Best Schools, Ranked by D.A. Success Rate, New South Wales, 2020

NSWBest Schools by D.A. Success Rate2020

Below is the list of the best NSW HSC schools ranked in order of their Distinguished Achiever success rates in 2020.

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 68.18 1034 705
2 Baulkham Hills High School Baulkham Hills 2 63.69 1256 800
3 North Sydney Boys High School Crows Nest 3 59.75 882 527
4 North Sydney Girls High School Crows Nest 4 58.68 922 541
5 Sydney Grammar School Darlinghurst 5 58.06 1154 670
6 Hornsby Girls High School Hornsby 6 54.63 723 395
7 Normanhurst Boys High School Normanhurst 7 54.62 736 402
8 Conservatorium High School Sydney 8 52.05 171 89
9 Sydney Girls High School Surry Hills 9 50.97 979 499
10 Sydney Boys High School Moore Park 10 47.49 1255 596
11 Ascham School Edgecliff 11 46.32 639 296
12 Reddam House Bondi Campus North Bondi 12 45.72 643 294
13 Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus North Curl Curl 13 44.97 805 362
14 SCEGGS Darlinghurst Darlinghurst 14 43.69 689 301
15 Wenona School North Sydney 15 43.36 821 356
16 Abbotsleigh Wahroonga 16 42.67 935 399
17 Meriden School Strathfield 17 42.16 899 379
18 Fort Street High School Petersham 18 41.95 913 383
19 Knox Grammar School Wahroonga 19 40.92 2065 845
20 St Aloysius College Milsons Point 20 40.66 915 372
21 Kambala Rose Bay 21 39.76 410 163
22 Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney Croydon 22 39.47 674 266
23 Loreto Kirribilli Kirribilli 23 39.13 800 313
24 St Lukes Grammar School Dee Why 24 38.26 528 202
25 Tangara School for Girls Cherrybrook 25 36.97 165 61
26 Loreto Normanhurst Normanhurst 26 36.43 936 341
27 Girraween High School Girraween 27 35.65 819 292
28 Tara Anglican School for Girls North Parramatta 28 34.87 456 159
29 St Catherines School Waverley 29 33.8 648 219
30 Caringbah High School Caringbah 30 32.79 863 283
31 Pymble Ladies College Pymble 31 32.74 1402 459
32 Al Noori Muslim School Senior Campus Greenacre 32 31.02 361 112
33 Hurlstone Agricultural High School Glenfield 33 30.98 836 259
34 The Kings School North Parramatta 34 30.7 1280 393
35 Roseville College Roseville 35 30.22 556 168
36 Cranbrook School Bellevue Hill 36 29.75 837 249
37 Penrith High School Penrith 37 29.69 923 274
38 Emanuel School Randwick 38 29.52 332 98
39 St George Girls High School Kogarah 39 29.45 927 273
40 SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School North Sydney 40 28.8 1163 335
41 Moriah College Queens Park 41 28.69 732 210
42 Sydney Technical High School Bexley 42 28.34 854 242
43 Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus Manly Vale 43 28.03 785 220
44 St Ignatius College Lane Cove 44 27.74 1453 403
45 Newcastle Grammar School Newcastle 45 27.62 467 129
46 Parramatta Marist High School Westmead 46 26.69 712 190
47 Barker College Hornsby 47 26.66 1924 513
48 Santa Sabina College Strathfield 48 26.53 603 160
49 Merewether High School Broadmeadow 49 26.3 1042 274
50 Brigidine College Randwick Randwick 50 26.25 659 173
51 MLC School Burwood 51 26.1 479 125
52 St Vincents College Potts Point 52 26.06 614 160
53 Monte Sant Angelo Mercy College North Sydney 53 25.94 694 180
54 Al-Faisal College Auburn 54 25.77 683 176
55 Alpha Omega Senior College Auburn 55 25.64 468 120
56 Kincoppal Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart Vaucluse 56 25.5 498 127
57 IPEKA Integrated Christian School Jakarta, Indonesia 57 25.2 377 95
58 Ravenswood School for Girls Gordon 58 25.1 494 124
59 Willoughby Girls High School Willoughby 59 24.6 695 171
60 Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus Balgowlah 60 24.54 432 106
61 Northholm Grammar School Arcadia 61 23.5 200 47
62 Brigidine College St Ives St Ives 62 22.71 722 164
63 The Scots College Bellevue Hill 63 22.65 1011 229
64 Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner School Middle Cove 64 22.53 182 41
65 Queenwood School for Girls Mosman 65 22.45 294 66
66 St Augustines College Brookvale 66 22.31 762 170
