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 | Japanese Extension | Tang, Zhouwunie | 1 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
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| 2 | Japanese Extension | Nakamura, Hugh | 2 | Epping Boys High School | Eastwood |
| 3 | Japanese Extension | Ganivet, Azuki | 3 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 4 | Japanese Extension | Kuo, Lily | 4 | Strathfield Girls High School | Strathfield |
| 5 | Japanese Extension | Watson, Elizabeth | 5 | International Grammar School | Ultimo |
Source: NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA).
Supplementary data from school publications.
Supplementary data from school publications.
Last Updated: 1 May 2026