This report shows the 2012 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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| 1 | Aboriginal Studies | Graham, Alexandra Rose | 1 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft |
| 2 | Aboriginal Studies | Lai, Lauren Rose | 2 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft |
| 3 | Aboriginal Studies | Tandon, Pooja | 3 | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook |
| 4 | Aboriginal Studies | Fuller, Elizabeth | 4 | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook |
| 5 | Aboriginal Studies | Tan, Cathy Wing Sze | 5 | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook |
| 6 | Accounting | Bishop, George | 1 | Sydney Institute Petersham College | Petersham |
| 7 | Accounting | Lai, Kenneth | 2 | Northern Sydney Institute Hornsby College | Hornsby |
| 8 | Accounting | Lin, Mandy | 2 | Northern Sydney Institute Hornsby College | Hornsby |
| 9 | Accounting | Zheng, Lynda Haiying | 2 | Northern Sydney Institute Hornsby College | Hornsby |
| 10 | Accounting | Willis-Craig, Jack | 5 | Sydney Institute Petersham College | Petersham |
| 11 | Agriculture | Tan, Christine | 1 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 12 | Agriculture | Luu, Veronica | 2 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield |
| 13 | Agriculture | Myors, Caitlin | 3 | Calrossy Anglican School | Tamworth |
| 14 | Agriculture | Wilkes-Walburn, Jackson | 4 | Ulladulla High School | Ulladulla |
| 15 | Agriculture | Zhou, Margaret Zhou | 5 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 16 | Agriculture | Southwell, Troy David | 6 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield |
| 17 | Agriculture | Mackenzie, Laura | 7 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 18 | Agriculture | Urutherakumar, Varshinee | 8 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 19 | Agriculture | Van, Cindy | 9 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield |
| 20 | Agriculture | Deng, Echo | 10 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 21 | Ancient History | Bell, Curtis Andrew | 1 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 22 | Ancient History | Staff, Michelle Claire | 2 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft |
| 23 | Ancient History | McCrum, Lucy | 3 | St Francis De Sales Regional College | Leeton |
| 24 | Ancient History | Rahman, Taseen | 4 | Normanhurst Boys High School | Normanhurst |
| 25 | Ancient History | Fan, Ting | 5 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 26 | Ancient History | Church, Matthew | 6 | Gilroy Catholic College | Castle Hill |
| 27 | Ancient History | Freeman, Charles John David | 7 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 28 | Ancient History | Stack, Chandla Rose | 8 | Coffs Harbour Senior College | Coffs Harbour |
| 29 | Ancient History | Joncourt, Vivienne Josephine | 9 | Byron Bay High School | Byron Bay |
| 30 | Ancient History | Delpiano, Elise Joy | 10 | Wade High School | Griffith |
| 31 | Ancient History | Walker, Talia | 10 | Cerdon College | Merrylands |
| 32 | Ancient History | Musgrave, Lauren | 12 | Lismore Diocese Online Education Unit | Lismore |
| 33 | Ancient History | Richards, Bethany | 12 | Turramurra High School | South Turramurra |
| 34 | Ancient History | Deck, Sarah | 14 | Tara Anglican School for Girls | North Parramatta |
| 35 | Ancient History | Ledden, Isabella | 15 | Kincoppal Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart | Vaucluse |
| 36 | Ancient History | Landro, Anthony | 16 | Freeman Catholic College | Bonnyrigg Heights |
| 37 | Ancient History | Gallagher, Anita Jiaqin | 17 | Randwick Girls High School | Randwick |
| 38 | Ancient History | Harriott, Nina | 18 | Ravenswood School for Girls | Gordon |
| 39 | Ancient History | Vale, Natascha | 19 | William Clarke College | Kellyville |
| 40 | Ancient History | Buddee, Mai Huong | 20 | Coffs Harbour Senior College | Coffs Harbour |
