This report shows the 2019 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.
Tweet
Share
200 of 888 entries are shown.
| 1 | Aboriginal Studies | Harrison, Piper | 1 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus | Manly Vale |
| 2 | Aboriginal Studies | Briggs, Alexander | 2 | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook |
| 3 | Aboriginal Studies | Pellegrini, Lua | 3 | Loreto Normanhurst | Normanhurst |
| 4 | Aboriginal Studies | Aiello, Bianca Maria | 4 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus | Manly Vale |
| 5 | Aboriginal Studies | Donaldson, Tara Sindhe | 5 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus | Manly Vale |
| 6 | Agriculture | Hendriks Movig, Linn Charlotte | 1 | Barker College | Hornsby |
| 7 | Agriculture | Seis, Megan | 2 | Calrossy Anglican School | Tamworth |
| 8 | Agriculture | Hua, Claire Zhilin | 3 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 9 | Agriculture | Salama, Joshua | 4 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 10 | Agriculture | Colless, Teagan Joyce | 5 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield |
| 11 | Agriculture | Hickson, Amelia | 5 | Frensham School | Mittagong |
| 12 | Agriculture | Zhu, Henry | 7 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 13 | Agriculture | Li, Grace | 8 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 14 | Agriculture | Huang, Richard | 9 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 15 | Agriculture | Dien, Sophie | 10 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 16 | Ancient History | Stone, Mairead | 1 | Loreto Normanhurst | Normanhurst |
| 17 | Ancient History | Grimshaw, Dominic | 2 | Sydney Distance Education High School | Woolloomooloo |
| 18 | Ancient History | Jones, Madeline | 2 | Glen Innes High School | Glen Innes |
| 19 | Ancient History | Howard, Sophie Catherine | 4 | Loreto Kirribilli | Kirribilli |
| 20 | Ancient History | Penfold, Tristan | 5 | Cranbrook School | Bellevue Hill |
| 21 | Ancient History | Fleming, Hayden | 6 | The Scots College | Bellevue Hill |
| 22 | Ancient History | Bradley, Raquel | 7 | Pacific Hills Christian School | Dural |
| 23 | Ancient History | Warne, Anthea | 8 | Mount St Patrick College | Murwillumbah |
| 24 | Ancient History | Lembit, Nive Danae | 9 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield |
| 25 | Ancient History | Bell, Jaime Louisa | 10 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 26 | Arabic Continuers | Al-Rikaby, Tabarak | 1 | Al-Faisal College | Auburn |
| 27 | Arabic Continuers | Wehbe, Abdul Hamid | 2 | Al-Faisal College | Auburn |
| 28 | Arabic Continuers | Ashry, Ibrahim | 3 | Al-Faisal College | Auburn |
| 29 | Arabic Continuers | Alloush, Ann | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Arthur Phillip Campus | Parramatta |
| 30 | Arabic Continuers | Al Mansour, Aournilla | 5 | Holy Spirit Catholic College Lakemba | Lakemba |
| 31 | Arabic Extension | Shalhoub, Chantal | 1 | Maronite College of the Holy Family | Harris Park |
| 32 | Arabic Extension | Makdissi, Anji | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Boys Campus | Liverpool |
| 33 | Arabic Extension | Alnajar, Sabah | 3 | Beverly Hills Girls High School | Beverly Hills |
| 34 | Arabic Extension | Makhoul, Mariam | 4 | Holroyd High School | Greystanes |
| 35 | Arabic Extension | Sadek, Nadin Nabil Naguib | 5 | Secondary College of Languages Birrong Girls Campus | Birrong |
| 36 | Armenian Continuers | Kozanoghli, Pardy | 1 | Galstaun College | Ingleside |
| 37 | Armenian Continuers | Melik-Vartanian, Lilit | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 38 | Automotive Examination | Ciccarelli, Robert | 1 | Good Samaritan Catholic College | Hinchinbrook |
| 39 | Automotive Examination | Bradford, Layne | 2 | Avondale School | Cooranbong |
| 40 | Automotive Examination | Attard, James | 3 | Good Samaritan Catholic College | Hinchinbrook |
