This report shows the 2009 top students in each HSC subject, along with their ranking as assigned by the NSW Education Standards Authority.
Rankings are calculated from student HSC marks in the subject, or, where this results in a tie, from the average of the students' examination and assessment marks.
Students must achieve a band 6 or band E4 result in the relevant subject to appear in this list.
The number of top achievers reported varies from 5 to 20, according to the number of candidates taking each subject.
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| 251 | Engineering Studies | Fountain, Jake Alexander | 5 | Erina High School | Erina |
| 252 | Engineering Studies | Banbrook, Rhys Howard | 6 | Albury High School | Albury |
| 253 | Engineering Studies | Civitella, Christopher | 6 | Arden Anglican School Epping Campus | Epping |
| 254 | Engineering Studies | Fang, James Zhou | 6 | Fort Street High School | Petersham |
| 255 | Engineering Studies | Bhaskaran, Ashwin | 9 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 256 | Engineering Studies | Elsayed, Mahdi Faisal | 10 | Rose Bay Secondary College | Dover Heights |
| 257 | Engineering Studies | Pospischil, Daniel John | 10 | Patrician Brothers College Fairfield | Fairfield |
| 258 | Engineering Studies | Singh, Davinder | 10 | Penrith High School | Penrith |
| 259 | English (Advanced) | Lenane, Benjamin | 1 | Chevalier College | Burradoo |
| 260 | English (Advanced) | Courtney, Anya | 2 | Kambala | Rose Bay |
| 261 | English (Advanced) | Kendal, Caitlin | 3 | Kambala | Rose Bay |
| 262 | English (Advanced) | Durkin, Nicole | 4 | Kambala | Rose Bay |
| 263 | English (Advanced) | Healey-Nash, Caitlin | 5 | Chevalier College | Burradoo |
| 264 | English (Advanced) | Apolonio, Ephraim Bryant | 6 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |
| 265 | English (Advanced) | Acharya, Priyanka | 7 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby |
| 266 | English (Advanced) | Cheung, Simone Charmaine | 8 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 267 | English (Advanced) | Lesmana, Brian | 9 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 268 | English (Advanced) | Paganin, Isabella | 10 | Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta | Parramatta |
| 269 | English (Advanced) | Long, Erica Yen-Chin | 11 | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook |
| 270 | English (Advanced) | Greenwood, Ellie | 12 | International Grammar School | Ultimo |
| 271 | English (Advanced) | Sukkar, Isabella | 12 | Kambala | Rose Bay |
| 272 | English (Advanced) | Martin, Sophie | 14 | Wenona School | North Sydney |
| 273 | English (Advanced) | Arndt, Grace | 15 | Kambala | Rose Bay |
| 274 | English (Advanced) | Small, Annabel | 15 | Kambala | Rose Bay |
| 275 | English (Advanced) | Yim, Natalie Elisabeth | 17 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby |
| 276 | English (Advanced) | Miu, Ryan Ho Yuen | 18 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 277 | English (Advanced) | Pappas, Marina | 19 | Kambala | Rose Bay |
| 278 | English (Advanced) | Fan, Xiaoyu | 20 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |
| 279 | English (Standard) | Dunn, Lisa Jenny | 1 | Meadowbank Education Trust School | Sydney Olympic Park |
| 280 | English (Standard) | Lamerton, Gerard | 2 | St Gregorys College Campbelltown | Gregory Hills |
| 281 | English (Standard) | Zotalis, Felicia | 3 | Brigidine College Randwick | Randwick |
| 282 | English (Standard) | Blake, Annabel | 4 | Oxley College | Burradoo |
| 283 | English (Standard) | Tattam, Isabella | 5 | Brigidine College Randwick | Randwick |
| 284 | English (Standard) | O'Grady, Stefanie | 6 | Brigidine College Randwick | Randwick |
| 285 | English (Standard) | Effendi, Amanda | 7 | Brigidine College Randwick | Randwick |
| 286 | English (Standard) | Sandeman, Marnie Grace | 8 | Meadowbank Education Trust School | Sydney Olympic Park |
| 287 | English (Standard) | Yuen, Janet Hoi Yee | 9 | St George Girls High School | Kogarah |
| 288 | English (Standard) | Nicholls, Emma Jean | 10 | Lucas Heights Community School | Barden Ridge |
