| 1 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills | English (Advanced) | 118 |
| 2 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford | English (Advanced) | 114 |
| 3 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills | English (Advanced) | 82 |
| 4 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest | English (Advanced) | 78 |
| 5 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | English (Advanced) | 74 |
| 6 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga | English (Advanced) | 72 |
| 7 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble | English (Advanced) | 72 |
| 8 | Barker College | Hornsby | English (Advanced) | 70 |
| 9 | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook | English (Advanced) | 68 |
| 10 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst | English (Advanced) | 66 |
| 11 | St Marys Senior High School | St Marys | English (Advanced) | 64 |
| 12 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga | English (Advanced) | 59 |
| 13 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney | English (Advanced) | 56 |
| 14 | St George Girls High School | Kogarah | English (Advanced) | 55 |
| 15 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby | English (Advanced) | 54 |
| 16 | St Aloysius College | Milsons Point | English (Advanced) | 54 |
| 17 | Normanhurst Boys High School | Normanhurst | English (Advanced) | 52 |
| 18 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest | English (Advanced) | 52 |
| 19 | Wenona School | North Sydney | English (Advanced) | 52 |
| 20 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl | English (Advanced) | 51 |
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| 21 | Fort Street High School | Petersham | English (Advanced) | 47 |
| 22 | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove | English (Advanced) | 47 |
| 23 | Moriah College | Queens Park | English (Advanced) | 46 |
| 24 | Penrith High School | Penrith | English (Advanced) | 43 |
| 25 | Ascham School | Edgecliff | English (Advanced) | 42 |
| 26 | Loreto Kirribilli | Kirribilli | English (Advanced) | 41 |
| 27 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst | English (Advanced) | 41 |
| 28 | Girraween High School | Girraween | English (Advanced) | 40 |
| 29 | Reddam House Bondi Campus | North Bondi | English (Advanced) | 38 |
| 30 | The Kings School | North Parramatta | English (Advanced) | 38 |
| 31 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | English (Advanced) | 34 |
| 32 | Gosford High School | Gosford | English (Advanced) | 33 |
| 33 | Kambala | Rose Bay | English (Advanced) | 32 |
| 34 | Brigidine College St Ives | St Ives | English (Advanced) | 31 |
| 35 | Caringbah High School | Caringbah | English (Advanced) | 30 |
| 36 | Loreto Normanhurst | Normanhurst | English (Advanced) | 30 |
| 37 | Kincoppal Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart | Vaucluse | English (Advanced) | 29 |
| 38 | Queenwood School for Girls | Mosman | English (Advanced) | 29 |
| 39 | Killara High School | Killara | English (Advanced) | 28 |
| 40 | Meriden School | Strathfield | English (Advanced) | 28 |
| 41 | The Scots College | Bellevue Hill | English (Advanced) | 28 |
| 42 | Santa Sabina College | Strathfield | English (Advanced) | 27 |
| 43 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft | English (Advanced) | 26 |
| 44 | Freeman Catholic College | Bonnyrigg Heights | English (Advanced) | 26 |
| 45 | Macquarie Fields High School | Macquarie Fields | English (Advanced) | 25 |
| 46 | Mount St Benedict College | Pennant Hills | English (Advanced) | 25 |
| 47 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon | English (Advanced) | 25 |
| 48 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus | Manly Vale | English (Advanced) | 24 |
| 49 | St Ursulas College | Kingsgrove | English (Advanced) | 24 |
