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 | Aboriginal Studies | Blackmore, Madeleine | 1 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft |
| 2 | Aboriginal Studies | Klarich, Ebony | 2 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft |
| 3 | Aboriginal Studies | Breen, Sophie | 3 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft |
| 4 | Aboriginal Studies | Fugle, Morgan | 4 | Loreto Normanhurst | Normanhurst |
| 5 | Aboriginal Studies | Macdonald, Isla | 5 | Hunters Hill High School | Hunters Hill |
| 6 | Agriculture | Greager, Simon | 1 | Barker College | Hornsby |
| 7 | Agriculture | Hyde, Alexander | 2 | Barker College | Hornsby |
| 8 | Agriculture | Rajadhyaksha, Katie | 3 | Barker College | Hornsby |
| 9 | Agriculture | Evans, Jade | 4 | Arndell Anglican College | Oakville |
| 10 | Agriculture | Kashyap, Saanvi | 5 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 11 | Agriculture | Lee, Jiahn | 6 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 12 | Agriculture | Griffith, Jordan | 7 | Orange Anglican Grammar School | Orange |
| 13 | Agriculture | Lau, Oliver | 8 | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove |
| 14 | Agriculture | Taylor, Noah | 9 | Barker College | Hornsby |
| 15 | Agriculture | Jawanda, Tegbir | 10 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 16 | Ancient History | Gosling, Arielle | 1 | Rose Bay Secondary College | Dover Heights |
| 17 | Ancient History | Coren, Jessica | 2 | Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner School | Middle Cove |
| 18 | Ancient History | Stephen, William | 3 | St Aloysius College | Milsons Point |
| 19 | Ancient History | Cooper-Larson, Hannah | 4 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus | Manly Vale |
| 20 | Ancient History | Bartlett, Annabella | 5 | Wenona School | North Sydney |
| 21 | Ancient History | Manoj, Aparna | 6 | Redeemer Baptist School | North Parramatta |
| 22 | Ancient History | Goel, Yash Rajh | 7 | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook |
| 23 | Ancient History | Bawtree, Ethan George | 8 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney |
| 24 | Ancient History | Carter, Daniel Graham | 9 | Newington College | Stanmore |
| 25 | Ancient History | Reiss, Cara | 10 | Central Coast Grammar School | Erina Heights |
| 26 | Ancient History | Sutharshan, Dhishana | 10 | Girraween High School | Girraween |
| 27 | Arabic Continuers | Alamawi, Zaid Zaidoun | 1 | Al-Faisal College | Auburn |
| 28 | Arabic Continuers | Almaqram, Rand Ali | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Cabramatta Campus | Cabramatta |
| 29 | Arabic Continuers | Hassan, Salma | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Arthur Phillip Campus | Parramatta |
| 30 | Arabic Continuers | Al-Khateeb, Mina | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Smiths Hill Campus | Wollongong |
| 31 | Arabic Continuers | Ismail, Tala | 5 | Al Sadiq College Greenacre | Greenacre |
| 32 | Arabic Extension | Almaqram, Rand Ali | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Cabramatta Campus | Cabramatta |
| 33 | Arabic Extension | Alaji, Amal | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Bankstown Girls Campus | Bankstown |
| 34 | Arabic Extension | Okour, Shemss Yousef | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Arthur Phillip Campus | Parramatta |
| 35 | Arabic Extension | Aljammal, Alessa | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Cabramatta Campus | Cabramatta |
| 36 | Arabic Extension | Alhosan, Ghadah | 5 | Bankstown Senior College | Bankstown |
| 37 | Armenian Continuers | Krikour, Herag | 1 | Galstaun College | Ingleside |
| 38 | Automotive Examination | Peachey, Aaron | 1 | TAFE NSW Virtual VET | Ultimo |
| 39 | Automotive Examination | Oderberg, Reis Daniel | 2 | TAFE NSW Virtual VET | Ultimo |
| 40 | Automotive Examination | Mirabella, Giancarlo | 3 | TAFE NSW Virtual VET | Ultimo |
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| 41 | Automotive Examination | Regner, Connell Rohan | 3 | TAFE NSW Virtual VET | Ultimo |
| 42 | Automotive Examination | De Villiers, Samuel | 5 | TAFE NSW Virtual VET | Ultimo |
| 43 | Biology | Zhang, Stacy | 1 | Roseville College | Roseville |
| 44 | Biology | Lee-Joe, Maddison Jenny | 2 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 45 | Biology | Soh, Vianna Xuan-Wen | 2 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 46 | Biology | Chung, Sophie | 4 | Freeman Catholic College | Bonnyrigg Heights |
| 47 | Biology | Grimmer, Benjamin | 4 | St Lukes Grammar School | Dee Why |
| 48 | Biology | Lenton, Ethan | 4 | Central Coast Grammar School | Erina Heights |
| 49 | Biology | Sankarashiva, Kanuusan | 4 | Blacktown Boys High School | Blacktown |