| 289 | English (Standard) | Gaudioso, Joseph | 11 | St Aloysius College | Milsons Point |
| 290 | English (Standard) | Viset, Rachael | 11 | Chevalier College | Burradoo |
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| 291 | English (Standard) | Meyer, Montana | 13 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 292 | English (Standard) | Reddacliff, Courtney Jane | 14 | St Marys Senior High School | St Marys |
| 293 | English (Standard) | Naidu, Devek Dewandra | 15 | Cecil Hills High School | Cecil Hills |
| 294 | English (Standard) | Thomas, Natalie | 16 | Wenona School | North Sydney |
| 295 | English (Standard) | Williams, Rosheen | 17 | Tangara School for Girls | Cherrybrook |
| 296 | English (Standard) | Marchant, Tiffany Jane | 18 | St Marys Senior High School | St Marys |
| 297 | English (Standard) | Mazabow, Ashley | 19 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 298 | English (Standard) | Daoud, Wadad | 20 | Menai High School | Menai |
| 299 | English as a Second Language | Guo, Si Rui | 1 | St Marys Senior High School | St Marys |
| 300 | English as a Second Language | Woo, Crystal | 2 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
| 301 | English as a Second Language | Teh, Adranne Suk Mun | 3 | MLC School | Burwood |
| 302 | English as a Second Language | Lee, Se Kyung | 4 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
| 303 | English as a Second Language | Dai, Rui | 5 | Burwood Girls High School | Croydon |
| 304 | English as a Second Language | Park, Jae Hyun (Christina) | 6 | Killarney Heights High School | Killarney Heights |
| 305 | English as a Second Language | Hu, Zhengyang | 7 | Beverly Hills Girls High School | Beverly Hills |
| 306 | English as a Second Language | Purnama, Marcella | 8 | IPEKA Integrated Christian School | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| 307 | English as a Second Language | Wiguna, Nike Nindya Marietta | 9 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft |
| 308 | English as a Second Language | Camilet, Elline Ghess | 10 | Tempe High School | Tempe |
| 309 | English Extension 1 | Apolonio, Ephraim Bryant | 1 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |
| 310 | English Extension 1 | McPherson, Alexandra | 2 | Monte Sant Angelo Mercy College | North Sydney |
| 311 | English Extension 1 | Clottey, Klorkor Dzidula | 3 | St Mary Star of the Sea College | Wollongong |
| 312 | English Extension 1 | Arndt, Grace | 4 | Kambala | Rose Bay |
| 313 | English Extension 1 | Misra, Shibalik | 5 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 314 | English Extension 1 | Mihailidis, Anastasia | 6 | Kambala | Rose Bay |
| 315 | English Extension 1 | Meyerowitz, Rosie | 7 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 316 | English Extension 1 | Fan, Xiaoyu | 8 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |
| 317 | English Extension 1 | Batabyal, Pikli | 9 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 318 | English Extension 1 | Khong, Crista Jing Li | 10 | St Catherines School | Waverley |
| 319 | English Extension 2 | Wallis, Lawrence Edward | 1 | Blaxland High School | Blaxland |
| 320 | English Extension 2 | Calder, Alexander Thomas | 2 | Kinross Wolaroi School | Orange |
| 321 | English Extension 2 | Lesaguis, Darren | 3 | St Marys Cathedral College | Sydney |
| 322 | English Extension 2 | McKay, Daniel | 3 | The Scots School | Bathurst |
| 323 | English Extension 2 | George, Nina | 5 | Trinity Catholic College Lismore | East Lismore |
| 324 | English Extension 2 | Gian, Tasie | 6 | East Hills Girls Technology High School | Panania |
| 325 | English Extension 2 | Matthews, Timothy Philip | 7 | Caringbah High School | Caringbah |
| 326 | English Extension 2 | Langshaw, Thomas Robert | 8 | Caringbah High School | Caringbah |
| 327 | English Extension 2 | Morrison, Isaac Richard | 9 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney |
| 328 | English Extension 2 | Johnston, Emma | 10 | Ascham School | Edgecliff |
| 329 | Entertainment Industry Examination | Schmidt, Hayley | 1 | St Philips Christian College Newcastle | Waratah |
