This report shows the first placed student in each HSC subject in 2025 as awarded 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.
This report is equivalent to the Subject Top Achievers report after applying the filter "Rank equals 1".
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50 of 139 entries are shown.
| 1 | Aboriginal Studies | Blackmore, Madeleine | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft |
| 2 | Agriculture | Greager, Simon | Barker College | Hornsby |
| 3 | Ancient History | Gosling, Arielle | Rose Bay Secondary College | Dover Heights |
| 4 | Arabic Continuers | Alamawi, Zaid Zaidoun | Al-Faisal College | Auburn |
| 5 | Arabic Extension | Almaqram, Rand Ali | Secondary College of Languages Cabramatta Campus | Cabramatta |
| 6 | Armenian Continuers | Krikour, Herag | Galstaun College | Ingleside |
| 7 | Automotive Examination | Peachey, Aaron | TAFE NSW Virtual VET | Ultimo |
| 8 | Biology | Zhang, Stacy | Roseville College | Roseville |
| 9 | Business Services Examination | Shafquat, Safa | Cecil Hills High School | Cecil Hills |
| 10 | Business Services Examination | Touma, Allanah | Mount St Joseph Milperra | Milperra |
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| 11 | Business Studies | Spencer, Maxine | Ascham School | Edgecliff |
| 12 | Chemistry | Zhang, Stacy | Roseville College | Roseville |
| 13 | Chinese and Literature | Wang, Shenmei | Beijing Zhongguancun Foreign Language School | Beijing, China |
| 14 | Chinese Beginners | Lau, Lucia | Bonnyrigg High School | Bonnyrigg |
| 15 | Chinese Continuers | Wang, Xiwei Sophia | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 16 | Chinese Continuers | Yang, Youtan | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
| 17 | Chinese Extension | Luo, Qiyan | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 18 | Chinese in Context | Yu, Skye Tian | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 19 | Classical Greek Continuers | Chung, William | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 20 | Classical Greek Extension | Chung, William | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 21 | Classical Hebrew Continuers | Lobel, Oliver | Kesser Torah College | Dover Heights |
| 22 | Classical Hebrew Extension | Butnaro, Rachel | Kesser Torah College | Dover Heights |
| 23 | Community and Family Studies | Priest, Milly | Orange High School | Orange |
| 24 | Construction Examination | Hook, Dougald James | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove |
| 25 | Construction Examination | Laidlaw, Maxwell | Newington College | Stanmore |
| 26 | Dance | Bernard, Alexander | Inaburra School | Bangor |
| 27 | Dance | Burnell, Abbie | St Vincents College | Potts Point |
| 28 | Dance | McHardy, Emma | Bethany College | Hurstville |
| 29 | Dance | McRae, Maddison | St Mary Star of the Sea College | Wollongong |
| 30 | Dance | Metcalfe, Audrey | Wenona School | North Sydney |
| 31 | Design and Technology | D'Arcy, Charlotte | Bethany College | Hurstville |
| 32 | Design and Technology | Quilkey, Isabella | Bethany College | Hurstville |
| 33 | Design and Technology | Shearer, Brodie Thomas | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 34 | Drama | Wadhwa, Rupali | Penrith High School | Penrith |
| 35 | Drama | Wang, Joy | Loreto Normanhurst | Normanhurst |
| 36 | Dutch Continuers | De Groot, Melline | Outside Tutor | N/A |
| 37 | Earth and Environmental Science | Sonter, Emily | Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College The Entrance Campus | Shelly Beach |
| 38 | Economics | Coughlin, Liam Robert | Waverley College | Waverley |
| 39 | Electrotechnology Examination | Carson, Finn | St Josephs Catholic High School | Albion Park |
| 40 | Engineering Studies | Smart, Seamus | Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus | Balgowlah |
| 41 | English Advanced | Lin, Valery | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest |
| 42 | English Advanced | Phi, Emily | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest |
| 43 | English EAL/D | Tsui, Tsz Yan | Stella Maris College | Manly |
| 44 | English Extension 1 | Yim, Jio | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
| 45 | English Extension 2 | Xiao, Yao | St Aloysius College | Milsons Point |
| 46 | English Standard | Kaur, Mankirat | Santa Sophia Catholic College | Gables |
| 47 | English Studies Examination | Bromley, Heidi | Sydney Distance Education High School | Woolloomooloo |
| 48 | Enterprise Computing | Mao, Xujing | The Kings School | North Parramatta |
| 49 | Entertainment Industry Examination | Hardy, Grace | Newtown High School of Performing Arts | Newtown |
| 50 | Entertainment Industry Examination | Naschenweng, Claire | Southern Cross Catholic College | Burwood |
Last Updated: 1 May 2026