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.
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| 201 | Design and Technology | Allison, Kiara | 9 | St Patricks College Sutherland | Sutherland |
| 202 | Design and Technology | Davies, Lucy | 9 | Hunters Hill High School | Hunters Hill |
| 203 | Design and Technology | Hettler, Catherine | 9 | Stella Maris College | Manly |
| 204 | Drama | Charlton, Laura | 1 | Smiths Hill High School | Wollongong |
| 205 | Drama | Lowe, Zara | 1 | Ascham School | Edgecliff |
| 206 | Drama | Studdert, William John | 1 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 207 | Drama | Baldwin, Cleo | 4 | St Catherines School | Waverley |
| 208 | Drama | Lewis, Hamish | 5 | Hunter School of Performing Arts | Broadmeadow |
| 209 | Drama | Lowry, Sarah | 6 | Brigidine College St Ives | St Ives |
| 210 | Drama | North, Peter | 6 | Cranbrook School | Bellevue Hill |
| 211 | Drama | Haynes, Joseph | 8 | Cranbrook School | Bellevue Hill |
| 212 | Drama | Koeppenkastrop, Axel | 8 | Cranbrook School | Bellevue Hill |
| 213 | Drama | Learmonth, Noah | 8 | Cranbrook School | Bellevue Hill |
| 214 | Dutch Continuers | Hendriks, Antonia | 1 | Outside Tutor | N/A |
| 215 | Dutch Continuers | Flokstra, Annemijn | 2 | Outside Tutor | N/A |
| 216 | Dutch Continuers | Bakker, Rose Elizabeth | 3 | Outside Tutor | N/A |
| 217 | Earth and Environmental Science | Bagnall, James | 1 | Mount St Patrick College | Murwillumbah |
| 218 | Earth and Environmental Science | Keogh, James | 2 | Mount St Patrick College | Murwillumbah |
| 219 | Earth and Environmental Science | Clarkson, Catherine | 3 | Roseville College | Roseville |
| 220 | Earth and Environmental Science | Huggett, Jemima | 4 | Moss Vale High School | Moss Vale |
| 221 | Earth and Environmental Science | Kearns, Mina | 5 | St Ives High School | St Ives |
| 222 | Earth and Environmental Science | Manns, Anthony | 5 | Chatswood High School | Chatswood |
| 223 | Earth and Environmental Science | Potter, William | 5 | Colo High School | North Richmond |
| 224 | Earth and Environmental Science | Wadeson, Joshua Francis Peter | 5 | Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy Campus | Woy Woy |
| 225 | Earth and Environmental Science | Barnacoat, Jamie | 9 | Carlingford High School | Carlingford |
| 226 | Earth and Environmental Science | Drielsma, Matthew | 9 | Cranbrook School | Bellevue Hill |
| 227 | Economics | Thomas, Andre | 1 | St Euphemia College | Bankstown |
| 228 | Economics | Xu, Henry | 2 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 229 | Economics | Nah, Patrick | 3 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 230 | Economics | Bharadwaj, Supreeth | 4 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 231 | Economics | Todd, Kyra | 5 | St Peters Catholic College | Tuggerah |
| 232 | Economics | Zeng, Hortin | 6 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 233 | Economics | Davis, Max | 7 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 234 | Economics | Wang, John | 8 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 235 | Economics | Simmons, Coby | 9 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 236 | Economics | Guo, Nathan Yi Peng | 10 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 237 | Electrotechnology Examination | Smallman, Adam | 1 | Northern Sydney Institute Northern Beaches Campus | Brookvale |
| 238 | Electrotechnology Examination | Rudgley, Martin | 2 | Western Institute Bathurst Campus | Bathurst |
| 239 | Electrotechnology Examination | Davies, Callum | 3 | Holy Spirit College Bellambi | Bellambi |
| 240 | Electrotechnology Examination | Attard, James | 4 | Good Samaritan Catholic College | Hinchinbrook |
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| 241 | Engineering Studies | Zhang, Tim | 1 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 242 | Engineering Studies | Georgievski, Matthew | 2 | Lismore Diocese Online Education Unit | Lismore |