| 50 | Biology | Russell, Alessia | 8 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow |
| 51 | Biology | Amos, Lily | 9 | Covenant Christian School | Belrose |
| 52 | Biology | Hu, Chuxuan | 9 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 53 | Biology | Irvine, Jarah | 9 | Pacific Coast Christian School | Tweed Heads South |
| 54 | Biology | Liu, Evelyn | 9 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 55 | Biology | Livingston, Ashley | 9 | St Columba Anglican School | Port Macquarie |
| 56 | Biology | Enjeti, Akash | 14 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow |
| 57 | Biology | Levitt, Emily | 15 | Newcastle Grammar School | Newcastle |
| 58 | Biology | La, Nelson | 16 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 59 | Biology | Park, Chloe Haeun | 17 | Roseville College | Roseville |
| 60 | Biology | Abeywickrema, Eliza | 18 | Ascham School | Edgecliff |
| 61 | Biology | Mangal, Zahid | 18 | Al-Faisal College | Auburn |
| 62 | Biology | Raad, Adam | 18 | Amity College Prestons | Prestons |
| 63 | Business Services Examination | Shafquat, Safa | 1 | Cecil Hills High School | Cecil Hills |
| 64 | Business Services Examination | Touma, Allanah | 1 | Mount St Joseph Milperra | Milperra |
| 65 | Business Services Examination | Malone, Niamh | 3 | Catherine McAuley Westmead | Westmead |
| 66 | Business Services Examination | Limjap, Isabella | 4 | Catherine McAuley Westmead | Westmead |
| 67 | Business Services Examination | Noori, Sarah | 4 | St Marys Senior High School | St Marys |
| 68 | Business Services Examination | Sweeney, Alannah | 6 | Catherine McAuley Westmead | Westmead |
| 69 | Business Services Examination | Kumar, Nishika | 7 | Good Samaritan Catholic College | Hinchinbrook |
| 70 | Business Services Examination | Sekmen, Ceylin | 8 | Amity College Prestons | Prestons |
| 71 | Business Services Examination | John Britto Jayaprabhu, Joaquina | 9 | Catherine McAuley Westmead | Westmead |
| 72 | Business Services Examination | Blake, Elizabeth Alison | 10 | St Philips Christian College Newcastle | Waratah |
| 73 | Business Studies | Spencer, Maxine | 1 | Ascham School | Edgecliff |
| 74 | Business Studies | Eldridge, Sophie Olivia | 2 | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook |
| 75 | Business Studies | Rao, Keely | 3 | Newcastle Grammar School | Newcastle |
| 76 | Business Studies | Dib, Omar | 4 | Al Noori Muslim School Senior Campus | Greenacre |
| 77 | Business Studies | Brooker, William | 5 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 78 | Business Studies | Pao, Zayn | 6 | Al Noori Muslim School Senior Campus | Greenacre |
| 79 | Business Studies | Tsui, Ralph Hei-Yuet | 7 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 80 | Business Studies | Leung, Sui-Ka Christina | 8 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 81 | Business Studies | Bhargava, Arin | 9 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |
| 82 | Business Studies | Rigon, Joseph Lawrence | 10 | St Patricks College Strathfield | Strathfield |
| 83 | Business Studies | Fogarty, Ava Lily | 11 | Queenwood School for Girls | Mosman |
| 84 | Business Studies | Nunan, Ashley | 12 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 85 | Business Studies | Vaidya Uppunda, Surabhi | 13 | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook |
| 86 | Business Studies | Levy, Jessica | 14 | Reddam House Bondi Campus | North Bondi |
| 87 | Business Studies | Monteiro, Fay | 15 | Girraween High School | Girraween |
| 88 | Business Studies | Alderson, Isobel | 16 | Wenona School | North Sydney |
| 89 | Business Studies | Elkazzi, Janelle | 16 | St Charbels College | Punchbowl |
| 90 | Business Studies | Lin, Yixing Lindsay | 18 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 91 | Business Studies | Ooi, Charlotte | 18 | Ravenswood School for Girls | Gordon |
| 92 | Business Studies | Seng, Anna | 20 | Australian International School Singapore | Singapore |
| 93 | Chemistry | Zhang, Stacy | 1 | Roseville College | Roseville |
| 94 | Chemistry | Zhang, Weiyi | 2 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
| 95 | Chemistry | Uppalapati, Krishita | 3 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 96 | Chemistry | Komminni, Srihaas | 4 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 97 | Chemistry | Xiao, Emily | 4 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 98 | Chemistry | Edward, Philopateer | 6 | St Marks Coptic Orthodox College | Wattle Grove |
| 99 | Chemistry | Ruff, Michael | 6 | Chatswood High School | Chatswood |
| 100 | Chemistry | Wellm, Alexander | 6 | Mount St Patrick College | Murwillumbah |
