This report shows the 2017 top students in each HSC subject, along with their ranking as assigned by the NSW Education Standards Authority.
Rankings are calculated from student HSC marks in the subject, or, where this results in a tie, from the average of the students' examination and assessment marks.
Students must achieve a band 6 or band E4 result in the relevant subject to appear in this list.
The number of top achievers reported varies from 5 to 20, according to the number of candidates taking each subject.
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| 1 | Aboriginal Studies | Parsons, Elizabeth Jessie | 1 | Killara High School | Killara |
| 2 | Aboriginal Studies | Cooper, Emily | 2 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft |
| 3 | Aboriginal Studies | Brown, Genevieve | 3 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft |
| 4 | Aboriginal Studies | Regan, Charlotte Rose | 4 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus | Manly Vale |
| 5 | Aboriginal Studies | Glass, Karri | 5 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus | Manly Vale |
| 6 | Agriculture | Zhang, Katelyn | 1 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 7 | Agriculture | Su, Yon | 2 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 8 | Agriculture | You, Amy | 3 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 9 | Agriculture | Chen, Emily | 4 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 10 | Agriculture | Jiang, Shilan | 5 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 11 | Agriculture | Ryan, Darcy John | 6 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield |
| 12 | Agriculture | Selvadurai, Daniel | 7 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 13 | Agriculture | Wrigley-Carr, Hannah | 8 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 14 | Agriculture | Richardson, Freya Jean | 9 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield |
| 15 | Agriculture | Dunning, Harrison Robert | 10 | Barker College | Hornsby |
| 16 | Ancient History | Elia, Seraina | 1 | Lumen Christi Catholic College | Pambula Beach |
| 17 | Ancient History | Li, Chenyue | 2 | Sefton High School | Sefton |
| 18 | Ancient History | Turner-Cohen, Alexandra | 3 | Roseville College | Roseville |
| 19 | Ancient History | Zou, Kevin Tinwing | 4 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 20 | Ancient History | Blair, Sunita | 5 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft |
| 21 | Ancient History | Cooper, Joel David | 6 | Avondale School | Cooranbong |
| 22 | Ancient History | Boniface, Danielle Suzanne Nicole | 7 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 23 | Ancient History | Ryan, Patrick | 7 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 24 | Ancient History | Alexander-Prideaux, Samuel John | 9 | Fort Street High School | Petersham |
| 25 | Ancient History | Vakil, Priya | 10 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow |
| 26 | Arabic Continuers | Al-Badri, Rand Muthanna Hameed | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Boys Campus | Liverpool |
| 27 | Arabic Continuers | Sanhir, Sarah | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Boys Campus | Liverpool |
| 28 | Arabic Continuers | Atasi, Sundos | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Boys Campus | Liverpool |
| 29 | Arabic Continuers | Al Kalil, Shahd | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Birrong Girls Campus | Birrong |
| 30 | Arabic Continuers | Balqa, Lana | 5 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Boys Campus | Liverpool |
| 31 | Arabic Extension | Atasi, Sundos | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Boys Campus | Liverpool |
| 32 | Arabic Extension | Sheikh Ahmad, Lava | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Arthur Phillip Campus | Parramatta |
| 33 | Arabic Extension | Al-Shabli, May A Mahmood | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Arthur Phillip Campus | Parramatta |
| 34 | Arabic Extension | Alkhaznawi, Zubaida | 4 | Holroyd High School | Greystanes |
| 35 | Arabic Extension | Habib, Miray | 5 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Boys Campus | Liverpool |
| 36 | Armenian Continuers | Dilanchian, Alisha | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 37 | Armenian Continuers | Mouradian, Nanor | 2 | Galstaun College | Ingleside |
| 38 | Armenian Continuers | Anoshian, Marine | 3 | Galstaun College | Ingleside |
| 39 | Armenian Continuers | Boujikian, Hrant | 4 | Galstaun College | Ingleside |
| 40 | Armenian Continuers | Terzian, Nayiri | 5 | Galstaun College | Ingleside |
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| 41 | Automotive Examination | Newton, Darragh | 1 | St Stanislaus College | Bathurst |
| 42 | Automotive Examination | Coyte, Ethan | 2 | St Stanislaus College | Bathurst |
| 43 | Automotive Examination | Ghassibe, Anthony | 3 | Good Samaritan Catholic College | Hinchinbrook |
| 44 | Automotive Examination | Arcuri, Jamie | 4 | Good Samaritan Catholic College | Hinchinbrook |
