This report shows the 2018 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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| 551 | Mathematics | Bai, Angeni | 11 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
| 552 | Mathematics | Zheng, Yuming | 11 | Reddam House Bondi Campus | North Bondi |
| 553 | Mathematics | Wang, Aileen Huilin | 13 | Meriden School | Strathfield |
| 554 | Mathematics | Shi, Claire | 14 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
| 555 | Mathematics | Park, Joshua | 15 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 556 | Mathematics | Cheng, Catherine | 16 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 557 | Mathematics | Leone, Louisa | 16 | Bethany College | Hurstville |
| 558 | Mathematics | Li, Matthew Qi | 16 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 559 | Mathematics | Lin, Chenyang | 16 | Reddam House Bondi Campus | North Bondi |
| 560 | Mathematics | Say, Claire | 16 | Macquarie Fields High School | Macquarie Fields |
| 561 | Mathematics | Tran, Benjamin Minh | 16 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 562 | Mathematics | Wei, Xinyu (Rain) | 16 | Meriden School | Strathfield |
| 563 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Li, Raymond Kai Chun | 1 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 564 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Cantrill, Andrew | 2 | Marist College Eastwood | Eastwood |
| 565 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Chen, Jenny | 3 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest |
| 566 | Mathematics Extension 1 | He, Chao | 4 | Normanhurst Boys High School | Normanhurst |
| 567 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Kang, Jonathan Taegoo | 5 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney |
| 568 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Xu, Nuo | 6 | Killarney Heights High School | Killarney Heights |
| 569 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Azer, George | 7 | St Marks Coptic Orthodox College | Wattle Grove |
| 570 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Wang, Lan (Elaine) | 8 | Meriden School | Strathfield |
| 571 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Coughlan, Aidan | 9 | Caringbah High School | Caringbah |
| 572 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Chow, Faybian | 10 | Trinity Grammar School | Summer Hill |
| 573 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Hope, Mitchell Ryan | 10 | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove |
| 574 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Ngo, Hillary | 10 | Bonnyrigg High School | Bonnyrigg |
| 575 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Liang, Phillip | 1 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 576 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Li, Raymond Kai Chun | 2 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 577 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Greene, Isaac | 3 | Inaburra School | Bangor |
| 578 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Connor, Kieran | 4 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 579 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Xu, Andrew | 5 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 580 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Kang, Yixin | 6 | Muirfield High School | North Rocks |
| 581 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Shen, Ivan | 7 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 582 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Cantrill, Andrew | 8 | Marist College Eastwood | Eastwood |
| 583 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Lim, Steven | 9 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield |
| 584 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Shao, Zilin | 10 | Cumberland High School | Carlingford |
| 585 | Mathematics General 2 | Cox, Natalie Grace | 1 | Newcastle High School | Hamilton |
| 586 | Mathematics General 2 | Cremen, Jaselyn Daisy | 1 | Pittwater High School | Mona Vale |
| 587 | Mathematics General 2 | Gariban, Alan | 1 | St Marks Catholic College | Stanhope Gardens |
| 588 | Mathematics General 2 | Hardiman, Chelsea Ann | 1 | Queenwood School for Girls | Mosman |
| 589 | Mathematics General 2 | Khan, Irna | 1 | Al-Faisal College | Auburn |
| 590 | Mathematics General 2 | Kolovos, Gabriel | 1 | Oxley College | Burradoo |
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| 591 | Mathematics General 2 | Krek, Lucinda | 1 | St Lukes Grammar School | Dee Why |
| 592 | Mathematics General 2 | Puterflam, Sophie | 1 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 593 | Mathematics General 2 | Reeve, Amelia | 1 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl |
| 594 | Mathematics General 2 | Willingham, Lachlan | 1 | Elderslie High School | Narellan |
| 595 | Mathematics General 2 | Tafft, Xavier | 11 | St Aloysius College | Milsons Point |
| 596 | Mathematics General 2 | Gordon, Max Richard | 12 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney |
| 597 | Mathematics General 2 | Woodbury, Kate | 12 | St Patricks College Campbelltown | Campbelltown |
| 598 | Mathematics General 2 | Pittar, Cole | 14 | St Augustines College | Brookvale |
