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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| 451 | Information and Digital Technology Examination | Gilberd, Erik | 2 | TAFE NSW Virtual VET | Ultimo |
| 452 | Information and Digital Technology Examination | Aflak, Ethan Michael | 3 | St Patricks College Strathfield | Strathfield |
| 453 | Information and Digital Technology Examination | Tarce, Maira | 4 | Hennessy Catholic College | Young |
| 454 | Information and Digital Technology Examination | Zhang, William | 5 | TAFE NSW Virtual VET | Ultimo |
| 455 | Investigating Science | Pondala, Amrutha | 1 | The Ponds High School | The Ponds |
| 456 | Investigating Science | Jutla, Jaskirat | 2 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft |
| 457 | Investigating Science | Ni, Jessica | 3 | Crestwood High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 458 | Investigating Science | Heng, Jessica | 4 | Greystanes High School | Greystanes |
| 459 | Investigating Science | Norimura, Kiyoka | 5 | Gosford High School | Gosford |
| 460 | Investigating Science | Moresi, Olivia | 6 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft |
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| 461 | Investigating Science | Lu, Zenda | 7 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft |
| 462 | Investigating Science | Thomas, Catherine | 7 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft |
| 463 | Investigating Science | Hall, Nasya Anne | 9 | Hunter School of Performing Arts | Broadmeadow |
| 464 | Investigating Science | Tan, Kian Ee | 9 | Gosford High School | Gosford |
| 465 | Italian Beginners | Mogan, Andrew | 1 | All Saints Catholic College Casula Campus | Casula |
| 466 | Italian Beginners | Ma, Cynthia | 2 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest |
| 467 | Italian Beginners | Zhang Fan, Joee | 3 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest |
| 468 | Italian Beginners | Xu, Michelle | 4 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest |
| 469 | Italian Beginners | Robinson, Benjamin | 5 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 470 | Italian Continuers | Savi, Alessia | 1 | International Grammar School | Ultimo |
| 471 | Italian Continuers | Chan, Jackson | 2 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 472 | Italian Continuers | Criola, Julian Joseph | 3 | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove |
| 473 | Italian Continuers | Hopper, Miles | 4 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 474 | Italian Continuers | Fichera, Jessica | 5 | International Grammar School | Ultimo |
| 475 | Italian Extension | Savi, Alessia | 1 | International Grammar School | Ultimo |
| 476 | Italian Extension | Chan, Jackson | 2 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 477 | Italian Extension | Kusumo, Emma | 3 | Cerdon College | Merrylands |
| 478 | Italian Extension | Vyas, Sania | 4 | Cerdon College | Merrylands |
| 479 | Italian Extension | Zannier, Leonardo | 5 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst |
| 480 | Japanese Beginners | Zhang, Hezhen | 1 | Meriden School | Strathfield |
| 481 | Japanese Beginners | Simonsen, Ariel | 2 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 482 | Japanese Beginners | Clarke, Cairistiona | 3 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 483 | Japanese Beginners | Jee, Yoona | 4 | Marsden High School | Meadowbank |
| 484 | Japanese Beginners | Ngo, Xuan Phu Hung | 5 | Canley Vale High School | Canley Vale |
| 485 | Japanese Continuers | Yoshino, Kayuri | 1 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 486 | Japanese Continuers | Ma, Liang | 2 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills |
| 487 | Japanese Continuers | Hiwatashi, Yuuki | 3 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 488 | Japanese Continuers | Hirahara, Karen Victoria | 4 | Willoughby Girls High School | Willoughby |
| 489 | Japanese Continuers | Kim, Jason | 4 | Normanhurst Boys High School | Normanhurst |
| 490 | Japanese Extension | Tang, Zhouwunie | 1 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 491 | Japanese Extension | Nakamura, Hugh | 2 | Epping Boys High School | Eastwood |
| 492 | Japanese Extension | Ganivet, Azuki | 3 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills |
| 493 | Japanese Extension | Kuo, Lily | 4 | Strathfield Girls High School | Strathfield |
| 494 | Japanese Extension | Watson, Elizabeth | 5 | International Grammar School | Ultimo |
| 495 | Japanese in Context | Ike, Natsumo | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 496 | Japanese in Context | Shikagishi, Sara | 2 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 497 | Japanese in Context | Hayashi, Lina | 3 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 498 | Japanese in Context | Ikegawa-Hilgendorf, Seina | 4 | NSW School of Languages | Petersham |
| 499 | Japanese in Context | Endo, Rio | 5 | Secondary College of Languages Chatswood Campus | Chatswood |
| 500 | Khmer Continuers | Sary, Natreya | 1 | Secondary College of Languages Liverpool Girls Campus | Liverpool |
Source: NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA).
Supplementary data from school publications.
Supplementary data from school publications.
Last Updated: 1 May 2026