| 101 | Chemistry | Xu, Olivia | 6 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 102 | Chemistry | Yu, Thomas Young Chan | 6 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 103 | Chemistry | Desai, Rahul | 11 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 104 | Chemistry | Robinson, Sophie | 11 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
| 105 | Chemistry | Zhang, Daniel Tian Xiang | 13 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 106 | Chemistry | Walton, Samuel James | 14 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney |
| 107 | Chemistry | Ma, Selina | 15 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 108 | Chemistry | Kwok, Chloe Yee Ching | 16 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
| 109 | Chemistry | Lieu, Tyson | 16 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 110 | Chemistry | Rao, Richard | 18 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 111 | Chemistry | Shan, Qile | 18 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 112 | Chemistry | Shi, Reina Huiyu | 20 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
| 113 | Chemistry | Wang, Zichen | 20 | The Kings School | North Parramatta |
| 114 | Chemistry | Zhou, Olivia | 20 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 115 | Chinese and Literature | Wang, Shenmei | 1 | Beijing Zhongguancun Foreign Language School | Beijing, China |
| 116 | Chinese and Literature | Zhou, Jun Yu | 2 | Chatswood High School | Chatswood |
| 117 | Chinese and Literature | Xu, Chengying | 3 | Kincoppal Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart | Vaucluse |
| 118 | Chinese and Literature | Li, Mengjia | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 119 | Chinese and Literature | Ni, Runqian | 5 | Masada College | St Ives |
| 120 | Chinese Beginners | Lau, Lucia | 1 | Bonnyrigg High School | Bonnyrigg |
| 121 | Chinese Beginners | Nguyen, Lan | 2 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 122 | Chinese Beginners | Wilesmith, Miranda | 3 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 123 | Chinese Beginners | Koay, Jessica Ming-Li Tay | 4 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 124 | Chinese Beginners | Rovacchi, Renato Junior | 5 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 125 | Chinese Continuers | Wang, Xiwei Sophia | 1 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 126 | Chinese Continuers | Yang, Youtan | 1 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
| 127 | Chinese Continuers | Zhou, Yujing | 3 | Fort Street High School | Petersham |
| 128 | Chinese Continuers | Wong, Austen | 4 | The Kings School | North Parramatta |
| 129 | Chinese Continuers | Wang, Selina | 5 | Meriden School | Strathfield |
| 130 | Chinese Continuers | Zhang, Nicole | 5 | Secondary College of Languages Strathfield Girls Campus | Strathfield |
| 131 | Chinese Extension | Luo, Qiyan | 1 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 132 | Chinese Extension | Jia, Joshua | 2 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 133 | Chinese Extension | Cheung, Callum | 3 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 134 | Chinese Extension | Kelman, Luke | 4 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 135 | Chinese Extension | Yang, Youtan | 5 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
| 136 | Chinese in Context | Yu, Skye Tian | 1 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 137 | Chinese in Context | Lin, Yixing Lindsay | 2 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 138 | Chinese in Context | Kwok, Chloe Yee Ching | 3 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
| 139 | Chinese in Context | Ng, Arissa Xihe | 4 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 140 | Chinese in Context | Ying, Ivy | 5 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 141 | Classical Greek Continuers | Chung, William | 1 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 142 | Classical Greek Continuers | Woo, Brendan | 2 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |
| 143 | Classical Greek Continuers | Tran, Justin | 3 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 144 | Classical Greek Continuers | Fifield, James | 4 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 145 | Classical Greek Continuers | Zhu, Evelyn | 5 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 146 | Classical Greek Extension | Chung, William | 1 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 147 | Classical Greek Extension | Zhu, Evelyn | 2 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 148 | Classical Greek Extension | Tran, Justin | 3 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 149 | Classical Greek Extension | Fifield, James | 4 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 150 | Classical Greek Extension | Chia, Benjamin | 5 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 151 | Classical Hebrew Continuers | Lobel, Oliver | 1 | Kesser Torah College | Dover Heights |
