This report shows the 2023 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 | Ryan, Marguerite | 1 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft |
| 2 | Aboriginal Studies | Polczynski, Claire Maree | 2 | Killara High School | Killara |
| 3 | Aboriginal Studies | Dhamu, Aarushi | 3 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft |
| 4 | Aboriginal Studies | Hazelton, Freyja | 4 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft |
| 5 | Aboriginal Studies | Robertson, Lucy | 5 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 6 | Agriculture | Fries, Emily | 1 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 7 | Agriculture | Yang, Jade | 2 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 8 | Agriculture | Ovington, Stephanie Grace | 3 | Narooma High School | Narooma |
| 9 | Agriculture | Dinh-Tram, Lucas James | 4 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 10 | Agriculture | Makkena, Roshini | 5 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 11 | Agriculture | Vassallo, Noah | 5 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 12 | Agriculture | Gong, Nara | 7 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 13 | Agriculture | Edirisinghe, Senuli | 8 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 14 | Agriculture | Senthil, Shivani | 8 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 15 | Agriculture | Finikin, Joel | 10 | Barker College | Hornsby |
| 16 | Ancient History | Yadem, Akshara Reddy | 1 | St George Girls High School | Kogarah |
| 17 | Ancient History | De Araujo, Olivia | 2 | Brigidine College Randwick | Randwick |
| 18 | Ancient History | Jones, Mimi Sophia | 2 | MLC School | Burwood |
| 19 | Ancient History | Lee, Iris | 4 | Barker College | Hornsby |
| 20 | Ancient History | Wood, Liam | 5 | Waverley College | Waverley |
| 21 | Ancient History | Johnstone, Jacob John Stanley | 6 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 22 | Ancient History | Crowe-Palmer, Hannah | 7 | Canterbury Girls High School | Canterbury |
| 23 | Ancient History | Markson, Piper | 8 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 24 | Ancient History | Han, Nikki | 9 | Queenwood School for Girls | Mosman |
| 25 | Ancient History | Bolger, Declan | 10 | St Marys Cathedral College | Sydney |
| 26 | Arabic Continuers | Benbatta, Lena | 1 | Al-Faisal College | Auburn |
| 27 | Arabic Continuers | Karout, Nancy | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Boys Campus | Liverpool |
| 28 | Arabic Continuers | Gamaleldin, Shereif Tamer Mousaad Abdelhamid | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Arthur Phillip Campus | Parramatta |
| 29 | Arabic Continuers | Tamer, Joshua | 4 | St Charbels College | Punchbowl |
| 30 | Arabic Continuers | Daher, Hanna | 5 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Boys Campus | Liverpool |
| 31 | Arabic Extension | Tamer, Joshua | 1 | St Charbels College | Punchbowl |
| 32 | Arabic Extension | Elkady, Basmala | 2 | Bankstown Senior College | Bankstown |
| 33 | Arabic Extension | El Dahshan, Hadya Hesham Elsayed | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Arthur Phillip Campus | Parramatta |
| 34 | Arabic Extension | Saqqa, Ghad | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Arthur Phillip Campus | Parramatta |
| 35 | Arabic Extension | Abdalla, Sarah | 5 | Secondary College of Languages Arthur Phillip Campus | Parramatta |
| 36 | Armenian Continuers | Martirosian, Rosie | 1 | Galstaun College | Ingleside |
| 37 | Armenian Continuers | Melkumyan, Mary | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 38 | Armenian Continuers | Soghmayan, Anita Gars | 3 | Galstaun College | Ingleside |
| 39 | Armenian Continuers | Pamboukian, Misak | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 40 | Armenian Continuers | Solikhan, Natali | 5 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
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| 41 | Automotive Examination | McCowan, Flynn Adrian | 1 | TAFE Launchpad | Ultimo |
| 42 | Automotive Examination | Geddes, Samuel | 2 | South Western Sydney Institute Granville Campus | Granville |
| 43 | Automotive Examination | Macnicol, Saxon | 3 | Northern Sydney Institute Northern Beaches Campus | Brookvale |
| 44 | Automotive Examination | Chang, Lenard | 4 | Penrith Christian School | Orchard Hills |
| 45 | Automotive Examination | Cowell, Joseph | 5 | Riverina Institute Wagga Wagga Campus | Wagga Wagga |
| 46 | Biology | Fan, Xiaolu | 1 | Kinross Wolaroi School | Orange |
| 47 | Biology | Haynes, Xavier | 1 | Scots All Saints College | White Rock |
| 48 | Biology | Raza, Talhah | 1 | Amity College Prestons | Prestons |
| 49 | Biology | Saravanan, Tarun | 1 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 50 | Biology | Sindhu, Sarah Ahmad | 1 | Al-Faisal College | Auburn |
