This report shows the 2017 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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| 601 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Cooper, Sophia Rose | 10 | Loreto Kirribilli | Kirribilli |
| 602 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Ellison, Brad | 10 | MacKillop College Port Macquarie | Port Macquarie |
| 603 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Hassan, Mahmoud | 10 | Al-Faisal College | Auburn |
| 604 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Lang, Zhe (Ryan) | 10 | Epping Boys High School | Eastwood |
| 605 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Levy, Jared | 10 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 606 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Luk, Stanley Chi Sang | 1 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney |
| 607 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Shivakumaarun, Kieran | 2 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |
| 608 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Zhang, Kimble Jingbao | 2 | The Kings School | North Parramatta |
| 609 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Fonseka, Rannulu Dineth | 4 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 610 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Wang, Leiao | 5 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 611 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Wan, Jason Shi Jie | 6 | The Kings School | North Parramatta |
| 612 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Song, Amy | 7 | MLC School | Burwood |
| 613 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Foo, Zofia Sik Tai | 8 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest |
| 614 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Lin, Anthony | 8 | Carlingford High School | Carlingford |
| 615 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Tapaswi, Nishka | 8 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby |
| 616 | Mathematics General 2 | Klein, Isobel Ruby | 1 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl |
| 617 | Mathematics General 2 | Schreuder, Kirsten Grace | 1 | Barker College | Hornsby |
| 618 | Mathematics General 2 | Weston, George | 1 | Cranbrook School | Bellevue Hill |
| 619 | Mathematics General 2 | Konzen, Caitlin | 4 | Wollondilly Anglican College | Tahmoor |
| 620 | Mathematics General 2 | Mann, Ruby | 4 | Ascham School | Edgecliff |
| 621 | Mathematics General 2 | Mason, Benjamin Charles Leonard | 4 | Marist College Kogarah | Bexley |
| 622 | Mathematics General 2 | Scott, Matthew John | 4 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 623 | Mathematics General 2 | Tolomeo, Lachlan Oscar | 4 | St Francis Xaviers College | Hamilton |
| 624 | Mathematics General 2 | Vella, Krystelle Kiara A | 4 | Bede Polding College | South Windsor |
| 625 | Mathematics General 2 | Wilson, Xavier | 4 | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove |
| 626 | Mathematics General 2 | Loveday, Cailyn Ivy | 11 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield |
| 627 | Mathematics General 2 | Baldwin, Alyssa | 12 | Good Samaritan Catholic College | Hinchinbrook |
| 628 | Mathematics General 2 | Hession, Joel | 13 | Georges River Grammar | Georges Hall |
| 629 | Mathematics General 2 | Rapley, Matthew Steven | 13 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 630 | Mathematics General 2 | Do, Minh Hieu | 15 | Georges River Grammar | Georges Hall |
| 631 | Mathematics General 2 | Alcantara, Nathanael | 16 | Macquarie Fields High School | Macquarie Fields |
| 632 | Mathematics General 2 | Bollas, Chloe | 16 | Georges River College Oatley Senior Campus | Oatley |
| 633 | Mathematics General 2 | Caruana, Matthew | 16 | Gilroy Catholic College | Castle Hill |
| 634 | Mathematics General 2 | Dirks, Bridgette Maree | 16 | William Clarke College | Kellyville |
| 635 | Mathematics General 2 | Donald, Jonty | 16 | Belmont Christian College | Belmont North |
| 636 | Mathematics General 2 | Gratsounas, Chloe Rebekah | 16 | Caringbah High School | Caringbah |
| 637 | Mathematics General 2 | Hilton, Sarah | 16 | St Josephs Catholic High School | Albion Park |
| 638 | Mathematics General 2 | Kirsten, Aneesah Safiyya | 16 | Alpha Omega Senior College | Auburn |
