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 | English Extension 2 | Xiao, Yao | 1 | St Aloysius College | Milsons Point |
| 2 | English Extension 2 | Ashbolt, Giselle Sophia | 2 | Queenwood School for Girls | Mosman |
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| 3 | English Extension 2 | Soltani, Baran | 3 | Willoughby Girls High School | Willoughby |
| 4 | English Extension 2 | Rebbeck, Katie | 4 | Great Lakes College Tuncurry Senior Campus | Tuncurry |
| 5 | English Extension 2 | Staber, Lachlan Alois | 5 | St Pius X College | Chatswood |
| 6 | English Extension 2 | Venayagam, Sarah | 6 | The Ponds High School | The Ponds |
| 7 | English Extension 2 | Parissis, Anthony Leo | 7 | St Pius X College | Chatswood |
| 8 | English Extension 2 | Rizwan, Naveera | 8 | Unity Grammar College | Austral |
| 9 | English Extension 2 | Lin, Yao Yutang | 9 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest |
| 10 | English Extension 2 | O'Loughlin, Callum | 10 | St Aloysius College | Milsons Point |
Source: NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA).
Supplementary data from school publications.
Supplementary data from school publications.
Last Updated: 1 May 2026