| 1 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills | English (Advanced) | 136 |
| 2 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford | English (Advanced) | 133 |
| 3 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills | English (Advanced) | 103 |
| 4 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble | English (Advanced) | 91 |
| 5 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest | English (Advanced) | 90 |
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| 6 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | English (Advanced) | 90 |
| 7 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst | English (Advanced) | 85 |
| 8 | Moriah College | Queens Park | English (Advanced) | 80 |
| 9 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl | English (Advanced) | 70 |
| 10 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga | English (Advanced) | 69 |
| 11 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby | English (Advanced) | 67 |
| 12 | Fort Street High School | Petersham | English (Advanced) | 65 |
| 13 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest | English (Advanced) | 59 |
| 14 | St George Girls High School | Kogarah | English (Advanced) | 56 |
| 15 | Kambala | Rose Bay | English (Advanced) | 50 |
| 16 | St Marys Senior High School | St Marys | English (Advanced) | 50 |
| 17 | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook | English (Advanced) | 48 |
| 18 | Wenona School | North Sydney | English (Advanced) | 48 |
| 19 | Loreto Kirribilli | Kirribilli | English (Advanced) | 46 |
| 20 | Gosford High School | Gosford | English (Advanced) | 45 |
| 21 | St Aloysius College | Milsons Point | English (Advanced) | 44 |
| 22 | Penrith High School | Penrith | English (Advanced) | 41 |
| 23 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst | English (Advanced) | 41 |
| 24 | Ascham School | Edgecliff | English (Advanced) | 40 |
| 25 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield | English (Advanced) | 37 |
Source: NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA).
Supplementary data from school publications.
Supplementary data from school publications.
Last Updated: 17 Feb 2023