NSW High School Ranking (2025)

The 2025 Higher School Certificate (HSC) results have been released, providing insights into the top-performing high schools in New South Wales. These rankings are primarily based on the percentage of students achieving Band 6 results, indicating excellence in their subjects.

School	2025	2024	2023	Success Rate (%)	HSC Students	Total HSC exam entries	High Scores
North Sydney Boys High School	1	1	1	71.6	156	926	663
James Ruse Agricultural High School	2	2	2	70.43	158	1001	705
Sydney Grammar School	3	3	7	60.99	199	1251	763
North Sydney Girls High School	4	8	4	60.46	155	908	549
Normanhurst Boys High School	5	4	8	57.73	124	750	433
Sydney Boys High School	6	9	13	54.19	212	1205	653
Baulkham Hills High School	7	6	3	51.53	205	1209	623
Hornsby Girls High School	8	7	14	51.05	122	711	363
St Aloysius’ College	9	14	6	48.03	162	1016	488
Reddam House	10	5	5	46.99	154	830	390
Abbotsleigh	11	10	10	45.58	184	1086	495
Ascham School	12	23	17	45.43	119	634	288
Sydney Girls High School	13	17	20	44.24	167	999	442
Ravenswood School for Girls	14	40	34	42.68	138	806	344
Conservatorium High School	15	13	6	42.55	40	235	100
Presbyterian Ladies’ College – Sydney	16	35	28	42.41	164	922	391
Penrith Selective High School	17	30	35	41.66	158	917	382
Pymble Ladies’ College	18	21	19	40.63	286	1585	644
Roseville College	19	25	33	40.58	121	690	280
Fort Street High School	20	28	23	40.2	158	898	361
SCEGGS Darlinghurst	21	16	9	39.02	109	656	256
Merewether High School	22	29	44	38.71	180	1041	403
Al-Faisal College	23	22	15	38.59	133	710	274
Meriden School	24	11	12	38.11	211	1186	452
Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus	25	15	18	38.01	128	784	298
Girraween High School	26	32	32	37.83	140	801	303
SHORE – Sydney Church of England Grammar School	27	26	24	37.59	224	1237	465
Alpha Omega Senior College	28	19	27	36.07	134	671	242
Knox Grammar School	29	18	11	35.97	374	2013	724
Loreto Kirribilli	30	20	22	35.44	143	821	291
Caringbah High School	31	80	41	34.36	152	876	301
Queenwood	32	36	42	34.1	91	519	177
Gosford High School	33	53	64	33.84	165	993	336
Kincoppal – Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart	34	68	49	33.76	102	628	212
Wenona School	35	27	31	33.75	169	954	322
Kambala	36	12	25	33.7	72	451	152
Northholm Grammar School	37	31	45	33.2	49	244	81
St Catherine’s School – Waverley	38	24	21	33.14	131	703	233
Tara Anglican School for Girls	39	66	30	32.45	95	567	184
Loreto Normanhurst	40	63	47	31.35	176	1008	316
Al Noori Muslim School	41	39	16	30.86	133	674	208
The King’s School	42	34	26	30.82	248	1353	417
Hurlstone Agricultural High School	43	44	39	29.39	182	1041	306
Parramatta Marist High School	44	59	68	29.28	137	724	212
St George Girls High School	45	38	59	29.02	155	858	249
Sydney Tech High School	46	51	55	28.64	150	817	234
Cranbrook School	47	43	40	28.44	181	981	279
Brigidine College St Ives	48	95	75	27.87	150	818	228
Monte Sant’ Angelo Mercy College	49	65	72	27.54	167	944	260
Barker College	50	47	37	27.51	358	1963	540
Emanuel School	51	42	65	27.08	80	480	130
Newington College	52	127	138	26.86	182	1046	281
Brigidine College Randwick	53	67	50	26.65	118	668	178
Tangara School for Girls	54	87	62	25.64	44	234	60
The Illawarra Grammar School	55	74	170	25.42	92	472	120
Frensham School	56	50	46	25.13	68	382	96
Willoughby Girls High School	57	55	56	24.97	146	757	189
MLC School	58	139	60	24.95	83	477	119
Saint Ignatius’ College	59	71	69	24.94	233	1335	333
Moriah College	60	33	29	24.82	103	552	137
Newcastle Grammar School	61	84	52	24.7	114	668	165
Smiths Hill High School	62	54	48	24.63	133	751	185
Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus	63	64	54	24.5	154	796	195
Chatswood High School	64	58	63	24.12	288	1526	368
St Luke’s Grammar School	65	45	38	23.54	127	735	173
St Vincent’s College	66	85	58	23.54	142	786	185
St Patrick’s College, Strathfield	67	89	105	23.48	187	1056	248
Masada College	68	37	66	23.36	46	244	57
Marist Catholic College North Shore	69	76	118	23.16	95	531	123
Danebank – An Anglican School for Girls	70	52	67	22.67	68	419	95
St Augustine’s College Sydney	71	62	94	22.64	200	1038	235
St Joseph’s College (Hunters Hill)	72	88	74	22.47	193	1037	233
Cherrybrook Technology High School	73	94	92	22.17	322	1764	391
St Andrew’s Cathedral School	74	136	84	22.12	123	669	148
Cheltenham Girls High School	75	57	87	22.06	235	1251	276
Mount St Benedict College	76	77	79	22.05	149	839	185
St Clare’s College	77	48	70	21.77	112	611	133
Sefton High School	78	129	109	21.53	177	957	206
Santa Sabina College	79	86	36	21.49	113	684	147
Bethany College	80	82	99	21.45	160	858	184
The Scots College	81	41	51	21.33	206	1172	250
Pittwater House Schools	82	49	95	20.92	108	564	118
Waverley College	83	115	134	20.45	177	929	190
International Grammar School	84	79	122	20.34	105	590	120
Georges River Grammar	85	199	98	20.28	80	434	88
Lindfield Learning Village	86	103	–	20.27	43	222	45
Oxley College	87	100	162	20.1	71	403	81
St Mark’s Coptic Orthodox College	88	108	182	19.79	53	283	56
Killarney Heights High School	89	110	132	19.59	160	827	162
St Spyridon College	90	81	78	19.56	65	363	71
Central Coast Grammar School	91	46	53	19.45	118	653	127
Rose Bay Secondary College	92	109	119	19.41	186	979	190
Stella Maris College	93	96	61	19.35	118	589	114
Parramatta High School	94	99	131	19.35	185	1023	198
Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta	95	70	71	19.31	162	865	167
Cammeraygal High School	96	121	85	18.93	144	750	142
Newtown High School of Performing Arts	97	56	89	18.66	196	1013	189
Covenant Christian School	98	133	142	18.36	82	414	76
Marist Catholic College Penshurst	99	97	145	18.16	154	804	146
Epping Boys High School	100	60	80	17.72	232	1230	218
Mercy Catholic College	101	157	128	17.67	125	713	126
SCECGS Redlands	102	131	91	17.55	75	416	73
St Ursula’s College	103	92	76	17.44	165	975	170