| 330 | Entertainment Industry Examination | Kenny, Eamonn John | 2 | Cronulla High School | Cronulla |
| 331 | Entertainment Industry Examination | Schmidt, Lauren | 3 | St Philips Christian College Newcastle | Waratah |
| 332 | Entertainment Industry Examination | Lambert, Emma Jade | 4 | Maitland Grossmann High School | East Maitland |
| 333 | Entertainment Industry Examination | Sutherland, Nasya | 5 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 334 | Filipino Continuers | Fernandez, Kenneth | 1 | Loyola Senior High School | Mount Druitt |
| 335 | Filipino Continuers | Labiano, Joyce Anne | 2 | Plumpton High School | Plumpton |
| 336 | Filipino Continuers | Austria, Charmaine | 3 | St Marys Senior High School | St Marys |
| 337 | Filipino Continuers | Montes, Vivienne Pearl | 4 | St Marys Senior High School | St Marys |
| 338 | Filipino Continuers | Guintu, Janelle | 5 | St Marys Senior High School | St Marys |
| 339 | Food Technology | Lee, Claudia | 1 | Tara Anglican School for Girls | North Parramatta |
| 340 | Food Technology | Reeves, Angela Jane | 2 | Dungog High School | Dungog |
| 341 | Food Technology | Hamill, Bianca | 3 | All Saints Catholic Senior College | Casula |
| 342 | Food Technology | Fiveash, Corrine | 4 | Georges River College Oatley Senior Campus | Oatley |
| 343 | Food Technology | Nour, Monica Marina | 5 | Nagle College | Blacktown |
| 344 | Food Technology | Hudson, Rebecca | 6 | Belmont Christian College | Belmont North |
| 345 | Food Technology | Drury, Sophie Christine | 7 | St John The Evangelist Catholic High School | Nowra |
| 346 | Food Technology | Zaccagnini, Louise Kay | 8 | St John The Evangelist Catholic High School | Nowra |
| 347 | Food Technology | Vaartjes, Samantha | 9 | Illawarra Christian School Cordeaux Campus | Cordeaux Heights |
| 348 | Food Technology | Stickley, Claire Amelia | 10 | Pennant Hills High School | Pennant Hills |
| 349 | French Beginners | Hayes, Sarah | 1 | Gosford High School | Gosford |
| 350 | French Beginners | Schlachter, Sophie | 2 | Gosford High School | Gosford |
| 351 | French Beginners | Lions, Adriana Elizabeth | 3 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow |
| 352 | French Beginners | Greenwood, Ellie | 4 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 353 | French Beginners | Wilson, Melanie | 5 | Gosford High School | Gosford |
| 354 | French Continuers | Kent, Eloise Antonia | 1 | Ascham School | Edgecliff |
| 355 | French Continuers | Cohn, Sarah | 2 | Ascham School | Edgecliff |
| 356 | French Continuers | Shun, Ciara | 3 | Santa Sabina College | Strathfield |
| 357 | French Continuers | Calder, Alexander Thomas | 4 | Kinross Wolaroi School | Orange |
| 358 | French Continuers | Nahm, Nicole Dahyun | 5 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 359 | French Extension | Saudan, Sophie Anne | 1 | Kambala | Rose Bay |
| 360 | French Extension | Lam, Victor | 2 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 361 | French Extension | Johnstone-Burt, Charlotte | 3 | Ravenswood School for Girls | Gordon |
| 362 | French Extension | Opdam, Jasmine Marie | 4 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest |
| 363 | French Extension | Hepburn, Laura Rita | 5 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 364 | General Mathematics | Patrick, Julia | 1 | Roseville College | Roseville |
| 365 | General Mathematics | Stokes, Martina | 1 | Monte Sant Angelo Mercy College | North Sydney |
| 366 | General Mathematics | Zeitoune, Amani | 1 | Sule College Prestons | Prestons |
| 367 | General Mathematics | Barr, Andrew Peter | 4 | St Patricks College Strathfield | Strathfield |
| 368 | General Mathematics | Comertpay, Nilay | 4 | Sule College Prestons | Prestons |
| 369 | General Mathematics | Doldissen, Hayley | 4 | Magdalene Catholic College | Narellan |
| 370 | General Mathematics | McGregor, Kristy Shannon | 4 | Camden High School | Camden |
| 371 | General Mathematics | McQuillan, Blake | 4 | Oxford Falls Grammar School | Oxford Falls |
| 372 | General Mathematics | Thomas, Heather Maria | 4 | Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus | Glebe |