| 45 | Automotive Examination | Stratis, Adrian | 5 | Sydney Institute Ultimo Campus | Ultimo |
| 46 | Automotive Examination | Tilley, Rachelle Sharon | 5 | Northern Sydney Institute Northern Beaches Campus | Brookvale |
| 47 | Biology | Charls, Dawnlicity | 1 | Fort Street High School | Petersham |
| 48 | Biology | Durante, Kara | 1 | Danebank An Anglican School for Girls | Hurstville |
| 49 | Biology | Ali, Zena | 3 | Al Noori Muslim School Senior Campus | Greenacre |
| 50 | Biology | Tang, Richard | 3 | Chatswood High School | Chatswood |
| 51 | Biology | Arudselvan, Vanathy | 5 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 52 | Biology | Zhang, Kelly | 6 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 53 | Biology | Barlow, Nicola | 7 | Trinity Catholic College Lismore | Lismore |
| 54 | Biology | Dowse, Barnaby | 8 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl |
| 55 | Biology | Reveley, Hannah | 8 | The Illawarra Grammar School | Wollongong |
| 56 | Biology | Hong, Jane | 10 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 57 | Biology | Brown, Jessica | 11 | Riverside Girls High School | Gladesville |
| 58 | Biology | Martin, Alana Beth | 11 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft |
| 59 | Biology | Raubenheimer, Julian | 11 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl |
| 60 | Biology | Macpherson, Sophie | 14 | Riverside Girls High School | Gladesville |
| 61 | Biology | Helal, Tasneef | 15 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 62 | Biology | Candotti, Isabella | 16 | MacKillop College Port Macquarie | Port Macquarie |
| 63 | Biology | Wang, Jasmine | 17 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 64 | Biology | Biggins, Imogen | 18 | Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus | Glebe |
| 65 | Biology | Ha, Jacob | 18 | Kellyville High School | Kellyville |
| 66 | Biology | Jang, Madeleine | 18 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 67 | Biology | Lau, William Ming Long | 18 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 68 | Biology | Milijasevic, Elliot Ilija | 18 | Pittwater House Schools | Collaroy |
| 69 | Biology | Prior de Heer, Belinda | 18 | Kincumber High School | Kincumber |
| 70 | Biology | Reyes, Julen | 18 | Redfield College | Dural |
| 71 | Biology | Wood, Jazmyn Lee | 18 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow |
| 72 | Business Services Examination | Leehy, Madeleine Amelia | 1 | Elderslie High School | Narellan |
| 73 | Business Services Examination | Pasqua, Jordan | 1 | Good Samaritan Catholic College | Hinchinbrook |
| 74 | Business Services Examination | Tejcek, Katherine | 1 | Asquith Girls High School | Asquith |
| 75 | Business Services Examination | Lin, Quiney | 4 | Bonnyrigg High School | Bonnyrigg |
| 76 | Business Services Examination | Kha, Tony | 5 | Canley Vale High School | Canley Vale |
| 77 | Business Services Examination | Koubersi, Patricia | 5 | Catherine McAuley Westmead | Westmead |
| 78 | Business Services Examination | Kouch, Melissa | 5 | East Hills Girls Technology High School | Panania |
| 79 | Business Services Examination | Adams, Sarah | 8 | Canley Vale High School | Canley Vale |
| 80 | Business Services Examination | Ciappara, Jordan Andrew John | 9 | St Andrews College Senior Campus | Marayong |
| 81 | Business Services Examination | Colatosti, Sabrina | 9 | Marist Sisters College Woolwich | Woolwich |
| 82 | Business Services Examination | Ly, Michelle | 9 | Canley Vale High School | Canley Vale |
| 83 | Business Services Examination | Ram, Caitlin | 9 | Catherine McAuley Westmead | Westmead |
| 84 | Business Studies | Rubbo, Benjamin | 1 | Wollemi College | Werrington |
| 85 | Business Studies | Rosenberg, Rebecca | 2 | Brigidine College Randwick | Randwick |
| 86 | Business Studies | Diamond, Elyse Maree | 3 | Monte Sant Angelo Mercy College | North Sydney |
| 87 | Business Studies | Stuart, Sean Robert | 4 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 88 | Business Studies | Peng, Angela Yan Ni | 5 | Rose Bay Secondary College | Dover Heights |
| 89 | Business Studies | Anstee, Robert Lee Duy | 6 | Sefton High School | Sefton |
| 90 | Business Studies | Mooney, Laura | 7 | St Ursulas College | Kingsgrove |
| 91 | Business Studies | Walker, James | 7 | Menai High School | Menai |
| 92 | Business Studies | Taibel, Jessica | 9 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 93 | Business Studies | Taylor, Gabrielle Elizabeth | 10 | Monte Sant Angelo Mercy College | North Sydney |
| 94 | Business Studies | Munasinghe, Michaela | 11 | Tangara School for Girls | Cherrybrook |
| 95 | Business Studies | Stratton, Jemima Alice | 11 | Monte Sant Angelo Mercy College | North Sydney |
| 96 | Business Studies | Ellwood, Bradley James | 13 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 97 | Business Studies | Ng, Makimmy | 14 | Sefton High School | Sefton |
| 98 | Business Studies | Vains, Alexander Joshua | 15 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 99 | Business Studies | Hoggett, Toby John | 16 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney |
| 100 | Business Studies | Mendelowitz, Dean | 17 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 101 | Business Studies | Swidler, Lia | 18 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 102 | Business Studies | Brewer, Clare Maree | 19 | Meadowbank Education Trust School | Sydney Olympic Park |
| 103 | Business Studies | Zaunders, Philip | 19 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl |
| 104 | Chemistry | Yu, Danny | 1 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |
| 105 | Chemistry | Zheng, Jeffrey | 2 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |
| 106 | Chemistry | Tian, Daniel | 3 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |
| 107 | Chemistry | Guo, Allen Ao | 4 | The Kings School | North Parramatta |
| 108 | Chemistry | Mee, Elizabeth | 5 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow |
| 109 | Chemistry | Zhang, Kelly | 6 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 110 | Chemistry | Zhang, Kevin | 7 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |
| 111 | Chemistry | Zhang, Kimble Jingbao | 8 | The Kings School | North Parramatta |
| 112 | Chemistry | Willson, Jacob Thinh | 9 | Gosford High School | Gosford |
| 113 | Chemistry | Fang, Ada | 10 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 114 | Chemistry | Charls, Dawnlicity | 11 | Fort Street High School | Petersham |
| 115 | Chemistry | Huang, Hin | 11 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |
| 116 | Chemistry | Chen, Ryder | 13 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 117 | Chemistry | Huang, Kevin Xiwen | 13 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 118 | Chemistry | Wen, Henry | 15 | Fort Street High School | Petersham |
| 119 | Chemistry | Kim, Sihyong Jake | 16 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |
| 120 | Chemistry | Zeng, Kieran Gu | 16 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 121 | Chemistry | Phan, Julie | 18 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 122 | Chemistry | Hou, Siqi | 19 | Masada College | St Ives |
| 123 | Chemistry | Khaziran, Daniel | 19 | Redeemer Baptist School | North Parramatta |
| 124 | Chemistry | Polifrone-Occelli, Cellina Catherine | 19 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus | Manly Vale |
| 125 | Chemistry | Sharma, Dharmesh Dutt | 19 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |
| 126 | Chinese and Literature | Zhang, Junni | 1 | Randwick Girls High School | Randwick |
| 127 | Chinese and Literature | Wu, Haoming (Ivy) | 2 | Burwood Girls High School | Croydon |
| 128 | Chinese and Literature | Yu, Anqi | 3 | Strathfield Girls High School | Strathfield |
| 129 | Chinese and Literature | Bi, Yuntian (Betty) | 4 | Burwood Girls High School | Croydon |
| 130 | Chinese and Literature | Wang, Jiayu | 5 | Beverly Hills Girls High School | Beverly Hills |
| 131 | Chinese Beginners | Waugh, Finnegan | 1 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 132 | Chinese Beginners | Wu, Yijing | 2 | Karabar High School Distance Education Centre | Queanbeyan |
| 133 | Chinese Beginners | Seah, Julian Man Hin | 3 | Tempe High School | Tempe |
| 134 | Chinese Beginners | Jo, Che Ho Daniel | 4 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 135 | Chinese Beginners | Redman, Jonty | 5 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 136 | Chinese Continuers | Hoffman, Charlie | 1 | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove |
| 137 | Chinese Continuers | Ilin, Robert | 2 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 138 | Chinese Continuers | Kozak, Austin Joshua | 3 | Lakes Grammar An Anglican School | Warnervale |
| 139 | Chinese Continuers | Luttrell, Prudence Hermione | 3 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 140 | Chinese Continuers | Lake, Albert | 5 | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove |
| 141 | Chinese Extension | Tam, Sabrina | 1 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
| 142 | Chinese Extension | Hoffman, Charlie | 2 | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove |
| 143 | Chinese Extension | Luttrell, Prudence Hermione | 3 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 144 | Chinese Extension | Deng, Yue | 4 | Kingsgrove North High School | Kingsgrove |
| 145 | Chinese Extension | Jeong, Jessica | 5 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
| 146 | Chinese in Context | Wang, Jingru | 1 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 147 | Chinese in Context | Zhao, Shiyi | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 148 | Chinese in Context | Zha, Angela | 3 | Fort Street High School | Petersham |
| 149 | Chinese in Context | Hu, Daniel | 4 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |
| 150 | Chinese in Context | Gao, Angela | 5 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
