After much anticipation, the 2021 HSC Distinguished Achiever awards, Subject Rank awards and All-rounder awards were officially announced on Thurs 20 Jan 2022 and are now available on the Top Scores site.
This year, Abigail Carungay (James Ruse Agricultural High School) and Aidan Woo (Sydney Grammar School) were the only two HSC students to chalk up a total of nine Distinguished Achiever awards, thus earning themselves top spots on the Student Rankings by D.A. Count list.
This is the seventh year in a row that a student from Sydney Grammar School has appeared in the top group of the D.A. Count list.
Amongst the winners of Subject Top Achiever awards this year, one student came out on top with a total of five Top Achiever awards - Derek Xu (Sydney Grammar School) - while Isander Mesimeris (Sydney Grammar School) and Mayling Paton (Kambala) were equal runners-up with four Top Achiever awards each.
In the School HSC Statistics for 2021, Sydney Boys High School took the top spot with the largest group of Distinguished Achiever award winners (250 students). Once again, James Ruse Agricultural High finished the year with the largest number of HSC All Rounders (79 students).
Congratulations to all of this year's high achievers.
In New South Wales, students who successfully complete year 12 studies are awarded the Higher School Certificate (HSC). HSC results are the basis for determining which students receive offers of enrolment at tertiary institutions. The HSC program has a long history in NSW education, extending back to the late 1960's, when it was first introduced.
To be awarded an HSC, a student must complete four subjects or more, involving at least ten units of study.
HSC schools offer a wide range of subjects (worth 2 units) and extension courses (worth 1 unit). Each single unit of work is marked out of 50, so the majority of the core HSC subjects involve a mark out of 100. A student's overall HSC result is calculated from their best 2 units of English plus their best 8 additional units.
HSC results are divided statistically into bands, from 1 (lowest) to 6 (highest) in a standard course, or from E1 to E4 in an extension course.
Students who achieve a band 6 or E4 result are recognised as Distinguished Achievers. This is equivalent to an HSC score of 90% or more.
The NSW Education Standards Authority is responsible for administering the HSC program. It establishes and manages the curricula used throughout the NSW primary and secondary schools, from Kindergarten through to year 12. It conducts the external HSC examinations each year in November. It also oversees the assessment process and the distribution of exam results.
HSC Honour Roll - All Student Awards and Prizes (2021)
A, Theerun | DA |
A, Theerun | DA |
Aazouze, Amin | DA |
Aazouze, Amin | DA |
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Best HSC Students, Ranked by D.A. Count (2021)
Carungay, Abigail Bennett | 9 |
Woo, Aidan | 9 |
Bowes, Cian Buo-Jren | 8 |
Brindley, Oliver | 8 |
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Student HSC Subject Top Achievers (2021)
Aboriginal Studies | Guastini, Sofia | 1 |
Aboriginal Studies | Wiles, April | 2 |
Aboriginal Studies | Yuvaraj, Sarveshcika | 3 |
Aboriginal Studies | Brennan, Rosie | 4 |
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Student HSC Subject First Places (2021)
Aboriginal Studies | Guastini, Sofia |
Agriculture | Dong, Oscar |
Ancient History | Tonkinwise, Elsa |
Arabic Continuers | Emad, Raneem |
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Best NSW Schools, Ranked by D.A. Students Count (2021)
Sydney Boys High School | 250 |
Knox Grammar School | 229 |
Baulkham Hills High School | 225 |
James Ruse Agricultural High School | 221 |
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Best NSW Schools, Ranked by All Rounders Count (2021)
James Ruse Agricultural High School | 79 |
Sydney Grammar School | 62 |
Baulkham Hills High School | 61 |
North Sydney Boys High School | 43 |
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