Below is the list of the best NSW HSC schools ranked in order of their Distinguished Achiever success rates in 2017.
A school's Distinguished Achiever success rate is the proportion of all HSC subject completions by all students in a given year that resulted in a Distinguished Achiever award.
Where two schools have equal Distinguished Achiever success rates, the total number of HSC subject completions is used as a secondary ranking measure, with larger totals being ranked higher.
School ranking positions are assigned to the top 200 schools (at most).
Note that this report is an excerpt. To see the complete set of award statistics for each school, please go to the NSW School HSC Statistics report.
75 | Tara Anglican School for Girls | North Parramatta | 75 | 19.56 | 450 | 88 |
76 | Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta | Parramatta | 76 | 19.28 | 783 | 151 |
77 | St Josephs College Hunters Hill | Hunters Hill | 77 | 19.17 | 1127 | 216 |
78 | Killara High School | Killara | 78 | 18.62 | 1316 | 245 |
79 | Carlingford High School | Carlingford | 79 | 18.6 | 941 | 175 |
80 | Smiths Hill High School | Wollongong | 80 | 18.58 | 791 | 147 |
81 | Mount St Benedict College | Pennant Hills | 81 | 18.56 | 738 | 137 |
82 | Oxley College | Burradoo | 82 | 18.37 | 381 | 70 |
83 | Central Coast Grammar School | Erina Heights | 83 | 17.9 | 620 | 111 |
84 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus | Manly Vale | 84 | 17.79 | 961 | 171 |
85 | Newcastle Grammar School | Newcastle | 85 | 17.7 | 452 | 80 |
86 | Epping Boys High School | Eastwood | 86 | 17.36 | 1135 | 197 |
87 | Northholm Grammar School | Arcadia | 87 | 17.16 | 204 | 35 |
88 | Newington College | Stanmore | 88 | 17.14 | 992 | 170 |
89 | Bethany College | Hurstville | 89 | 17.06 | 797 | 136 |
90 | Redfield College | Dural | 90 | 17.04 | 223 | 38 |
91 | Castle Hill High School | Castle Hill | 91 | 16.79 | 1376 | 231 |
92 | Inaburra School | Bangor | 92 | 16.73 | 562 | 94 |
93 | Burwood Girls High School | Croydon | 93 | 16.71 | 1083 | 181 |
94 | Shire Christian School | Barden Ridge | 94 | 16.48 | 364 | 60 |
95 | Macquarie College | Wallsend | 95 | 16.4 | 311 | 51 |
96 | St Patricks College Strathfield | Strathfield | 96 | 16.38 | 983 | 161 |
97 | St Ursulas College | Kingsgrove | 97 | 16.14 | 849 | 137 |
98 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus | Balgowlah | 98 | 16.12 | 242 | 39 |
99 | St Vincents College | Potts Point | 99 | 15.8 | 652 | 103 |
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100 | The Hills Grammar School | Kenthurst | 100 | 15.77 | 501 | 79 |
101 | Oxford Falls Grammar School | Oxford Falls | 101 | 15.72 | 439 | 69 |
102 | Rose Bay Secondary College | Dover Heights | 102 | 15.55 | 688 | 107 |
103 | St Columba Anglican School | Port Macquarie | 103 | 15.54 | 489 | 76 |
104 | St Scholasticas College Glebe Point | Glebe Point | 104 | 15.53 | 908 | 141 |
105 | St Andrews Cathedral School | Sydney | 105 | 15.48 | 659 | 102 |
106 | Clancy Catholic College | West Hoxton | 106 | 15.25 | 787 | 120 |
107 | Strathfield Girls High School | Strathfield | 107 | 15.03 | 1131 | 170 |
108 | Prairiewood High School | Prairiewood | 108 | 15.02 | 839 | 126 |
109 | St Spyridon College Senior School | Maroubra | 109 | 14.93 | 335 | 50 |
