This report shows the 2025 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 | Ancient History | Gosling, Arielle | 1 | Rose Bay Secondary College | Dover Heights |
| 2 | Ancient History | Coren, Jessica | 2 | Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner School | Middle Cove |
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| 3 | Ancient History | Stephen, William | 3 | St Aloysius College | Milsons Point |
| 4 | Ancient History | Cooper-Larson, Hannah | 4 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus | Manly Vale |
| 5 | Ancient History | Bartlett, Annabella | 5 | Wenona School | North Sydney |
| 6 | Ancient History | Manoj, Aparna | 6 | Redeemer Baptist School | North Parramatta |
| 7 | Ancient History | Goel, Yash Rajh | 7 | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook |
| 8 | Ancient History | Bawtree, Ethan George | 8 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney |
| 9 | Ancient History | Carter, Daniel Graham | 9 | Newington College | Stanmore |
| 10 | Ancient History | Reiss, Cara | 10 | Central Coast Grammar School | Erina Heights |
| 11 | Ancient History | Sutharshan, Dhishana | 10 | Girraween High School | Girraween |
Source: NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA).
Supplementary data from school publications.
Supplementary data from school publications.
Last Updated: 1 May 2026