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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| 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 |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
| 51 | Filipino Continuers | Balamban, Julliana Danieka Maula | Secondary College of Languages Bankstown Girls Campus | Bankstown |
| 52 | Financial Services Examination | Earl, Bonnita | OneSchool Global NSW Maitland | East Maitland |
| 53 | Financial Services Examination | Proctor, Haigh | OneSchool Global NSW Maitland | East Maitland |
| 54 | Food Technology | Dumpleton, Kara | Arden Anglican School Epping Campus | Epping |
| 55 | Food Technology | Sinclair, Ella | Blayney High School | Blayney |
| 56 | French Beginners | Bhogal, Sharan | Glenwood High School | Glenwood |
| 57 | French Continuers | Barry, Sophia | Ascham School | Edgecliff |
| 58 | French Extension | Chan, Jackson | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 59 | Geography | Herbert, Alastair | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 60 | Geography | Mishra, Savya | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 61 | German Beginners | Al-Soufi, Maya | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 62 | German Continuers | Gu, Matthew | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 63 | German Extension | Liu, Justin | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 64 | Hindi Continuers | Gupta, Dhaani | Outside Tutor | N/A |
| 65 | History Extension | Hynes, Alice | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby |
| 66 | Hospitality Examination | Roberts, Hannah Victoria | Tara Anglican School for Girls | North Parramatta |
| 67 | Human Services Examination | Zaragosa, Charlize Mariana | Burwood Girls High School | Croydon |
| 68 | Hungarian Continuers | Varjan, Amina | Outside Tutor | N/A |
| 69 | Indonesian Beginners | Lim, Arnold Sidney | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 70 | Indonesian Continuers | Azizah, Hanun Shabrina | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 71 | Indonesian Extension | Azizah, Hanun Shabrina | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 72 | Industrial Technology | Smith, Catherine | Bethany College | Hurstville |
| 73 | Information and Digital Technology Examination | Voudouris, Emmanouel | Redeemer Baptist School | North Parramatta |
| 74 | Investigating Science | Pondala, Amrutha | The Ponds High School | The Ponds |
| 75 | Italian Beginners | Mogan, Andrew | All Saints Catholic College Casula Campus | Casula |
| 76 | Italian Continuers | Savi, Alessia | International Grammar School | Ultimo |
| 77 | Italian Extension | Savi, Alessia | International Grammar School | Ultimo |
| 78 | Japanese Beginners | Zhang, Hezhen | Meriden School | Strathfield |
| 79 | Japanese Continuers | Yoshino, Kayuri | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 80 | Japanese Extension | Tang, Zhouwunie | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 81 | Japanese in Context | Ike, Natsumo | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 82 | Khmer Continuers | Sary, Natreya | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Girls Campus | Liverpool |
| 83 | Korean and Literature | Hwang, Eunseo | Secondary College of Languages Strathfield Girls Campus | Strathfield |
| 84 | Korean Beginners | Yoshino, Kayuri | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 85 | Korean Continuers | Choi, Seoyeon | Secondary College of Languages Strathfield Girls Campus | Strathfield |
| 86 | Korean in Context | Kim, Cahyun | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 87 | Latin Continuers | Gu, Matthew | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 88 | Latin Extension | Zhou, Olivia | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 89 | Legal Studies | Firek, Sophie | Roseville College | Roseville |
| 90 | Macedonian Continuers | Herrman, Harrison | Secondary College of Languages Smiths Hill Campus | Wollongong |
| 91 | Macedonian Continuers | Lazova, Irina | Secondary College of Languages Bankstown Girls Campus | Bankstown |
| 92 | Mathematics Advanced | Luo, Chuyu | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst |
| 93 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Desai, Rahul | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 94 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Ma, Selina | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 95 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Chen, Yiming (Terry) | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 96 | Mathematics Standard 1 Examination | Alkatiri, Rania | Al-Faisal College | Auburn |
| 97 | Mathematics Standard 1 Examination | McKewen, Nicholas | Gilroy Catholic College | Castle Hill |
| 98 | Mathematics Standard 2 | Beretta, Daniel | Newington College | Stanmore |
| 99 | Mathematics Standard 2 | Spiteri, Zoey Jia En | Reddam House Bondi Campus | North Bondi |
| 100 | Modern Greek Beginners | Diakou, Kristy | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 101 | Modern Greek Continuers | Varvaressos, Panagiota | All Saints Greek Orthodox Grammar School | Belmore |
| 102 | Modern Greek Extension | Moisidis, George | Secondary College of Languages Ashfield Boys Campus | Ashfield |
| 103 | Modern Hebrew Continuers | Safra, Shlomi | Outside Tutor | N/A |
| 104 | Modern History | Abadee, Emily | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 105 | Music 1 | Buchanan, Zachary | St Lukes Grammar School | Dee Why |
| 106 | Music 1 | Jilwan, Heidi | Tangara School for Girls | Cherrybrook |
| 107 | Music 2 | Li, Flora | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 108 | Music 2 | Wang, Selina | Meriden School | Strathfield |
| 109 | Music Extension | Wang, Selina | Meriden School | Strathfield |
| 110 | Persian Continuers | Sakari, Bahar | Secondary College of Languages Arthur Phillip Campus | Parramatta |
| 111 | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | Talusani, Nishika Reddy | Caroline Chisholm College | Glenmore Park |
| 112 | Physics | Chen, Jiaao Jay | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 113 | Physics | Wong, Sebastian Cheuk-Hei | Newington College | Stanmore |
| 114 | Polish Continuers | Helwani, Gabriella Malgorzata | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Girls Campus | Liverpool |
| 115 | Polish Continuers | Muszynski, Amber | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 116 | Portuguese Continuers | Bento Moura Guedes, Lourenco | Outside Tutor | N/A |
| 117 | Primary Industries Examination | Pittman, Bateson | Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School | Calala |
| 118 | Punjabi Continuers | Saini, Harsheen | Secondary College of Languages The Hills Sports Campus | Seven Hills |
| 119 | Retail Services Examination | Nguyen, Angelina Khanh | Bankstown Girls High School | Bankstown |
| 120 | Russian Continuers | Zelyukina, Darya | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 121 | Science Extension | McLean, Rowen Netty | William Clarke College | Kellyville |
| 122 | Serbian Continuers | Bosancic, Vera | Secondary College of Languages Smiths Hill Campus | Wollongong |
| 123 | Society and Culture | Mitsak, Emma | Canterbury Girls High School | Canterbury |
| 124 | Software Engineering | Hudson, Hamish | Barker College | Hornsby |
| 125 | Spanish Beginners | Koren, Rishon | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 126 | Spanish Continuers | Sok Cifuentes, Sofia | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 127 | Spanish Extension | Mahoney, Theo | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 128 | Studies of Religion I | Cocco, Domenico | St Gregorys College Campbelltown | Gregory Hills |
| 129 | Studies of Religion I | Gonzalez, Emily | Catherine McAuley Westmead | Westmead |
| 130 | Studies of Religion I | Mathew, Abigail Mariam | Macquarie Fields High School | Macquarie Fields |
| 131 | Studies of Religion I | Shaiju, Nikitha | Bethany College | Hurstville |
| 132 | Studies of Religion II | Cannes, Chelsea | St Vincents College | Potts Point |
| 133 | Swedish Continuers | Boije, Oliver | Outside Tutor | N/A |
| 134 | Tamil Continuers | Vijayan, Pon Vimalaragavan | Outside Tutor | N/A |
| 135 | Textiles and Design | Christopher, Abby | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 136 | Tourism, Travel and Events Examination | Smart, Maisie Dulcie | TAFE NSW Virtual VET | Ultimo |
| 137 | Turkish Continuers | Ozcan, Nida | Amity College Prestons | Prestons |
| 138 | Vietnamese Continuers | Nguyen, Ngoc Linh | Secondary College of Languages Petersham Campus | Petersham |
| 139 | Visual Arts | Ellis, Jessica | Wenona School | North Sydney |
Last Updated: 1 May 2026