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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| 1 | Indonesian and Literature | Aberima, Fiona | 3 | IPEKA Integrated Christian School | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| 2 | Business Services Examination | Adams, Sarah | 8 | Canley Vale High School | Canley Vale |
| 3 | Persian Background Speakers | Afshari, Tina | 5 | Secondary College of Languages Arthur Phillip Campus | Parramatta |
| 4 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Ahluwalia, Rahul | 7 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield |
| 5 | History Extension | Ainsworth-Grace, Cassidy | 1 | Ascham School | Edgecliff |
| 6 | Economics | Ainsworth-Grace, Cassidy | 6 | Ascham School | Edgecliff |
| 7 | Modern History | Ainsworth-Grace, Cassidy | 14 | Ascham School | Edgecliff |
| 8 | Arabic Continuers | Al Kalil, Shahd | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Birrong Girls Campus | Birrong |
| 9 | Arabic Continuers | Al-Badri, Rand Muthanna Hameed | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Boys Campus | Liverpool |
| 10 | Arabic Extension | Al-Shabli, May A Mahmood | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Arthur Phillip Campus | Parramatta |
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| 11 | Food Technology | Alam, Annabelle | 1 | St Patricks Marist College | Dundas |
| 12 | Dance | Alca, Sibel | 1 | Westfields Sports High School | Fairfield West |
| 13 | Mathematics General 2 | Alcantara, Nathanael | 16 | Macquarie Fields High School | Macquarie Fields |
| 14 | Ancient History | Alexander-Prideaux, Samuel John | 9 | Fort Street High School | Petersham |
| 15 | Legal Studies | Ali, Yusuf | 14 | Newington College | Stanmore |
| 16 | Biology | Ali, Zena | 3 | Al Noori Muslim School Senior Campus | Greenacre |
| 17 | Arabic Extension | Alkhaznawi, Zubaida | 4 | Holroyd High School | Greystanes |
| 18 | English Extension 2 | Altman, Amy | 2 | Emanuel School | Randwick |
| 19 | English (Advanced) | Altman, Amy | 10 | Emanuel School | Randwick |
| 20 | English (Standard) | Alyassin, Ali | 5 | Alpha Omega Senior College | Auburn |
| 21 | English as a Second Language | Alzubaidi, Kais Sultan Abdul Kareem | 5 | Alpha Omega Senior College | Auburn |
| 22 | English (Standard) | Anderson, Jessica Lulu | 14 | Burwood Girls High School | Croydon |
| 23 | Drama | Andrighetto, Jack Peter | 4 | Canberra Grammar School | Red Hill, ACT |
| 24 | Armenian Continuers | Anoshian, Marine | 3 | Galstaun College | Ingleside |
| 25 | Business Studies | Anstee, Robert Lee Duy | 6 | Sefton High School | Sefton |
| 26 | Japanese in Context | Aoki, Karera Layla | 2 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 27 | Automotive Examination | Arcuri, Jamie | 4 | Good Samaritan Catholic College | Hinchinbrook |
| 28 | Software Design and Development | Arefin, Wozaila | 10 | Wyndham College | Quakers Hill |
| 29 | Mathematics | Arena, Matthew | 14 | Clancy Catholic College | West Hoxton |
| 30 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Arraj, Phoebe | 11 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
| 31 | Studies of Religion II | Arrow, Jerome | 3 | St Stanislaus College | Bathurst |
| 32 | Biology | Arudselvan, Vanathy | 5 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 33 | Korean Beginners | Asma, Jennifer Anne | 3 | St Marys Senior High School | St Marys |
| 34 | Arabic Extension | Atasi, Sundos | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Boys Campus | Liverpool |
| 35 | Arabic Continuers | Atasi, Sundos | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Boys Campus | Liverpool |
| 36 | Information Processes and Technology | Attard, Nathan | 8 | Oakhill College | Castle Hill |
| 37 | Filipino Continuers | Avedillo, Jericho | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Bankstown Girls Campus | Bankstown |
| 38 | Korean and Literature | Bae, Yura | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Strathfield Girls Campus | Strathfield |
| 39 | Korean Continuers | Bakiris, Angela | 2 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 40 | Mathematics General 2 | Baldwin, Alyssa | 12 | Good Samaritan Catholic College | Hinchinbrook |
| 41 | Design and Technology | Ball, Mikaela Jai | 9 | New England Girls School | Armidale |
| 42 | Spanish Continuers | Ballesteros Teijelo, Teresa | 1 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 43 | Hungarian Continuers | Balogh, Olivia | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Bankstown Girls Campus | Bankstown |
| 44 | Arabic Continuers | Balqa, Lana | 5 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Boys Campus | Liverpool |
| 45 | Persian Background Speakers | Bandi Amirabad, Bashir | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Arthur Phillip Campus | Parramatta |
| 46 | Polish Continuers | Baran, Zuzanna | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Ashfield Boys Campus | Ashfield |
| 47 | Biology | Barlow, Nicola | 7 | Trinity Catholic College Lismore | East Lismore |
| 48 | Earth and Environmental Science | Bastow, Conor Michael | 9 | Barker College | Hornsby |
| 49 | Earth and Environmental Science | Beasley, Lauren | 6 | Sydney Distance Education High School | Woolloomooloo |
| 50 | German Beginners | Bendit-Rosser, Zara | 5 | Camden Haven High School Distance Education Centre | Laurieton |
Source: NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA).
Supplementary data from school publications.
Supplementary data from school publications.
Last Updated: 14 Feb 2023