This report shows the first placed student in each HSC subject in 2020 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".
1 | Aboriginal Studies | Conway, Jaida | Alexandria Park Community School | Alexandria |
2 | Agriculture | Guo, Junlin | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
3 | Agriculture | Liu, Jason | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
4 | Ancient History | Ball, Genevieve Sylvia | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow |
5 | Arabic Continuers | Alloush, Domna | Secondary College of Languages Arthur Phillip Campus | Parramatta |
6 | Arabic Extension | Sayadi, Sara | Beverly Hills Girls High School | Beverly Hills |
7 | Armenian Continuers | Berzekian, Carlo | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
8 | Automotive Examination | Singh, Arnav | Western Sydney Institute Mount Druitt College | Mount Druitt |
9 | Biology | Arvanitis, Olivia | Meriden School | Strathfield |
10 | Biology | Judge, Sebastian | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
11 | Business Services Examination | Sam, Natasha | Bossley Park High School | Bossley Park |
12 | Business Studies | Leslie, Oliver Hamish | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney |
13 | Chemistry | Ye, Sariena | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
14 | Chinese and Literature | Rong, Penny Peiyi | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
15 | Chinese Beginners | Burrows, Jasmine | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
16 | Chinese Continuers | O'Dea, Matthew Barry | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove |
17 | Chinese Extension | Leonard, Nicholas William Rattigan | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove |
18 | Chinese in Context | He, Yuanqiu | SCECGS Redlands | Cremorne |
19 | Classical Greek Continuers | Eichmann, Oscar | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
20 | Classical Greek Extension | Eichmann, Oscar | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
21 | Classical Hebrew Continuers | Eisenberg, Yehuda | Kesser Torah College | Dover Heights |
22 | Classical Hebrew Extension | Schapiro, Rivka | Kesser Torah College | Dover Heights |
23 | Community and Family Studies | Ji, Belinda | Meriden School | Strathfield |
24 | Community and Family Studies | Sanchez, Jessica | Kincumber High School | Kincumber |
25 | Construction Examination | O'Mahony, Zara | St Patricks College Sutherland | Sutherland |
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26 | Dance | Davis, Avalon | Reddam House Bondi Campus | North Bondi |
27 | Design and Technology | Davidson, Holly | St Lukes Grammar School | Dee Why |
28 | Drama | Kahwajy, Paula | Cerdon College | Merrylands |
29 | Dutch Continuers | den Hollander, Tooske | Outside Tutor | N/A |
30 | Earth and Environmental Science | Sharp, Sarah | St Columbas Catholic College | Springwood |
31 | Earth and Environmental Science | Wentworth-Ping, Anxia | Chatswood High School | Chatswood |
32 | Economics | Lim, Julina | Cabramatta High School | Cabramatta |
33 | Electrotechnology Examination | Kinkade, Andy | Hunter Institute Newcastle Campus | Tighes Hill |
34 | Engineering Studies | Vos, Lachlan | Pacific Hills Christian School | Dural |
35 | English Advanced | Gibb, Alexandra | Hunter Valley Grammar School | Ashtonfield |
36 | English EAL/D | Lai, Wing Yan | St Catherines School | Waverley |
37 | English EAL/D | Tran, Thu Ngoc Hoang | Burwood Girls High School | Croydon |
38 | English Extension 1 | Li, Akina | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
39 | English Extension 2 | Coombs, Eszter Violet | Fort Street High School | Petersham |
40 | English Standard | Lamack, Rayna | Lambton High School | Lambton |
41 | Entertainment Industry Examination | Moynan, Sarah | Thomas Hassall Anglican College | Middleton Grange |
42 | Filipino Continuers | Santos, Hannah Alyssandra | Secondary College of Languages Bankstown Girls Campus | Bankstown |
43 | Financial Services Examination | Donald, Tamara | OneSchool Global NSW Sydney | Oatlands |
44 | Food Technology | van der Laan de Vries, Alexandra | Roseville College | Roseville |
45 | French Beginners | Freeman, Zeraphina Artemisia | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow |
46 | French Continuers | Schlesinger, Anne-Marie | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
47 | French Extension | Wade, Amy | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
48 | Geography | Pek, Serena Catherine | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby |
49 | German Beginners | Lee, Chae-Weon | Conservatorium High School | Sydney |
50 | German Continuers | Deva, Anika | Ascham School | Edgecliff |
51 | German Extension | Silcock, Rowan | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
52 | Hindi Continuers | Sahni, Praneet | Secondary College of Languages The Hills Sports Campus | Seven Hills |
53 | History Extension | Nason, Lily | Kambala | Rose Bay |
54 | Hospitality Examination | Johnstone, Samantha | Tara Anglican School for Girls | North Parramatta |
55 | Human Services Examination | Galindo, Nathan | Good Samaritan Catholic College | Hinchinbrook |
56 | Human Services Examination | Mehdi, Gia | Northern Sydney Institute Meadowbank College | Meadowbank |
57 | Hungarian Continuers | Konya, Renata | Secondary College of Languages Bankstown Girls Campus | Bankstown |
58 | Indonesian and Literature | Amanda, Karen | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
59 | Indonesian Beginners | Susanto, Natasha | Glenwood High School | Glenwood |
60 | Indonesian Continuers | Maniam, Priyanka | Ryde Secondary College | Ryde |
61 | Indonesian Extension | Meredith-Daly, Elizabeth Marion | Burwood Girls High School | Croydon |
62 | Industrial Technology | McMurray, Jarrod | Dubbo School of Distance Education | Dubbo |
63 | Industrial Technology | Rodgers, Liam | Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School | Calala |
64 | Information and Digital Technology Examination | Crowther-Miller, Oliver John | Menai High School | Menai |
