Last Updated: 18 Apr 2024
Here is the NSW High school ranking in 2024.
The rating of each high school is based on the school’s 2023 HSC results.
How to Check the NSW(HSC) High School Rankings:
High Scores represent the number of Band 6 scores achieved by students. Total HSC exams sat indicate the number of merit list course completions. The 2023 Success Rate is calculated by expressing the high scores as a percentage of entries.
The top 120 schools, ranked by their success rate, are presented in the table below.
High School Ranking NSW
Based on 2023 HSC results, the top high school in NSW is North Sydney Boys High School.
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| Rank | School | Success Rate(%) | High Score | HSC Students | Total HSC Exam Entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Sydney Boys High School | 69.0 | 658 | 158 | 955 |
| 2 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | 60.0 | 598 | 158 | 996 |
| 3 | Baulkham Hills High School | 55.8 | 675 | 200 | 1210 |
| 4 | North Sydney Girls High School | 54.7 | 497 | 153 | 909 |
| 5 | Reddam House | 54.2 | 371 | 122 | 684 |
| 6 | St Aloysius’ College | 52.5 | 498 | 157 | 948 |
| 7 | Sydney Grammar School | 52.3 | 618 | 134 | 786 |
| 8 | Normanhurst Boys High School | 46.4 | 365 | 130 | 812 |
| 9 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | 46.4 | 307 | 110 | 682 |
| 10 | Abbotsleigh | 45.7 | 499 | 179 | 1093 |
| 11 | Knox Grammar School | 45.6 | 979 | 397 | 2145 |
| 12 | Meriden School | 44.4 | 410 | 161 | 924 |
| 13 | Sydney Boys High School | 42.7 | 536 | 214 | 1254 |
| 14 | Hornsby Girls High School | 41.8 | 296 | 119 | 709 |
| 15 | Al-Faisal College – Auburn | 41.7 | 250 | 116 | 599 |
| 16 | Al Noori Muslim School | 40.5 | 231 | 116 | 571 |
| 17 | Ascham School | 40.0 | 261 | 117 | 652 |
| 18 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | 38.7 | 287 | 126 | 741 |
| 19 | Pymble Ladies’ College | 38.1 | 593 | 276 | 1538 |
| 20 | Sydney Girls High School | 38.0 | 370 | 156 | 973 |
| 21 | St Catherine’s School – Waverley | 38.0 | 241 | 114 | 635 |
| 22 | Loreto Kirribilli | 37.8 | 311 | 140 | 822 |
| 23 | Fort Street High School | 37.5 | 323 | 155 | 861 |
| 24 | SHORE – Sydney Church of England Grammar School | 37.4 | 434 | 210 | 1161 |
| 25 | Kambala | 35.7 | 167 | 78 | 468 |
| 26 | The King’s School | 35.5 | 481 | 240 | 1354 |
| 27 | Alpha Omega Senior College | 35.4 | 191 | 105 | 540 |
| 28 | Presbyterian Ladies’ College – Sydney | 34.6 | 275 | 139 | 795 |
| 29 | Moriah College | 34.3 | 251 | 138 | 731 |
| 30 | Tara Anglican School for Girls | 34.1 | 155 | 76 | 454 |
| 31 | Wenona School | 34.1 | 298 | 146 | 874 |
| 32 | Girraween High School | 32.5 | 269 | 143 | 829 |
| 33 | Roseville College | 31.7 | 219 | 117 | 692 |
| 34 | Ravenswood School for Girls | 31.5 | 209 | 120 | 663 |
| 35 | Penrith Selective High School | 31.1 | 304 | 167 | 977 |
| 36 | Santa Sabina College | 30.2 | 188 | 107 | 622 |
| 37 | Barker College | 29.7 | 552 | 335 | 1857 |
| 38 | St Luke’s Grammar School | 29.7 | 199 | 122 | 671 |
| 39 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | 29.2 | 305 | 184 | 1045 |
| 40 | Cranbrook School | 29.0 | 251 | 158 | 867 |
| 41 | Caringbah High School | 28.0 | 259 | 157 | 926 |
| 42 | Queenwood | 27.8 | 146 | 95 | 525 |
| 43 | Redfield College | 27.3 | 56 | 41 | 205 |
| 44 | Merewether High School | 27.2 | 277 | 170 | 1017 |
| 45 | Northholm Grammar School | 27.1 | 64 | 46 | 236 |
| 46 | Loreto Normanhurst | 26.8 | 237 | 147 | 883 |
| 47 | Smith’s Hill High School | 26.8 | 192 | 127 | 717 |
| 48 | Loreto Normanhurst | 26 | 235 | 154 | 902 |
| 49 | Kincoppal – Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart | 26.3 | 152 | 97 | 577 |
| 50 | Brigidine College Randwick | 26.3 | 197 | 130 | 749 |
| 51 | The Scots College | 26.1 | 318 | 209 | 1218 |
| 52 | Newcastle Grammar School | 25.8 | 142 | 97 | 551 |
| 53 | Central Coast Grammar School -Erina Heights | 25.6 | 163 | 112 | 638 |
| 54 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus | 25.3 | 159 | 117 | 628 |