| 152 | Classical Hebrew Continuers | Sacks, Zev | 2 | Kesser Torah College | Dover Heights |
| 153 | Classical Hebrew Continuers | Butnaro, Rachel | 3 | Kesser Torah College | Dover Heights |
| 154 | Classical Hebrew Continuers | Levy, Chaya | 4 | Kesser Torah College | Dover Heights |
| 155 | Classical Hebrew Continuers | Lederer, Erin | 5 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 156 | Classical Hebrew Extension | Butnaro, Rachel | 1 | Kesser Torah College | Dover Heights |
| 157 | Classical Hebrew Extension | Lobel, Oliver | 2 | Kesser Torah College | Dover Heights |
| 158 | Classical Hebrew Extension | Levy, Chaya | 3 | Kesser Torah College | Dover Heights |
| 159 | Classical Hebrew Extension | Sacks, Zev | 4 | Kesser Torah College | Dover Heights |
| 160 | Classical Hebrew Extension | Winton, Akiva | 5 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 161 | Community and Family Studies | Priest, Milly | 1 | Orange High School | Orange |
| 162 | Community and Family Studies | Croft, Elkie | 2 | St Josephs Regional College | Port Macquarie |
| 163 | Community and Family Studies | Bandiera-Dunn, Alix | 3 | Arden Anglican School Epping Campus | Epping |
| 164 | Community and Family Studies | Shafquat, Safa | 4 | Cecil Hills High School | Cecil Hills |
| 165 | Community and Family Studies | Kuk, Gabrielle | 5 | Marist Sisters College Woolwich | Woolwich |
| 166 | Community and Family Studies | Dixon, Lily | 6 | Lumen Christi Catholic College | Pambula Beach |
| 167 | Community and Family Studies | Paine, Charli | 7 | St Josephs Regional College | Port Macquarie |
| 168 | Community and Family Studies | Sameer, Aaizah | 8 | Macarthur Girls High School | Parramatta |
| 169 | Community and Family Studies | Yeun, Callista Trinity | 8 | Castle Hill High School | Castle Hill |
| 170 | Community and Family Studies | Hwang, Claire | 10 | Gilroy Catholic College | Castle Hill |
| 171 | Construction Examination | Hook, Dougald James | 1 | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove |
| 172 | Construction Examination | Laidlaw, Maxwell | 1 | Newington College | Stanmore |
| 173 | Construction Examination | Firth, Hugo | 3 | The Kings School | North Parramatta |
| 174 | Construction Examination | Fitzroy, Ashlyn | 4 | Terrigal High School | Terrigal |
| 175 | Construction Examination | Mogan, Andrew | 4 | All Saints Catholic College Casula Campus | Casula |
| 176 | Construction Examination | Summerauer, Zali | 4 | TAFE NSW Virtual VET | Ultimo |
| 177 | Construction Examination | Wilson, Kai | 4 | The Kings School | North Parramatta |
| 178 | Construction Examination | Cater, Jyden | 8 | St Columba Anglican School | Port Macquarie |
| 179 | Construction Examination | Fischer, Kaelan | 8 | Gilroy Catholic College | Castle Hill |
| 180 | Construction Examination | Hurley, James | 8 | The Kings School | North Parramatta |
| 181 | Construction Examination | Johnston, Navrin | 8 | Port Hacking High School | Miranda |
| 182 | Construction Examination | Robinson, Ethan | 8 | Aquinas College | Menai |
| 183 | Construction Examination | Villagrand, Blake | 8 | St Patricks College Sutherland | Sutherland |
| 184 | Dance | Bernard, Alexander | 1 | Inaburra School | Bangor |
| 185 | Dance | Burnell, Abbie | 1 | St Vincents College | Potts Point |
| 186 | Dance | McHardy, Emma | 1 | Bethany College | Hurstville |
| 187 | Dance | McRae, Maddison | 1 | St Mary Star of the Sea College | Wollongong |
| 188 | Dance | Metcalfe, Audrey | 1 | Wenona School | North Sydney |
| 189 | Design and Technology | D'Arcy, Charlotte | 1 | Bethany College | Hurstville |
| 190 | Design and Technology | Quilkey, Isabella | 1 | Bethany College | Hurstville |
| 191 | Design and Technology | Shearer, Brodie Thomas | 1 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 192 | Design and Technology | Lambros, Anastasia | 4 | St Euphemia College | Bankstown |
| 193 | Design and Technology | Perry, Isabel | 4 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
| 194 | Design and Technology | Yee, Zara | 6 | Wenona School | North Sydney |
| 195 | Design and Technology | Jellinek, Ava | 7 | Mount St Benedict College | Pennant Hills |
| 196 | Design and Technology | Vinalon, Megan | 8 | Wenona School | North Sydney |
| 197 | Design and Technology | Foley, Dashiell | 9 | Marcellin College | Randwick |
| 198 | Design and Technology | Miller, Evelyn | 10 | Wenona School | North Sydney |
| 199 | Design and Technology | Paff, Lily | 10 | Wenona School | North Sydney |
| 200 | Drama | Wadhwa, Rupali | 1 | Penrith High School | Penrith |
Source: NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA).
Supplementary data from school publications.
Supplementary data from school publications.
Last Updated: 1 May 2026