| 243 | Engineering Studies | Robey, Adam | 2 | Sydney Technical High School | Bexley |
| 244 | Engineering Studies | Punch, James | 4 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow |
| 245 | Engineering Studies | Leonard, Nicholas William Rattigan | 5 | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove |
| 246 | Engineering Studies | Gilligan, Mackenzie William | 6 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow |
| 247 | Engineering Studies | Cronin, Alexander | 7 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 248 | Engineering Studies | Thompson, Darby John | 7 | Caringbah High School | Caringbah |
| 249 | Engineering Studies | Manno, Dominic | 9 | Lismore Diocese Online Education Unit | Lismore |
| 250 | Engineering Studies | Allagiannis, Stephen George | 10 | St Euphemia College | Bankstown |
| 251 | Engineering Studies | Cox, Martyn Andrew | 10 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow |
| 252 | Engineering Studies | Crimp, Benjamin | 10 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl |
| 253 | Engineering Studies | Sargent, Charles Alexander | 10 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 254 | English Advanced | Caminer, Jesse | 1 | Cranbrook School | Bellevue Hill |
| 255 | English Advanced | Brajkovic, Saachi | 2 | Ascham School | Edgecliff |
| 256 | English Advanced | Lewis, Hamish | 2 | Hunter School of Performing Arts | Broadmeadow |
| 257 | English Advanced | Mahon, Grace | 2 | Smiths Hill High School | Wollongong |
| 258 | English Advanced | Thomas, Andre | 2 | St Euphemia College | Bankstown |
| 259 | English Advanced | Kurniawan, Melvern Ted | 6 | Castle Hill High School | Castle Hill |
| 260 | English Advanced | Senior, Imogen | 6 | Frensham School | Mittagong |
| 261 | English Advanced | Beocanin, Marko | 8 | Normanhurst Boys High School | Normanhurst |
| 262 | English Advanced | Saweris, Mina | 8 | St Mary and St Minas Coptic Orthodox College | Rockdale |
| 263 | English Advanced | Abdu, Aisha | 10 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 264 | English Advanced | Wang, Lauren Xuan | 11 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 265 | English Advanced | Lee, Flora Jennifer | 12 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 266 | English Advanced | Harris, Luke | 13 | Waverley College | Waverley |
| 267 | English Advanced | Sehgol, Saleha | 13 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 268 | English Advanced | Kim, Jaemin | 15 | Cranbrook School | Bellevue Hill |
| 269 | English Advanced | Emery, Marco | 16 | Waverley College | Waverley |
| 270 | English Advanced | Fang, Kevin Si Yu | 16 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 271 | English Advanced | Grimshaw, Dominic | 16 | Conservatorium High School | Sydney |
| 272 | English Advanced | Bombardiere, Marcus | 19 | St Gregorys College Campbelltown | Gregory Hills |
| 273 | English Advanced | Bradley, Raquel | 20 | Pacific Hills Christian School | Dural |
| 274 | English Advanced | Fitzsimons, Keenan | 20 | Parramatta Marist High School | Westmead |
| 275 | English Advanced | Negrine, Joseph | 20 | The Scots College | Bellevue Hill |
| 276 | English Advanced | Pang, Tsz Yee | 20 | Menai High School | Menai |
| 277 | English Advanced | Turner, Isabella | 20 | Barrenjoey High School | Avalon |
| 278 | English EAL/D | Xue, Jiaqi | 1 | Meriden School | Strathfield |
| 279 | English EAL/D | Zheng, Yuming | 1 | Reddam House Bondi Campus | North Bondi |
| 280 | English EAL/D | Wu, Yiheng | 3 | Reddam House Bondi Campus | North Bondi |
| 281 | English EAL/D | Wei, Xinyu | 4 | Meriden School | Strathfield |
| 282 | English EAL/D | Zhao, Ye | 5 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