65 | Information Processes and Technology | Knight, Annabel | Strathfield Girls High School | Strathfield |
66 | Investigating Science | Fletcher, Nathaniel | St Pauls College West Kempsey | West Kempsey |
67 | Italian Beginners | Duggan, Sascha | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
68 | Italian Continuers | Kingston, Jemima | Monte Sant Angelo Mercy College | North Sydney |
69 | Italian Extension | Kingston, Jemima | Monte Sant Angelo Mercy College | North Sydney |
70 | Japanese and Literature | Kawanami, Seiji | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
71 | Japanese Beginners | Son, Yeleen | Marsden High School | Meadowbank |
72 | Japanese Continuers | Ki, Sung-Jun | Normanhurst Boys High School | Normanhurst |
73 | Japanese Extension | Wen, Angela | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest |
74 | Japanese in Context | Tomishima, Taro | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
75 | Khmer Continuers | Pov, Sievling | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Girls Campus | Liverpool |
76 | Korean and Literature | Jeon, Baerim | Secondary College of Languages Strathfield Girls Campus | Strathfield |
77 | Korean Beginners | Leung, Hiu Ting | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
78 | Korean Continuers | Sekuljica, Danijela | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
79 | Korean in Context | Lee, Allison | Secondary College of Languages The Hills Sports Campus | Seven Hills |
80 | Latin Continuers | Zammit, Declan | Barker College | Hornsby |
81 | Latin Extension | Li, Akina | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
82 | Legal Studies | Ma, Desmond | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
83 | Macedonian Continuers | Anastasov, Marko | Secondary College of Languages Bankstown Girls Campus | Bankstown |
84 | Mathematics Advanced | Abelev, Joshua | Cranbrook School | Bellevue Hill |
85 | Mathematics Advanced | Coleman, Jack | Fort Street High School | Petersham |
86 | Mathematics Advanced | Khan, Manal | Amity College Prestons | Prestons |
87 | Mathematics Advanced | Wu, Guozhen | Reddam House Bondi Campus | North Bondi |
88 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Lin, Jason Zhihao | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
89 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Phan, Alexander Van | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
90 | Mathematics Standard 1 Examination | Thomas, Lilly Monica | SEDA College NSW | Glebe |
91 | Mathematics Standard 2 | Malcolm, Andrew | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook |
92 | Metal and Engineering Examination | Fisher, Lachlan | Tumbarumba High School | Tumbarumba |
93 | Modern Greek Beginners | Koutsoubos, Jacqueline | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
94 | Modern Greek Continuers | Kontou, Maria | Secondary College of Languages Kogarah Campus | Kogarah |
95 | Modern Greek Extension | Kontou, Maria | Secondary College of Languages Kogarah Campus | Kogarah |
96 | Modern Hebrew Continuers | Juter, Leanne | Outside Tutor | N/A |
97 | Modern History | Ginters, Mason | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
98 | Music 1 | Cox, Coda | Xavier Catholic College | Skennars Head |
99 | Music 2 | Suriyanarayanan, Shravan | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
100 | Music Extension | Lee, Chae-Weon | Conservatorium High School | Sydney |
101 | Persian Continuers | Bandi Amirabad, Boshra | Secondary College of Languages Arthur Phillip Campus | Parramatta |
102 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Harvey, Genevieve | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl |
103 | Physics | Ye, Sariena | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
104 | Polish Continuers | Serafin, Veronica | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Girls Campus | Liverpool |
105 | Portuguese Continuers | Wojcik, Amanda | Secondary College of Languages Dulwich Campus | Dulwich Hill |
106 | Primary Industries Examination | Castelletti, Lucy | Muirfield High School | North Rocks |
107 | Punjabi Continuers | Dhillon, Bhawanjot Singh | Secondary College of Languages The Hills Sports Campus | Seven Hills |
108 | Retail Services Examination | Du, Kylie Ngan My | Canley Vale High School | Canley Vale |
109 | Russian Continuers | Kuvyatkina, Anna | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
110 | Science Extension | Nguyen, Alex | Tempe High School | Tempe |
111 | Serbian Continuers | Petkovic, Veljko | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Girls Campus | Liverpool |
112 | Society and Culture | Service, Hugh | Hunters Hill High School | Hunters Hill |
113 | Software Design and Development | Noyes, Zack Allen | Canberra Grammar School | Red Hill, ACT |
114 | Spanish Beginners | Stone, Christiana May | Meriden School | Strathfield |
115 | Spanish Continuers | Coombs, Eszter Violet | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
116 | Spanish Extension | Coombs, Eszter Violet | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
117 | Studies of Religion I | Jacobson, Dean | Parramatta Marist High School | Westmead |
118 | Studies of Religion II | Koh, Constance | Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College | Kensington |
119 | Swedish Continuers | D'Cunha, Anjali | Outside Tutor | N/A |
120 | Tamil Continuers | Jaseetharan, Sijarthan | Outside Tutor | N/A |
121 | Textiles and Design | Nikos, Yianna | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
122 | Tourism, Travel and Events Examination | Pye, Taylah | Sydney Institute Sutherland College Loftus Campus | Loftus |
123 | Turkish Continuers | Mermi, Esma | Amity College Prestons | Prestons |
124 | Vietnamese Continuers | To, Hong Nhat Phuong | Secondary College of Languages Birrong Boys Campus | Birrong |
125 | Visual Arts | He, Sharon | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest |
126 | Visual Arts | Knox, Alice | Monte Sant Angelo Mercy College | North Sydney |