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| 41 | Arabic Continuers | El Zein, Yesser | 1 | Wiley Park Girls High School | Punchbowl |
| 42 | Arabic Continuers | Abbas, Sura | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Arthur Phillip Campus | Parramatta |
| 43 | Arabic Continuers | Gafour, Maryyam Jihad | 3 | Beverly Hills Girls High School | Beverly Hills |
| 44 | Arabic Continuers | Sabah, Shahd Thafer | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Boys Campus | Liverpool |
| 45 | Arabic Continuers | El Kholy, Gina Raouf Makram | 5 | Secondary College of Languages Arthur Phillip Campus | Parramatta |
| 46 | Arabic Extension | El Zein, Yesser | 1 | Wiley Park Girls High School | Punchbowl |
| 47 | Arabic Extension | Lewis, Salome | 2 | Wiley Park Girls High School | Punchbowl |
| 48 | Arabic Extension | El Kholy, Gina Raouf Makram | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Arthur Phillip Campus | Parramatta |
| 49 | Arabic Extension | Musailem, Mayasah | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Birrong Girls Campus | Birrong |
| 50 | Arabic Extension | Sabah, Shahd Thafer | 5 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Boys Campus | Liverpool |
| 51 | Armenian Continuers | Sariyan, Shoushan | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 52 | Armenian Continuers | Sahakian, Aarev | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 53 | Armenian Continuers | Shokayan, Nanor | 3 | Galstaun College | Ingleside |
| 54 | Armenian Continuers | Boghosian, Tina | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 55 | Automotive Examination | Miller, Matthew Shane | 1 | Northern Sydney Institute Hornsby College | Hornsby |
| 56 | Automotive Examination | Case, Alexander James | 2 | Northern Sydney Institute Northern Beaches Campus | Brookvale |
| 57 | Automotive Examination | Ward, Declan McMahon | 3 | North Coast Institute Kempsey Campus | West Kempsey |
| 58 | Automotive Examination | Watson, Cameron Graham | 4 | Riverina Institute Wagga Wagga Campus | Wagga Wagga |
| 59 | Automotive Examination | Bazouni, Anthony | 5 | Our Lady of Lebanon College | Harris Park |
| 60 | Biology | Mason, Timothy Declan | 1 | Barker College | Hornsby |
| 61 | Biology | Xu, Jane Jingjie | 2 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 62 | Biology | Burleigh, Elissa Katherine | 3 | Willoughby Girls High School | Willoughby |
| 63 | Biology | Yeung, Serena Joy Ning Yee | 4 | Caringbah High School | Caringbah |
| 64 | Biology | She, Shelley | 5 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 65 | Biology | Bromiley, Georgia | 6 | St Andrews Cathedral School | Sydney |
| 66 | Biology | Hickson, Mitchell Miller | 6 | MacKillop College Port Macquarie | Port Macquarie |
| 67 | Biology | Needham, Elise Johanna | 8 | Barker College | Hornsby |
| 68 | Biology | Ball, Nicola Mary Catherine | 9 | Kinross Wolaroi School | Orange |
| 69 | Biology | Hume, Jessica | 10 | Santa Sabina College | Strathfield |
| 70 | Biology | Mugford, Hannah Margaret | 11 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 71 | Biology | Stoddart, Carmen Rose | 12 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl |
| 72 | Biology | Leung, Viviena | 13 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 73 | Biology | Chew, Cher-May | 14 | Roseville College | Roseville |
| 74 | Biology | Lee, Maisie Shun Pai | 15 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest |
| 75 | Biology | Jegathees, Thuvarahan | 16 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 76 | Biology | Brooder, Hannah Rose | 17 | The Scots School Albury | Albury |
| 77 | Biology | Gu, Bonita Jingzhi | 17 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 78 | Biology | Chen, Kerry Lei | 19 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 79 | Biology | Chen, Jacqueline | 20 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby |
| 80 | Biology | Southi, Natalie | 20 | Ravenswood School for Girls | Gordon |
| 81 | Business Services Examination | Gill, Scott William | 1 | Yanco Agricultural High School | Yanco |
