This report shows for each school the total number of Distinguished Achiever awards, Subject Rank awards, First in Course awards and All Rounder awards won by students at that school in 2016. It also shows the school's Distinguished Achiever success rate, and its ranking position amongst all NSW schools (based on the D.A. success rate).
First in Course awards recognise the student(s) who achieved the highest result in each subject.
Subject Rank awards (also known as Top Achievers awards) recognise the students who achieved one of the highest placings in each subject, together with a Band 6 or Band E4 result. Up to 20 subject rankings are awarded, depending on the number of students undertaking the subject.
All Rounder awards recognise the students who achieved a Band 6 or Band E4 result in 10 or more units of courses.
School ranking positions are assigned to the top 200 schools (at most).
| 1 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga | 152 | 966 | 417 | 133 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 43.17 | 14 |
| 2 | Al Amanah College | Liverpool | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 3 | Al Noori Muslim School Senior Campus | Greenacre | 52 | 291 | 46 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.81 | 100 |
| 4 | Al Sadiq College Greenacre | Greenacre | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 5 | Al-Faisal College | Auburn | 78 | 389 | 105 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 26.99 | 42 |
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| 6 | Al-Faisal College Campbelltown Campus | Minto | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 7 | Albion Park High School | Albion Park | 62 | 345 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Albury High School | Albury | 126 | 740 | 61 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.24 | |
| 9 | Alexandria Park Community School | Alexandria | 43 | 242 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.5 | 179 |
| 10 | All Saints Catholic Senior College | Casula | 190 | 1097 | 50 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.56 | |
| 11 | All Saints College Bathurst | Bathurst | 45 | 241 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.81 | |
| 12 | All Saints College St Marys Campus | Maitland | 238 | 1416 | 54 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.81 | |
| 13 | All Saints Greek Orthodox Grammar School | Belmore | 44 | 245 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.71 | |
| 14 | Alpha Omega Senior College | Auburn | 73 | 415 | 113 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 27.23 | 41 |
| 15 | Alstonville High School | Alstonville | 112 | 605 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.31 | |
| 16 | Ambarvale High School | Rosemeadow | 43 | 286 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | Amity College Prestons | Prestons | 119 | 625 | 84 | 44 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13.44 | 114 |
| 18 | Aquinas College | Menai | 130 | 800 | 50 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.25 | |
| 19 | Arden Anglican School Epping Campus | Epping | 66 | 358 | 48 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13.41 | 115 |
| 20 | Ardlethan Central School | Ardlethan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 21 | Ariah Park Central School | Ariah Park | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 22 | Armidale High School | Armidale | 67 | 366 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.19 | |
| 23 | Arndell Anglican College | Oakville | 76 | 434 | 49 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.29 | 142 |
| 24 | Arthur Phillip High School | Parramatta | 184 | 947 | 35 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | |
| 25 | Ascham School | Edgecliff | 97 | 526 | 211 | 77 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 40.11 | 18 |