| 639 | Mathematics General 2 | Lowenstein, Eva | 16 | St Catherines School | Waverley |
| 640 | Mathematics General 2 | Nehme, Naomi | 16 | St Ursulas College | Kingsgrove |
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| 641 | Mathematics General 2 | O'Brien, Matthew | 16 | St Pauls Catholic College Manly | Manly |
| 642 | Mathematics General 2 | Pugh, Harvey Laurence | 16 | Meadowbank Education Trust School | Sydney Olympic Park |
| 643 | Mathematics General 2 | Sucker-Walton, Jessie | 16 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow |
| 644 | Mathematics General 2 | Tang, Alice | 16 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst |
| 645 | Mathematics General 2 | Tropea, Alfio | 16 | Clancy Catholic College | West Hoxton |
| 646 | Mathematics General 2 | Wilkins, Abbey Rose | 16 | Model Farms High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 647 | Mathematics General 2 | Yeung, Pu En | 16 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby |
| 648 | Metal and Engineering Examination | Dukes, Timothy James | 1 | Western Institute Forbes Campus | Forbes |
| 649 | Modern Greek Beginners | Giakoumatos, George | 1 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 650 | Modern Greek Beginners | Michael, Harrison | 2 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 651 | Modern Greek Beginners | Calfas, James Alexander | 3 | Newington College | Stanmore |
| 652 | Modern Greek Beginners | Tsokos, Cassandra | 4 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 653 | Modern Greek Beginners | Pritt, Joanna | 5 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 654 | Modern Greek Continuers | Theodore, Irene | 1 | Blakehurst High School | Blakehurst |
| 655 | Modern Greek Continuers | Vardakis-Vertzayias, Athanasia-Ellada | 1 | Secondary College of Languages St George Campus | Kogarah |
| 656 | Modern Greek Continuers | Symani, Afroditi | 3 | Secondary College of Languages St George Campus | Kogarah |
| 657 | Modern Greek Continuers | Fountotos, Panagiotis (Peter) | 4 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 658 | Modern Greek Continuers | Psaras, Margarita | 4 | St Spyridon College Senior School | Maroubra |
| 659 | Modern Greek Extension | Karantzias, Constantinos | 1 | All Saints Greek Orthodox Grammar School | Belmore |
| 660 | Modern Greek Extension | Binos, Christos | 2 | All Saints Greek Orthodox Grammar School | Belmore |
| 661 | Modern Greek Extension | Symani, Afroditi | 3 | Secondary College of Languages St George Campus | Kogarah |
| 662 | Modern Greek Extension | Klitorakis, Sofiana | 4 | Secondary College of Languages St George Campus | Kogarah |
| 663 | Modern Greek Extension | Theodore, Irene | 5 | Blakehurst High School | Blakehurst |
| 664 | Modern Hebrew Continuers | Biton, Shani | 1 | Kesser Torah College | Dover Heights |
| 665 | Modern Hebrew Continuers | Yehuda, Shiri | 2 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 666 | Modern Hebrew Continuers | Levy, Adam | 3 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 667 | Modern Hebrew Continuers | Smith, Mimi | 4 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 668 | Modern Hebrew Continuers | Yogev, Ronnie | 5 | Reddam House Bondi Campus | North Bondi |
| 669 | Modern History | Esber, Yamema | 1 | Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta | Parramatta |
| 670 | Modern History | Preketes-Tardiani, Renee Ellen | 2 | Crestwood High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 671 | Modern History | Biggins, Imogen | 3 | Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus | Glebe |
| 672 | Modern History | Pang, Jenny | 3 | Meriden School | Strathfield |
| 673 | Modern History | Saunders, Christian | 5 | Cranbrook School | Bellevue Hill |
| 674 | Modern History | Fine, Charlie Andrew | 6 | Cranbrook School | Bellevue Hill |
| 675 | Modern History | Lee, Jefferson | 7 | Fort Street High School | Petersham |
| 676 | Modern History | Harris, Skyla Annabelle Kate | 8 | Frensham School | Mittagong |
| 677 | Modern History | Hines, Benjamin James | 9 | The Kings School | North Parramatta |
| 678 | Modern History | Lockley, Angelina Caillie | 10 | Kambala | Rose Bay |