| 599 | Mathematics General 2 | Toole, Makensie | 14 | Belmont Christian College | Belmont North |
| 600 | Mathematics General 2 | Al-Sharaa, Mohammed | 16 | Al-Faisal College | Auburn |
| 601 | Mathematics General 2 | Symons, Mitchell Brian Stuart | 16 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 602 | Mathematics General 2 | Holthouse, Isabelle Emily | 18 | Queenwood School for Girls | Mosman |
| 603 | Mathematics General 2 | Crafter, Hamish Edward | 19 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney |
| 604 | Mathematics General 2 | Aslami, Noah | 20 | Al-Faisal College | Auburn |
| 605 | Mathematics General 2 | Pancino, Thomas | 20 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 606 | Metal and Engineering Examination | Hamblin, Nicholas Ryan | 1 | Quirindi High School | Quirindi |
| 607 | Metal and Engineering Examination | Behrens, Natasha Roszarie | 2 | Lake Macquarie High School | Booragul |
| 608 | Metal and Engineering Examination | Chapman, Reece | 3 | Great Lakes College Tuncurry Senior Campus | Tuncurry |
| 609 | Metal and Engineering Examination | Jones, Pierce | 4 | Newcastle High School | Hamilton |
| 610 | Metal and Engineering Examination | Pippin, Jayden | 4 | Yanco Agricultural High School | Yanco |
| 611 | Modern Greek Beginners | Diasinos, Chrysanthi | 1 | Blakehurst High School | Blakehurst |
| 612 | Modern Greek Beginners | Zaverdinos, Christina | 2 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 613 | Modern Greek Beginners | Antonelli, Elefteria | 3 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 614 | Modern Greek Beginners | Calavrias, Alexander | 4 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 615 | Modern Greek Beginners | Ioannou, Mariana | 5 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 616 | Modern Greek Beginners | Papagelis, John | 5 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 617 | Modern Greek Continuers | Patapis, Vicki | 1 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 618 | Modern Greek Continuers | Georgakopoulou, Angeliki | 2 | St Euphemia College | Bankstown |
| 619 | Modern Greek Continuers | Sakarellou, Evangelia | 3 | Secondary College of Languages St George Campus | Kogarah |
| 620 | Modern Greek Continuers | Hassiotis, Zoe | 4 | All Saints Greek Orthodox Grammar School | Belmore |
| 621 | Modern Greek Continuers | Georgakopoulou, Maria | 5 | St Euphemia College | Bankstown |
| 622 | Modern Greek Continuers | Katsadima, Irene | 5 | Secondary College of Languages St George Campus | Kogarah |
| 623 | Modern Greek Extension | Hassiotis, Zoe | 1 | All Saints Greek Orthodox Grammar School | Belmore |
| 624 | Modern Greek Extension | Papadopoulou, Eleftheria (Ria) | 2 | Secondary College of Languages St George Campus | Kogarah |
| 625 | Modern Greek Extension | Sakarellou, Evangelia | 3 | Secondary College of Languages St George Campus | Kogarah |
| 626 | Modern Greek Extension | Georgakopoulou, Angeliki | 4 | St Euphemia College | Bankstown |
| 627 | Modern Greek Extension | Korovesi, Anna | 5 | Secondary College of Languages St George Campus | Kogarah |
| 628 | Modern Hebrew Continuers | Rotstein, Or Israel | 1 | Outside Tutor | N/A |
| 629 | Modern Hebrew Continuers | Shulkin, Talia | 2 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 630 | Modern Hebrew Continuers | Ben Harush, Roni | 3 | Mullumbimby High School | Mullumbimby |
| 631 | Modern Hebrew Continuers | Eisenberg, Yehuda | 4 | Kesser Torah College | Dover Heights |
| 632 | Modern Hebrew Continuers | Ferdman, Yonathan | 5 | Outside Tutor | N/A |
| 633 | Modern History | Zhang, Rui Jing Zoe | 1 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 634 | Modern History | Fotiou, Thomas | 2 | Champagnat Catholic College | Maroubra |
| 635 | Modern History | Ireland-Shead, Drew | 2 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 636 | Modern History | Lai, Justin Hau Wai | 4 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |
| 637 | Modern History | Duchen, Ari | 5 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 638 | Modern History | Gupta, Esha | 6 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 639 | Modern History | Lovely, Connor | 7 | St Josephs College Hunters Hill | Hunters Hill |
| 640 | Modern History | Chung, Melissa | 8 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 641 | Modern History | Gu, Angelina | 9 | Loreto Normanhurst | Normanhurst |
| 642 | Modern History | Andrews, Katerina | 10 | Burwood Girls High School | Croydon |
| 643 | Modern History | McCartney, William | 10 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 644 | Modern History | Whitton, Isabella Cate | 10 | Queenwood School for Girls | Mosman |
| 645 | Modern History | Wijetilaka, Tahire | 10 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 646 | Modern History | Stevenson, Emily | 14 | St George Christian School | Hurstville |
| 647 | Modern History | Yates, Benjamin | 15 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 648 | Modern History | Han, Kate | 16 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 649 | Modern History | Dixson, William | 17 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 650 | Modern History | Minervina, Yelyzaveta | 18 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 651 | Modern History | Mitchell, Zoe | 19 | Central Coast Grammar School | Erina Heights |
