Below is the list of the best NSW HSC schools ranked in order of their Distinguished Achiever success rates in 2021.
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 | Central Coast Grammar School | Erina Heights | 75 | 20.42 | 622 | 127 |
76 | Marist College Kogarah | Bexley | 76 | 20.38 | 579 | 118 |
77 | The Scots College | Bellevue Hill | 77 | 20.28 | 991 | 201 |
78 | Emmanuel Anglican College | Ballina | 78 | 20.26 | 153 | 31 |
79 | Prairiewood High School | Prairiewood | 79 | 20.21 | 777 | 157 |
80 | St Spyridon College Senior School | Maroubra | 80 | 20.11 | 353 | 71 |
81 | Clancy Catholic College | West Hoxton | 81 | 19.46 | 1002 | 195 |
82 | Mount St Benedict College | Pennant Hills | 82 | 19.25 | 800 | 154 |
83 | Cerdon College | Merrylands | 83 | 19.22 | 947 | 182 |
84 | St Marks Coptic Orthodox College | Wattle Grove | 84 | 19.2 | 323 | 62 |
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85 | Macarthur Anglican School | Cobbitty | 85 | 19.07 | 561 | 107 |
86 | Marist Sisters College Woolwich | Woolwich | 86 | 18.96 | 823 | 156 |
87 | Gosford High School | Gosford | 87 | 18.89 | 921 | 174 |
88 | MacKillop College Port Macquarie | Port Macquarie | 88 | 18.79 | 729 | 137 |
89 | Macquarie Fields High School | Macquarie Fields | 89 | 18.76 | 906 | 170 |
90 | Marist Catholic College Penshurst | Mortdale | 90 | 18.73 | 566 | 106 |
91 | The Hills Grammar School | Kenthurst | 91 | 18.18 | 385 | 70 |
92 | Amity College Prestons | Prestons | 92 | 18.1 | 685 | 124 |
93 | Norwest Christian College | Riverstone | 93 | 18.09 | 188 | 34 |
94 | Newington College | Stanmore | 94 | 17.64 | 1094 | 193 |
95 | Marist College Eastwood | Eastwood | 95 | 17.35 | 611 | 106 |
96 | Stella Maris College | Manly | 96 | 17.31 | 595 | 103 |
97 | Aquinas College | Menai | 97 | 17.24 | 731 | 126 |
98 | Australian International School Malaysia | Selangor, Malaysia | 98 | 17.02 | 188 | 32 |
99 | Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta | Parramatta | 99 | 16.67 | 804 | 134 |
100 | St Columba Anglican School | Port Macquarie | 100 | 16.64 | 535 | 89 |
101 | William Clarke College | Kellyville | 101 | 16.3 | 859 | 140 |
102 | Newtown High School of Performing Arts | Newtown | 102 | 15.81 | 873 | 138 |
103 | St George Christian School | Hurstville | 103 | 15.81 | 310 | 49 |
104 | St Charbels College | Punchbowl | 104 | 15.74 | 432 | 68 |
105 | Malek Fahd Islamic School | Greenacre | 105 | 15.73 | 782 | 123 |
106 | Patrician Brothers College Fairfield | Fairfield | 105 | 15.73 | 782 | 123 |
107 | Mercy Catholic College | Chatswood | 107 | 15.6 | 577 | 90 |
108 | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook | 108 | 15.53 | 1584 | 246 |
109 | Scots All Saints College | White Rock | 109 | 15.51 | 419 | 65 |
110 | Cumberland High School | Carlingford | 110 | 15.34 | 489 | 75 |
111 | SCECGS Redlands | Cremorne | 111 | 15.1 | 384 | 58 |
112 | Rosebank College | Five Dock | 112 | 15.07 | 1022 | 154 |
113 | Blacktown Boys High School | Blacktown | 113 | 15.05 | 412 | 62 |
114 | Maronite College of the Holy Family | Harris Park | 114 | 14.97 | 334 | 50 |
115 | Mount St Patrick College | Murwillumbah | 115 | 14.81 | 493 | 73 |
116 | Oxford Falls Grammar School | Oxford Falls | 116 | 14.78 | 433 | 64 |
117 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft | 117 | 14.75 | 1132 | 167 |
118 | St John Bosco College | Engadine | 118 | 14.69 | 606 | 89 |
119 | St Philips Christian College Newcastle | Waratah | 119 | 14.62 | 472 | 69 |
120 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus | Manly Vale | 120 | 14.55 | 653 | 95 |
121 | Pacific Hills Christian School | Dural | 121 | 14.53 | 578 | 84 |
122 | Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College | Kensington | 122 | 14.46 | 567 | 82 |
123 | Engadine High School | Engadine | 123 | 14.45 | 519 | 75 |
124 | Holy Cross College | Ryde | 124 | 14.45 | 512 | 74 |