| 151 | Classical Greek Continuers | Larkin, Hebe | 1 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 152 | Classical Greek Continuers | Ryan, Patrick | 2 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 153 | Classical Greek Continuers | McIntyre, Lachlan James | 3 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 154 | Classical Greek Continuers | Wijetunga, Shakvaan Merl | 4 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 155 | Classical Greek Continuers | Miller, Fergus | 5 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 156 | Classical Greek Extension | Larkin, Hebe | 1 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 157 | Classical Greek Extension | Miller, Fergus | 2 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 158 | Classical Greek Extension | Ryan, Patrick | 3 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 159 | Classical Greek Extension | Wijetunga, Shakvaan Merl | 4 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 160 | Classical Greek Extension | McIntyre, Lachlan James | 5 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 161 | Classical Hebrew Continuers | Smith, Mimi | 1 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 162 | Classical Hebrew Continuers | Bui, Deborah | 2 | Kesser Torah College | Dover Heights |
| 163 | Classical Hebrew Continuers | Schwarz, Eliezer | 2 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 164 | Classical Hebrew Continuers | Rev, Ariella | 4 | Kesser Torah College | Dover Heights |
| 165 | Classical Hebrew Continuers | Biton, Shani | 5 | Kesser Torah College | Dover Heights |
| 166 | Classical Hebrew Extension | Schwarz, Eliezer | 1 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 167 | Classical Hebrew Extension | Dunkel, Rebecca | 2 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 168 | Classical Hebrew Extension | Smith, Mimi | 3 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 169 | Classical Hebrew Extension | Bui, Deborah | 4 | Kesser Torah College | Dover Heights |
| 170 | Classical Hebrew Extension | Taub, Hadassa | 5 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 171 | Community and Family Studies | Doyle, Libby | 1 | Moama Anglican Grammar School | Moama |
| 172 | Community and Family Studies | Gale, Courtney | 2 | Dubbo School of Distance Education | Dubbo |
| 173 | Community and Family Studies | Das, Angelina | 3 | Meriden School | Strathfield |
| 174 | Community and Family Studies | Fenton, Sally | 3 | Willoughby Girls High School | Willoughby |
| 175 | Community and Family Studies | Kardum, Emily | 5 | Greystanes High School | Greystanes |
| 176 | Community and Family Studies | Bollen, Helena Grace | 6 | Mulwaree High School | Goulburn |
| 177 | Community and Family Studies | Nichols, Shannon | 6 | Scone Grammar School | Scone |
| 178 | Community and Family Studies | Poulos, Hannah | 6 | Wagga Wagga Christian College | Wagga Wagga |
| 179 | Community and Family Studies | Peterson, Georgia | 9 | Nagle College | Blacktown |
| 180 | Community and Family Studies | Jarrett, Emily | 10 | Calrossy Anglican School | Tamworth |
| 181 | Construction Examination | Ritter, Bianca | 1 | Mount Carmel Catholic College | Varroville |
| 182 | Construction Examination | Worcester, Nathaniel Tate | 2 | St Columba Anglican School | Port Macquarie |
| 183 | Construction Examination | Davies, Lachlan | 3 | All Saints College St Marys Campus | Maitland |
| 184 | Construction Examination | Stewart, Benjamin | 3 | Woonona High School | Woonona |
| 185 | Construction Examination | Vasiliou, Bill | 5 | St Marys Cathedral College | Sydney |
| 186 | Construction Examination | Woods, Liam | 6 | Sydney Institute Sutherland College Gymea Campus | Gymea |
| 187 | Construction Examination | Bligh-Jones, Jack | 7 | St Columba Anglican School | Port Macquarie |
| 188 | Construction Examination | Kraus, Daniel | 7 | Wycliffe Christian School | Warrimoo |
| 189 | Construction Examination | Hunt, Harry | 9 | St Patricks College Sutherland | Sutherland |
| 190 | Construction Examination | Vu, Jerry | 10 | Menai High School | Menai |
| 191 | Croatian Continuers | Somodvarac, Matthew | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Boys Campus | Liverpool |
| 192 | Croatian Continuers | Zelic, Nicolina | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Boys Campus | Liverpool |
| 193 | Croatian Continuers | Mesanovic, Aida | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Boys Campus | Liverpool |
| 194 | Croatian Continuers | Tomic, Gloria | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Boys Campus | Liverpool |
| 195 | Dance | Alca, Sibel | 1 | Westfields Sports High School | Fairfield West |
| 196 | Dance | Trainor, Alycia | 2 | The McDonald College | North Strathfield |
| 197 | Dance | Fidow, Lyric | 3 | Bethany College | Hurstville |
| 198 | Dance | Hewett, Jessica | 3 | St Mary Star of the Sea College | Wollongong |
| 199 | Dance | O'Meara, Jessica | 3 | Engadine High School | Engadine |
| 200 | Dance | Rumney, Logan Brianna | 3 | Orange High School | Orange |
Source: NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA).
Supplementary data from school publications.
Supplementary data from school publications.
Last Updated: 14 Feb 2023