St George Christian School	105	107	111	17.35	73	392	68
St Mary and St Mina’s Coptic Orthodox College	106	101	–	17.24	39	203	35
Aquinas Catholic College	107	175	108	17.08	138	773	132
Arden Anglican School	108	73	57	17.05	108	604	103
St Mary’s Cathedral College	109	126	135	16.85	103	552	93
Christian Brothers’ High School Lewisham	110	142	82	16.72	112	598	100
Macarthur Anglican School	111	78	110	16.63	94	517	86
Amity College, Prestons	112	111	127	16.4	178	921	151
Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus	113	118	81	16.33	134	735	120
Strathfield Girls High School	114	102	144	16.25	175	929	151
Oxford Falls Grammar School	115	151	115	16.2	92	469	76
St John Bosco College	116	137	100	16.17	89	501	81
Trinity Grammar School	117	173	159	16.16	118	817	132
Carlingford High School	118	72	83	15.87	264	1380	219
Castle Hill High School	119	106	123	15.77	298	1611	254
Freeman Catholic College	120	163	106	15.69	191	1173	184
Al-Faisal College – Liverpool	121	140	–	15.53	85	425	66
St Philip’s Christian College – Waratah	122	120	114	15.41	109	558	86
St Columba Anglican School	123	105	121	15.37	83	449	69
Rosebank College	124	149	116	15.22	207	1117	170
Marist College Eastwood	125	114	93	14.96	127	655	98
Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus	126	161	174	14.96	339	1765	264
St Scholastica’s College Glebe Point	127	124	117	14.43	147	866	125
Marcellin College	128	113	90	14.42	116	652	94
The Hills Grammar School	129	69	97	14.41	78	451	65
Marist College Kogarah	130	160	73	14.22	123	647	92
Emmanuel Anglican College	131	135	174	14.18	54	275	39
St Charbel’s College	132	159	176	14.14	77	396	56
St Pius X Collefe	133	128	186	14.12	132	800	113
Domremy Catholic College	134	112	103	14.11	85	482	68
St Patrick’s College Sutherland	135	169	156	14.01	168	971	136
Xavier Catholic College Ballina	136	141	107	13.89	106	583	81
Oakhill College	137	119	160	13.58	398	2401	326
Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus	138	116	101	13.54	321	1617	219
Wollemi College	139	282	193	13.5	39	200	27
William Clarke College	140	122	104	13.35	200	1056	141
Killara High School	141	90	77	13.3	275	1444	192
Ryde Secondary College	142	98	133	13.28	218	1160	154
Burwood Girls High School	143	104	147	13.02	190	1029	134
Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and Design	144	171	157	12.87	109	567	73
Australian International School Hong Kong	146	75	76	12.7	42	244	31
St Patrick’s Marist College	147	152	168	12.59	124	699	88
Asquith Girls High School	148	212	183	12.45	97	482	60
Cerdon College	149	179	112	12.38	160	929	115

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