| 1 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills | English (Advanced) | 117 |
| 2 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford | English (Advanced) | 103 |
| 3 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest | English (Advanced) | 99 |
| 4 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble | English (Advanced) | 73 |
| 5 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills | English (Advanced) | 63 |
| 6 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest | English (Advanced) | 56 |
| 7 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby | English (Advanced) | 53 |
| 8 | Moriah College | Queens Park | English (Advanced) | 52 |
| 9 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst | English (Advanced) | 50 |
| 10 | Barker College | Hornsby | English (Advanced) | 44 |
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| 11 | St George Girls High School | Kogarah | English (Advanced) | 44 |
| 12 | Loreto Kirribilli | Kirribilli | English (Advanced) | 37 |
| 13 | Fort Street High School | Petersham | English (Advanced) | 33 |
| 14 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon | English (Advanced) | 33 |
| 15 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | English (Advanced) | 30 |
| 16 | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook | English (Advanced) | 29 |
| 17 | Wenona School | North Sydney | English (Advanced) | 29 |
| 18 | Kambala | Rose Bay | English (Advanced) | 28 |
| 19 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst | English (Advanced) | 28 |
| 20 | St Marys Senior High School | St Marys | English (Advanced) | 27 |
| 21 | Ascham School | Edgecliff | English (Advanced) | 26 |
| 22 | Ravenswood School for Girls | Gordon | English (Advanced) | 26 |
| 23 | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove | English (Advanced) | 26 |
| 24 | Gosford High School | Gosford | English (Advanced) | 24 |
| 25 | MLC School | Burwood | English (Advanced) | 24 |
| 26 | St Aloysius College | Milsons Point | English (Advanced) | 24 |
| 27 | Brigidine College St Ives | St Ives | English (Advanced) | 23 |
| 28 | Monte Sant Angelo Mercy College | North Sydney | English (Advanced) | 23 |
| 29 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney | English (Advanced) | 23 |
| 30 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga | English (Advanced) | 21 |
| 31 | Sydney Technical High School | Bexley | English (Advanced) | 21 |
| 32 | Brigidine College Randwick | Randwick | English (Advanced) | 20 |
| 33 | International Grammar School | Ultimo | English (Advanced) | 20 |
| 34 | Caringbah High School | Caringbah | English (Advanced) | 19 |
| 35 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | English (Advanced) | 19 |
| 36 | Newington College | Stanmore | English (Advanced) | 19 |
| 37 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl | English (Advanced) | 19 |
| 38 | Girraween High School | Girraween | English (Advanced) | 18 |
| 39 | Normanhurst Boys High School | Normanhurst | English (Advanced) | 16 |
| 40 | St Francis Xaviers College | Hamilton | English (Advanced) | 16 |
| 41 | All Saints Catholic Senior College | Casula | English (Advanced) | 15 |
| 42 | Loreto Normanhurst | Normanhurst | English (Advanced) | 15 |
| 43 | Penrith High School | Penrith | English (Advanced) | 15 |
| 44 | St Andrews Cathedral School | Sydney | English (Advanced) | 15 |
| 45 | Canberra Grammar School | Red Hill, ACT | English (Advanced) | 14 |
| 46 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft | English (Advanced) | 14 |
| 47 | St Vincents College | Potts Point | English (Advanced) | 14 |
| 48 | The Kings School | North Parramatta | English (Advanced) | 14 |
| 49 | Burwood Girls High School | Croydon | English (Advanced) | 13 |
| 50 | Danebank An Anglican School for Girls | Hurstville | English (Advanced) | 13 |
Source: NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA).
Supplementary data from school publications.
Supplementary data from school publications.
Last Updated: 22 Feb 2021