| 1 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills | English (Advanced) | 121 |
| 2 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills | English (Advanced) | 111 |
| 3 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford | English (Advanced) | 109 |
| 4 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | English (Advanced) | 102 |
| 5 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest | English (Advanced) | 87 |
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| 6 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble | English (Advanced) | 81 |
| 7 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest | English (Advanced) | 79 |
| 8 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga | English (Advanced) | 74 |
| 9 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst | English (Advanced) | 74 |
| 10 | Moriah College | Queens Park | English (Advanced) | 73 |
| 11 | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook | English (Advanced) | 71 |
| 12 | Killara High School | Killara | English (Advanced) | 55 |
| 13 | Girraween High School | Girraween | English (Advanced) | 54 |
| 14 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney | English (Advanced) | 51 |
| 15 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl | English (Advanced) | 50 |
| 16 | Barker College | Hornsby | English (Advanced) | 49 |
| 17 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby | English (Advanced) | 48 |
| 18 | Fort Street High School | Petersham | English (Advanced) | 46 |
| 19 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga | English (Advanced) | 46 |
| 20 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst | English (Advanced) | 44 |
| 21 | St Aloysius College | Milsons Point | English (Advanced) | 44 |
| 22 | St George Girls High School | Kogarah | English (Advanced) | 43 |
| 23 | Wenona School | North Sydney | English (Advanced) | 43 |
| 24 | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove | English (Advanced) | 42 |
| 25 | Penrith High School | Penrith | English (Advanced) | 39 |
Source: NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA).
Supplementary data from school publications.
Supplementary data from school publications.
Last Updated: 14 Feb 2023