110 | Hills Adventist College Kellyville Campus | Kellyville | 110 | 14.79 | 169 | 25 |
111 | Marist Sisters College Woolwich | Woolwich | 111 | 14.78 | 846 | 125 |
112 | Mount St Joseph Milperra | Milperra | 112 | 14.77 | 833 | 123 |
113 | St Philips Christian College Newcastle | Waratah | 113 | 14.52 | 551 | 80 |
114 | Macarthur Anglican School | Cobbitty | 114 | 14.35 | 418 | 60 |
115 | De La Salle College Revesby Heights | Revesby Heights | 115 | 14.29 | 420 | 60 |
116 | Canberra Grammar School | Red Hill, ACT | 116 | 14.18 | 564 | 80 |
117 | Ryde Secondary College | Ryde | 117 | 14.15 | 855 | 121 |
118 | St Marys Cathedral College | Sydney | 118 | 13.94 | 531 | 74 |
119 | St John Bosco College | Engadine | 119 | 13.67 | 512 | 70 |
120 | Cerdon College | Merrylands | 120 | 13.45 | 1011 | 136 |
121 | Moorebank High School | Moorebank | 121 | 13.4 | 709 | 95 |
122 | Parramatta High School | Parramatta | 122 | 13.37 | 643 | 86 |
123 | Oakhill College | Castle Hill | 123 | 13.35 | 1992 | 266 |
124 | Mercy Catholic College | Chatswood | 124 | 13.32 | 548 | 73 |
125 | Trinity Catholic College Lismore | Lismore | 125 | 13.29 | 918 | 122 |
126 | Georges River Grammar | Georges Hall | 126 | 13.25 | 249 | 33 |
127 | Amity College Prestons | Prestons | 127 | 13.15 | 654 | 86 |
128 | Marist College North Shore | North Sydney | 128 | 13.02 | 676 | 88 |
129 | Rosebank College | Five Dock | 129 | 12.95 | 911 | 118 |
130 | Kinross Wolaroi School | Orange | 130 | 12.95 | 842 | 109 |
131 | Macquarie Fields High School | Macquarie Fields | 131 | 12.94 | 881 | 114 |
132 | Turramurra High School | South Turramurra | 132 | 12.85 | 988 | 127 |
133 | Redeemer Baptist School | North Parramatta | 133 | 12.79 | 172 | 22 |
134 | St George Christian School | Hurstville | 134 | 12.78 | 313 | 40 |
135 | Domremy College | Five Dock | 135 | 12.75 | 455 | 58 |
136 | Mount St Patrick College | Murwillumbah | 136 | 12.72 | 613 | 78 |
137 | IPEKA Integrated Christian School | Jakarta, Indonesia | 137 | 12.56 | 398 | 50 |
138 | Kildare Catholic College | Wagga Wagga | 138 | 12.52 | 519 | 65 |
139 | MacKillop College Port Macquarie | Port Macquarie | 139 | 12.49 | 849 | 106 |
140 | St Patricks Marist College | Dundas | 140 | 12.44 | 820 | 102 |
141 | Bethlehem College | Ashfield | 141 | 12.4 | 653 | 81 |
142 | Marcellin College | Randwick | 142 | 12.25 | 751 | 92 |
143 | Blaxland High School | Blaxland | 143 | 12.2 | 623 | 76 |
144 | Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus | Glebe | 144 | 12.18 | 1503 | 183 |
145 | Wollondilly Anglican College | Tahmoor | 145 | 12.13 | 305 | 37 |
146 | SCECGS Redlands | Cremorne | 146 | 11.96 | 443 | 53 |
147 | Hunter School of Performing Arts | Broadmeadow | 147 | 11.95 | 711 | 85 |
148 | PLC Armidale | Armidale | 148 | 11.89 | 185 | 22 |
149 | The Illawarra Grammar School | Wollongong | 149 | 11.88 | 421 | 50 |
150 | St Pauls Catholic College Manly | Manly | 150 | 11.72 | 435 | 51 |
151 | Catherine McAuley Westmead | Westmead | 151 | 11.69 | 975 | 114 |
152 | Mosman High School | Mosman | 152 | 11.67 | 797 | 93 |
153 | Pacific Hills Christian School | Dural | 153 | 11.59 | 561 | 65 |
154 | Covenant Christian School | Belrose | 154 | 11.46 | 471 | 54 |
