| 1 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford | Mathematics Extension 1 | 144 |
| 2 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford | English (Advanced) | 129 |
| 3 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford | Chemistry | 120 |
| 4 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | Mathematics Extension 1 | 115 |
| 5 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills | English (Advanced) | 114 |
| 6 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford | Mathematics Extension 2 | 89 |
| 7 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills | Mathematics Extension 1 | 87 |
| 8 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | Mathematics | 80 |
| 9 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst | Mathematics Extension 1 | 79 |
| 10 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | Mathematics Extension 2 | 77 |
| 11 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest | Mathematics Extension 1 | 75 |
| 12 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest | English (Advanced) | 74 |
| 13 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest | English (Advanced) | 74 |
| 14 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills | English (Advanced) | 69 |
| 15 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest | Mathematics Extension 1 | 65 |
| 16 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble | English (Advanced) | 65 |
| 17 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills | Mathematics Extension 1 | 65 |
| 18 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford | English Extension 1 | 63 |
| 19 | St George Girls High School | Kogarah | Mathematics Extension 1 | 63 |
| 20 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford | Physics | 61 |
| 21 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest | English Extension 1 | 61 |
| 22 | Moriah College | Queens Park | English (Advanced) | 60 |
| 23 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield | Mathematics | 58 |
| 24 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills | Mathematics | 57 |
| 25 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | English (Advanced) | 57 |
| 26 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford | Mathematics | 56 |
| 27 | Malek Fahd Islamic School | Greenacre | Mathematics | 53 |
| 28 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills | English Extension 1 | 53 |
| 29 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills | Mathematics Extension 2 | 52 |
| 30 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest | Mathematics | 52 |
| 31 | Sydney Technical High School | Bexley | Mathematics Extension 1 | 52 |
| 32 | Fort Street High School | Petersham | Mathematics Extension 1 | 51 |
| 33 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills | English Extension 1 | 50 |
| 34 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst | English (Advanced) | 50 |
| 35 | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook | Mathematics | 49 |
| 36 | Gosford High School | Gosford | Mathematics | 48 |
| 37 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford | Agriculture | 48 |
| 38 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst | English (Advanced) | 46 |
| 39 | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove | Mathematics | 46 |
| 40 | Normanhurst Boys High School | Normanhurst | Mathematics | 45 |
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| 41 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest | Mathematics | 45 |
| 42 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon | English (Advanced) | 45 |
| 43 | Loreto Kirribilli | Kirribilli | Studies of Religion I | 44 |
| 44 | St George Girls High School | Kogarah | English (Advanced) | 44 |
| 45 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills | Chemistry | 43 |
| 46 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills | Physics | 43 |
| 47 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills | Economics | 42 |
| 48 | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook | English (Advanced) | 42 |
| 49 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest | Chemistry | 42 |
| 50 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst | Mathematics Extension 2 | 42 |
| 51 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble | English Extension 1 | 41 |
| 52 | Sefton High School | Sefton | Mathematics | 41 |
| 53 | Caringbah High School | Caringbah | Mathematics | 40 |
| 54 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | Chemistry | 40 |
| 55 | Kambala | Rose Bay | English (Advanced) | 39 |
| 56 | Girraween High School | Girraween | Mathematics Extension 1 | 38 |
| 57 | Gosford High School | Gosford | Mathematics Extension 1 | 38 |
| 58 | Moriah College | Queens Park | Mathematics | 38 |
| 59 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest | Mathematics Extension 2 | 38 |
| 60 | Gosford High School | Gosford | English (Advanced) | 37 |
| 61 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby | English (Advanced) | 37 |
| 62 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield | Mathematics Extension 1 | 37 |
| 63 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest | English Extension 1 | 36 |
| 64 | Parramatta Marist High School | Westmead | Mathematics | 36 |
