| 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 |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
Source: NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA).
Supplementary data from school publications.
Supplementary data from school publications.
Last Updated: 14 Feb 2023