| 679 | Modern History | Chua, William | 11 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 680 | Modern History | Carpenter, Anna | 12 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow |
| 681 | Modern History | Lang, Jonathan Andrew Clifford | 13 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 682 | Modern History | Ainsworth-Grace, Cassidy | 14 | Ascham School | Edgecliff |
| 683 | Modern History | Lamens, Thomas | 15 | Cranbrook School | Bellevue Hill |
| 684 | Modern History | Lee, Millicent | 16 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 685 | Modern History | Wu, Michael | 17 | The Kings School | North Parramatta |
| 686 | Modern History | Cheng, Katherine | 18 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 687 | Modern History | Reddick, Anne Mae | 19 | Kincoppal Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart | Vaucluse |
| 688 | Modern History | Gardiner, Dylan | 20 | Cranbrook School | Bellevue Hill |
| 689 | Music 1 | Spreitzer, Hannah-Grace | 1 | Wagga Wagga Christian College | Wagga Wagga |
| 690 | Music 1 | Slabber, Liam | 2 | Cranbrook School | Bellevue Hill |
| 691 | Music 1 | Liepa, Rebekah | 3 | Penrith Anglican College | Orchard Hills |
| 692 | Music 1 | Ng, Jordan | 3 | The Scots College | Bellevue Hill |
| 693 | Music 1 | Ye, Haolin | 3 | Danebank An Anglican School for Girls | Hurstville |
| 694 | Music 1 | Douglas, Caitlin | 6 | Moruya High School | Moruya |
| 695 | Music 1 | Cosier, Georgia | 7 | Thomas Hassall Anglican College | Middleton Grange |
| 696 | Music 1 | McCue, Oliver Emanuel | 7 | Rose Bay Secondary College | Dover Heights |
| 697 | Music 1 | Hou, Jingfei | 9 | Brigidine College Randwick | Randwick |
| 698 | Music 1 | Cahill, Natasha | 10 | Brigidine College Randwick | Randwick |
| 699 | Music 2 | Li, Ziyuan | 1 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 700 | Music 2 | Tam, Tsz Yan Stephanie | 1 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 701 | Music 2 | Borrer, Blaise Carre | 3 | Bellingen High School | Bellingen |
| 702 | Music 2 | Hallworth, Thomas | 4 | Trinity Grammar School | Summer Hill |
| 703 | Music 2 | Davis, Meagan Emily | 5 | Bellingen High School | Bellingen |
| 704 | Music Extension | Li, Ziyuan | 1 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 705 | Music Extension | Tam, Tsz Yan Stephanie | 1 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 706 | Music Extension | Borrer, Blaise Carre | 3 | Bellingen High School | Bellingen |
| 707 | Music Extension | Hao, Robert | 4 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 708 | Music Extension | Kaushik, Nakul | 5 | Trinity Grammar School | Summer Hill |
| 709 | Persian Background Speakers | Ghasemi, Masih | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Arthur Phillip Campus | Parramatta |
| 710 | Persian Background Speakers | Hatami, Fatemeh | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Arthur Phillip Campus | Parramatta |
| 711 | Persian Background Speakers | Bandi Amirabad, Bashir | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Arthur Phillip Campus | Parramatta |
| 712 | Persian Background Speakers | Hosseini, Seyedarash | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Arthur Phillip Campus | Parramatta |
| 713 | Persian Background Speakers | Afshari, Tina | 5 | Secondary College of Languages Arthur Phillip Campus | Parramatta |
| 714 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Playford, Sarah | 1 | Loreto Normanhurst | Normanhurst |
| 715 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Chang, Vanessa | 2 | Broughton Anglican College | Menangle Park |
| 716 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Raftopoulos, Catherine | 2 | Cerdon College | Merrylands |
| 717 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Wagland, Ellie | 4 | Tomaree High School | Salamander Bay |
| 718 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Da Silva, Lucy | 5 | Port Hacking High School | Miranda |
| 719 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Wallace, Allirah | 6 | Xavier Catholic College Ballina | Skennars Head |
| 720 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Sussman, Lauren | 7 | Emanuel School | Randwick |
| 721 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Bisset, Ned | 8 | Epping Boys High School | Eastwood |
