This report shows the 2020 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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| 450 | Information and Digital Technology Examination | Comninos, James | 5 | Menai High School | Menai |
| 451 | Information and Digital Technology Examination | Holzmann, Karl | 5 | Parramatta Marist High School | Westmead |
| 452 | Information Processes and Technology | Knight, Annabel | 1 | Strathfield Girls High School | Strathfield |
| 453 | Information Processes and Technology | Murphy, Caitlin Yvonne | 2 | Santa Sabina College | Strathfield |
| 454 | Information Processes and Technology | Zadro, Siena | 3 | Santa Sabina College | Strathfield |
| 455 | Information Processes and Technology | Sorbara, Matthew | 4 | Northern Beaches Christian School | Terrey Hills |
| 456 | Information Processes and Technology | Thomas, Angeleena | 4 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 457 | Information Processes and Technology | Crown-Milliss, Patrick | 6 | Epping Boys High School | Eastwood |
| 458 | Information Processes and Technology | Polak, Christopher | 6 | William Clarke College | Kellyville |
| 459 | Information Processes and Technology | Lin, Chris Tao | 8 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 460 | Information Processes and Technology | Qin, Zitian | 8 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 461 | Information Processes and Technology | Venkatesh, Anoushka | 10 | Blacktown Girls High School | Blacktown |
| 462 | Investigating Science | Fletcher, Nathaniel | 1 | St Pauls College West Kempsey | West Kempsey |
| 463 | Investigating Science | Rath, Oscar | 2 | Barker College | Hornsby |
| 464 | Investigating Science | McDonagh, Addison | 3 | Macquarie Fields High School | Macquarie Fields |
| 465 | Investigating Science | Butler, Max | 4 | Smiths Hill High School | Wollongong |
| 466 | Investigating Science | Jones, Eva | 4 | Alstonville High School | Alstonville |
| 467 | Investigating Science | Clifton, Maggie | 6 | Galston High School | Galston |
| 468 | Investigating Science | de Vera, Arzycki | 6 | Parramatta Marist High School | Westmead |
| 469 | Investigating Science | Kalifa, Evelyn | 6 | St Charbels College | Punchbowl |
| 470 | Investigating Science | Singh, Gurveer | 9 | Wyndham College | Quakers Hill |
| 471 | Investigating Science | Gregg, Natasha | 10 | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook |
| 472 | Italian Beginners | Duggan, Sascha | 1 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 473 | Italian Beginners | Yi, Claudia Xin | 2 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 474 | Italian Beginners | Rice, Jemima | 3 | Mosman High School | Mosman |
| 475 | Italian Beginners | Gardiner, Imogen | 4 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 476 | Italian Beginners | Brown, Phoebe | 5 | Loreto Normanhurst | Normanhurst |
| 477 | Italian Continuers | Kingston, Jemima | 1 | Monte Sant Angelo Mercy College | North Sydney |
| 478 | Italian Continuers | Napoli, Grace | 2 | Loreto Normanhurst | Normanhurst |
| 479 | Italian Continuers | Hadjimichael, Sophia | 3 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 480 | Italian Continuers | Burrows, Jasmine | 4 | Brigidine College Randwick | Randwick |
| 481 | Italian Continuers | Briganti, Therese | 5 | International Grammar School | Ultimo |
| 482 | Italian Extension | Kingston, Jemima | 1 | Monte Sant Angelo Mercy College | North Sydney |
| 483 | Italian Extension | Briganti, Therese | 2 | International Grammar School | Ultimo |
| 484 | Italian Extension | Milne, Amelia | 3 | International Grammar School | Ultimo |
| 485 | Italian Extension | Pacini, Matilde | 4 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 486 | Italian Extension | Turini, Vanessa | 5 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 487 | Japanese and Literature | Kawanami, Seiji | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 488 | Japanese and Literature | Koyama, Fuka | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 489 | Japanese Beginners | Son, Yeleen | 1 | Marsden High School | Meadowbank |
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| 490 | Japanese Beginners | Cai, Qianya Hannah | 2 | Ryde Secondary College | Ryde |
| 491 | Japanese Beginners | Lai, Wing Yan | 3 | St Catherines School | Waverley |
| 492 | Japanese Beginners | Zhang, Yimei | 4 | Macquarie Fields High School | Macquarie Fields |
| 493 | Japanese Beginners | Tu, Chia-Hsuan | 5 | Chatswood High School | Chatswood |
| 494 | Japanese Continuers | Ki, Sung-Jun | 1 | Normanhurst Boys High School | Normanhurst |
| 495 | Japanese Continuers | Christopher, Niamh | 2 | Smiths Hill High School | Wollongong |
| 496 | Japanese Continuers | Mills, Haley | 2 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
| 497 | Japanese Continuers | Zou, Hangxi | 2 | The Hills Grammar School | Kenthurst |
| 498 | Japanese Continuers | Wong, Kai | 5 | Barker College | Hornsby |
| 499 | Japanese Extension | Wen, Angela | 1 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest |
| 500 | Japanese Extension | Park, Caleb | 2 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 501 | Japanese Extension | Zhang, Jessica | 3 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest |
| 502 | Japanese Extension | Weerasinghe, Lakmi | 4 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 503 | Japanese Extension | Hu, Jiayi | 5 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 504 | Japanese in Context | Tomishima, Taro | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 505 | Japanese in Context | Nomura, Risa | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 506 | Japanese in Context | Bamba, Sakura | 3 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 507 | Khmer Continuers | Pov, Sievling | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Girls Campus | Liverpool |
| 508 | Khmer Continuers | Leang, Chea Lymign | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Girls Campus | Liverpool |
| 509 | Khmer Continuers | Chea, Tito | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Girls Campus | Liverpool |
| 510 | Khmer Continuers | Khat, Lisa | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Girls Campus | Liverpool |
| 511 | Korean and Literature | Jeon, Baerim | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Strathfield Girls Campus | Strathfield |
| 512 | Korean and Literature | Chun, Yourim | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 513 | Korean and Literature | Han, Jeong Yeon | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Strathfield Girls Campus | Strathfield |
| 514 | Korean and Literature | Kim, Minji | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Strathfield Girls Campus | Strathfield |
| 515 | Korean and Literature | Lee, Sohyun | 5 | Secondary College of Languages Strathfield Girls Campus | Strathfield |
| 516 | Korean Beginners | Leung, Hiu Ting | 1 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 517 | Korean Beginners | Ocampo, Kayla | 2 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 518 | Korean Beginners | Feng Zhuo, Jane | 3 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 519 | Korean Beginners | Fu, Yu Qi | 4 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 520 | Korean Beginners | Roger, Sarah | 5 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 521 | Korean Continuers | Sekuljica, Danijela | 1 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 522 | Korean Continuers | Hirachan, Anubhuti | 2 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 523 | Korean Continuers | Zhu, Jiaxin | 3 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 524 | Korean Continuers | Elston, Olivia | 4 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 525 | Korean Continuers | Gibbs, Ella Rose | 5 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 526 | Korean in Context | Lee, Allison | 1 | Secondary College of Languages The Hills Sports Campus | Seven Hills |
| 527 | Korean in Context | Kim, Ji Yu | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 528 | Korean in Context | Kim, Christin Kyuri | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Strathfield Girls Campus | Strathfield |
| 529 | Korean in Context | Chamberlain, Rachael | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Strathfield Girls Campus | Strathfield |
| 530 | Korean in Context | Bae, Eunice | 5 | Secondary College of Languages Strathfield Girls Campus | Strathfield |
| 531 | Latin Continuers | Zammit, Declan | 1 | Barker College | Hornsby |
| 532 | Latin Continuers | MacKenzie, Cosmo | 2 | Cranbrook School | Bellevue Hill |
| 533 | Latin Continuers | Starling, Jacob Henry Cairney | 3 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney |
| 534 | Latin Continuers | Li, Akina | 4 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 535 | Latin Continuers | Vahl, Jules | 4 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 536 | Latin Extension | Li, Akina | 1 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 537 | Latin Extension | Zhang, Jessica | 2 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 538 | Latin Extension | Howes, Stephanie | 3 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
| 539 | Latin Extension | Vahl, Jules | 4 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 540 | Latin Extension | Hua, Claire Zhilin | 5 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 541 | Legal Studies | Ma, Desmond | 1 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 542 | Legal Studies | Li, Belinda | 2 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 543 | Legal Studies | Crick, Bridget Rose | 3 | Santa Sabina College | Strathfield |
| 544 | Legal Studies | Wen, Darlene | 4 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 545 | Legal Studies | Castellino, Ian | 5 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 546 | Legal Studies | Park, Ki Joo | 5 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 547 | Legal Studies | Ravichandran, Aishani | 5 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 548 | Legal Studies | Cameron, Finn Nicholas | 8 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 549 | Legal Studies | Aung, Christine | 9 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 550 | Legal Studies | Carson, Jacob | 10 | Lambton High School | Lambton |
| 551 | Legal Studies | Miers, Emily | 10 | Fort Street High School | Petersham |
| 552 | Legal Studies | Moir, Jordyn | 10 | Xavier High School | North Albury |
| 553 | Legal Studies | Talha, Aamna Bint | 13 | Al Noori Muslim School Senior Campus | Greenacre |
