This report shows the 2020 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.
1 | Aboriginal Studies | Conway, Jaida | 1 | Alexandria Park Community School | Alexandria |
2 | Aboriginal Studies | Hair, Jasmine | 2 | St John The Evangelist Catholic High School | Nowra |
3 | Aboriginal Studies | Anderson, Jordan | 3 | Pittwater High School | Mona Vale |
4 | Aboriginal Studies | Bertoli, Annunziata Anna | 4 | International Grammar School | Ultimo |
5 | Aboriginal Studies | Lenehan Choo, Olive | 5 | Sydney Distance Education High School | Woolloomooloo |
6 | Agriculture | Guo, Junlin | 1 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
7 | Agriculture | Liu, Jason | 1 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
8 | Agriculture | Carungay, Abigail Bennett | 3 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
9 | Agriculture | Newman, Anna | 3 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
10 | Agriculture | Rimceski, Isabella | 5 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield |
11 | Agriculture | Oldham, Georgie | 6 | Barker College | Hornsby |
12 | Agriculture | Lim, Pei Ling | 7 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
13 | Agriculture | Sawyer, Natalie | 8 | Barker College | Hornsby |
14 | Agriculture | Phae, Yeon Woo | 9 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
15 | Agriculture | Backhouse, Elizabeth | 10 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
16 | Ancient History | Ball, Genevieve Sylvia | 1 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow |
17 | Ancient History | Nason, Lily | 2 | Kambala | Rose Bay |
18 | Ancient History | Bentley, Harrison | 3 | St Josephs College Hunters Hill | Hunters Hill |
19 | Ancient History | Kairaitis, Charlie | 4 | MLC School | Burwood |
20 | Ancient History | Nogueira, Sabrina | 5 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
21 | Ancient History | Thurgood, Lara | 5 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
22 | Ancient History | Heydon, Aaron | 7 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
23 | Ancient History | Hoare, Emily | 7 | Tara Anglican School for Girls | North Parramatta |
24 | Ancient History | Khor, Jessica | 7 | Girraween High School | Girraween |
25 | Ancient History | Egger, Emily | 10 | Whitebridge High School | Whitebridge |
26 | Arabic Continuers | Alloush, Domna | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Arthur Phillip Campus | Parramatta |
27 | Arabic Continuers | Sayadi, Sara | 2 | Beverly Hills Girls High School | Beverly Hills |
28 | Arabic Continuers | Hussayni, Radwan | 3 | Al-Faisal College | Auburn |
29 | Arabic Continuers | Pilobisian, Tamar | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Arthur Phillip Campus | Parramatta |
30 | Arabic Continuers | Nafea, Ann Sabhan Nafea | 5 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Boys Campus | Liverpool |
31 | Arabic Extension | Sayadi, Sara | 1 | Beverly Hills Girls High School | Beverly Hills |
32 | Arabic Extension | Jansis, Marwah Mokhtar | 2 | Beverly Hills Girls High School | Beverly Hills |
33 | Arabic Extension | Albahri, Batoul | 3 | Holy Spirit Catholic College Lakemba | Lakemba |
34 | Arabic Extension | Awada, Safaa | 4 | Beverly Hills Girls High School | Beverly Hills |
35 | Arabic Extension | Pilobisian, Tamar | 5 | Secondary College of Languages Arthur Phillip Campus | Parramatta |
36 | Armenian Continuers | Berzekian, Carlo | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
37 | Armenian Continuers | Marashlian, Nairi | 2 | Galstaun College | Ingleside |
38 | Armenian Continuers | Megerditchian, Lara | 3 | Galstaun College | Ingleside |
39 | Armenian Continuers | Nazarian, Sonia | 4 | Galstaun College | Ingleside |
40 | Armenian Continuers | Basmajian, Lori | 5 | Galstaun College | Ingleside |
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41 | Automotive Examination | Singh, Arnav | 1 | Western Sydney Institute Mount Druitt College | Mount Druitt |
42 | Automotive Examination | Barnes, Joshua Logan | 2 | Western Institute Dubbo Campus | Dubbo |
43 | Automotive Examination | Smith, Liam | 3 | St Stanislaus College | Bathurst |
44 | Automotive Examination | Leary, Patrick | 4 | North Coast Institute Kingscliff Campus | Kingscliff |
45 | Automotive Examination | Sannio, Luca | 4 | South Western Sydney Institute Campbelltown Campus | Campbelltown |
46 | Biology | Arvanitis, Olivia | 1 | Meriden School | Strathfield |
47 | Biology | Judge, Sebastian | 1 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
48 | Biology | Hsiung, Caleb | 3 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
49 | Biology | Carter, Molly | 4 | Loreto Normanhurst | Normanhurst |
50 | Biology | Zhang, Esther | 5 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby |
51 | Biology | Chung, Ji-In | 6 | Meriden School | Strathfield |
52 | Biology | Ginters, Mason | 6 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
53 | Biology | Xu, Kelly | 8 | Wenona School | North Sydney |
54 | Biology | Djani, Thomas | 9 | Marist College North Shore | North Sydney |
55 | Biology | Hancock, Emma | 10 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby |
56 | Biology | Greenhalgh, Charlotte | 11 | Loreto Normanhurst | Normanhurst |
57 | Biology | Anwar, Hooriah | 12 | Girraween High School | Girraween |
58 | Biology | Burton, Ian | 13 | Xavier High School | North Albury |
59 | Biology | Chau, Hang Tung Cherie | 13 | Carlingford High School | Carlingford |
60 | Biology | Curulli, Monique | 13 | Queenwood School for Girls | Mosman |
61 | Biology | Jeyasothy, Suhaasini | 13 | Kellyville High School | Kellyville |
62 | Biology | Porter, Ann | 13 | Calrossy Anglican School | Tamworth |
63 | Biology | Skundric, Samantha | 13 | Freeman Catholic College | Bonnyrigg Heights |
64 | Biology | Suh, Gayeon | 13 | Tara Anglican School for Girls | North Parramatta |
65 | Biology | Prashanth, Dharineesh | 20 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
66 | Business Services Examination | Sam, Natasha | 1 | Bossley Park High School | Bossley Park |
67 | Business Services Examination | D'Cunha, Crystal | 2 | St Marks Catholic College | Stanhope Gardens |
68 | Business Services Examination | Simpson, Cate | 3 | Smiths Hill High School | Wollongong |
69 | Business Services Examination | Limjap, Adrienne Gail | 4 | Catherine McAuley Westmead | Westmead |
70 | Business Services Examination | Mikhael, Lydia Sarah | 4 | Redeemer Baptist School | North Parramatta |
71 | Business Services Examination | Jadva, Veena | 6 | St Marks Catholic College | Stanhope Gardens |
72 | Business Services Examination | Tran, Emily | 6 | Mary MacKillop College | Wakeley |
73 | Business Services Examination | Fernandes, Eden | 8 | Marist Sisters College Woolwich | Woolwich |
74 | Business Services Examination | Joyce, Sabrina | 8 | OneSchool Global NSW Sydney | Oatlands |
75 | Business Services Examination | Maharaj, Alisha Puja | 8 | Redeemer Baptist School | North Parramatta |
76 | Business Studies | Leslie, Oliver Hamish | 1 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney |
77 | Business Studies | Goodrich, Jake Edward | 2 | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove |
78 | Business Studies | Caporusso, Christian | 3 | Reddam House Bondi Campus | North Bondi |
79 | Business Studies | Dunnachie, Evan Bruce | 4 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney |
80 | Business Studies | Anastasiou, Patrick | 5 | St Euphemia College | Bankstown |
81 | Business Studies | Taylor, Lachlan | 5 | Elderslie High School | Narellan |
82 | Business Studies | Geraghty, Cailin | 7 | Mercy Catholic College | Chatswood |
83 | Business Studies | Beutum, Jessica | 8 | Emanuel School | Randwick |
84 | Business Studies | Nguyen, Christina | 8 | East Hills Girls Technology High School | Panania |
85 | Business Studies | Cao, Jenny | 10 | Canley Vale High School | Canley Vale |
86 | Business Studies | Hattersley, Charlotte Elizabeth | 11 | Loreto Kirribilli | Kirribilli |
87 | Business Studies | Lum, Daniel Yin | 12 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
88 | Business Studies | Otto, Thomas Jurgen | 13 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
89 | Business Studies | Kallianpur, Nimay Sanjay | 14 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
90 | Business Studies | Bedano, Kyah Gianna | 15 | Castle Hill High School | Castle Hill |
91 | Business Studies | Moore, Grace Monica | 16 | Loreto Kirribilli | Kirribilli |
92 | Business Studies | Wadsworth, Ryan James | 17 | The Kings School | North Parramatta |
93 | Business Studies | Markopoulos, Peter | 18 | Casimir Catholic College | Marrickville |
94 | Business Studies | Winter, Adam | 19 | Emanuel School | Randwick |
95 | Business Studies | Bakerman, Zoe | 20 | Reddam House Bondi Campus | North Bondi |
96 | Chemistry | Ye, Sariena | 1 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
97 | Chemistry | Hsiung, Caleb | 2 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
98 | Chemistry | Lin, Jason Zhihao | 3 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
99 | Chemistry | Mackintosh, Rhys | 3 | Barker College | Hornsby |
100 | Chemistry | Coy, Liam | 5 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
101 | Chemistry | Huang, Richard Yanzhou | 6 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
102 | Chemistry | Bangash, Qasim Akram | 7 | Hills Adventist College Kellyville Campus | Kellyville |