| 652 | Modern History | Chen, Bill | 20 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 653 | Music 1 | Gupta, Kiran | 1 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 654 | Music 1 | Mahadevan, Varun | 2 | Girraween High School | Girraween |
| 655 | Music 1 | Smith, Aiden | 3 | St Philips Christian College Newcastle | Waratah |
| 656 | Music 1 | Oakley, Alexander | 4 | Newcastle Grammar School | Newcastle |
| 657 | Music 1 | Wong, Lauren Wai Yee | 5 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft |
| 658 | Music 1 | Navarrete, Gemma | 6 | Thomas Hassall Anglican College | Middleton Grange |
| 659 | Music 1 | Heath, Maja | 7 | Calrossy Anglican School | Tamworth |
| 660 | Music 1 | Elliott, Jacob Phillip | 8 | Macarthur Anglican School | Cobbitty |
| 661 | Music 1 | Shin, Young-Seo Joanne | 9 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft |
| 662 | Music 1 | Young, Hamish | 10 | Newcastle Grammar School | Newcastle |
| 663 | Music 2 | Chang, Sarah | 1 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 664 | Music 2 | Davis, Isaac | 2 | Conservatorium High School | Sydney |
| 665 | Music 2 | Thomas, Belinda | 3 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
| 666 | Music 2 | Apcar, Ronan Jeffrey | 4 | Conservatorium High School | Sydney |
| 667 | Music 2 | Dong, Yinuo (Annie) | 5 | Meriden School | Strathfield |
| 668 | Music 2 | Xu-Zhang, Lin | 5 | Cranbrook School | Bellevue Hill |
| 669 | Music Extension | Chang, Sarah | 1 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 670 | Music Extension | Leung, Jerry | 2 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 671 | Music Extension | Lin, Erin Joanne | 3 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest |
| 672 | Music Extension | Overmyer, Tess | 4 | Hunter School of Performing Arts | Broadmeadow |
| 673 | Music Extension | Yang, Elton Zi Xian | 5 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 674 | Persian Background Speakers | Rajabi, Anisah | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Arthur Phillip Campus | Parramatta |
| 675 | Persian Background Speakers | Karimi, Maryam | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Arthur Phillip Campus | Parramatta |
| 676 | Persian Background Speakers | Khakzad, Nastaran | 3 | Outside Tutor | N/A |
| 677 | Persian Background Speakers | Ebrahimi, Hanieh | 4 | Outside Tutor | N/A |
| 678 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Ibrahim, Noor | 1 | Alpha Omega Senior College | Auburn |
| 679 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Stevenson, Lucy | 1 | Northern Beaches Christian School | Terrey Hills |
| 680 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Krek, Lucinda | 3 | St Lukes Grammar School | Dee Why |
| 681 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Beaumont, Laura | 4 | Maitland Grossmann High School | East Maitland |
| 682 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Durante, Annika | 4 | St Vincents College | Potts Point |
| 683 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Nguyen, Khiem Thien | 6 | Sydney Technical High School | Bexley |
| 684 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Ward, Isabella | 7 | Monte Sant Angelo Mercy College | North Sydney |
| 685 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Graham, Matthew Henry | 8 | Barker College | Hornsby |
| 686 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Hogan, Rachel Jane | 9 | Castle Hill High School | Castle Hill |
| 687 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Dawson, Emily | 10 | Roseville College | Roseville |
| 688 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Batzakis-Tsimboukis, Rhea | 11 | St Spyridon College Senior School | Maroubra |
| 689 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Good, Bella | 11 | Xavier Catholic College Ballina | Skennars Head |
| 690 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Liu, Nicole | 11 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest |
| 691 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Lin, Alex | 14 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 692 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Akdemir, Aleyna Krystal | 15 | Amity College Prestons | Prestons |
| 693 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Alali, Yasmin | 15 | Meriden School | Strathfield |
| 694 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | O'Neill, Georgia | 15 | St John Bosco College | Engadine |
| 695 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Park, Hae Jung | 15 | St George Girls High School | Kogarah |
| 696 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Strasser, Georgia | 15 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 697 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Gillies, Saxon David | 20 | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove |
| 698 | Physics | Tang, Matthew | 1 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |
| 699 | Physics | McCahon-Boersma, Hugo | 2 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 700 | Physics | Chen, Jiaying | 3 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 701 | Physics | Wright, Jesse | 4 | Mount St Patrick College | Murwillumbah |
| 702 | Physics | Nguyen, Lan | 5 | Moorebank High School | Moorebank |