67 Frensham School Mittagong 67 22.22 351 78
68 Smiths Hill High School Wollongong 68 21.46 685 147
69 Chatswood High School Chatswood 69 21.45 760 163
70 Sefton High School Sefton 70 21.38 856 183
71 St Josephs College Hunters Hill Hunters Hill 71 21.25 1139 242
72 Gosford High School Gosford 72 20.78 1025 213
73 Oxford Falls Grammar School Oxford Falls 73 20.55 433 89
74 St Spyridon College Senior School Maroubra 74 19.81 308 61
75 Danebank An Anglican School for Girls Hurstville 75 19.63 428 84
76 St Ursulas College Kingsgrove 76 19.61 882 173
77 Epping Boys High School Eastwood 77 19.56 997 195
78 Macarthur Anglican School Cobbitty 78 19.45 473 92
79 Arden Anglican School Epping Campus Epping 79 19.35 434 84
80 Bethany College Hurstville 80 19.32 854 165
81 Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta Parramatta 81 18.84 796 150
82 Burwood Girls High School Croydon 82 18.58 1071 199
83 Central Coast Grammar School Erina Heights 83 18.43 548 101
84 Cheltenham Girls High School Beecroft 84 18.4 1103 203
85 St Philips Christian College Newcastle Waratah 85 18.21 549 100
86 St Clares College Waverley 86 18.18 429 78
87 Killarney Heights High School Killarney Heights 87 18.14 634 115
88 St Marks Coptic Orthodox College Wattle Grove 88 18.08 343 62
89 Australian International School Singapore Singapore 89 17.92 173 31
90 Cherrybrook Technology High School Cherrybrook 90 17.78 1727 307
91 Newtown High School of Performing Arts Newtown 91 17.77 833 148
92 St Andrews Cathedral School Sydney 92 17.42 551 96
93 Mercy Catholic College Chatswood 93 17.35 513 89
94 William Clarke College Kellyville 94 17.14 747 128
95 Rose Bay Secondary College Dover Heights 95 16.57 869 144
96 International Grammar School Ultimo 96 16.35 575 94
97 Carlingford High School Carlingford 97 16.31 987 161
98 Hunter Valley Grammar School Ashtonfield 98 16.08 566 91
99 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College Kensington 99 16.01 662 106
100 Killara High School Killara 100 15.88 1341 213
101 Stella Maris College Manly 101 15.88 447 71
102 Aquinas College Menai 102 15.55 688 107
103 St Marys Cathedral College Sydney 103 15.53 631 98
104 St Euphemia College Bankstown 104 15.48 239 37
105 Marist College Eastwood Eastwood 105 15.16 442 67
106 The Hills Grammar School Kenthurst 106 15 340 51
107 St George Christian School Hurstville 107 14.78 372 55
108 Strathfield Girls High School Strathfield 108 14.76 820 121
109 St Scholasticas College Glebe Point Glebe Point 109 14.66 839 123
110 Freeman Catholic College Bonnyrigg Heights 110 14.6 1089 159
111 St Ives High School St Ives 111 14.55 701 102
112 Trinity Grammar School Summer Hill 112 14.49 683 99
113 Masada College St Ives 113 14.36 195 28
114 St Pius X College Chatswood 114 14.34 844 121
115 Blue Mountains Grammar School Wentworth Falls 115 14.33 307 44
116 Marcellin College Randwick 116 14.16 657 93
117 Marist College Kogarah Bexley 117 14.15 615 87
118 Inaburra School Bangor 118 13.97 544 76
119 Amity College Prestons Prestons 119 13.94 775 108
120 Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Campus Freshwater 120 13.79 1516 209
121 Davidson High School Frenchs Forest 121 13.77 443 61
122 Castle Hill High School Castle Hill 122 13.73 1464 201
123 Ryde Secondary College Ryde 123 13.68 826 113
124 Macquarie Fields High School Macquarie Fields 124 13.6 897 122
125 St Patricks College Strathfield Strathfield 125 13.47 854 115
126 Mount St Benedict College Pennant Hills 126 13.46 847 114
127 St Gregorys College Campbelltown Gregory Hills 127 13.33 630 84
128 Marist Sisters College Woolwich Woolwich 128 13.16 866 114
129 Marist Catholic College Penshurst Mortdale 129 13.1 481 63
130 Pittwater House Schools Collaroy 130 13.08 428 56
131 Marist College North Shore North Sydney 131 12.79 657 84
132 Mount Carmel Catholic College Varroville 132 12.73 707 90
133 Australian International School Hong Kong Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong 133 12.58 151 19
134 Waverley College Waverley 134 12.55 765 96