| 51 | Biology | Aryal, Darshanik | 6 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 52 | Biology | Lechem, Orli | 7 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 53 | Biology | El Hagg, Christian | 8 | Parramatta Marist High School | Westmead |
| 54 | Biology | Harcourt-Hayes, Louise | 8 | Gosford High School | Gosford |
| 55 | Biology | Sampalli, Siri Chandana | 8 | Macarthur Girls High School | Parramatta |
| 56 | Biology | Kaye, Rebecca | 11 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 57 | Biology | Lim, Markus | 11 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow |
| 58 | Biology | Raghupathi, Krithika | 11 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 59 | Biology | Bian, Darren | 14 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 60 | Biology | Squillaci, Lara | 15 | Bethany College | Hurstville |
| 61 | Biology | Athauda, Malith Binuka | 16 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow |
| 62 | Biology | Shahid, Talal | 17 | Amity College Prestons | Prestons |
| 63 | Biology | Zheng, Zhonghao | 17 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 64 | Biology | Ha, Isabella | 19 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 65 | Biology | Tannos, Vincent | 20 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 66 | Business Services Examination | Stanley, Mya | 1 | The Rivers Secondary College Kadina High Campus | Goonellabah |
| 67 | Business Services Examination | Kalmin, Sienna | 2 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 68 | Business Services Examination | Selwanis, Nataly | 2 | Cerdon College | Merrylands |
| 69 | Business Services Examination | Kleijn, Thomas Johannes | 4 | The Kings School | North Parramatta |
| 70 | Business Services Examination | Lynch, Connor | 4 | St Pius X College | Chatswood |
| 71 | Business Services Examination | Madrio, Selena | 4 | Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta | Parramatta |
| 72 | Business Services Examination | Pundeet, Jorja | 4 | Nagle College | Blacktown |
| 73 | Business Services Examination | Bielich, Lara | 8 | St John XXIII Catholic College Secondary | Stanhope Gardens |
| 74 | Business Services Examination | Fok, Angelina | 9 | Cecil Hills High School | Cecil Hills |
| 75 | Business Services Examination | Karatasas, Claudia | 9 | Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College | Kensington |
| 76 | Business Services Examination | Wu, Kelly | 9 | TAFE Launchpad | Ultimo |
| 77 | Business Studies | Browne, Imogen | 1 | Castle Hill High School | Castle Hill |
| 78 | Business Studies | Losco, Grace | 1 | Newtown High School of Performing Arts | Newtown |
| 79 | Business Studies | Baynie, Tony | 3 | St Leos Catholic College | Wahroonga |
| 80 | Business Studies | Bentley, Luke | 3 | Barker College | Hornsby |
| 81 | Business Studies | Nguyen, Janice | 3 | Canley Vale High School | Canley Vale |
| 82 | Business Studies | Theodorou, Anthony | 6 | Tempe High School | Tempe |
| 83 | Business Studies | Fuda, Isabella Scarlett | 7 | Queenwood School for Girls | Mosman |
| 84 | Business Studies | Gill, Ajaydeep | 7 | William Clarke College | Kellyville |
| 85 | Business Studies | Lau, Cheuk Yin | 7 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 86 | Business Studies | Mallemala, Venkatvidipreddy | 7 | Homebush Boys High School | Homebush |
| 87 | Business Studies | Sitaula, Ayush | 7 | Sydney Technical High School | Bexley |
| 88 | Business Studies | Stanborough, Braiden Mark | 7 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow |
| 89 | Business Studies | Ruffa, Jasmine | 13 | St Catherines School | Waverley |
| 90 | Business Studies | Lai, Joshua Ching Wang | 14 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney |
| 91 | Business Studies | Liu, Zihan Helen | 15 | Castle Hill High School | Castle Hill |
| 92 | Business Studies | Swapnil, Sadman | 16 | Parramatta High School | Parramatta |
| 93 | Business Studies | Park, Melissa | 17 | Castle Hill High School | Castle Hill |
| 94 | Business Studies | Martin, Amelie | 18 | Castle Hill High School | Castle Hill |
| 95 | Business Studies | Stevenson, Gemma | 19 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl |
| 96 | Business Studies | Natfaji, Yara | 20 | Al Noori Muslim School Senior Campus | Greenacre |
| 97 | Chemistry | Phan, Jason | 1 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 98 | Chemistry | Wang, Yurun | 2 | The Scots College | Bellevue Hill |
| 99 | Chemistry | Woo, Ryan | 3 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |
| 100 | Chemistry | Ouyang, Tina | 4 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 101 | Chemistry | Li, Mitchell | 5 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 102 | Chemistry | Chen, Zhuodi | 6 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 103 | Chemistry | Zhao, Peter | 7 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park |
