HSC School Rankings 2013 Revealed
The HSC School Rankings list for 2013 have been revealed with the top 200 schools across NSW earning bragging rights on the list of distinguished achievers.
The 2013 HSC exams commenced on Monday 14 October 2013 and carried through to Wednesday 6 November 2013. Tens of thousands of students aged 16-18 across the state of New South Wales sat the written exams during the three-and-a-half-week period. The below list features a number of new and familiar schools that performed well amongst other schools across NSW to feature in the top 20, top 50, top 100, and top 200 HSC performers in the state of New South Wales for 2013.
At Hawkeye Education, we understand the importance of past history as an indicator of future success which is why the 2013 HSC top performing high school list provides such valuable insights for students and parents.
Can’t find your school on the list? Don’t worry! Just because a school is not featured on the list does not mean that there were not individual standouts in the 2013 HSC list. The list below is dedicated to the top performing schools across the state and does not factor in individual highlights, instead focussing on year level success.
How is the 2013 HSC School Rankings Listed Calculated?
Before we rank the best schools in NSW by HSC results for 2013, it is first important to understand how these rankings came to be. The below table shows the top 200 schools in NSW ranked by their HSC success according to a number of key metrics including All Rounders, First in Course, Top Achievers, and Distinguished Achievers.
Top 200 HSC School Rankings 2013
| NSW Ranking | School Name | School Location | All Rounders |
| 1 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford | 95 |
| 2 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills | 72 |
| 3 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest | 47 |
| 4 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble | 44 |
| 5 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst | 43 |
| 6 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest | 37 |
| 7 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga | 36 |
| 8 | Sydney Boys High School | Surry Hills | 36 |
| 9 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills | 36 |
| 10 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby | 31 |
| 11 | Fort Street High School | Petersham | 20 |
| 12 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney | 20 |
| 13 | St Aloysius College | Milsons Point | 20 |
| 14 | St George Girls High School | Kogarah | 18 |
| 15 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl | 17 |
| 16 | Barker College | Hornsby | 16 |
| 17 | Loreto Normanhurst | Normanhurst | 16 |
| 18 | Monte Sant Angelo Mercy College | North Sydney | 16 |
| 19 | Penrith High School | Penrith | 16 |
| 20 | The Kings School | North Parramatta | 16 |
| 21 | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook | 15 |
| 22 | Normanhurst Boys High School | Normanhurst | 15 |
| 23 | Ascham School | Edgecliff | 14 |
| 24 | Loreto Kirribilli | Kirribilli | 14 |
| 25 | Kambala | Rose Bay | 12 |
| 26 | Killara High School | Killara | 12 |
| 27 | Moriah College | Bondi Junction | 12 |
| 28 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga | 11 |
| 29 | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove | 11 |
| 30 | Sydney Technical High School | Bexley | 11 |
| 31 | Girraween High School | Girraween | 10 |
| 32 | Wenona School | North Sydney | 10 |
| 33 | Burwood Girls High School | Croydon | 9 |
| 34 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield | 9 |
| 35 | St Catherines School | Waverley | 9 |
| 36 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | 8 |
| 37 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst | 8 |
| 38 | Caringbah High School | Caringbah | 7 |
| 39 | Cranbrook School | Bellevue Hill | 7 |
| 40 | Epping Boys High School | Eastwood | 7 |
| 41 | Gosford High School | Gosford | 7 |
| 42 | Meriden School | Strathfield | 7 |
| 43 | Queenwood School for Girls | Mosman | 7 |
| 44 | Ravenswood School for Girls | Gordon | 7 |
