This report shows the 2025 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 | Chemistry | Zhang, Stacy | 1 | Roseville College | Roseville |
| 2 | Chemistry | Zhang, Weiyi | 2 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
| 3 | Chemistry | Uppalapati, Krishita | 3 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 4 | Chemistry | Komminni, Srihaas | 4 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
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| 5 | Chemistry | Xiao, Emily | 4 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 6 | Chemistry | Edward, Philopateer | 6 | St Marks Coptic Orthodox College | Wattle Grove |
| 7 | Chemistry | Ruff, Michael | 6 | Chatswood High School | Chatswood |
| 8 | Chemistry | Wellm, Alexander | 6 | Mount St Patrick College | Murwillumbah |
| 9 | Chemistry | Xu, Olivia | 6 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble |
| 10 | Chemistry | Yu, Thomas Young Chan | 6 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga |
| 11 | Chemistry | Desai, Rahul | 11 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 12 | Chemistry | Robinson, Sophie | 11 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
| 13 | Chemistry | Zhang, Daniel Tian Xiang | 13 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 14 | Chemistry | Walton, Samuel James | 14 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney |
| 15 | Chemistry | Ma, Selina | 15 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 16 | Chemistry | Kwok, Chloe Yee Ching | 16 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
| 17 | Chemistry | Lieu, Tyson | 16 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 18 | Chemistry | Rao, Richard | 18 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 19 | Chemistry | Shan, Qile | 18 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford |
| 20 | Chemistry | Shi, Reina Huiyu | 20 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon |
| 21 | Chemistry | Wang, Zichen | 20 | The Kings School | North Parramatta |
| 22 | Chemistry | Zhou, Olivia | 20 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga |
Source: NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA).
Supplementary data from school publications.
Supplementary data from school publications.
Last Updated: 1 May 2026