| |
|||||
| 41 | Automotive Examination | Pang, Swee Young | 3 | Northern Sydney Institute Hornsby College | Hornsby |
| 42 | Automotive Examination | Rumball, Jack | 5 | St Stanislaus College | Bathurst |
| 43 | Automotive Examination | Turner, Arthur | 5 | Southern Cross Catholic College | Burwood |
| 44 | Biology | Gottschalk, Adam | 1 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 45 | Biology | Hasemer, Heath | 2 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 46 | Biology | Chu, Mingjun | 3 | Moama Anglican Grammar School | Moama |
| 47 | Biology | Mohamed Zakir Hussain, Mohamed Arham | 3 | Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus | Glebe |
| 48 | Biology | Rashtia, Haiwad | 3 | Al-Faisal College | Auburn |
| 49 | Biology | Wang, Li Yi | 6 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 50 | Biology | Farrell, Christian | 7 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 51 | Biology | Yao, Oliver Francis | 8 | Normanhurst Boys High School | Normanhurst |
| 52 | Biology | Takkoush, Ibrahim | 9 | Al Noori Muslim School Senior Campus | Greenacre |
| 53 | Biology | Buksh, Ameen | 10 | Al-Faisal College | Auburn |
| 54 | Biology | Bahmed, Ayoub | 11 | Al Noori Muslim School Senior Campus | Greenacre |
| 55 | Biology | Bazzi, Fatima | 12 | Georges River College Oatley Senior Campus | Oatley |
| 56 | Biology | Cree, Emma Louisa | 12 | Wenona School | North Sydney |
| 57 | Biology | Hansen, Rachel | 12 | St Lukes Grammar School | Dee Why |
| 58 | Biology | Lunn, Bridget | 12 | Moruya High School | Moruya |
| 59 | Biology | Stewart, Emily | 12 | Covenant Christian School | Belrose |
| 60 | Biology | Sunny, Naomi | 12 | Penrith High School | Penrith |
| 61 | Biology | Borserio, Luca John | 18 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow |
| 62 | Biology | Chen, Wen Jing | 18 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 63 | Biology | Zhao, James Jing | 18 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 64 | Business Services Examination | Murphy, Lucy | 1 | Kooringal High School | Kooringal |
| 65 | Business Services Examination | Ng, Jia Yu | 2 | Macarthur Girls High School | Parramatta |
| 66 | Business Services Examination | Doueihi, Hasna | 3 | Catherine McAuley Westmead | Westmead |
| 67 | Business Services Examination | Gavros, Isabella Esther | 3 | Marist Sisters College Woolwich | Woolwich |
| 68 | Business Services Examination | Fok, Winston | 5 | Cecil Hills High School | Cecil Hills |
| 69 | Business Services Examination | Standaloft, Elizabeth Rose | 6 | Kirrawee High School | Kirrawee |
| 70 | Business Services Examination | Olivares, Felicity | 7 | Cecil Hills High School | Cecil Hills |
| 71 | Business Services Examination | Arnold, Sarah | 8 | McCarthy Catholic College Emu Plains | Emu Plains |
| 72 | Business Services Examination | Sun, Maggie Hui | 8 | East Hills Girls Technology High School | Panania |
| 73 | Business Services Examination | Green, Alisha | 10 | Marsden High School | Meadowbank |
| 74 | Business Services Examination | Halabi, Caitlyne Rose | 10 | Cerdon College | Merrylands |
| 75 | Business Services Examination | Hatem, Grace | 10 | Clancy Catholic College | West Hoxton |
| 76 | Business Services Examination | Kelly, Stephanie Christine | 10 | St Francis Xaviers College | Hamilton |
| 77 | Business Studies | Mirabito, James | 1 | Davidson High School | Frenchs Forest |
| 78 | Business Studies | Sanderson, William Talbot | 2 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 79 | Business Studies | Filer, Anastacia | 3 | Emmaus Catholic College | Kemps Creek |
| 80 | Business Studies | Tafe, Jack Ryan | 4 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 81 | Business Studies | Todd, Kyra | 5 | St Peters Catholic College | Tuggerah |
| 82 | Business Studies | Soliman, Alexandra | 6 | Mount St Benedict College | Pennant Hills |
| 83 | Business Studies | Hendriks Movig, Linn Charlotte | 7 | Barker College | Hornsby |