| 50 | Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus | Glebe | English (Advanced) | 22 |
| 51 | Sydney Technical High School | Bexley | English (Advanced) | 22 |
| 52 | Sefton High School | Sefton | English (Advanced) | 21 |
| 53 | St Lukes Grammar School | Dee Why | English (Advanced) | 21 |
| 54 | Newcastle Grammar School | Newcastle | English (Advanced) | 20 |
| 55 | Ravenswood School for Girls | Gordon | English (Advanced) | 20 |
| 56 | Mercy Catholic College | Chatswood | English (Advanced) | 19 |
| 57 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus | Balgowlah | English (Advanced) | 18 |
| 58 | Strathfield Girls High School | Strathfield | English (Advanced) | 18 |
| 59 | Bonnyrigg High School | Bonnyrigg | English (Advanced) | 17 |
| 60 | Marist College North Shore | North Sydney | English (Advanced) | 17 |
| 61 | Newtown High School of Performing Arts | Newtown | English (Advanced) | 17 |
| 62 | Brigidine College Randwick | Randwick | English (Advanced) | 16 |
| 63 | Burwood Girls High School | Croydon | English (Advanced) | 16 |
| 64 | Carlingford High School | Carlingford | English (Advanced) | 16 |
| 65 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield | English (Advanced) | 16 |
| 66 | Mount St Joseph Milperra | Milperra | English (Advanced) | 16 |
| 67 | Newington College | Stanmore | English (Advanced) | 16 |
| 68 | St Scholasticas College Glebe Point | Glebe Point | English (Advanced) | 16 |
| 69 | Cerdon College | Merrylands | English (Advanced) | 15 |
| 70 | Cranbrook School | Bellevue Hill | English (Advanced) | 15 |
| 71 | MLC School | Burwood | English (Advanced) | 14 |
| 72 | Monte Sant Angelo Mercy College | North Sydney | English (Advanced) | 14 |
| 73 | Oakhill College | Castle Hill | English (Advanced) | 14 |
| 74 | Rose Bay Secondary College | Dover Heights | English (Advanced) | 14 |
| 75 | St Catherines School | Waverley | English (Advanced) | 14 |
| 76 | Danebank An Anglican School for Girls | Hurstville | English (Advanced) | 13 |
| 77 | Marist Sisters College Woolwich | Woolwich | English (Advanced) | 13 |
| 78 | Mater Maria Catholic College | Warriewood | English (Advanced) | 13 |
| 79 | Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta | Parramatta | English (Advanced) | 13 |
| 80 | St Francis Xaviers College | Hamilton | English (Advanced) | 13 |
| 81 | St Josephs Catholic College | East Gosford | English (Advanced) | 13 |
| 82 | St Josephs College Hunters Hill | Hunters Hill | English (Advanced) | 13 |
| 83 | St Vincents College | Potts Point | English (Advanced) | 13 |
| 84 | Alpha Omega Senior College | Auburn | English (Advanced) | 12 |
| 85 | Epping Boys High School | Eastwood | English (Advanced) | 12 |
| 86 | International Grammar School | Ultimo | English (Advanced) | 12 |
| 87 | Kinross Wolaroi School | Orange | English (Advanced) | 12 |
| 88 | Menai High School | Menai | English (Advanced) | 12 |
| 89 | Rosebank College | Five Dock | English (Advanced) | 12 |
| 90 | St Columbas Catholic College | Springwood | English (Advanced) | 12 |
| 91 | Tara Anglican School for Girls | North Parramatta | English (Advanced) | 12 |
| 92 | East Hills Girls Technology High School | Panania | English (Advanced) | 11 |
| 93 | Parramatta High School | Parramatta | English (Advanced) | 11 |
| 94 | Parramatta Marist High School | Westmead | English (Advanced) | 11 |
| 95 | Roseville College | Roseville | English (Advanced) | 11 |
| 96 | Smiths Hill High School | Wollongong | English (Advanced) | 11 |
| 97 | Turramurra High School | South Turramurra | English (Advanced) | 11 |
| 98 | Al-Faisal College | Auburn | English (Advanced) | 10 |
| 99 | Bethlehem College | Ashfield | English (Advanced) | 10 |
| 100 | Catherine McAuley Westmead | Westmead | English (Advanced) | 10 |
Source: NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA).
Supplementary data from school publications.
Supplementary data from school publications.
Last Updated: 14 Feb 2023