Best Schools, Ranked by D.A. Success Rate, New South Wales, 2019

NSWBest Schools by D.A. Success Rate2019

Below is the list of the best NSW HSC schools ranked in order of their Distinguished Achiever success rates in 2019.

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.

200 of 200 entries are shown.
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1 James Ruse Agricultural High School Carlingford 1 72.79 985 717
2 Conservatorium High School Sydney 2 69.12 217 150
3 North Sydney Boys High School Crows Nest 3 62.7 976 612
4 Sydney Grammar School Darlinghurst 4 61.29 1165 714
5 Hornsby Girls High School Hornsby 5 56.88 698 397
6 Sydney Girls High School Surry Hills 6 56.44 994 561
7 North Sydney Girls High School Crows Nest 7 54.7 925 506
8 Reddam House Bondi Campus North Bondi 8 53.23 558 297
9 Baulkham Hills High School Baulkham Hills 9 53.21 1216 647
10 Sydney Boys High School Moore Park 10 51.45 1244 640
11 Normanhurst Boys High School Normanhurst 11 50.19 779 391
12 Abbotsleigh Wahroonga 12 45.6 921 420
13 Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus North Curl Curl 13 43.47 789 343
14 Kambala Rose Bay 14 42.98 449 193
15 Meriden School Strathfield 15 42.84 789 338
16 SCEGGS Darlinghurst Darlinghurst 16 40.79 662 270
17 St Catherines School Waverley 17 40.2 597 240
18 Loreto Kirribilli Kirribilli 18 39.39 792 312
19 Fort Street High School Petersham 19 38.91 879 342
20 Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney Croydon 20 38.7 801 310
21 Girraween High School Girraween 21 38.36 816 313
22 Knox Grammar School Wahroonga 22 38.18 1886 720
23 Al-Faisal College Auburn 23 37.52 565 212
24 Ascham School Edgecliff 24 37.04 629 233
25 Wenona School North Sydney 25 36.63 647 237
26 Hurlstone Agricultural High School Glenfield 26 35.48 840 298
27 Loreto Normanhurst Normanhurst 27 34.26 902 309
28 St Lukes Grammar School Dee Why 28 34.2 579 198
29 Pymble Ladies College Pymble 29 33.81 1532 518
30 Cranbrook School Bellevue Hill 30 32.29 892 288
31 Queenwood School for Girls Mosman 31 32.25 400 129
32 St George Girls High School Kogarah 32 32 953 305
33 Al Noori Muslim School Senior Campus Greenacre 33 31.65 376 119
34 Danebank An Anglican School for Girls Hurstville 34 31.13 530 165
35 Masada College St Ives 35 30.85 295 91
36 Kincoppal Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart Vaucluse 36 30.7 583 179
37 SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School North Sydney 37 30.49 1115 340
38 Frensham School Mittagong 38 30.48 351 107
39 Moriah College Queens Park 39 30.44 726 221
40 Smiths Hill High School Wollongong 40 29.86 710 212
41 Sydney Technical High School Bexley 41 29.71 875 260
42 Emanuel School Randwick 42 29.67 418 124
43 St Aloysius College Milsons Point 43 29.66 917 272
44 Tara Anglican School for Girls North Parramatta 44 29.63 405 120
45 Roseville College Roseville 45 29.53 596 176
46 Penrith High School Penrith 46 29.35 920 270
47 Santa Sabina College Strathfield 47 29.11 632 184
48 Caringbah High School Caringbah 48 29.1 873 254
49 Merewether High School Broadmeadow 49 28.79 1087 313
50 Brigidine College St Ives St Ives 50 28.01 764 214
51 Oxley College Burradoo 51 27.3 392 107
52 Gosford High School Gosford 52 26.92 977 263
53 Monte Sant Angelo Mercy College North Sydney 53 26.9 699 188
54 Ravenswood School for Girls Gordon 54 26.85 607 163
55 Newcastle Grammar School Newcastle 55 26.83 451 121
56 Barker College Hornsby 56 26.65 1940 517
57 Macarthur Anglican School Cobbitty 57 25.82 364 94
58 St Ignatius College Lane Cove 58 25.46 1359 346
59 St Vincents College Potts Point 59 25.45 617 157
60 International Grammar School Ultimo 60 24.14 555 134
61 The Scots College Bellevue Hill 61 23.76 1086 258
62 The Kings School North Parramatta 62 23.28 1001 233
63 MLC School Burwood 63 23.19 414 96
64 Brigidine College Randwick Randwick 64 23.11 662 153
65 Chatswood High School Chatswood 65 22.34 1182 264
66 St Ursulas College Kingsgrove 66 21.61 930 201