| 84 | Business Studies | Becirevic, Alli-Rose | 8 | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook |
| 85 | Business Studies | Maher, Tristan Bailey | 9 | Caringbah High School | Caringbah |
| 86 | Business Studies | Doueihi, Ashley Mary | 10 | St Patricks Marist College | Dundas |
| 87 | Business Studies | Mikhael, Matthew Jude | 10 | Barker College | Hornsby |
| 88 | Business Studies | Shaw, Annabelle | 10 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 89 | Business Studies | Sachdeva, Anchal | 13 | Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta | Parramatta |
| 90 | Business Studies | Slater, Perry John | 14 | Barker College | Hornsby |
| 91 | Business Studies | Croker, Matthew Colin | 15 | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove |
| 92 | Business Studies | Du Buisson-Perrine, Chelsea | 15 | Clancy Catholic College | West Hoxton |
| 93 | Business Studies | Sakthi Sivabalan, Prithi | 17 | Penrith High School | Penrith |
| 94 | Business Studies | El-Ayoubi, Reem | 18 | Al Noori Muslim School Senior Campus | Greenacre |
| 95 | Business Studies | Litsas, Panayiotis Peter | 19 | St Patricks Marist College | Dundas |
| 96 | Business Studies | Karabulut, Joshua | 20 | St Pius X College | Chatswood |
| 97 | Chemistry | Godhard, Louise | 1 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst |
| 98 | Chemistry | Davis, Ronan | 2 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 99 | Chemistry | Leone, Louisa | 3 | Bethany College | Hurstville |
| 100 | Chemistry | Ngo, Ian Phuc Long | 3 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield |
| 101 | Chemistry | Qiao, Jessica Wenjie | 3 | Meriden School | Strathfield |
| 102 | Chemistry | Wang, Li Yi | 6 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 103 | Chemistry | Hasemer, Heath | 7 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 104 | Chemistry | Han, Joshua | 8 | The Kings School | North Parramatta |
| 105 | Chemistry | Dayaparan, Danushan | 9 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 106 | Chemistry | Shu, Matthew Wei Shun | 9 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 107 | Chemistry | Hon, Jocelin Shing-Yan | 11 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 108 | Chemistry | Zhou, Andrew | 11 | Normanhurst Boys High School | Normanhurst |
| 109 | Chemistry | Slonim, Zachary Galen | 13 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 110 | Chemistry | Joshi, Anirudh | 14 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |
| 111 | Chemistry | Wu, Emilie Guang-Rui | 15 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 112 | Chemistry | Soni, Monik | 16 | Girraween High School | Girraween |
| 113 | Chemistry | Fang, Kevin Si Yu | 17 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 114 | Chemistry | Lu, Wenquan | 17 | Barker College | Hornsby |
| 115 | Chemistry | Saweris, Mina | 17 | St Mary and St Minas Coptic Orthodox College | Rockdale |
| 116 | Chemistry | Xue, Claire | 17 | Danebank An Anglican School for Girls | Hurstville |
| 117 | Chemistry | Li, Christina | 21 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 118 | Chemistry | Yang, Jadon Ryan | 21 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |
| 119 | Chinese and Literature | Huang, Ping | 1 | Reddam House Bondi Campus | North Bondi |
| 120 | Chinese and Literature | Lin, Chenyang | 2 | Reddam House Bondi Campus | North Bondi |
| 121 | Chinese and Literature | Zheng, Yuming | 3 | Reddam House Bondi Campus | North Bondi |
| 122 | Chinese and Literature | Lu, Wenquan | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 123 | Chinese and Literature | Yue, Yangjun | 5 | Reddam House Bondi Campus | North Bondi |
| 124 | Chinese Beginners | McKinnon, John | 1 | St Pius X College | Chatswood |