| 283 | English EAL/D | Que, Ziyi | 6 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
| 284 | English EAL/D | Nguyen, Thuy Linh | 7 | Cabramatta High School | Cabramatta |
| 285 | English EAL/D | Lin, Enxi | 8 | Burwood Girls High School | Croydon |
| 286 | English EAL/D | Lyu, Tingxuan | 9 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
| 287 | English EAL/D | Zhu, Xinran | 10 | Randwick Girls High School | Randwick |
| 288 | English Extension 1 | Giang, Renee | 1 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 289 | English Extension 1 | Sehgol, Saleha | 2 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 290 | English Extension 1 | Caminer, Jesse | 3 | Cranbrook School | Bellevue Hill |
| 291 | English Extension 1 | Rich, Matthew Stuart | 4 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 292 | English Extension 1 | Reidy, Morgan | 5 | Macarthur Anglican School | Cobbitty |
| 293 | English Extension 1 | Lopes, Luca Stefano | 6 | Marist College Kogarah | Bexley |
| 294 | English Extension 1 | Haddad, Jeremy | 7 | Australian International School Singapore | Singapore |
| 295 | English Extension 1 | Alameddine, Farah | 8 | Birrong Girls High School | Birrong |
| 296 | English Extension 1 | Farah, Blaize | 8 | St Marys Cathedral College | Sydney |
| 297 | English Extension 1 | Dave, Himaja Manishi | 10 | Crestwood High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 298 | English Extension 2 | Caminer, Jesse | 1 | Cranbrook School | Bellevue Hill |
| 299 | English Extension 2 | Petrovic, Ana-Sofia | 2 | International Grammar School | Ultimo |
| 300 | English Extension 2 | Pasilow Lockett, Mia Alice | 3 | Newtown High School of Performing Arts | Newtown |
| 301 | English Extension 2 | Pike, Jasmin | 4 | Northern Beaches Christian School | Terrey Hills |
| 302 | English Extension 2 | Lee, Margot | 5 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst |
| 303 | English Extension 2 | Rich, Matthew Stuart | 6 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 304 | English Extension 2 | Doan, Amie Vy Paik | 7 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby |
| 305 | English Extension 2 | Gliksten, Reuben | 8 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 306 | English Extension 2 | Abdu, Aisha | 9 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 307 | English Extension 2 | McCrindle, Jessica | 10 | Pacific Hills Christian School | Dural |
| 308 | English Standard | Laurie, Melanie Kate | 1 | Killarney Heights High School | Killarney Heights |
| 309 | English Standard | Limantono, Reign Philip Emmanuel | 2 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney |
| 310 | English Standard | Tuckfield, Benjamin Lachlan James | 3 | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove |
| 311 | English Standard | Cho, Yun-Fang | 4 | Brigidine College Randwick | Randwick |
| 312 | English Standard | Issa, Imran | 5 | Alpha Omega Senior College | Auburn |
| 313 | English Standard | Stewart, Stella Rose | 6 | Willoughby Girls High School | Willoughby |
| 314 | English Standard | Sacan, Kubra | 7 | Amity College Prestons | Prestons |
| 315 | English Standard | Katakouzinos, Sofie | 8 | Brigidine College Randwick | Randwick |
| 316 | English Standard | Russo, Isabella Rose | 9 | St Ursulas College | Kingsgrove |
| 317 | English Standard | Argy, Kate | 10 | St Clares College | Waverley |
| 318 | English Standard | Dudman, Charlotte | 11 | Asquith Girls High School | Asquith |
| 319 | English Standard | LaRue, Erin | 11 | John Therry Catholic College | Rosemeadow |
| 320 | English Standard | Loughman, Ellie Louise | 11 | Caroline Chisholm College | Glenmore Park |
| 321 | English Standard | O'Shana, Grace | 11 | Mary MacKillop College | Wakeley |
| 322 | English Standard | Wilson, Christiane | 11 | Woolooware High School | Woolooware |
| 323 | English Standard | Maglis, Ivy | 16 | Elderslie High School | Narellan |
