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