67 Willoughby Girls High School Willoughby 67 21.61 884 191
68 Alpha Omega Senior College Auburn 68 21.52 474 102
69 St Marks Coptic Orthodox College Wattle Grove 69 21.24 386 82
70 Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus Balgowlah 70 20.98 286 60
71 St Patricks College Strathfield Strathfield 71 20.56 1036 213
72 Bethany College Hurstville 72 20.02 844 169
73 The McDonald College North Strathfield 73 20 170 34
74 Mount St Benedict College Pennant Hills 74 19.59 781 153
75 Sefton High School Sefton 75 19.34 905 175
76 St Andrews Cathedral School Sydney 76 19.21 604 116
77 Killarney Heights High School Killarney Heights 77 19.19 615 118
78 Stella Maris College Manly 78 19.16 663 127
79 St Augustines College Brookvale 79 19.04 893 170
80 Cheltenham Girls High School Beecroft 80 19.01 1089 207
81 PLC Armidale Armidale 81 18.75 208 39
82 Parramatta Marist High School Westmead 82 18.71 791 148
83 St Marys Cathedral College Sydney 83 18.71 529 99
84 The Hills Grammar School Kenthurst 84 18.43 434 80
85 Pittwater House Schools Collaroy 85 18.36 414 76
86 St Ives High School St Ives 86 18.3 672 123
87 Marist College Kogarah Bexley 87 18.14 612 111
88 Cherrybrook Technology High School Cherrybrook 88 17.85 1636 292
89 Castle Hill High School Castle Hill 89 17.58 1200 211
90 Killara High School Killara 90 17.49 1435 251
91 Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus Manly Vale 91 17.42 775 135
92 Oxford Falls Grammar School Oxford Falls 92 17.04 399 68
93 Pacific Hills Christian School Dural 93 17 600 102
94 St Euphemia College Bankstown 94 16.86 255 43
95 St Clares College Waverley 95 16.85 362 61
96 Strathfield Girls High School Strathfield 96 16.84 885 149
97 St Spyridon College Senior School Maroubra 97 16.8 381 64
98 William Clarke College Kellyville 98 16.67 882 147
99 Mercy Catholic College Chatswood 99 16.6 494 82
100 Central Coast Grammar School Erina Heights 100 16.56 604 100
101 St Pius X College Chatswood 101 16.39 793 130
102 Freeman Catholic College Bonnyrigg Heights 102 16.38 1178 193
103 Tangara School for Girls Cherrybrook 103 16.3 184 30
104 Mount St Patrick College Murwillumbah 104 16.19 488 79
105 Amity College Prestons Prestons 105 16.15 675 109
106 Arden Anglican School Epping Campus Epping 106 15.85 410 65
107 Newtown High School of Performing Arts Newtown 107 15.75 870 137
108 St Josephs College Hunters Hill Hunters Hill 108 15.57 1002 156
109 Mosman High School Mosman 109 15.48 969 150
110 Shire Christian School Barden Ridge 110 15.38 325 50
111 Burwood Girls High School Croydon 111 15.29 1099 168
112 Canberra Grammar School Red Hill, ACT 112 15.21 559 85
113 Northholm Grammar School Arcadia 113 14.83 209 31
114 Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Campus Freshwater 114 14.79 1535 227
115 St Columba Anglican School Port Macquarie 115 14.79 453 67
116 St George Christian School Hurstville 116 14.78 379 56
117 Epping Boys High School Eastwood 117 14.72 944 139
118 St Patricks Marist College Dundas 118 14.58 720 105
119 Hunter Valley Grammar School Ashtonfield 119 14.58 576 84
120 Malek Fahd Islamic School Greenacre 120 14.38 591 85
121 Marist College Eastwood Eastwood 121 14.16 459 65
122 IPEKA Integrated Christian School Jakarta, Indonesia 122 14.11 333 47
123 Thomas Hassall Anglican College Middleton Grange 123 14.1 610 86
124 Carlingford High School Carlingford 124 14.09 951 134
125 Marist Catholic College Penshurst Mortdale 125 13.96 351 49
126 Trinity Grammar School Summer Hill 126 13.94 574 80
127 Covenant Christian School Belrose 127 13.8 442 61
128 Tempe High School Tempe 128 13.79 725 100
129 Waverley College Waverley 129 13.66 798 109
130 Marist Sisters College Woolwich Woolwich 130 13.54 864 117
131 Hunter School of Performing Arts Broadmeadow 131 13.51 740 100
132 Clancy Catholic College West Hoxton 132 13.15 890 117
133 Mount Annan Christian College Mount Annan 133 13.07 153 20
134 Trinity Anglican College Albury Thurgoona 134 12.89 287 37
135 St Scholasticas College Glebe Point Glebe Point 135 12.79 899 115