| 373 | General Mathematics | Wheeler, Samuel Murray | 10 | St Andrews Cathedral School | Sydney |
| 374 | General Mathematics | Sims, Christina | 11 | Ravenswood School for Girls | Gordon |
| 375 | General Mathematics | Allworth, Charles Marcus | 12 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney |
| 376 | General Mathematics | Astle, Madeleine Kirsty | 12 | Toongabbie Christian College | Toongabbie |
| 377 | General Mathematics | Burnside, Mitchell Robert | 12 | Narooma High School | Narooma |
| 378 | General Mathematics | Dibella, Maree Kathryn | 12 | Maclean High School | Maclean |
| 379 | General Mathematics | Tenser, Alexander | 16 | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook |
| 380 | General Mathematics | Barzach, Hannah | 17 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst |
| 381 | General Mathematics | Coleman, Luke Adam | 17 | Chatswood High School | Chatswood |
| 382 | General Mathematics | Lenson, Ethan John | 17 | Erina High School | Erina |
| 383 | General Mathematics | Murphy, Kate | 17 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
| 384 | General Mathematics | Rysenbry, Elliot Christopher | 17 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Campus | Freshwater |
| 385 | Geography | Singh, Karan Bir | 1 | Normanhurst Boys High School | Normanhurst |
| 386 | Geography | Ronald, Timothy Hugh | 2 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney |
| 387 | Geography | Morrison, Isaac Richard | 3 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney |
| 388 | Geography | Guaran, Siobhan | 4 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
| 389 | Geography | Vera-Cruz, Miguel Eduardo | 5 | Fort Street High School | Petersham |
| 390 | Geography | Janakan, Yashvini | 6 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest |
| 391 | Geography | Mihailidis, Anastasia | 6 | Kambala | Rose Bay |
| 392 | Geography | Gibson, Alexander Calder | 8 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney |
| 393 | Geography | Nicholson, Kate Claire | 9 | St Pauls College | ? |
| 394 | Geography | Humphreys, Annika Lee Norberg | 10 | Fort Street High School | Petersham |
| 395 | Geography | Murphy, Kate | 10 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
| 396 | German Beginners | Frydman, Sarah-Jane | 1 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst |
| 397 | German Beginners | Kobayashi, Lisa | 2 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst |
| 398 | German Beginners | Tranter Wilson, Alice Irena | 3 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst |
| 399 | German Beginners | Cummins, Claudia Louise | 4 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 400 | German Beginners | Guo, Si Rui | 5 | St Marys Senior High School | St Marys |
| 401 | German Continuers | Mowat, Lucinda Isobel | 1 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby |
| 402 | German Continuers | Wang, Sarah | 2 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest |
| 403 | German Continuers | Burnell, Christina Anne | 3 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 404 | German Continuers | Kent, Eloise Antonia | 3 | Ascham School | Edgecliff |
| 405 | German Continuers | Lim, Audrey | 3 | Ascham School | Edgecliff |
| 406 | German Extension | Lim, Audrey | 1 | Ascham School | Edgecliff |
| 407 | German Extension | Kromer, Katja Lisanne | 2 | International Grammar School | Ultimo |
| 408 | German Extension | Auffermann, Clarissa Leonore Juliane | 3 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 409 | German Extension | Herzfeldt, Katharina | 4 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus | Manly Vale |
| 410 | German Extension | Muller, Jasmin Alexandra | 5 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 411 | Hindi Continuers | Maheshwari, Priya | 1 | Secondary College of Languages The Hills Sports Campus | Seven Hills |
| 412 | Hindi Continuers | Kembhavi, Swarali | 2 | Secondary College of Languages The Hills Sports Campus | Seven Hills |
| 413 | Hindi Continuers | Nehru, Virat | 3 | Secondary College of Languages The Hills Sports Campus | Seven Hills |