| 82 | Business Services Examination | Yu, Lik Wong | 1 | Blakehurst High School | Blakehurst |
| 83 | Business Services Examination | Chryssovelonis, Nektaria | 3 | Mount St Joseph Milperra | Milperra |
| 84 | Business Services Examination | Djerke, Fransesca | 3 | Emmaus Catholic College | Kemps Creek |
| 85 | Business Services Examination | Healion, Daniel | 5 | De La Salle Catholic College Cronulla | Cronulla |
| 86 | Business Services Examination | Mo, Yuji | 6 | Canterbury Girls High School | Canterbury |
| 87 | Business Services Examination | Dietrich, Alice Charlotte | 7 | Meadowbank Education Trust School | Sydney Olympic Park |
| 88 | Business Services Examination | Spiller-James, Madison | 7 | Cerdon College | Merrylands |
| 89 | Business Services Examination | Cooper, Vanessa | 9 | Northern Sydney Institute Hornsby College | Hornsby |
| 90 | Business Services Examination | Dietrich, Thomas Charles | 9 | Meadowbank Education Trust School | Sydney Olympic Park |
| 91 | Business Services Examination | Elyassih, Abir | 9 | St Marys Senior High School | St Marys |
| 92 | Business Services Examination | Gilford, Amy Elizabeth | 9 | St Marys Senior High School | St Marys |
| 93 | Business Services Examination | Kalamvokis, Natalie | 9 | Mount St Joseph Milperra | Milperra |
| 94 | Business Services Examination | Long, Brittany Lee | 9 | Singleton High School | Singleton |
| 95 | Business Services Examination | Pupualii, Pearl | 9 | Loyola Senior High School | Mount Druitt |
| 96 | Business Studies | Liu, Nicole | 1 | Ryde Secondary College | Ryde |
| 97 | Business Studies | Huynh, Andrew | 2 | Patrician Brothers College Fairfield | Fairfield |
| 98 | Business Studies | Ferrarin, Lauren Rose | 3 | Queenwood School for Girls | Mosman |
| 99 | Business Studies | Mankad, Megh | 4 | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook |
| 100 | Business Studies | Tafft, Jessica Lauren | 5 | Barker College | Hornsby |
| 101 | Business Studies | Foo, Kai Shen Isaac | 6 | Normanhurst Boys High School | Normanhurst |
| 102 | Business Studies | Nagra, Jaspreet | 7 | St John Paul College | Coffs Harbour |
| 103 | Business Studies | Leung, Emily Yi Lam | 8 | Ravenswood School for Girls | Gordon |
| 104 | Business Studies | Kankarla, Nikhil | 9 | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook |
| 105 | Business Studies | Sokol, Daniel | 10 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 106 | Business Studies | Cox, Madeline Irene | 11 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst |
| 107 | Business Studies | Bukovinsky, Jak | 12 | The Kings School | North Parramatta |
| 108 | Business Studies | Fang, Edward | 13 | Epping Boys High School | Eastwood |
| 109 | Business Studies | Cato, Christopher Anthony | 14 | De La Salle College Revesby Heights | Revesby Heights |
| 110 | Business Studies | Mahapatra, Mira | 14 | St George Girls High School | Kogarah |
| 111 | Business Studies | Skulley, Fredrik James Gernot | 16 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney |
| 112 | Business Studies | Su, Tim | 17 | Ryde Secondary College | Ryde |
| 113 | Business Studies | Liu, Anqi | 18 | Ravenswood School for Girls | Gordon |
| 114 | Business Studies | Granger, Daniel William | 19 | Mulwaree High School | Goulburn |
| 115 | Business Studies | Bakaric, Chelsi Taylor | 20 | Kambala | Rose Bay |
| 116 | Chemistry | Ma, Jason Cheuk Ting | 1 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 117 | Chemistry | Jegathees, Thuvarahan | 2 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 118 | Chemistry | Ghali, Mark | 3 | Sydney Technical High School | Bexley |
| 119 | Chemistry | Phan, Steven | 4 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 120 | Chemistry | She, Shelley | 5 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 121 | Chemistry | Qian, Sue | 6 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 122 | Chemistry | Harman, Arin | 7 | Fort Street High School | Petersham |