| 554 | Legal Studies | Du, Maggie | 14 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 555 | Legal Studies | Butler, Sebastien | 15 | Epping Boys High School | Eastwood |
| 556 | Legal Studies | Ji, Christin | 16 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 557 | Legal Studies | Favero, Alexander James | 17 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 558 | Legal Studies | Suherly, Jacinda | 18 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 559 | Legal Studies | Ridley, Amy | 19 | Turramurra High School | South Turramurra |
| 560 | Legal Studies | Lee, Isabella | 20 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 561 | Macedonian Continuers | Anastasov, Marko | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Bankstown Girls Campus | Bankstown |
| 562 | Mathematics Advanced | Abelev, Joshua | 1 | Cranbrook School | Bellevue Hill |
| 563 | Mathematics Advanced | Coleman, Jack | 1 | Fort Street High School | Petersham |
| 564 | Mathematics Advanced | Khan, Manal | 1 | Amity College Prestons | Prestons |
| 565 | Mathematics Advanced | Wu, Guozhen | 1 | Reddam House Bondi Campus | North Bondi |
| 566 | Mathematics Advanced | Yuen, Karen Ka-Wei | 5 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest |
| 567 | Mathematics Advanced | Ma, Max | 6 | The Kings School | North Parramatta |
| 568 | Mathematics Advanced | Prabowo, Herbian Hokky | 7 | IPEKA Integrated Christian School | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| 569 | Mathematics Advanced | Ta, Brendan | 8 | Prairiewood High School | Prairiewood |
| 570 | Mathematics Advanced | Beddall, Charlie Patrick | 9 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow |
| 571 | Mathematics Advanced | Chen, Anne | 9 | St George Girls High School | Kogarah |
| 572 | Mathematics Advanced | Gaffoor, Shameen Rosy | 9 | Meriden School | Strathfield |
| 573 | Mathematics Advanced | Kam, Zhan Yue | 9 | Australian International School Malaysia | Selangor, Malaysia |
| 574 | Mathematics Advanced | Luu, Joshua Tung Thien | 9 | Sefton High School | Sefton |
| 575 | Mathematics Advanced | Nguyen, Khai Van | 9 | Menai High School | Menai |
| 576 | Mathematics Advanced | Prescott, Edward | 9 | Wagga Wagga High School | Wagga Wagga |
| 577 | Mathematics Advanced | Ryoo, Ethan Jaemin | 9 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 578 | Mathematics Advanced | Tjan, Audrey Louise | 9 | IPEKA Integrated Christian School | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| 579 | Mathematics Advanced | Gee, Lachlan Christopher Glover | 18 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 580 | Mathematics Advanced | Howes, Stephanie | 19 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
| 581 | Mathematics Advanced | Winoto, Nathanael Massie | 20 | IPEKA Integrated Christian School | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| 582 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Lin, Jason Zhihao | 1 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 583 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Shao, Guo En | 2 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |
| 584 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Li, Andrew | 3 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 585 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Leong, Timothy Kar Wai | 4 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 586 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Mah, Anders | 5 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 587 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Ho, Lachlan James | 6 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |
| 588 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Fang, Patrick | 7 | Gosford High School | Gosford |
| 589 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Lin, Alexander Shi-Xian | 8 | The Kings School | North Parramatta |
| 590 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Ajjaward, Mohamed Ayoob | 9 | Al-Faisal College | Auburn |
| 591 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Hilliar, Lachlan James | 9 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield |
| 592 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Kok, Jodie | 9 | Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College | Kensington |
| 593 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Lee, Eunjae | 9 | Tyndale Christian School | Blacktown |
| 594 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Qu, Lei Matthew | 9 | Blakehurst High School | Blakehurst |
| 595 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Savellis, George | 9 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 596 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Seo, John | 9 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 597 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Xiao, Zhenzi Zoe | 9 | Carlingford High School | Carlingford |
| 598 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Yang, Shengya Daniel | 9 | Fort Street High School | Petersham |
| 599 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Ye, Sariena | 9 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 600 | Mathematics Extension 1 | Zammit, Declan | 9 | Barker College | Hornsby |
