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 | Music 1 | Buchanan, Zachary | 1 | St Lukes Grammar School | Dee Why |
| 2 | Music 1 | Jilwan, Heidi | 1 | Tangara School for Girls | Cherrybrook |
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| 3 | Music 1 | Tirtadidjaja, Averyll | 3 | Marist Catholic College Penshurst | Mortdale |
| 4 | Music 1 | Hains, Oscar | 4 | Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts | Fairy Meadow |
| 5 | Music 1 | Panagiotlaris, Christopher | 5 | Christian Brothers High School Lewisham | Lewisham |
| 6 | Music 1 | Barnes, Caleb | 6 | Smiths Hill High School | Wollongong |
| 7 | Music 1 | Kennedy Pegg, Millie | 7 | Maitland Christian School | Metford |
| 8 | Music 1 | Bangert, Lily | 8 | Orange Christian School | Orange |
| 9 | Music 1 | Kumar, Prashant | 8 | William Clarke College | Kellyville |
| 10 | Music 1 | Mustapic, Olivia | 8 | Kirrawee High School | Kirrawee |
| 11 | Music 1 | Troy, Scarlett | 8 | Muswellbrook High School | Muswellbrook |
| 12 | Music 1 | Ziolkowski, Anna | 8 | St Leos Catholic College | Wahroonga |
Source: NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA).
Supplementary data from school publications.
Supplementary data from school publications.
Last Updated: 1 May 2026