| 722 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Folkard, Charlotte | 9 | Mount St Benedict College | Pennant Hills |
| 723 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Sharp, Tijana Jade | 10 | Caringbah High School | Caringbah |
| 724 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Arraj, Phoebe | 11 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
| 725 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Chippendale, Poppy Sue | 11 | Orange High School | Orange |
| 726 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Saleme, Rebecca | 11 | Mount St Joseph Milperra | Milperra |
| 727 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Thompson, Kain | 11 | Pittwater High School | Mona Vale |
| 728 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Kirsten, Aneesah Safiyya | 15 | Alpha Omega Senior College | Auburn |
| 729 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Eichmann, Sophie Jean | 16 | Bishop Druitt College | Coffs Harbour |
| 730 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Todd, Stephen James | 17 | Epping Boys High School | Eastwood |
| 731 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Lewis, Emily | 18 | Marist Sisters College Woolwich | Woolwich |
| 732 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Nicholl, Thomas James | 19 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 733 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Krois, Natasha | 20 | Aquinas College | Menai |
| 734 | Physics | Shivakumaarun, Kieran | 1 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |
| 735 | Physics | Guirguis, Timothy | 2 | St Mary and St Minas Coptic Orthodox College | Rockdale |
| 736 | Physics | Falkenmire, Eliza | 3 | Calrossy Anglican School | Tamworth |
| 737 | Physics | Li, Xiucheng | 3 | St Catherines School | Waverley |
| 738 | Physics | Gong, Richard | 5 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 739 | Physics | Zhang, Kimble Jingbao | 6 | The Kings School | North Parramatta |
| 740 | Physics | Charls, Dawnlicity | 7 | Fort Street High School | Petersham |
| 741 | Physics | Canete, Christian Paolo | 8 | St Andrews College Senior Campus | Marayong |
| 742 | Physics | Pinney, Griffin Dale | 8 | Temora High School | Temora |
| 743 | Physics | Guo, Allen Ao | 10 | The Kings School | North Parramatta |
| 744 | Physics | Zhang, Leon | 10 | Killara High School | Killara |
| 745 | Polish Continuers | Krzywanska, Agata | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Ashfield Boys Campus | Ashfield |
| 746 | Polish Continuers | Skrzypka, Jeremy Adam | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Ashfield Boys Campus | Ashfield |
| 747 | Polish Continuers | Leja, Oskar | 3 | Outside Tutor | N/A |
| 748 | Polish Continuers | Baran, Zuzanna | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Ashfield Boys Campus | Ashfield |
| 749 | Polish Continuers | Kozik, Hanna | 5 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 750 | Portuguese Continuers | Da Fonseca Reis, Vania | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Dulwich Campus | Dulwich Hill |
| 751 | Portuguese Continuers | Soares Rosalino, Maria | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Dulwich Campus | Dulwich Hill |
| 752 | Portuguese Continuers | da Silva, Gabrielle | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Dulwich Campus | Dulwich Hill |
| 753 | Portuguese Continuers | Cochrane, Jasmin | 4 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 754 | Portuguese Continuers | Mazza Policastro, Rafael | 5 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 755 | Primary Industries Examination | Blyton, Emily Rose | 1 | Monaro High School | Cooma North |
| 756 | Primary Industries Examination | Mitchell, Bonnie | 2 | Calrossy Anglican School | Tamworth |
| 757 | Primary Industries Examination | White, Lachlan James | 3 | Scone High School | Scone |
| 758 | Primary Industries Examination | Walker, Chelsea | 4 | Calrossy Anglican School | Tamworth |
| 759 | Primary Industries Examination | Quirk, Bernadette | 5 | Moree Secondary College Albert St Campus | Moree |
| 760 | Punjabi Continuers | Sunner, Harmandeep Singh | 1 | Secondary College of Languages The Hills Sports Campus | Seven Hills |
| 761 | Punjabi Continuers | Kaur, Avreet | 2 | Secondary College of Languages The Hills Sports Campus | Seven Hills |