| 55 | Sydney Technical High School | 24.6 | 206 | 153 | 839 |
| 56 | Willoughby Girls High School | 24.3 | 195 | 154 | 801 |
| 57 | Arden Anglican School | 24.3 | 123 | 90 | 506 |
| 58 | St Vincent’s College – Potts Point | 24.2 | 173 | 131 | 716 |
| 59 | St George Girls High School | 24.0 | 216 | 163 | 902 |
| 60 | MLC School | 23.8 | 92 | 69 | 386 |
| 61 | Stella Maris College | 23.2 | 130 | 112 | 561 |
| 62 | Tangara School for Girls | 23.0 | 64 | 54 | 278 |
| 63 | Chatswood High School | 23.0 | 295 | 244 | 1282 |
| 64 | Gosford High School | 22.9 | 222 | 171 | 971 |
| 65 | Emanuel School | 22.8 | 98 | 77 | 429 |
| 66 | Masada College | 22.6 | 44 | 36 | 195 |
| 67 | Danebank – An Anglican School For Girls | 21.9 | 95 | 73 | 434 |
| 68 | Parramatta Marist High School | 21.7 | 177 | 147 | 814 |
| 69 | St Ignatius’ College | 21.7 | 299 | 229 | 1379 |
| 70 | St Clare’s College (Waverley) | 21.2 | 92 | 77 | 435 |
| 71 | Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta | 20.9 | 167 | 148 | 800 |
| 72 | Monte Sant’ Angelo Mercy College | 19.8 | 193 | 164 | 938 |
| 73 | Marist College Kograh | 19.8 | 118 | 110 | 597 |
| 74 | St Joseph’s College (Hunters Hill) | 19.8 | 209 | 195 | 1058 |
| 75 | Brigidine College St Ives | 19.7 | 169 | 154 | 859 |
| 76 | St Ursula’s College | 19.7 | 189 | 175 | 961 |
| 77 | Killara High School | 19.6 | 279 | 265 | 1425 |
| 78 | St Spyridon College | 19.1 | 73 | 69 | 383 |
| 79 | Mount St Benedict College | 18.9 | 154 | 150 | 816 |
| 80 | Epping Boys High School | 18.8 | 206 | 202 | 1098 |
| 81 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus | 18.8 | 144 | 138 | 768 |
| 82 | Christan Brothers’ High School Lewisham | 18.7 | 100 | 94 | 534 |
| 83 | Carlingford High School | 18.7 | 194 | 206 | 1038 |
| 84 | St Andrew’s Cathedral School (Sydney) | 18.6 | 138 | 132 | 742 |
| 85 | Cammeraygal High School | 18.5 | 121 | 124 | 653 |
| 86 | All Saints Grammar | 18.3 | 42 | 45 | 229 |
| 87 | Cheltenham Girls High School | 18.3 | 213 | 224 | 1162 |
| 88 | Northern Beaches Christian School | 18.3 | 112 | 114 | 612 |
| 89 | Newtown High School of Performing Arts | 18.3 | 157 | 166 | 859 |
| 90 | Marcellin College | 18.3 | 123 | 115 | 674 |
| 91 | Redlands | 18.2 | 83 | 85 | 457 |
| 92 | Cherrybrook Technology High School | 17.8 | 329 | 344 | 1849 |
| 93 | Marist College Eastwood | 17.7 | 107 | 111 | 603 |
| 94 | St Augustine’s College Sydney | 17.7 | 170 | 187 | 959 |
| 95 | Pittwater House Schools | 17.7 | 86 | 87 | 486 |
| 96 | Marist Sisters’ College Woolwich | 17.6 | 137 | 140 | 778 |
| 97 | The Hills Grammar School | 17.5 | 59 | 62 | 338 |
| 98 | Georges River Grammar | 17.4 | 57 | 58 | 328 |
| 99 | Bethany College | 17.3 | 145 | 149 | 838 |
| 100 | St John Bosco College – Engadine | 16.8 | 92 | 93 | 547 |
| 101 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus | 16.8 | 271 | 322 | 1618 |
| 102 | St Ives High School | 16.7 | 157 | 181 | 939 |
| 103 | Domremy Catholic College | 16.1 | 85 | 93 | 531 |
| 104 | William Clarke College | 16.0 | 139 | 169 | 870 |
| 105 | St Patrick’s College, Strathfield | 15.9 | 151 | 158 | 946 |
| 106 | Freeman Catholic College (Bonnyrigg Heights) | 15.7 | 182 | 186 | 1158 |
| 107 | Xavier Catholic College | 15.7 | 89 | 95 | 567 |
| 108 | Aquinas Catholic College | 15.6 | 110 | 125 | 701 |
| 109 | Sefton High School | 15.6 | 144 | 173 | 922 |
| 110 | Macarthur Anglican School | 15.5 | 94 | 108 | 605 |
| 111 | St George Christian School (Hurstville) | 15.5 | 54 | 66 | 348 |
| 112 | Cerdon College | 15.3 | 144 | 158 | 939 |
| 113 | Nowra Anglican College | 15.3 | 67 | 76 | 437 |
| 114 | St Philip’s Christian College – Waratah | 15.2 | 79 | 99 | 521 |
| 115 | Oxford Falls Grammar School | 15.1 | 73 | 92 | 483 |
| 116 | Rosebank College | 15.1 | 181 | 211 | 1201 |
| 118 | St Scholastica’s College Glebe Point | 14.9 | 79 | 99 | 527 |
| 119 | Marist Catholic College North Shore | 15.0 | 79 | 99 | 527 |
| 120 | Rose Bay Secondary College | 14.9 | 142 | 183 | 953 |
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