| 45 | Sefton High School | Sefton | 7 |
| 46 | Trinity Grammar School | Summer Hill | 7 |
| 47 | Canberra Grammar School | Red Hill | 6 |
| 48 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon | 6 |
| 49 | Reddam House Bondi Campus | North Bondi | 6 |
| 50 | St Lukes Grammar School | Dee Why | 6 |
| 51 | St Patricks College Strathfield | Strathfield | 6 |
| 52 | The Scots College | Bellevue Hill | 6 |
| 53 | Catherine McAuley Westmead | Westmead | 5 |
| 54 | Emanuel School | Randwick | 5 |
| 55 | International Grammar School | Ultimo | 5 |
| 56 | Marist College Kogarah | Bexley | 5 |
| 57 | St Marys Senior High School | St Marys | 5 |
| 58 | Amity College Prestons | Prestons | 4 |
| 59 | Brigidine College St Ives | St Ives | 4 |
| 60 | Castle Hill High School | Castle Hill | 4 |
| 61 | Cerdon College | Merrylands | 4 |
| 62 | Macquarie Fields High School | Macquarie Fields | 4 |
| 63 | Masada College | St Ives | 4 |
| 64 | MLC School | Burwood | 4 |
| 65 | Newcastle Grammar School | Newcastle | 4 |
| 66 | Santa Sabina College | Strathfield | 4 |
| 67 | St Johns College | Sydney | 4 |
| 68 | St Josephs College | Sydney | 4 |
| 69 | St Ursulas College | Kingsgrove | 4 |
| 70 | Bethlehem College | Ashfield | 3 |
| 71 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft | 3 |
| 72 | Frensham School | Mittagong | 3 |
| 73 | Hunter Valley Grammar School | Ashtonfield | 3 |
| 74 | Liverpool Girls High School | Liverpool | 3 |
| 75 | Marist Sisters College Woolwich | Woolwich | 3 |
| 76 | Newtown High School of Performing Arts | Newtown | 3 |
| 77 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus | Manly Vale | 3 |
| 78 | Roseville College | Roseville | 3 |
| 79 | Smiths Hill High School | Wollongong | 3 |
| 80 | St Andrews Cathedral School | Sydney | 3 |
| 81 | St Ives High School | St Ives | 3 |
| 82 | St Pauls Catholic College | Sydney | 3 |
| 83 | St Pius X College | Chatswood | 3 |
| 84 | Strathfield Girls High School | Strathfield | 3 |
| 85 | The Illawarra Grammar School | Wollongong West | 3 |
| 86 | Turramurra High School | Turramurra South | 3 |
| 87 | Albury High School | Albury | 2 |
| 88 | Beverly Hills Girls High School | Beverly Hills | 2 |
| 89 | Bishop Druitt College | Coffs Harbour | 2 |
| 90 | Blakehurst High School | Blakehurst | 2 |
| 91 | Broughton Anglican College | Campbelltown | 2 |
| 92 | Carlingford High School | Carlingford | 2 |
| 93 | Coffs Harbour Senior College | Coffs Harbour | 2 |
| 94 | Davidson High School | Frenchs Forest | 2 |
| 95 | Domremy College | Five Dock | 2 |
| 96 | Freeman Catholic College | Bonnyrigg Heights | 2 |
| 97 | Georges River College Oatley Senior Campus | Oatley | 2 |
| 98 | Glenwood High School | Glenwood | 2 |
| 99 | Inaburra School | Bangor | 2 |
| 100 | James Sheahan Catholic High School | Orange | 2 |
| 101 | John Therry Catholic College | Rosemeadow | 2 |
| 102 | Kincoppal Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart | Rose Bay | 2 |
| 103 | Kinross Wolaroi School | Orange | 2 |
| 104 | Macarthur Girls High School | Parramatta | 2 |
| 105 | Mount St Benedict College | Pennant Hills | 2 |
| 106 | Newington College | Stanmore | 2 |
| 107 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Campus | Harbord | 2 |
| 108 | Oakhill College Castle Hill | Castle Hill | 2 |
| 109 | Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta | Parramatta | 2 |
| 110 | Oxford Falls Grammar School | Oxford Falls | 2 |
| 111 | Oxley High School | Tamworth North | 2 |
| 112 | Patrician Brothers College Fairfield | Fairfield | 2 |
| 113 | Springwood High School | Springwood | 2 |
| 114 | St Euphemia College | Bankstown | 2 |
| 115 | St Francis Xaviers College | Hamilton | 2 |
| 116 | St John The Evangelist Catholic High School | Nowra | 2 |
| 117 | St Scholasticas College Glebe Point | Glebe Point | 2 |
| 118 | St Spyridon College Senior School | Maroubra | 2 |
| 119 | St Vincents College | Potts Point | 2 |
| 120 | The Armidale School | Armidale | 2 |
| 121 | The Hills Grammar School | Kenthurst | 2 |
| 122 | The Scots School Albury | Albury | 2 |
| 123 | Alexandria Park Community School | Alexandria | 1 |
