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 | Drama | Wadhwa, Rupali | 1 | Penrith High School | Penrith |
| 2 | Drama | Wang, Joy | 1 | Loreto Normanhurst | Normanhurst |
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| 3 | Drama | Freeman, Isla | 3 | St Mary Star of the Sea College | Wollongong |
| 4 | Drama | McCosker, Madison | 3 | All Saints College St Marys Campus | Maitland |
| 5 | Drama | Aravinthan, Ashwini | 5 | Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta | Parramatta |
| 6 | Drama | Wallace, Mia | 6 | Loreto Normanhurst | Normanhurst |
| 7 | Drama | Chaleunthong, Niran | 7 | Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and Design | Dulwich Hill |
| 8 | Drama | Carson, Olivia | 8 | Brigidine College St Ives | St Ives |
| 9 | Drama | Cuda, Caroline | 8 | Brigidine College St Ives | St Ives |
| 10 | Drama | Griffiths, Christopher Andrew | 10 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney |
Source: NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA).
Supplementary data from school publications.
Supplementary data from school publications.
Last Updated: 1 May 2026