| 123 | Chemistry | Khou, Victor | 8 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 124 | Chemistry | Paredes, Steven Ronald | 9 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 125 | Chemistry | Yiu, Adrian Chun Ho | 10 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 126 | Chemistry | Tam, Gavin Yue Hin | 11 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 127 | Chemistry | Lin, Beryl | 12 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 128 | Chemistry | Liang, Gary | 13 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |
| 129 | Chemistry | Le, Damien | 14 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 130 | Chemistry | Cai, Shirley | 15 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 131 | Chemistry | Lau, Kenny Ghin Sie | 16 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |
| 132 | Chemistry | Hong, Sun Song | 17 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 133 | Chemistry | Huang, Johnny | 18 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 134 | Chemistry | Zhai, Rong | 18 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 135 | Chemistry | Webster, Paul Thomas | 20 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl |
| 136 | Chinese Background Speakers | Wang, Ye (Edison) | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Strathfield Girls Campus | Strathfield |
| 137 | Chinese Background Speakers | He, Muyao | 2 | Kingsgrove High School | Kingsgrove |
| 138 | Chinese Background Speakers | Dai, Dan | 3 | Mosman High School | Mosman |
| 139 | Chinese Background Speakers | Wu, Yue | 4 | Willoughby Girls High School | Willoughby |
| 140 | Chinese Background Speakers | Xue, Wencong (Jasmine) | 4 | Secondary College of Languages The Hills Sports Campus | Seven Hills |
| 141 | Chinese Beginners | Leong, Gwen Taine | 1 | Tempe High School | Tempe |
| 142 | Chinese Beginners | Wu, Ava | 2 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 143 | Chinese Beginners | Arnon, Jasmine Hikari | 3 | Southern Cross School of Distance Education | East Ballina |
| 144 | Chinese Beginners | Chen, Shirley | 4 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 145 | Chinese Beginners | Panagiotou, Andriana-Mei | 5 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 146 | Chinese Continuers | Kelly, Kevin | 1 | Canberra Grammar School | Red Hill, ACT |
| 147 | Chinese Continuers | White, Eoin Andrew | 1 | Canberra Grammar School | Red Hill, ACT |
| 148 | Chinese Continuers | Saw, Mercy | 3 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 149 | Chinese Continuers | Ellingham, Jeremy Toohey | 4 | Canberra Grammar School | Red Hill, ACT |
| 150 | Chinese Continuers | Su, Kent | 5 | Trinity Grammar School | Summer Hill |
| 151 | Chinese Extension | Saw, Mercy | 1 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 152 | Chinese Extension | Godlewski, Seth William | 2 | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove |
| 153 | Chinese Extension | Chan, Nicholas Qing | 3 | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove |
| 154 | Chinese Extension | Barnes, Andrew Austin Bowerman | 4 | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove |
| 155 | Chinese Extension | White, Eoin Andrew | 5 | Canberra Grammar School | Red Hill, ACT |
| 156 | Classical Greek Continuers | Chiam, Christopher James | 1 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |
| 157 | Classical Greek Continuers | Wang, Lisa | 2 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 158 | Classical Greek Continuers | Knapman, Grant Keith | 3 | Trinity Grammar School | Summer Hill |
| 159 | Classical Greek Continuers | Zhou, Nicole | 4 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 160 | Classical Greek Continuers | Kutsal, Selin | 5 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 161 | Classical Greek Extension | Knapman, Grant Keith | 1 | Trinity Grammar School | Summer Hill |
| 162 | Classical Greek Extension | Kutsal, Selin | 2 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 163 | Classical Greek Extension | Wang, Lisa | 3 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 164 | Classical Greek Extension | Garman, Liam Hugh | 4 | Trinity Grammar School | Summer Hill |