| 104 | Chemistry | An, Emily | 8 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 105 | Chemistry | Adji, Jonathan | 9 | Normanhurst Boys High School | Normanhurst |
| 106 | Chemistry | Ali, Hasan | 9 | Al-Faisal College | Auburn |
| 107 | Chemistry | Jiang, Yaohong | 9 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest |
| 108 | Chemistry | Kiang, Angus | 9 | Smiths Hill High School | Wollongong |
| 109 | Chemistry | Wang, Hannah | 9 | Tara Anglican School for Girls | North Parramatta |
| 110 | Chemistry | Bao, Yuechen | 14 | Normanhurst Boys High School | Normanhurst |
| 111 | Chemistry | Aryal, Darshanik | 15 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 112 | Chemistry | Karim, Faiyaaz Marzooq | 15 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 113 | Chemistry | Jung, Kayla | 17 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 114 | Chemistry | Naji, Aiden | 17 | Girraween High School | Girraween |
| 115 | Chemistry | Kim, Ryan | 19 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 116 | Chemistry | Koh, Joshua | 19 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 117 | Chinese and Literature | Li, Yiru | 1 | Meriden School | Strathfield |
| 118 | Chinese and Literature | Ji, Jingya | 2 | Meriden School | Strathfield |
| 119 | Chinese and Literature | Lin, Wentao | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 120 | Chinese and Literature | Lin, Siqi | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 121 | Chinese and Literature | Yang, Jiahao | 5 | Masada College | St Ives |
| 122 | Chinese Beginners | Patel, Rohin | 1 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 123 | Chinese Beginners | Andrews, Sophia | 2 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 124 | Chinese Beginners | Smith, Poppy Ray | 3 | Killara High School | Killara |
| 125 | Chinese Beginners | Yap, Xin Wei | 3 | Australian International School Malaysia | Selangor, Malaysia |
| 126 | Chinese Beginners | Jeong, Sunah | 5 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 127 | Chinese Continuers | Yoo, Chris | 1 | The Kings School | North Parramatta |
| 128 | Chinese Continuers | Cronin, Alexander | 2 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 129 | Chinese Continuers | Tan, Zhou Yee Jessica | 3 | Meriden School | Strathfield |
| 130 | Chinese Continuers | Holliday, Angus | 4 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney |
| 131 | Chinese Continuers | Hu, Oscar | 5 | Canberra Grammar School | Red Hill, ACT |
| 132 | Chinese Extension | Paipetis, Mietta | 1 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst |
| 133 | Chinese Extension | Smith, Jemima Louie | 2 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst |
| 134 | Chinese Extension | McGrath, Sophie | 3 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst |
| 135 | Chinese Extension | Carey, Roisin | 4 | Ascham School | Edgecliff |
| 136 | Chinese Extension | Lapham, Elizabeth | 5 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst |
| 137 | Chinese in Context | You, Mei | 1 | Ravenswood School for Girls | Gordon |
| 138 | Chinese in Context | Barnett, Maggie Jean | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 139 | Chinese in Context | Lee, Brenda | 3 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 140 | Chinese in Context | Pan, YiFei | 4 | Secondary College of Languages Strathfield Girls Campus | Strathfield |
| 141 | Chinese in Context | Pu, Youqi | 5 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 142 | Classical Greek Continuers | Wong, Jeremy | 1 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 143 | Classical Greek Continuers | Steemers, Erik | 2 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 144 | Classical Greek Continuers | Koh, Annelise | 3 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 145 | Classical Greek Continuers | O'Rourke, Nicholas | 4 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 146 | Classical Greek Continuers | Kollias, Nektarios | 5 | St Spyridon College Senior School | Maroubra |
| 147 | Classical Greek Extension | Wong, Jeremy | 1 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 148 | Classical Greek Extension | Steemers, Erik | 2 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 149 | Classical Greek Extension | Roushan, Kasra | 3 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 150 | Classical Greek Extension | O'Rourke, Nicholas | 4 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 151 | Classical Greek Extension | McIntyre, Christian | 5 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 152 | Classical Hebrew Continuers | Eisenberg, Hillel | 1 | Kesser Torah College | Dover Heights |
| 153 | Classical Hebrew Continuers | Sacks, Levi | 2 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 154 | Classical Hebrew Continuers | Schapiro, Chana | 3 | Kesser Torah College | Dover Heights |
