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 | Software Engineering | Hudson, Hamish | 1 | Barker College | Hornsby |
| 2 | Software Engineering | Pye, Andrew | 2 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |
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| 3 | Software Engineering | He, Ethan | 3 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 4 | Software Engineering | Wen, Aiden | 4 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 5 | Software Engineering | Allington, Morgan James | 5 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow |
| 6 | Software Engineering | Pabilona, Matthew Tan | 6 | Castle Hill High School | Castle Hill |
| 7 | Software Engineering | Platt, Thomas | 6 | Denison College of Secondary Education Bathurst | Bathurst |
| 8 | Software Engineering | Wu, Alexander | 6 | Sydney Distance Education High School | Woolloomooloo |
| 9 | Software Engineering | Lin, Alesha | 9 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 10 | Software Engineering | Zhang, Levi | 10 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
Source: NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA).
Supplementary data from school publications.
Supplementary data from school publications.
Last Updated: 1 May 2026