| 65 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst | Mathematics | 36 |
| 66 | The Kings School | North Parramatta | General Mathematics | 36 |
| 67 | Malek Fahd Islamic School | Greenacre | Biology | 35 |
| 68 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl | Mathematics | 35 |
| 69 | St Aloysius College | Milsons Point | English (Advanced) | 35 |
| 70 | St George Girls High School | Kogarah | Mathematics | 35 |
| 71 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | Economics | 35 |
| 72 | Fort Street High School | Petersham | Mathematics | 34 |
| 73 | Girraween High School | Girraween | Chemistry | 34 |
| 74 | Monte Sant Angelo Mercy College | North Sydney | English (Advanced) | 33 |
| 75 | Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta | Parramatta | Studies of Religion I | 33 |
| 76 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | Mathematics | 32 |
| 77 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl | English (Advanced) | 32 |
| 78 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst | Ancient History | 32 |
| 79 | Sefton High School | Sefton | Mathematics Extension 1 | 32 |
| 80 | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove | English (Advanced) | 32 |
| 81 | St Ursulas College | Kingsgrove | Studies of Religion I | 32 |
| 82 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills | Mathematics | 32 |
| 83 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst | English Extension 1 | 32 |
| 84 | Sydney Technical High School | Bexley | English (Advanced) | 32 |
| 85 | Caringbah High School | Caringbah | Mathematics Extension 1 | 31 |
| 86 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | English (Advanced) | 31 |
| 87 | Barker College | Hornsby | English (Advanced) | 30 |
| 88 | Barker College | Hornsby | Mathematics | 30 |
| 89 | Barker College | Hornsby | Mathematics Extension 1 | 30 |
| 90 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills | Modern History | 30 |
| 91 | Cranbrook School | Bellevue Hill | Mathematics | 30 |
| 92 | Loreto Kirribilli | Kirribilli | Visual Arts | 30 |
| 93 | Parramatta Marist High School | Westmead | Studies of Religion I | 30 |
| 94 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble | Visual Arts | 30 |
| 95 | Ravenswood School for Girls | Gordon | English (Advanced) | 30 |
| 96 | St Marys Senior High School | St Marys | English (Advanced) | 30 |
| 97 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills | Chemistry | 30 |
| 98 | Barker College | Hornsby | Ancient History | 29 |
| 99 | Girraween High School | Girraween | English (Advanced) | 29 |
| 100 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield | Chemistry | 29 |
| 101 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest | Mathematics Extension 2 | 29 |
| 102 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst | Chemistry | 29 |
| 103 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga | Biology | 28 |
| 104 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga | English (Advanced) | 28 |
| 105 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga | Geography | 28 |
| 106 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft | English (Advanced) | 28 |
| 107 | Homebush Boys High School | Homebush | Mathematics Extension 1 | 28 |
| 108 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | Mathematics Extension 1 | 28 |
| 109 | Normanhurst Boys High School | Normanhurst | Mathematics Extension 1 | 28 |
| 110 | St Aloysius College | Milsons Point | Modern History | 28 |
| 111 | St Francis Xaviers College | Hamilton | Studies of Religion II | 28 |
| 112 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | English Extension 1 | 28 |
| 113 | Ascham School | Edgecliff | Visual Arts | 27 |
| 114 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby | Mathematics | 27 |
| 115 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby | Mathematics Extension 1 | 27 |
| 116 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield | Senior Science | 27 |
| 117 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga | General Mathematics | 27 |
| 118 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest | Biology | 27 |
| 119 | Oakhill College | Castle Hill | Mathematics | 27 |
| 120 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney | Business Studies | 27 |
| 121 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney | Geography | 27 |
| 122 | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove | Mathematics Extension 1 | 27 |
| 123 | Sydney Technical High School | Bexley | Mathematics | 27 |
| 124 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga | Visual Arts | 26 |
| 125 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble | Mathematics | 26 |
| 126 | Ravenswood School for Girls | Gordon | Visual Arts | 26 |
| 127 | St Aloysius College | Milsons Point | Mathematics | 26 |
| 128 | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove | General Mathematics | 26 |
| 129 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst | Economics | 26 |
| 130 | Canberra Grammar School | Red Hill, ACT | Mathematics | 25 |
| 131 | Carlingford High School | Carlingford | Mathematics Extension 1 | 25 |
| 132 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby | English Extension 1 | 25 |
| 133 | Killara High School | Killara | Mathematics | 25 |
