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 | Modern History | Abadee, Emily | 1 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 2 | Modern History | Leung, Cyrus | 2 | Barker College | Hornsby |
| 3 | Modern History | Ellis, Jessica | 3 | Wenona School | North Sydney |
| 4 | Modern History | O'Keeffe, Noah | 3 | Marcellin College | Randwick |
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| 5 | Modern History | Merrick, Caitlin | 5 | Santa Sabina College | Strathfield |
| 6 | Modern History | Firek, Sophie | 6 | Roseville College | Roseville |
| 7 | Modern History | Stephens, Matilda | 6 | Santa Sabina College | Strathfield |
| 8 | Modern History | Faddy, Lara | 8 | Oran Park Anglican College | Oran Park |
| 9 | Modern History | Korenblyum, Lauren | 9 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 10 | Modern History | Apostolou, Isabella | 10 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 11 | Modern History | Pelly, Olivia | 11 | Ascham School | Edgecliff |
| 12 | Modern History | Sharp, Maxwell | 12 | St Andrews Cathedral School | Sydney |
| 13 | Modern History | Cao, Mohan | 13 | The Scots College | Bellevue Hill |
| 14 | Modern History | Valmadre, Lara Grace | 14 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 15 | Modern History | Rizwan, Bareerah | 15 | Alpha Omega Senior College | Auburn |
| 16 | Modern History | McGee, Joseph | 16 | Fort Street High School | Petersham |
| 17 | Modern History | Lam, Andrew | 17 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 18 | Modern History | Xiao, Yao | 17 | St Aloysius College | Milsons Point |
| 19 | Modern History | Leung, Sui-Ka Christina | 19 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 20 | Modern History | Vujovic, Lily | 19 | Fort Street High School | Petersham |
Source: NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA).
Supplementary data from school publications.
Supplementary data from school publications.
Last Updated: 1 May 2026