| 762 | Punjabi Continuers | Kahlon, Ravleen Kaur | 3 | Secondary College of Languages The Hills Sports Campus | Seven Hills |
| 763 | Retail Services Examination | Gecso, Katya | 1 | Xavier Catholic College Ballina | Skennars Head |
| 764 | Retail Services Examination | Byrnes, Marc Luke | 2 | Woolgoolga High School | Woolgoolga |
| 765 | Russian Continuers | Dmitrieva, Sofia | 1 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 766 | Russian Continuers | Tatarin, Maria Alexandra | 2 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 767 | Russian Continuers | Fedorova, Naryiaana | 3 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 768 | Russian Continuers | Lobanova, Anna | 3 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 769 | Russian Continuers | Solyanik, Daria | 5 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 770 | Senior Science | Sebastian, Samuel Chiriyankandath | 1 | Normanhurst Boys High School | Normanhurst |
| 771 | Senior Science | Wallis, Francesca | 2 | Sydney Distance Education High School | Woolloomooloo |
| 772 | Senior Science | Gay, Charles Phillip | 3 | Hennessy Catholic College | Young |
| 773 | Senior Science | Burge, Ashleigh | 4 | Roseville College | Roseville |
| 774 | Senior Science | Traini, Katerina | 5 | Loreto Normanhurst | Normanhurst |
| 775 | Senior Science | Huang, Liying | 6 | Kingsgrove High School | Kingsgrove |
| 776 | Senior Science | Habib, Naleesha | 7 | Smiths Hill High School | Wollongong |
| 777 | Senior Science | Hayes, Amelia | 7 | Roseville College | Roseville |
| 778 | Senior Science | Kishnani, Geetika | 9 | Girraween High School | Girraween |
| 779 | Senior Science | De Silva, Kenneth Alexander | 10 | Normanhurst Boys High School | Normanhurst |
| 780 | Serbian Continuers | Pechanats, Nikola | 1 | St Spyridon College Senior School | Maroubra |
| 781 | Serbian Continuers | Skrceski, Natasa | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Girls Campus | Liverpool |
| 782 | Serbian Continuers | Djurdjevic, Igor | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Dulwich Campus | Dulwich Hill |
| 783 | Serbian Continuers | Trazivuk, Vuk | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Girls Campus | Liverpool |
| 784 | Serbian Continuers | Suvailo, Nikolina | 5 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Girls Campus | Liverpool |
| 785 | Society and Culture | Demirbag, Ronahi | 1 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl |
| 786 | Society and Culture | Tram, Alexis Jade | 2 | Elizabeth Macarthur High School | Narellan |
| 787 | Society and Culture | Preketes-Tardiani, Renee Ellen | 3 | Crestwood High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 788 | Society and Culture | Sikes-Gerogiannis, Eva | 4 | Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus | Glebe |
| 789 | Society and Culture | Osman, Neilab | 5 | Riverside Girls High School | Gladesville |
| 790 | Society and Culture | Yim, Jenna Sihyun | 5 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby |
| 791 | Society and Culture | Patterson, Jessica | 7 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl |
| 792 | Society and Culture | Martin, Annie | 8 | Willoughby Girls High School | Willoughby |
| 793 | Society and Culture | Yadav, Rizina | 9 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow |
| 794 | Society and Culture | Nielsen, Sasha | 10 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl |
| 795 | Software Design and Development | Gao, Serena | 1 | Smiths Hill High School | Wollongong |
| 796 | Software Design and Development | Teng, Chelsy | 2 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 797 | Software Design and Development | Hunt, Aidan | 3 | Chatswood High School | Chatswood |
| 798 | Software Design and Development | Lane, Charlton | 4 | Oxley High School | North Tamworth |
| 799 | Software Design and Development | Li, Kevin Jing Han | 5 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 800 | Software Design and Development | Russell, Trent | 6 | Kinross Wolaroi School | Orange |
Source: NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA).
Supplementary data from school publications.
Supplementary data from school publications.
Last Updated: 14 Feb 2023