| 324 | English Standard | Song, Sunhwa | 16 | Killara High School | Killara |
| 325 | English Standard | Al Yassin, Ahmed | 18 | Alpha Omega Senior College | Auburn |
| 326 | English Standard | Wadeisha, Sarah Grace | 19 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Campus | Freshwater |
| 327 | English Standard | Morton, Victoria | 20 | St Ursulas College | Kingsgrove |
| 328 | Entertainment Industry Examination | Atkins, Lucy | 1 | Oakhill College | Castle Hill |
| 329 | Entertainment Industry Examination | Heiss, Liesl | 2 | St Ursulas College | Kingsgrove |
| 330 | Entertainment Industry Examination | Rigby, Matthew Alan | 3 | St Philips Christian College Newcastle | Waratah |
| 331 | Entertainment Industry Examination | Davey, Cain | 4 | Kooringal High School | Kooringal |
| 332 | Entertainment Industry Examination | Hajje, Caitlyn | 5 | Mount St Benedict College | Pennant Hills |
| 333 | Filipino Continuers | Soriano, Crystine | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Bankstown Girls Campus | Bankstown |
| 334 | Filipino Continuers | Perez, Ma Ysabelle | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Bankstown Girls Campus | Bankstown |
| 335 | Filipino Continuers | Nana, Raizelle | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Bankstown Girls Campus | Bankstown |
| 336 | Financial Services Examination | Menon, Bagavathy | 1 | Northern Sydney Institute Hornsby College | Hornsby |
| 337 | Food Technology | Croucher, Imogen | 1 | St George Christian School | Hurstville |
| 338 | Food Technology | Yip, Jasmin | 2 | St Catherines School | Waverley |
| 339 | Food Technology | Engelbrecht, Tahlia | 3 | Broughton Anglican College | Menangle Park |
| 340 | Food Technology | Viswanathan, Janani | 3 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 341 | Food Technology | Tunks, Olivia | 5 | Tara Anglican School for Girls | North Parramatta |
| 342 | Food Technology | Camilleri, Lachlan | 6 | St Dominics College | Kingswood |
| 343 | Food Technology | Funnell, Isobel | 6 | Brigidine College Randwick | Randwick |
| 344 | Food Technology | Mallett, Ainsley | 6 | Loreto Normanhurst | Normanhurst |
| 345 | Food Technology | Chalhoub, Jacinta | 9 | St Charbels College | Punchbowl |
| 346 | Food Technology | Frater, Ariana | 9 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 347 | Food Technology | Vella, Samarah Danae | 9 | Bede Polding College | South Windsor |
| 348 | French Beginners | Elhorga, Iban Mikel | 1 | St Patricks College Strathfield | Strathfield |
| 349 | French Beginners | Russell, Olivia Phoebe Klausen | 1 | Gosford High School | Gosford |
| 350 | French Beginners | Ellis, Jeremy Martin | 3 | St Patricks College Strathfield | Strathfield |
| 351 | French Beginners | Compton, Alice | 4 | Loreto Normanhurst | Normanhurst |
| 352 | French Beginners | Searle, Eleanor Rose | 4 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 353 | French Continuers | Huang, Yitong | 1 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 354 | French Continuers | Sacks, Emily | 2 | Ascham School | Edgecliff |
| 355 | French Continuers | Elphinstone, Lara | 3 | Ascham School | Edgecliff |
| 356 | French Continuers | Wu, Frances | 4 | Caringbah High School | Caringbah |
| 357 | French Continuers | Kulshreshtha, Sanya | 5 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby |
| 358 | French Extension | Gottschalk, Adam | 1 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 359 | French Extension | Ledvinka, Harris | 2 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 360 | French Extension | Dunn Lewis, Emmanuelle | 3 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst |
| 361 | French Extension | Ardon, Alia | 4 | Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus | Glebe |
| 362 | French Extension | Petrovic, Ana-Sofia | 5 | International Grammar School | Ultimo |