136 Catherine McAuley Westmead Westmead 136 12.67 1050 133
137 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College Kensington 137 12.67 663 84
138 St Charbels College Punchbowl 138 12.58 469 59
139 Parramatta High School Parramatta 139 12.4 726 90
140 Kinross Wolaroi School Orange 140 12.33 738 91
141 Turramurra High School South Turramurra 141 12.19 886 108
142 Australian International School Malaysia Selangor, Malaysia 142 12.12 231 28
143 Green Valley Islamic College Green Valley 143 12.08 207 25
144 MacKillop College Port Macquarie Port Macquarie 144 11.82 694 82
145 St Patricks College Sutherland Sutherland 145 11.62 964 112
146 Cerdon College Merrylands 146 11.59 880 102
147 Marcellin College Randwick 147 11.57 657 76
148 Gilroy Catholic College Castle Hill 148 11.24 934 105
149 Xavier Catholic College Skennars Head 149 11.22 686 77
150 Northern Beaches Christian School Terrey Hills 150 11.15 619 69
151 Calrossy Anglican School Tamworth 151 11.09 469 52
152 Arndell Anglican College Oakville 152 11.09 442 49
153 Shellharbour Anglican College Dunmore 153 11.05 181 20
154 Prairiewood High School Prairiewood 154 10.76 762 82
155 Ryde Secondary College Ryde 155 10.75 791 85
156 Inaburra School Bangor 156 10.75 530 57
157 Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta Parramatta 157 10.65 629 67
158 Aquinas College Menai 158 10.6 736 78
159 Riverside Girls High School Gladesville 159 10.57 662 70
160 Macquarie Fields High School Macquarie Fields 160 10.45 986 103
161 The Scots School Albury Albury 161 10.42 240 25
162 Mount Carmel Catholic College Varroville 162 10.4 644 67
163 Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus Glebe 163 10.3 1689 174
164 Mount St Joseph Milperra Milperra 164 10.2 804 82
165 Canley Vale High School Canley Vale 165 10.18 1316 134
166 William Carey Christian School Prestons 166 10.17 482 49
167 Broughton Anglican College Menangle Park 167 10.14 434 44
168 Asquith Girls High School Asquith 168 10.07 695 70
169 Springwood High School Springwood 169 10.03 359 36
170 Glen Innes High School Glen Innes 170 10 250 25
171 Christian Brothers High School Lewisham Lewisham 171 9.97 933 93
172 St Philips Christian College Newcastle Waratah 172 9.95 402 40
173 Marsden High School Meadowbank 173 9.92 474 47
174 Woolooware High School Woolooware 174 9.8 694 68
175 Rose Bay Secondary College Dover Heights 175 9.47 697 66
176 Bishop Druitt College Coffs Harbour 176 9.4 447 42
177 Newington College Stanmore 177 9.34 942 88
178 Patrician Brothers College Fairfield Fairfield 178 9.31 752 70
179 Oakhill College Castle Hill 179 9.3 1720 160
180 Crestwood High School Baulkham Hills 180 9.2 674 62
181 Georges River Grammar Georges Hall 181 9.07 397 36
182 Moama Anglican Grammar School Moama 182 9.04 343 31
183 Cumberland High School Carlingford 183 8.99 345 31
184 Macarthur Girls High School Parramatta 184 8.94 761 68
185 Moss Vale High School Moss Vale 185 8.93 168 15
186 Bethlehem College Ashfield 186 8.86 542 48
187 Illawarra Christian School Cordeaux Campus Cordeaux Heights 187 8.84 181 16
188 Rosebank College Five Dock 188 8.8 1080 95
189 De La Salle Catholic College Cronulla Cronulla 189 8.7 965 84
190 Domremy College Five Dock 190 8.65 451 39
191 Trinity Catholic College Lismore Lismore 191 8.41 761 64
192 St Columbas Catholic College Springwood 192 8.38 788 66
193 Marist College North Shore North Sydney 193 8.32 577 48
194 The Armidale School Armidale 194 8.24 437 36
195 Good Samaritan Catholic College Hinchinbrook 195 8.19 940 77
196 MacKillop College Bathurst Bathurst 196 8.17 502 41
197 Warners Bay High School Warners Bay 197 8.09 754 61
198 Holy Spirit College Bellambi Bellambi 198 8 813 65
199 Macquarie College Wallsend 199 7.89 279 22
200 Albury High School Albury 200 7.84 485 38
Source: NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA).
Supplementary data from school publications.
Last Updated: 7 Sep 2023
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