| 124 | All Saints Catholic Senior College | Casula | 1 |
| 125 | All Saints College Bathurst | Bathurst | 1 |
| 126 | Alpha Omega Senior College | Auburn | 1 |
| 127 | Alstonville High School | Alstonville | 1 |
| 128 | Aquinas College | Menai | 1 |
| 129 | Asquith Girls High School | Asquith | 1 |
| 130 | Australian International School Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 1 |
| 131 | Birrong Girls High School | Birrong | 1 |
| 132 | Blue Mountains Grammar School | Wentworth Falls | 1 |
| 133 | Bonnyrigg High School | Bonnyrigg | 1 |
| 134 | Bossley Park High School | Bossley Park | 1 |
| 135 | Brigidine College Randwick | Randwick | 1 |
| 136 | Cabramatta High School | Cabramatta | 1 |
| 137 | Camden Haven High School | Laurieton | 1 |
| 138 | Canley Vale High School | Canley Vale | 1 |
| 139 | Canterbury Boys High School | Canterbury | 1 |
| 140 | Caroline Chisholm College | Glenmore Park | 1 |
| 141 | Central Coast Grammar School | Erina Heights | 1 |
| 142 | Colo High School | Richmond North | 1 |
| 143 | Danebank An Anglican School for Girls | Hurstville | 1 |
| 144 | De La Salle College Cronulla | Cronulla | 1 |
| 145 | East Hills Girls Technology High School | Panania | 1 |
| 146 | Figtree High School | Figtree | 1 |
| 147 | Gilroy Catholic College | Castle Hill | 1 |
| 148 | Good Samaritan Catholic College | Hinchinbrook | 1 |
| 149 | Holy Spirit Catholic College Lakemba | Lakemba | 1 |
| 150 | Homebush Boys High School | Homebush | 1 |
| 151 | Hunter School of the Performing Arts | Broadmeadow | 1 |
| 152 | Hunters Hill High School | Hunters Hill | 1 |
| 153 | Illawarra Christian School Cordeaux Campus | Cordeaux Heights | 1 |
| 154 | Kingsgrove North High School | Kingsgrove | 1 |
| 155 | Kirrawee High School | Kirrawee | 1 |
| 156 | Lindisfarne Anglican School | Terranora | 1 |
| 157 | Lumen Christi Catholic College | Pambula Beach | 1 |
| 158 | Macarthur Anglican School | Cobbitty | 1 |
| 159 | Macintyre High School | Inverell | 1 |
| 160 | MacKillop College Port Macquarie | Port Macquarie | 1 |
| 161 | Maclean High School | Maclean | 1 |
| 162 | Macquarie College | Wallsend | 1 |
| 163 | Maitland Grossmann High School | Maitland East | 1 |
| 164 | Malek Fahd Islamic School | Greenacre | 1 |
| 165 | Marcellin College | Randwick | 1 |
| 166 | Marian Catholic College | ? | 1 |
| 167 | Marist College Eastwood | Eastwood | 1 |
| 168 | McAuley Catholic College | Clarenza | 1 |
| 169 | Meadowbank Education Trust School | Meadowbank | 1 |
| 170 | Melville High School | Kempsey | 1 |
| 171 | Mercy Catholic College | Chatswood | 1 |
| 172 | Mosman High School | Mosman | 1 |
| 173 | Mount St Joseph Milperra | Milperra | 1 |
| 174 | Narrandera High School | Narrandera | 1 |
| 175 | Northholm Grammar School | Arcadia | 1 |
| 176 | Orange High School | Orange | 1 |
| 177 | OTEN Open Training and Education Network | Strathfield | 1 |
| 178 | Pacific Hills Christian School | Dural | 1 |
| 179 | Parramatta Marist High School | Westmead | 1 |
| 180 | Patrician Brothers College Blacktown | Blacktown | 1 |
| 181 | Pittwater House Schools | Collaroy | 1 |
| 182 | Randwick Girls High School | Randwick | 1 |
| 183 | Redfield College | Dural | 1 |
| 184 | Richard Johnson Anglican School | Oakhurst | 1 |
| 185 | Rose Bay Secondary College | Dover Heights | 1 |
| 186 | Rosebank College | Five Dock | 1 |
| 187 | Ryde Secondary College | Ryde | 1 |
| 188 | SCECGS Redlands | Cremorne | 1 |
| 189 | South Grafton High School | South Grafton | 1 |
| 190 | St Andrews College Breakfast Road Campus | Marayong | 1 |
| 191 | St Augustines College | Brookvale | 1 |
| 192 | St Clares College | Waverley | 1 |
| 193 | St Edwards Christian Brothers College | East Gosford | 1 |
| 194 | St George Christian School | Hurstville | 1 |
| 195 | St Gregorys College Campbelltown | Gregory Hills | 1 |
| 196 | St Marks Catholic College | Stanhope Gardens | 1 |
| 197 | St Mary Star of the Sea College | Wollongong | 1 |
| 198 | St Marys Cathedral College | Sydney | 1 |
| 199 | St Patricks College Sutherland | Sutherland | 1 |
| 200 | St Philips Christian College Waratah | Waratah | 1 |