| 134 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney | English (Advanced) | 25 |
| 135 | Sydney Technical High School | Bexley | Mathematics Extension 2 | 25 |
| 136 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga | Mathematics Extension 1 | 24 |
| 137 | Ascham School | Edgecliff | Mathematics | 24 |
| 138 | Barker College | Hornsby | Business Studies | 24 |
| 139 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills | Biology | 24 |
| 140 | Brigidine College Randwick | Randwick | English (Advanced) | 24 |
| 141 | Girraween High School | Girraween | Mathematics | 24 |
| 142 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga | English (Advanced) | 24 |
| 143 | Loreto Normanhurst | Normanhurst | Studies of Religion I | 24 |
| 144 | MLC School | Burwood | English (Advanced) | 24 |
| 145 | Moriah College | Queens Park | Mathematics Extension 1 | 24 |
| 146 | Newington College | Stanmore | Mathematics Extension 1 | 24 |
| 147 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble | Geography | 24 |
| 148 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble | Mathematics Extension 1 | 24 |
| 149 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst | English Extension 1 | 24 |
| 150 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills | Mathematics Extension 2 | 24 |
| 151 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst | Latin Continuers | 24 |
| 152 | Brigidine College St Ives | St Ives | English (Advanced) | 23 |
| 153 | Caringbah High School | Caringbah | Chemistry | 23 |
| 154 | Fort Street High School | Petersham | Mathematics Extension 2 | 23 |
| 155 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby | Visual Arts | 23 |
| 156 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield | Business Studies | 23 |
| 157 | IPEKA Integrated Christian School | Jakarta, Indonesia | Mathematics | 23 |
| 158 | Kincoppal Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart | Vaucluse | Studies of Religion I | 23 |
| 159 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | Chemistry | 23 |
| 160 | MLC School | Burwood | Mathematics Extension 1 | 23 |
| 161 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest | Physics | 23 |
| 162 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest | Modern History | 23 |
| 163 | Penrith High School | Penrith | Mathematics Extension 1 | 23 |
| 164 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble | Biology | 23 |
| 165 | St Marks Coptic Orthodox College | Wattle Grove | Mathematics Extension 1 | 23 |
| 166 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | Legal Studies | 23 |
| 167 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills | French Continuers | 23 |
| 168 | The Kings School | North Parramatta | Economics | 23 |
| 169 | The Kings School | North Parramatta | English (Advanced) | 23 |
| 170 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga | General Mathematics | 22 |
| 171 | Conservatorium High School | Sydney | Music 2 | 22 |
| 172 | Freeman Catholic College | Bonnyrigg Heights | Studies of Religion I | 22 |
| 173 | Girraween High School | Girraween | Biology | 22 |
| 174 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford | Economics | 22 |
| 175 | MLC School | Burwood | Mathematics | 22 |
| 176 | Oakhill College | Castle Hill | English (Advanced) | 22 |
| 177 | Penrith High School | Penrith | Mathematics | 22 |
| 178 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble | Business Studies | 22 |
| 179 | Queenwood School for Girls | Mosman | English (Advanced) | 22 |
| 180 | Ravenswood School for Girls | Gordon | Mathematics | 22 |
| 181 | St George Girls High School | Kogarah | General Mathematics | 22 |
| 182 | St Josephs Catholic College | East Gosford | General Mathematics | 22 |
| 183 | St Josephs College | ? | Mathematics | 22 |
| 184 | Stella Maris College | Manly | Mathematics Extension 1 | 22 |
| 185 | Strathfield Girls High School | Strathfield | Mathematics | 22 |
| 186 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills | Modern History | 22 |
| 187 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst | Modern History | 22 |
| 188 | Taylors College | Waterloo | Mathematics Extension 1 | 22 |
| 189 | Wenona School | North Sydney | English (Advanced) | 22 |
| 190 | Barker College | Hornsby | General Mathematics | 21 |
| 191 | Barker College | Hornsby | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | 21 |
| 192 | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook | Mathematics Extension 1 | 21 |
| 193 | Conservatorium High School | Sydney | Music Extension | 21 |
| 194 | Gosford High School | Gosford | Chemistry | 21 |
| 195 | Killara High School | Killara | Mathematics Extension 1 | 21 |
| 196 | Loreto Normanhurst | Normanhurst | General Mathematics | 21 |
| 197 | Newington College | Stanmore | English (Advanced) | 21 |
| 198 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest | Information Processes and Technology | 21 |
| 199 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest | Information Processes and Technology | 21 |
| 200 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney | Mathematics | 21 |
Source: NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA).
Supplementary data from school publications.
Supplementary data from school publications.
Last Updated: 5 Dec 2016