135 Covenant Christian School Belrose 135 12.55 486 61
136 Oakhill College Castle Hill 136 12.31 1884 232
137 St Philips Christian College Port Stephens Salamander Bay 137 12.21 213 26
138 Pacific Hills Christian School Dural 138 12.19 640 78
139 St Columba Anglican School Port Macquarie 139 12.18 501 61
140 Redfield College Dural 140 12.14 206 25
141 St Charbels College Punchbowl 141 12.13 445 54
142 Northern Beaches Christian School Terrey Hills 142 12.1 471 57
143 William Carey Christian School Prestons 143 11.9 496 59
144 Gilroy Catholic College Castle Hill 144 11.86 818 97
145 Australian International School Malaysia Selangor, Malaysia 145 11.81 237 28
146 Xavier Catholic College Skennars Head 146 11.73 648 76
147 De La Salle Catholic College Cronulla Cronulla 147 11.7 1111 130
148 Arndell Anglican College Oakville 148 11.67 437 51
149 Emmanuel Anglican College Ballina 149 11.67 240 28
150 Oxley College Burradoo 150 11.6 388 45
151 SCECGS Redlands Cremorne 151 11.44 437 50
152 Malek Fahd Islamic School Greenacre 152 11.29 744 84
153 Trinity Anglican College Albury Thurgoona 153 11.14 341 38
154 Penrith Anglican College Orchard Hills 154 11.07 271 30
155 Lambton High School Lambton 155 10.99 655 72
156 Rosebank College Five Dock 156 10.92 1154 126
157 Riverside Girls High School Gladesville 157 10.83 508 55
158 St John Bosco College Engadine 158 10.8 611 66
159 Parramatta High School Parramatta 159 10.75 772 83
160 Pittwater High School Mona Vale 160 10.63 574 61
161 Barrenjoey High School Avalon 161 10.62 433 46
162 Kinross Wolaroi School Orange 162 10.41 749 78
163 Cerdon College Merrylands 163 10.39 934 97
164 Menai High School Menai 164 10.38 886 92
165 Scots All Saints College White Rock 165 10.37 270 28
166 Tempe High School Tempe 166 10.3 777 80
167 Calrossy Anglican School Tamworth 167 10.29 486 50
168 MacKillop College Port Macquarie Port Macquarie 168 10.26 653 67
169 Macarthur Girls High School Parramatta 169 10.24 898 92
170 Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus Glebe 170 10.19 1727 176
171 Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and Design Dulwich Hill 171 10.17 462 47
172 Turramurra High School South Turramurra 172 10.12 949 96
173 Macquarie College Wallsend 173 10.03 299 30
174 Holy Spirit College Bellambi Bellambi 174 9.99 811 81
175 St Patricks Marist College Dundas 175 9.97 712 71
176 Blakehurst High School Blakehurst 176 9.94 815 81
177 Newington College Stanmore 177 9.86 1004 99
178 Good Samaritan Catholic College Hinchinbrook 178 9.84 894 88
179 Mount St Joseph Milperra Milperra 179 9.84 813 80
180 The Scots School Albury Albury 180 9.74 267 26
181 Prairiewood High School Prairiewood 181 9.7 825 80
182 Catherine McAuley Westmead Westmead 182 9.66 1014 98
183 Hills Adventist College Kellyville Campus Kellyville 183 9.58 240 23
184 Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer Campus Cromer 184 9.54 283 27
185 Mosman High School Mosman 185 9.52 651 62
186 Cammeraygal High School Crows Nest 186 9.39 479 45
187 Bishop Druitt College Coffs Harbour 187 9.38 437 41
188 Lindisfarne Anglican School Terranora 188 9.36 481 45
189 Christian Brothers High School Lewisham Lewisham 189 9.28 776 72
190 Muirfield High School North Rocks 190 9.25 411 38
191 Patrician Brothers College Fairfield Fairfield 191 9.2 804 74
192 Charlton Christian College Fassifern 192 9.09 209 19
193 Bulli High School Bulli 193 9.04 575 52
194 Asquith Girls High School Asquith 194 8.87 620 55
195 Byron Bay High School Byron Bay 195 8.82 476 42
196 De La Salle College Revesby Heights Revesby Heights 196 8.76 445 39
197 Marian Catholic College Griffith Griffith 197 8.71 356 31
198 Kincumber High School Kincumber 198 8.54 515 44
199 Glenwood High School Glenwood 199 8.5 988 84
200 Wollondilly Anglican College Tahmoor 200 8.48 330 28
Source: NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA).
Supplementary data from school publications.
Last Updated: 7 Sep 2023
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