Menai | 149 | 11.85 | 802 | 95 |
150 | Snowy Mountains Grammar School | Jindabyne | 150 | 11.76 | 187 | 22 |