| 165 | Classical Greek Extension | Zhou, Nicole | 5 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 166 | Classical Hebrew Continuers | Charak, Sarah | 1 | Kesser Torah College | Dover Heights |
| 167 | Classical Hebrew Continuers | Perlow, Rivky | 2 | Kesser Torah College | Dover Heights |
| 168 | Classical Hebrew Continuers | Lawrence, Shira | 3 | Kesser Torah College | Dover Heights |
| 169 | Classical Hebrew Continuers | Wolff, Zachary | 4 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 170 | Classical Hebrew Continuers | Satill, Lauren | 5 | Masada College | St Ives |
| 171 | Classical Hebrew Extension | Charak, Sarah | 1 | Kesser Torah College | Dover Heights |
| 172 | Classical Hebrew Extension | Wolff, Zachary | 2 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 173 | Classical Hebrew Extension | Perlow, Rivky | 3 | Kesser Torah College | Dover Heights |
| 174 | Classical Hebrew Extension | Lawrence, Shira | 4 | Kesser Torah College | Dover Heights |
| 175 | Classical Hebrew Extension | Nurick, Jennifer | 5 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 176 | Community and Family Studies | Eltakchi, Sarah-Jane | 1 | Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta | Parramatta |
| 177 | Community and Family Studies | Pound, Olivia Ann | 2 | The Jannali High School | Jannali |
| 178 | Community and Family Studies | Ramos, Milarose | 3 | Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta | Parramatta |
| 179 | Community and Family Studies | Lindsay, Emma Kate | 4 | Kotara High School | Adamstown |
| 180 | Community and Family Studies | Harrang, Emma | 5 | St Patricks College Sutherland | Sutherland |
| 181 | Community and Family Studies | Caltabiano, Bianca | 6 | Mount St Joseph Milperra | Milperra |
| 182 | Community and Family Studies | Briscoe, Annabel | 7 | St Patricks College Sutherland | Sutherland |
| 183 | Community and Family Studies | MacDonald, Emily | 8 | St John Paul College | Coffs Harbour |
| 184 | Community and Family Studies | Azar, Emily Anne | 9 | Wagga Wagga High School | Wagga Wagga |
| 185 | Community and Family Studies | Jackson, Taylor Loree | 9 | Glendale Technology High School | Glendale |
| 186 | Construction Examination | Bowen, Zachary | 1 | St John Bosco College | Engadine |
| 187 | Croatian Continuers | Ljilja, Demi | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Boys Campus | Liverpool |
| 188 | Croatian Continuers | Papo, Lucija | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Arthur Phillip Campus | Parramatta |
| 189 | Croatian Continuers | Ozakovic, Kathy | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Kogarah Campus | Kogarah |
| 190 | Croatian Continuers | Vrljic, Marko | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Arthur Phillip Campus | Parramatta |
| 191 | Croatian Continuers | Tomasi, Ana-Marija | 5 | Secondary College of Languages Strathfield Girls Campus | Strathfield |
| 192 | Dance | Ralph, Catrina Louise | 1 | Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts | Fairy Meadow |
| 193 | Dance | Richmond, Kristina | 2 | Menai High School | Menai |
| 194 | Dance | Carli, Michelle Ann | 3 | Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts | Fairy Meadow |
| 195 | Dance | Beattie, Kate | 4 | Outside Tutor | N/A |
| 196 | Dance | Dixon, Teagan | 4 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus | Manly Vale |
| 197 | Design and Technology | Harrison, Eliza Joy | 1 | Barker College | Hornsby |
| 198 | Design and Technology | Gowan, David Keith | 2 | Port Hacking High School | Miranda |
| 199 | Design and Technology | Kopsaris, Katherine | 3 | St Euphemia College | Bankstown |
| 200 | Design and Technology | Fenech, Paul | 4 | De La Salle Catholic College Cronulla | Cronulla |
Source: NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA).
Supplementary data from school publications.
Supplementary data from school publications.
Last Updated: 14 Jan 2022