155 | Waverley College | Waverley | 155 | 11.41 | 850 | 97 |
156 | St Patricks College Sutherland | Sutherland | 156 | 11.38 | 993 | 113 |
157 | Tempe High School | Tempe | 157 | 11.38 | 826 | 94 |
158 | Hunter Valley Grammar School | Ashtonfield | 158 | 11.32 | 592 | 67 |
159 | Lambton High School | Lambton | 159 | 11.23 | 659 | 74 |
160 | Davidson High School | Frenchs Forest | 160 | 11.23 | 579 | 65 |
161 | Barrenjoey High School | Avalon | 161 | 11.19 | 536 | 60 |
162 | St Charbels College | Punchbowl | 162 | 11.16 | 439 | 49 |
163 | Calrossy Anglican School | Tamworth | 163 | 11.05 | 507 | 56 |
164 | St Marks Coptic Orthodox College | Wattle Grove | 164 | 10.99 | 273 | 30 |
165 | St Columbas Catholic College | Springwood | 165 | 10.96 | 648 | 71 |
166 | The Armidale School | Armidale | 166 | 10.83 | 434 | 47 |
167 | St Stanislaus College | Bathurst | 167 | 10.73 | 578 | 62 |
168 | St Clares College | Waverley | 168 | 10.73 | 289 | 31 |
169 | Concord High School | Concord | 169 | 10.71 | 822 | 88 |
170 | Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner School | Middle Cove | 170 | 10.71 | 168 | 18 |
171 | Marist College Eastwood | Eastwood | 171 | 10.69 | 580 | 62 |
172 | Pittwater House Schools | Collaroy | 172 | 10.69 | 318 | 34 |
173 | East Hills Boys High School | Panania | 173 | 10.68 | 665 | 71 |
174 | Galston High School | Galston | 174 | 10.63 | 301 | 32 |
175 | Good Samaritan Catholic College | Hinchinbrook | 175 | 10.62 | 1017 | 108 |
176 | Stella Maris College | Manly | 176 | 10.58 | 728 | 77 |
177 | All Saints College Bathurst | Bathurst | 177 | 10.57 | 246 | 26 |
178 | St Mary Star of the Sea College | Wollongong | 178 | 10.53 | 978 | 103 |
179 | Riverside Girls High School | Gladesville | 179 | 10.47 | 802 | 84 |
180 | Nowra Anglican College | Bomaderry | 180 | 10.33 | 242 | 25 |
181 | St Pius X College | Chatswood | 181 | 10.32 | 843 | 87 |
182 | Menai High School | Menai | 182 | 10.27 | 915 | 94 |
183 | Mary MacKillop College | Wakeley | 183 | 10.25 | 673 | 69 |
184 | St Marys Senior High School | St Marys | 184 | 10.22 | 2309 | 236 |
185 | Kirrawee High School | Kirrawee | 185 | 10.22 | 910 | 93 |
186 | Northern Beaches Christian School | Terrey Hills | 186 | 10.21 | 519 | 53 |
187 | Aquinas College | Menai | 187 | 10.17 | 708 | 72 |
188 | William Clarke College | Kellyville | 188 | 10.08 | 903 | 91 |
189 | Mount Carmel Catholic College | Varroville | 189 | 10.04 | 757 | 76 |
190 | St Euphemia College | Bankstown | 190 | 10.03 | 299 | 30 |
191 | Killarney Heights High School | Killarney Heights | 191 | 10.01 | 739 | 74 |
192 | Bellingen High School | Bellingen | 192 | 9.93 | 272 | 27 |
193 | East Hills Girls Technology High School | Panania | 193 | 9.78 | 787 | 77 |
194 | Macarthur Girls High School | Parramatta | 194 | 9.7 | 876 | 85 |
195 | St Francis De Sales Regional College | Leeton | 195 | 9.7 | 474 | 46 |
196 | Green Valley Islamic College | Green Valley | 196 | 9.63 | 218 | 21 |
197 | Avondale School | Cooranbong | 197 | 9.43 | 212 | 20 |
198 | Pennant Hills High School | Pennant Hills | 198 | 9.39 | 809 | 76 |
199 | Bishop Druitt College | Coffs Harbour | 199 | 9.35 | 460 | 43 |
200 | Asquith Girls High School | Asquith | 200 | 9.29 | 775 | 72 |