| 414 | Hindi Continuers | Ojha, Samridhi | 4 | Secondary College of Languages The Hills Sports Campus | Seven Hills |
| 415 | Hindi Continuers | Chhabra, Supriya | 5 | Secondary College of Languages The Hills Sports Campus | Seven Hills |
| 416 | Hindi Continuers | Sharma, Shreya | 5 | Secondary College of Languages The Hills Sports Campus | Seven Hills |
| 417 | History Extension | Healey-Nash, Caitlin | 1 | Chevalier College | Burradoo |
| 418 | History Extension | King, Olivia Margaret | 2 | St Columbas Catholic College | Springwood |
| 419 | History Extension | Fam, Peter | 3 | St Dominics College | Kingswood |
| 420 | History Extension | Block, Nicky | 4 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 421 | History Extension | Rubic, Matthew | 5 | St Aloysius College | Milsons Point |
| 422 | History Extension | Dickson, Katherine Louise | 6 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 423 | History Extension | Lentz, Stephanie Lee | 7 | Roseville College | Roseville |
| 424 | History Extension | Jolley, Frederick | 8 | St Aloysius College | Milsons Point |
| 425 | History Extension | Wallace, Andrew Michael | 9 | Normanhurst Boys High School | Normanhurst |
| 426 | History Extension | Spoelder, Dominique Erin | 10 | St Patricks College Sutherland | Sutherland |
| 427 | Hospitality Examination | Campbell, Ashleigh | 1 | Mount St Joseph Milperra | Milperra |
| 428 | Hospitality Examination | Garlick, Brendan Phillip | 1 | Winmalee High School | Winmalee |
| 429 | Hospitality Examination | Day, Sarah Louise | 3 | Loreto Normanhurst | Normanhurst |
| 430 | Hospitality Examination | McInerney, Hannah | 4 | Mater Dei Catholic College | Wagga Wagga |
| 431 | Hospitality Examination | Onorato, Alyssa Maree | 5 | St Patricks Marist College | Dundas |
| 432 | Hospitality Examination | Clarke, Jessica | 6 | Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College | Kensington |
| 433 | Hospitality Examination | Prentice, Sarah Kate | 7 | Ardlethan Central School | Ardlethan |
| 434 | Hospitality Examination | Rafferty, Sarah | 7 | St Philips Christian College Newcastle | Waratah |
| 435 | Hospitality Examination | Ing, Veronica | 9 | Westfields Sports High School | Fairfield West |
| 436 | Hospitality Examination | Minehan, Hannah Joanne | 9 | Hennessy Catholic College | Young |
| 437 | Hungarian Continuers | Belovai, Thomas | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Bankstown Girls Campus | Bankstown |
| 438 | Hungarian Continuers | Remai, Csaba | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Bankstown Girls Campus | Bankstown |
| 439 | Hungarian Continuers | Kantek, Sarah Rose | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Bankstown Girls Campus | Bankstown |
| 440 | Indonesian Background Speakers | Andriani, Ria | 1 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 441 | Indonesian Background Speakers | Sie, Brian Nathaniel | 2 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 442 | Indonesian Background Speakers | Gauw, Edward | 3 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 443 | Indonesian Background Speakers | Lay, Stephanie Amanda | 4 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 444 | Indonesian Beginners | Roberts, Samantha | 1 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
| 445 | Indonesian Beginners | Moran, Anna | 2 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
| 446 | Indonesian Beginners | Marcus, Jessica | 3 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 447 | Indonesian Beginners | Guirguis, Angela | 4 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
| 448 | Indonesian Beginners | Toor, Gurpreet Kaur | 5 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 449 | Indonesian Continuers | Willmann, Laura Alexandra | 1 | Macarthur Anglican School | Cobbitty |
| 450 | Indonesian Continuers | O'Brien, Ellen Marie | 2 | St John The Evangelist Catholic High School | Nowra |
Source: NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA).
Supplementary data from school publications.
Supplementary data from school publications.
Last Updated: 27 Jan 2021