103 | Chemistry | Lin, Alexander Shi-Xian | 7 | The Kings School | North Parramatta |
104 | Chemistry | Xu, Yutong | 7 | Girraween High School | Girraween |
105 | Chemistry | Yi, Claudia Xin | 7 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
106 | Chemistry | Vernier, Thomas | 11 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
107 | Chemistry | Phan, Alexander Van | 12 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
108 | Chemistry | Beck, Christopher Ewan | 13 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow |
109 | Chemistry | Gnanaseelan, Dion | 13 | Girraween High School | Girraween |
110 | Chemistry | Wong, Alan Zi Hao | 13 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |
111 | Chemistry | Gilligan, Mackenzie William | 16 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow |
112 | Chemistry | Lloyd-Hurwitz, Benjamin | 16 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
113 | Chemistry | Viljamaa, Erik | 18 | Ryde Secondary College | Ryde |
114 | Chemistry | Savellis, George | 19 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
115 | Chemistry | Prince, Liam | 20 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow |
116 | Chemistry | Sidhu, Jagman Singh | 20 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
117 | Chinese and Literature | Rong, Penny Peiyi | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
118 | Chinese and Literature | Huang, Rui | 2 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus | Manly Vale |
119 | Chinese and Literature | Wu, Guozhen | 3 | Reddam House Bondi Campus | North Bondi |
120 | Chinese and Literature | Li, Xintong | 4 | Meriden School | Strathfield |
121 | Chinese and Literature | Chen, Yisu | 5 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
122 | Chinese Beginners | Burrows, Jasmine | 1 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
123 | Chinese Beginners | Marzukie, Hermione | 2 | Randwick Girls High School | Randwick |
124 | Chinese Beginners | Lee, Ru-Chen | 3 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
125 | Chinese Beginners | Tran, Xuan Ai | 4 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer Campus | Cromer |
126 | Chinese Beginners | Ly, Yen Vi | 5 | Bonnyrigg High School | Bonnyrigg |
127 | Chinese Continuers | O'Dea, Matthew Barry | 1 | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove |
128 | Chinese Continuers | Leonard, Nicholas William Rattigan | 2 | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove |
129 | Chinese Continuers | Hoffman, Alexander Heeg | 3 | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove |
130 | Chinese Continuers | Rinas, Nahanni | 4 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
131 | Chinese Continuers | Gilhotra, Kyra | 5 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst |
132 | Chinese Extension | Leonard, Nicholas William Rattigan | 1 | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove |
133 | Chinese Extension | Hoffman, Alexander Heeg | 2 | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove |
134 | Chinese Extension | Gralton, Yanna | 3 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
135 | Chinese Extension | Rinas, Nahanni | 4 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
136 | Chinese Extension | O'Dea, Matthew Barry | 5 | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove |
137 | Chinese in Context | He, Yuanqiu | 1 | SCECGS Redlands | Cremorne |
138 | Chinese in Context | Zhang, Zhixi | 2 | Blakehurst High School | Blakehurst |
139 | Chinese in Context | Huang, Jessica Ziyie | 3 | Fort Street High School | Petersham |
140 | Chinese in Context | Fu, Jiarui | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
141 | Chinese in Context | Liu, Xi | 5 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |
142 | Classical Greek Continuers | Eichmann, Oscar | 1 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
143 | Classical Greek Continuers | Zammit, Declan | 2 | Outside Tutor | N/A |
144 | Classical Greek Continuers | Peters, Alexander Phillip | 3 | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove |
145 | Classical Greek Continuers | Lloyd, Angus Miles | 4 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
146 | Classical Greek Continuers | Maley, Harry | 5 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
147 | Classical Greek Extension | Eichmann, Oscar | 1 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
148 | Classical Greek Extension | Zammit, Declan | 2 | Outside Tutor | N/A |
149 | Classical Greek Extension | Peters, Alexander Phillip | 3 | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove |
150 | Classical Greek Extension | Cimen, Ela Lisa | 4 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest |
151 | Classical Greek Extension | Lloyd, Angus Miles | 5 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
152 | Classical Hebrew Continuers | Eisenberg, Yehuda | 1 | Kesser Torah College | Dover Heights |
153 | Classical Hebrew Continuers | Taub, Eytan | 2 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
154 | Classical Hebrew Continuers | Israel, Esther | 3 | Kesser Torah College | Dover Heights |
155 | Classical Hebrew Continuers | Schapiro, Rivka | 4 | Kesser Torah College | Dover Heights |
156 | Classical Hebrew Continuers | Berkovits, Koby | 5 | Kesser Torah College | Dover Heights |
157 | Classical Hebrew Extension | Schapiro, Rivka | 1 | Kesser Torah College | Dover Heights |
158 | Classical Hebrew Extension | Israel, Esther | 2 | Kesser Torah College | Dover Heights |
159 | Classical Hebrew Extension | Eisenberg, Yehuda | 3 | Kesser Torah College | Dover Heights |
160 | Classical Hebrew Extension | Taub, Eytan | 4 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
161 | Classical Hebrew Extension | Goldberg, Yonatan | 5 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
162 | Community and Family Studies | Ji, Belinda | 1 | Meriden School | Strathfield |
163 | Community and Family Studies | Sanchez, Jessica | 1 | Kincumber High School | Kincumber |
164 | Community and Family Studies | Funes, Neola | 3 | Clancy Catholic College | West Hoxton |
165 | Community and Family Studies | Tickle, Becky Laurie | 3 | Dungog High School | Dungog |
166 | Community and Family Studies | Makdessi, Breanne | 5 | Greystanes High School | Greystanes |
167 | Community and Family Studies | Balle, Astrid | 6 | Killara High School | Killara |
168 | Community and Family Studies | Kerslake, Holly Elise | 7 | The Ponds High School | The Ponds |
169 | Community and Family Studies | McDonald, Imogen | 7 | Inverell High School | Inverell |
170 | Community and Family Studies | Pittavino, Robert | 7 | Good Samaritan Catholic College | Hinchinbrook |
171 | Community and Family Studies | Seymour, Kaitlyn | 7 | Crestwood High School | Baulkham Hills |
172 | Construction Examination | O'Mahony, Zara | 1 | St Patricks College Sutherland | Sutherland |
173 | Construction Examination | Bartlett, Aidan | 2 | Shire Christian School | Barden Ridge |
174 | Construction Examination | Wilson, Mitchell | 2 | Moss Vale High School | Moss Vale |
175 | Construction Examination | Farache, Jihhad | 4 | Ryde Secondary College | Ryde |
176 | Construction Examination | Raghu, Aditya | 4 | All Saints Catholic College Casula Campus | Casula |
177 | Construction Examination | Barry, Connor Anthony | 6 | St Patricks College Strathfield | Strathfield |
178 | Construction Examination | Fredericks, Lili | 7 | St Patricks College Sutherland | Sutherland |
179 | Construction Examination | Marigliano, Salvatore | 7 | St Patricks College Sutherland | Sutherland |
180 | Construction Examination | Nunn, James | 7 | De La Salle Catholic College Cronulla | Cronulla |
181 | Construction Examination | Payne, Callum | 7 | Cronulla High School | Cronulla |
182 | Dance | Davis, Avalon | 1 | Reddam House Bondi Campus | North Bondi |
183 | Dance | Bakerman, Zoe | 2 | Reddam House Bondi Campus | North Bondi |
184 | Dance | Hamilton, Georgia | 3 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Campus | Freshwater |
185 | Dance | Huynh, Grace | 3 | Newtown High School of Performing Arts | Newtown |
186 | Dance | Acevski, Shae | 5 | Bethany College | Hurstville |
187 | Dance | du Preez-Parks, Ruby | 5 | Trinity Catholic College Lismore | Lismore |
188 | Dance | Jepson, Shantani | 5 | Pittwater House Schools | Collaroy |
189 | Dance | Manuele, Helena | 5 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Campus | Freshwater |
190 | Dance | Shaw, Carlie | 5 | East Hills Girls Technology High School | Panania |
191 | Dance | Smith, Zoe | 5 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Campus | Freshwater |
192 | Dance | Wei, Iris Wu | 5 | Bradfield College | St Leonards |
193 | Design and Technology | Davidson, Holly | 1 | St Lukes Grammar School | Dee Why |
194 | Design and Technology | Atas, Paolo | 2 | Mount Annan Christian College | Mount Annan |
195 | Design and Technology | Marshall, Sienna | 2 | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook |
196 | Design and Technology | Angus, Sophie | 4 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
197 | Design and Technology | Hannell, Olivia | 5 | Turramurra High School | South Turramurra |
198 | Design and Technology | Cheng, Jessica | 6 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
199 | Design and Technology | Fenning, Madeleine | 6 | Willoughby Girls High School | Willoughby |
200 | Design and Technology | Misoyannis, Theodore | 6 | St Andrews Cathedral School | Sydney |