| 155 | Classical Hebrew Continuers | Sterling, Meir | 4 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 156 | Classical Hebrew Continuers | Joshua, Jacob | 5 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 157 | Classical Hebrew Extension | Eisenberg, Hillel | 1 | Kesser Torah College | Dover Heights |
| 158 | Classical Hebrew Extension | Sacks, Levi | 2 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 159 | Classical Hebrew Extension | Sterling, Meir | 3 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 160 | Classical Hebrew Extension | Miller, David | 4 | Moriah College | Queens Park |
| 161 | Classical Hebrew Extension | Schapiro, Chana | 5 | Kesser Torah College | Dover Heights |
| 162 | Community and Family Studies | Macnamara, Lachlan | 1 | St Marys Catholic College Gateshead | Gateshead |
| 163 | Community and Family Studies | De Andrade, Caitlin | 2 | Brigidine College Randwick | Randwick |
| 164 | Community and Family Studies | McAneney, Zoe | 3 | Dubbo College Senior Campus | Dubbo |
| 165 | Community and Family Studies | Barr, Jordan | 4 | Port Hacking High School | Miranda |
| 166 | Community and Family Studies | Jagger, Scarlett | 4 | Lucas Heights Community School | Barden Ridge |
| 167 | Community and Family Studies | Jenkins, Elisabeth | 4 | Loreto Normanhurst | Normanhurst |
| 168 | Community and Family Studies | Maric, Jessica | 4 | Davidson High School | Frenchs Forest |
| 169 | Community and Family Studies | O'Hara, Zachary | 8 | De La Salle Catholic College Cronulla | Cronulla |
| 170 | Community and Family Studies | Costello, Charlotte Love | 9 | Meriden School | Strathfield |
| 171 | Community and Family Studies | Franso, Daniella | 10 | Mary MacKillop College | Wakeley |
| 172 | Community and Family Studies | Salvato, Sienna | 10 | De La Salle Catholic College Cronulla | Cronulla |
| 173 | Construction Examination | Mooney, Charlie | 1 | Cronulla High School | Cronulla |
| 174 | Construction Examination | Purcell, Charlie | 2 | Cronulla High School | Cronulla |
| 175 | Construction Examination | Dengate, Hamish Bailley | 3 | St Philips Christian College Cessnock Campus | Nulkaba |
| 176 | Construction Examination | Reskakis, Marcel | 3 | St Marys Cathedral College | Sydney |
| 177 | Construction Examination | Webb, Luke | 3 | St Patricks College Sutherland | Sutherland |
| 178 | Construction Examination | Dinkciler, Jacob Isa | 6 | Redeemer Baptist School | North Parramatta |
| 179 | Construction Examination | Pantle-Bentham, Trent | 6 | St Edwards Christian Brothers College | East Gosford |
| 180 | Construction Examination | Bust, Isaac | 8 | Model Farms High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 181 | Construction Examination | Eizenberg, Marcus Conrad | 9 | Kirrawee High School | Kirrawee |
| 182 | Construction Examination | Loader, Jed | 9 | St Patricks College Sutherland | Sutherland |
| 183 | Construction Examination | Sutton, Kolby James | 9 | St Philips Christian College Cessnock Campus | Nulkaba |
| 184 | Croatian Continuers | Karoglan, Paula | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Boys Campus | Liverpool |
| 185 | Croatian Continuers | Abicic, Dora | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Boys Campus | Liverpool |
| 186 | Dance | Mustapic, Annaliese | 1 | Kirrawee High School | Kirrawee |
| 187 | Dance | Poata, Kataraina | 2 | Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts | Fairy Meadow |
| 188 | Dance | van Kerkwijk, Sophie | 3 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 189 | Dance | Hennessy, Mason | 4 | Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts | Fairy Meadow |
| 190 | Dance | Yanamandram, Rithika | 5 | Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts | Fairy Meadow |
| 191 | Design and Technology | Plater, Arella | 1 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst |
| 192 | Design and Technology | Spedding, Hayden | 2 | Orange Anglican Grammar School | Orange |
| 193 | Design and Technology | Addabbo, Cecelia | 3 | Santa Sabina College | Strathfield |
| 194 | Design and Technology | Carvallo, Daniela | 4 | Clancy Catholic College | West Hoxton |
| 195 | Design and Technology | Boulos, Sophie | 5 | Santa Sabina College | Strathfield |
| 196 | Design and Technology | Hood, Elisa Bonnie | 6 | Kincoppal Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart | Vaucluse |
| 197 | Design and Technology | Way, Sophie | 7 | Santa Sabina College | Strathfield |
| 198 | Design and Technology | Vertzyas, Connie | 8 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst |
| 199 | Design and Technology | Ashmore, Eve Suosaari | 9 | Newcastle Grammar School | Newcastle |
| 200 | Design and Technology | MacCormick, Grace | 9 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst |
Source: NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA).
Supplementary data from school publications.
Supplementary data from school publications.
Last Updated: 29 Dec 2023