| 1 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills | English (Advanced) | 135 |
| 2 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford | English (Advanced) | 124 |
| 3 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst | English (Advanced) | 79 |
| 4 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills | English (Advanced) | 77 |
| 5 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby | English (Advanced) | 62 |
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| 6 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble | English (Advanced) | 62 |
| 7 | St George Girls High School | Kogarah | English (Advanced) | 58 |
| 8 | Moriah College | Queens Park | English (Advanced) | 57 |
| 9 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | English (Advanced) | 56 |
| 10 | Kambala | Rose Bay | English (Advanced) | 49 |
| 11 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest | English (Advanced) | 47 |
| 12 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl | English (Advanced) | 46 |
| 13 | Gosford High School | Gosford | English (Advanced) | 41 |
| 14 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest | English (Advanced) | 41 |
| 15 | Barker College | Hornsby | English (Advanced) | 40 |
| 16 | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook | English (Advanced) | 40 |
| 17 | Ascham School | Edgecliff | English (Advanced) | 39 |
| 18 | St Aloysius College | Milsons Point | English (Advanced) | 39 |
| 19 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon | English (Advanced) | 36 |
| 20 | Penrith High School | Penrith | English (Advanced) | 35 |
| 21 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst | English (Advanced) | 35 |
| 22 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga | English (Advanced) | 34 |
| 23 | International Grammar School | Ultimo | English (Advanced) | 34 |
| 24 | Monte Sant Angelo Mercy College | North Sydney | English (Advanced) | 34 |
| 25 | St Marys Senior High School | St Marys | English (Advanced) | 33 |
Source: NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA).
Supplementary data from school publications.
Supplementary data from school publications.
Last Updated: 27 Jan 2021