| 363 | Geography | Tran, Lachlan | 1 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 364 | Geography | Thai, Yu Jeung | 2 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 365 | Geography | Finney, Cole | 3 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 366 | Geography | Huynh, Nixon Lok | 4 | Normanhurst Boys High School | Normanhurst |
| 367 | Geography | Marchant, James | 5 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 368 | Geography | Aaron, Joel | 6 | Emanuel School | Randwick |
| 369 | Geography | Nayanar, Krishnan | 7 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 370 | Geography | Waters, William | 8 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 371 | Geography | Zeng, Eric | 9 | Normanhurst Boys High School | Normanhurst |
| 372 | Geography | Deng, Aaron | 10 | Normanhurst Boys High School | Normanhurst |
| 373 | German Beginners | Smith, Jacinta Mary Robertson | 1 | Dubbo School of Distance Education | Dubbo |
| 374 | German Beginners | Dorsman, Saskia | 2 | Dubbo School of Distance Education | Dubbo |
| 375 | German Beginners | Chesterman, Miya | 3 | Dubbo School of Distance Education | Dubbo |
| 376 | German Beginners | Perry, Stephen Roderick | 4 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Campus | Freshwater |
| 377 | German Beginners | Ward, Genevieve Lucia Coleman | 5 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 378 | German Continuers | Shrivastava, Samarth | 1 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 379 | German Continuers | Grimes, Liem | 2 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 380 | German Continuers | Barrett, Matthew James | 3 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney |
| 381 | German Continuers | Achhorner, Mia | 4 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 382 | German Continuers | Taurian, Peter | 5 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 383 | German Extension | Shrivastava, Samarth | 1 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 384 | German Extension | Chen, Max | 2 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 385 | German Extension | Rewitzer, Nina | 3 | International Grammar School | Ultimo |
| 386 | German Extension | Rogge, Niels | 4 | Smiths Hill High School | Wollongong |
| 387 | German Extension | Narev, Eli | 5 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 388 | Hindi Continuers | Luthra, Yashvi | 1 | Secondary College of Languages The Hills Sports Campus | Seven Hills |
| 389 | Hindi Continuers | Doshi, Stuti | 2 | Outside Tutor | N/A |
| 390 | Hindi Continuers | Kesarwani, Ekaagra | 3 | Secondary College of Languages The Hills Sports Campus | Seven Hills |
| 391 | Hindi Continuers | Gupta, Riddhi | 4 | Secondary College of Languages The Hills Sports Campus | Seven Hills |
| 392 | Hindi Continuers | Sharma, Gaurish | 5 | Secondary College of Languages The Hills Sports Campus | Seven Hills |
| 393 | History Extension | Brajkovic, Saachi | 1 | Ascham School | Edgecliff |
| 394 | History Extension | Grimshaw, Dominic | 2 | Conservatorium High School | Sydney |
| 395 | History Extension | Stafford, Tilda Elaine Harmston | 3 | Meriden School | Strathfield |
| 396 | History Extension | Ford, Edward | 4 | St Marys Cathedral College | Sydney |
| 397 | History Extension | McInerney, Grace Helen | 5 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
| 398 | History Extension | Hanselmann, Anna | 6 | Loreto Normanhurst | Normanhurst |
| 399 | History Extension | Hobson, Anna Elisabeth Grace | 7 | Kirrawee High School | Kirrawee |
| 400 | History Extension | Kassam, Ayra | 7 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
Source: NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA).
Supplementary data from school publications.
Supplementary data from school publications.
Last Updated: 7 Sep 2023