| 125 | Chinese Beginners | Nobel, Lauren | 2 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 126 | Chinese Beginners | Lewis Dando, Emily | 3 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 127 | Chinese Beginners | Kim, Youngseo | 4 | Macquarie Grammar School | Sydney |
| 128 | Chinese Beginners | Nobel, Catherine | 5 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 129 | Chinese Continuers | Caminer, Jesse | 1 | Cranbrook School | Bellevue Hill |
| 130 | Chinese Continuers | Taurian, Peter | 2 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 131 | Chinese Continuers | Lapinski, Paul | 3 | The Kings School | North Parramatta |
| 132 | Chinese Continuers | Pidcock, Liam John | 3 | Newington College | Stanmore |
| 133 | Chinese Continuers | Read, Jackson | 3 | Cranbrook School | Bellevue Hill |
| 134 | Chinese Continuers | Uehara, Kimika | 3 | Kincoppal Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart | Vaucluse |
| 135 | Chinese Extension | Zahar, Anna-Sophia | 1 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 136 | Chinese Extension | Taurian, Peter | 2 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 137 | Chinese Extension | Fitzgerald, Liam Gu | 3 | Barker College | Hornsby |
| 138 | Chinese Extension | Chan, Nathan | 4 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 139 | Chinese Extension | Ong, Jay | 5 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 140 | Chinese in Context | Peng, Linda | 1 | Ravenswood School for Girls | Gordon |
| 141 | Chinese in Context | Yan, Dikai | 2 | Australian International School Hong Kong | Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong |
| 142 | Chinese in Context | Xue, Qiyu | 3 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 143 | Chinese in Context | Meng, Wanying | 4 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 144 | Chinese in Context | Ge, Ryo | 5 | Secondary College of Languages Strathfield Girls Campus | Strathfield |
| 145 | Classical Greek Continuers | Braham, Sebastian Joseph | 1 | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove |
| 146 | Classical Greek Continuers | Stephens, Naomi | 2 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest |
| 147 | Classical Greek Continuers | Maros, Anthony | 3 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 148 | Classical Greek Continuers | Schwartz, Benjamin | 4 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 149 | Classical Greek Continuers | Natale, Isabella | 5 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 150 | Classical Greek Extension | Braham, Sebastian Joseph | 1 | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove |
| 151 | Classical Greek Extension | Maros, Anthony | 2 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 152 | Classical Greek Extension | Schwartz, Benjamin | 3 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 153 | Classical Greek Extension | Natale, Isabella | 4 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 154 | Classical Greek Extension | Mok, Darren | 5 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 155 | Classical Hebrew Continuers | Shulkin, Talia | 1 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 156 | Classical Hebrew Continuers | Smith, Shmuel | 2 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 157 | Classical Hebrew Continuers | Zulman, Sabrina | 3 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 158 | Classical Hebrew Continuers | Freedman, Leila | 4 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 159 | Classical Hebrew Continuers | Miller, Sarah | 5 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 160 | Classical Hebrew Extension | Shulkin, Talia | 1 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 161 | Classical Hebrew Extension | Zulman, Sabrina | 2 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 162 | Classical Hebrew Extension | Smith, Shmuel | 3 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 163 | Classical Hebrew Extension | Gershowitz, Chana Liba | 4 | Kesser Torah College | Dover Heights |