| 703 | Physics | Zhang, Yichen | 6 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 704 | Physics | Beydoun, Chloe | 7 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 705 | Physics | Liang, Phillip | 7 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 706 | Physics | Zheng, Tianyue | 7 | Smiths Hill High School | Wollongong |
| 707 | Physics | Lin, Julia | 10 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 708 | Polish Continuers | Szymanska, Jagoda | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Ashfield Boys Campus | Ashfield |
| 709 | Polish Continuers | Golos, Weronika | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Ashfield Boys Campus | Ashfield |
| 710 | Polish Continuers | Kotasinska, Izabela | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Ashfield Boys Campus | Ashfield |
| 711 | Polish Continuers | Brzozowska, Izabella | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Ashfield Boys Campus | Ashfield |
| 712 | Polish Continuers | Chorobski, Monika | 5 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Girls Campus | Liverpool |
| 713 | Portuguese Continuers | Lopes Da Silva, Eunice | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Dulwich Campus | Dulwich Hill |
| 714 | Portuguese Continuers | Moreira Coelho, Tatiana | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Dulwich Campus | Dulwich Hill |
| 715 | Portuguese Continuers | Vasco, Dara | 3 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 716 | Portuguese Continuers | Pereira, Henrique Yuji | 4 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 717 | Primary Industries Examination | Jeffery, Emily | 1 | Red Bend Catholic College | Forbes |
| 718 | Primary Industries Examination | Brown, Lindsay | 2 | Yanco Agricultural High School | Yanco |
| 719 | Primary Industries Examination | Williams, Stephanie Anne | 2 | Muirfield High School | North Rocks |
| 720 | Primary Industries Examination | Peel, Thomas | 4 | St Columbas Catholic College | Springwood |
| 721 | Primary Industries Examination | Bignell, Madalyn | 5 | Gloucester High School | Gloucester |
| 722 | Primary Industries Examination | Dunlop, Piper | 5 | Dubbo College Senior Campus | Dubbo |
| 723 | Primary Industries Examination | Langfield, Matthew | 5 | Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School | Calala |
| 724 | Punjabi Continuers | Kaur, Vipneet | 1 | Secondary College of Languages The Hills Sports Campus | Seven Hills |
| 725 | Punjabi Continuers | Kaur, Bavneet | 2 | Secondary College of Languages The Hills Sports Campus | Seven Hills |
| 726 | Punjabi Continuers | Lamba, Sehaj preet singh | 3 | Secondary College of Languages The Hills Sports Campus | Seven Hills |
| 727 | Retail Services Examination | Hamment, Tarryn | 1 | Georges River Grammar | Georges Hall |
| 728 | Russian Continuers | Kucherenko, Yuliya | 1 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 729 | Russian Continuers | Bashkova, Inna | 2 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 730 | Russian Continuers | Skripnikova, Yelizaveta | 3 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 731 | Russian Continuers | James, Elizaveta (Eliza) | 4 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 732 | Russian Continuers | Uzlova, Maria | 5 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 733 | Senior Science | Zheng, Yiran (Betty) | 1 | Meriden School | Strathfield |
| 734 | Senior Science | Melhuish, Matthew | 2 | St Augustines College | Brookvale |
| 735 | Senior Science | Trollor, Ashton | 3 | St Andrews Cathedral School | Sydney |
| 736 | Senior Science | Ambalavanar, Nitharsaa | 4 | Girraween High School | Girraween |
| 737 | Senior Science | Lee Vidal, Tamara | 5 | Sydney Institute Randwick College | Randwick |
| 738 | Senior Science | Carbone, Emma Catherine | 6 | Meriden School | Strathfield |
| 739 | Senior Science | Cilia, Rebecca Marie | 7 | William Clarke College | Kellyville |
| 740 | Senior Science | Kitchen, Samantha | 8 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 741 | Senior Science | Brown, Vanessa | 9 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield |
| 742 | Senior Science | Carolan, Olivia Kate | 9 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 743 | Senior Science | Stephens, Hannah | 9 | Mount St Benedict College | Pennant Hills |
| 744 | Serbian Continuers | Arnold, Andela | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Girls Campus | Liverpool |
| 745 | Serbian Continuers | Dukic, Stefan | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Girls Campus | Liverpool |
| 746 | Serbian Continuers | Popovic, Adrian | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Girls Campus | Liverpool |
| 747 | Serbian Continuers | Erdeljan Djordjevic, Katarina | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Dulwich Campus | Dulwich Hill |
| 748 | Serbian Continuers | Avramovic, Jelena | 5 | Secondary College of Languages Dulwich Campus | Dulwich Hill |
| 749 | Society and Culture | Mitchell, Zoe | 1 | Central Coast Grammar School | Erina Heights |
| 750 | Society and Culture | Diasinos, Chrysanthi | 2 | Blakehurst High School | Blakehurst |
Source: NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA).
Supplementary data from school publications.
Supplementary data from school publications.
Last Updated: 23 Oct 2024