| 601 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Phan, Alexander Van | 1 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 602 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Ma, Desmond | 2 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 603 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Ye, Sariena | 3 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 604 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Lin, Jason Zhihao | 4 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 605 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Li, Andrew | 5 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 606 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Leong, Timothy Kar Wai | 6 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 607 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Ly, Jayden | 7 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 608 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Poon, Emily Kar-Bo | 8 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest |
| 609 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Shao, Guo En | 9 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |
| 610 | Mathematics Extension 2 | Zammit, Declan | 10 | Barker College | Hornsby |
| 611 | Mathematics Standard 1 Examination | Thomas, Lilly Monica | 1 | SEDA College NSW | Glebe |
| 612 | Mathematics Standard 1 Examination | Halilovic, Adna | 2 | Condell Park High School | Condell Park |
| 613 | Mathematics Standard 1 Examination | Brent, Alyssa | 3 | Kotara High School | Adamstown |
| 614 | Mathematics Standard 1 Examination | Cabral, Lucas | 4 | Norwest Christian College | Riverstone |
| 615 | Mathematics Standard 1 Examination | Walker, Owen George | 4 | St Andrews College Senior Campus | Marayong |
| 616 | Mathematics Standard 1 Examination | Ke, Federick | 6 | Georges River College Oatley Senior Campus | Oatley |
| 617 | Mathematics Standard 1 Examination | Naidu, Jayden Christian | 6 | Elizabeth Macarthur High School | Narellan |
| 618 | Mathematics Standard 1 Examination | Walker, Shauna | 8 | Banora Point High School | Banora Point |
| 619 | Mathematics Standard 1 Examination | Bakos, Olivia Louise | 9 | Wagga Wagga Christian College | Wagga Wagga |
| 620 | Mathematics Standard 1 Examination | Jessing, Alyssa | 9 | St Ursulas College | Kingsgrove |
| 621 | Mathematics Standard 1 Examination | Pasfield, Emily | 9 | SEDA College NSW | Glebe |
| 622 | Mathematics Standard 1 Examination | Salt, Leah Erin | 9 | Catherine McAuley Westmead | Westmead |
| 623 | Mathematics Standard 1 Examination | Shields, Brayden | 9 | St John Paul II Catholic College Nirimba | Quakers Hill |
| 624 | Mathematics Standard 1 Examination | Theyers, Conner Tate | 9 | Bowral High School | Bowral |
| 625 | Mathematics Standard 1 Examination | Tietzel-Berry, Keeley | 9 | Rose Bay Secondary College | Dover Heights |
| 626 | Mathematics Standard 2 | Malcolm, Andrew | 1 | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook |
| 627 | Mathematics Standard 2 | Al Zaidy, Hussein | 2 | Al-Faisal College | Auburn |
| 628 | Mathematics Standard 2 | McManus, Thomas | 3 | St Aloysius College | Milsons Point |
| 629 | Mathematics Standard 2 | Wiatkowski, Leah | 3 | Coonamble High School | Coonamble |
| 630 | Mathematics Standard 2 | Boddington, Tyler | 5 | St Josephs College Hunters Hill | Hunters Hill |
| 631 | Mathematics Standard 2 | Ebadi, Siavash | 6 | TAFE Digital | Ultimo |
| 632 | Mathematics Standard 2 | Lahoud, Matthew James | 6 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 633 | Mathematics Standard 2 | McKernan, Thomas James | 8 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 634 | Mathematics Standard 2 | Cappetta, Matthew | 9 | Marist College North Shore | North Sydney |
| 635 | Mathematics Standard 2 | Al-Sultan, Ameer | 10 | Al-Faisal College | Auburn |
| 636 | Mathematics Standard 2 | Jago, Mikaela | 11 | Mount St Joseph Milperra | Milperra |
| 637 | Mathematics Standard 2 | Pesavento, Tess | 11 | Crestwood High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 638 | Mathematics Standard 2 | Ametson, Jaden | 13 | Georges River College Oatley Senior Campus | Oatley |
| 639 | Mathematics Standard 2 | Du, Xuming | 13 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby |
| 640 | Mathematics Standard 2 | Errington, Jade Rose | 13 | Macarthur Anglican School | Cobbitty |
| 641 | Mathematics Standard 2 | Joyce, Sabrina | 13 | OneSchool Global NSW Sydney | Oatlands |
| 642 | Mathematics Standard 2 | McMillan, Caitlyn | 13 | Mount St Benedict College | Pennant Hills |
| 643 | Mathematics Standard 2 | Volk, Mitchell | 13 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 644 | Mathematics Standard 2 | Witherdin, Josephine | 13 | St Josephs College Lochinvar | Lochinvar |
| 645 | Mathematics Standard 2 | Zreika, Mohamed Gazi | 20 | Al Noori Muslim School Senior Campus | Greenacre |
| 646 | Metal and Engineering Examination | Fisher, Lachlan | 1 | Tumbarumba High School | Tumbarumba |
| 647 | Metal and Engineering Examination | Price, Jacob | 2 | Maitland Grossmann High School | East Maitland |
| 648 | Metal and Engineering Examination | Braes, Ryan John | 3 | Willyama High School | Broken Hill |
| 649 | Modern Greek Beginners | Koutsoubos, Jacqueline | 1 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
Source: NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA).
Supplementary data from school publications.
Supplementary data from school publications.
Last Updated: 7 Sep 2023