| 164 | Classical Hebrew Extension | Smith, David | 5 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 165 | Community and Family Studies | Moodley, Samantha | 1 | Emmaus Catholic College | Kemps Creek |
| 166 | Community and Family Studies | Gilbane, Phoebe | 2 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft |
| 167 | Community and Family Studies | Liao, Emily Jia | 2 | Meriden School | Strathfield |
| 168 | Community and Family Studies | Dolphin, Gabrielle Emily | 4 | Blacktown Girls High School | Blacktown |
| 169 | Community and Family Studies | Dimmock, McKenna Cherie | 5 | Springwood High School | Springwood |
| 170 | Community and Family Studies | Filer, Anastacia | 5 | Emmaus Catholic College | Kemps Creek |
| 171 | Community and Family Studies | Jeffs, Alexis | 5 | Warners Bay High School | Warners Bay |
| 172 | Community and Family Studies | Trisley, Matiese Layla | 5 | Macksville High School | Macksville |
| 173 | Community and Family Studies | Withford, Amy | 5 | Asquith Girls High School | Asquith |
| 174 | Community and Family Studies | Hatton, Sarah | 10 | Gilroy Catholic College | Castle Hill |
| 175 | Construction Examination | Hart, Daniel | 1 | St Columba Anglican School | Port Macquarie |
| 176 | Construction Examination | Ryan, Cameron | 2 | Northern Sydney Institute Hornsby College | Hornsby |
| 177 | Construction Examination | Zappia, Jarryd | 3 | St Gregorys College Campbelltown | Gregory Hills |
| 178 | Construction Examination | McCombe, Tori Amber | 4 | Hastings Secondary College Westport Campus | Port Macquarie |
| 179 | Construction Examination | Scarcella, Franco | 4 | William Carey Christian School | Prestons |
| 180 | Construction Examination | Gabriel, Luke | 6 | St Patricks College Strathfield | Strathfield |
| 181 | Construction Examination | D'Alessio, Marcus | 7 | St Marys Cathedral College | Sydney |
| 182 | Construction Examination | Gardiman, Amy | 7 | St Patricks College Sutherland | Sutherland |
| 183 | Construction Examination | Stuart, Andrew | 7 | St Marys Cathedral College | Sydney |
| 184 | Construction Examination | Cooper, James McIlveen | 10 | St Patricks College Strathfield | Strathfield |
| 185 | Construction Examination | Isaac, Benjamin | 10 | St Edwards Christian Brothers College | East Gosford |
| 186 | Construction Examination | Pickering, Jessica Louise | 10 | Hastings Secondary College Westport Campus | Port Macquarie |
| 187 | Croatian Continuers | Chmelar, William | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Boys Campus | Liverpool |
| 188 | Dance | Edstrom, Eleanor Lee | 1 | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook |
| 189 | Dance | Rourke, Briana Patricia | 2 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus | Manly Vale |
| 190 | Dance | Chapman, Riona | 3 | Stella Maris College | Manly |
| 191 | Dance | Belger, Jemima | 4 | Brigidine College St Ives | St Ives |
| 192 | Dance | Giladi, Mia | 4 | Pittwater House Schools | Collaroy |
| 193 | Design and Technology | Connon, Seamus | 1 | Marcellin College | Randwick |
| 194 | Design and Technology | Walker, Henry | 2 | Cranbrook School | Bellevue Hill |
| 195 | Design and Technology | Durrant, Stella | 3 | Santa Sabina College | Strathfield |
| 196 | Design and Technology | Meares, Rosie Catherine Devenish | 4 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 197 | Design and Technology | Fang, Jolie | 5 | Riverside Girls High School | Gladesville |
| 198 | Design and Technology | Reimer, Jacquelyn | 5 | Kincoppal Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart | Vaucluse |
| 199 | Design and Technology | Yip, Jasmin | 7 | St Catherines School | Waverley |
| 200 | Design and Technology | Aspite, Alessia | 8 | Santa Sabina College | Strathfield |
Source: NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA).
Supplementary data from school publications.
Supplementary data from school publications.
Last Updated: 7 Sep 2023