HSC School Rankings 2015 Revealed
The HSC School Rankings list for 2015 have been revealed with the top 200 schools across NSW earning bragging rights on the list of distinguished achievers.
The 2015 HSC exams commenced on the 12 October 2015 and carried through to Wednesday 4 November 2015. Tens of thousands of students aged 16-18 across the state of New South Wales sat the written exams during the 24-day 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 2015.
At Hawkeye Education, we understand the importance of past history as an indicator of future success which is why the 2015 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 2015 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 2015 HSC School Rankings Listed Calculated?
Before we rank the best schools in NSW by HSC results for 2015, 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 2015
| NSW Ranking | School Name | School Location | All Rounders |
| 1 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford | 89 |
| 2 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills | 55 |
| 3 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills | 50 |
| 4 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest | 50 |
| 5 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest | 46 |
| 6 | Sydney Boys High School | Surry Hills | 45 |
| 7 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst | 40 |
| 8 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble | 37 |
| 9 | Girraween High School | Girraween | 28 |
| 10 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby | 24 |
| 11 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga | 23 |
| 12 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon | 19 |
| 13 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga | 18 |
| 14 | Barker College | Hornsby | 17 |
| 15 | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook | 17 |
| 16 | Killara High School | Killara | 16 |
| 17 | Moriah College | Bondi Junction | 16 |
| 18 | Penrith High School | Penrith | 16 |
| 19 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst | 16 |
| 20 | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove | 16 |
| 21 | Fort Street High School | Petersham | 15 |
| 22 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield | 15 |
| 23 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl | 15 |
| 24 | The Kings School | North Parramatta | 15 |
| 25 | Cranbrook School | Bellevue Hill | 14 |
| 26 | The Scots College | Bellevue Hill | 14 |
| 27 | Loreto Normanhurst | Normanhurst | 13 |
| 28 | Sydney Technical High School | Bexley | 13 |
| 29 | Ascham School | Edgecliff | 12 |
| 30 | Kambala | Rose Bay | 12 |
| 31 | Queenwood School for Girls | Mosman | 12 |
| 32 | Meriden School | Strathfield | 11 |
| 33 | Ravenswood School for Girls | Gordon | 11 |
| 34 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney | 11 |
| 35 | St George Girls High School | Kogarah | 11 |
| 36 | Caringbah High School | Caringbah | 10 |
| 37 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | 10 |
| 38 | Normanhurst Boys High School | Normanhurst | 10 |
| 39 | Reddam House Bondi Campus | North Bondi | 10 |
| 40 | Canberra Grammar School | Red Hill | 9 |
| 41 | Carlingford High School | Carlingford | 9 |
| 42 | Chatswood High School | Chatswood | 9 |
| 43 | Gosford High School | Gosford | 9 |
| 44 | Smiths Hill High School | Wollongong | 9 |
| 45 | St Catherines School | Waverley | 9 |
| 46 | Monte Sant Angelo Mercy College | North Sydney | 8 |
| 47 | Castle Hill High School | Castle Hill | 7 |
| 48 | Freeman Catholic College | Bonnyrigg Heights | 7 |
| 49 | Loreto Kirribilli | Kirribilli | 7 |
| 50 | Mount St Benedict College | Pennant Hills | 7 |
| 51 | Prairiewood High School | Wetherill Park | 7 |
| 52 | Roseville College | Roseville | 7 |
| 53 | St Aloysius College | Milsons Point | 7 |
| 54 | Marist Sisters College Woolwich | Woolwich | 6 |
| 55 | St Josephs College | Hunters Hill | 6 |
| 56 | Tara Anglican School for Girls | North Parramatta | 6 |
| 57 | Alpha Omega Senior College | Auburn | 5 |
| 58 | Brigidine College Randwick | Randwick | 5 |
| 59 | Brigidine College St Ives | St Ives | 5 |
| 60 | Canley Vale High School | Canley Vale | 5 |
| 61 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft | 5 |
| 62 | Christian Brothers High School Lewisham | Lewisham | 5 |
| 63 | Concord High School | Concord | 5 |
| 64 | Danebank An Anglican School for Girls | Hurstville | 5 |
| 65 | Emanuel School | Randwick | 5 |
| 66 | Epping Boys High School | Eastwood | 5 |
| 67 | Malek Fahd Islamic School | Greenacre | 5 |
| 68 | St Lukes Grammar School | Dee Why | 5 |
| 69 | St Scholasticas College Glebe Point | Glebe Point | 5 |
| 70 | Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus | Glebe | 5 |
| 71 | Marist College Kogarah | Bexley | 4 |
| 72 | Ryde Secondary College | Ryde | 4 |
| 73 | Tempe High School | Tempe | 4 |
| 74 | Willoughby Girls High School | Willoughby | 4 |
| 75 | Amity College Prestons | Prestons | 3 |
| 76 | Catherine McAuley Westmead | Westmead | 3 |
| 77 | Cerdon College | Merrylands | 3 |
| 78 | Georges River College Oatley Senior Campus | Oatley | 3 |
| 79 | Masada College | St Ives | 3 |
| 80 | MLC School | Burwood | 3 |
| 81 | Newcastle Grammar School | Newcastle | 3 |
| 82 | Newington College | Stanmore | 3 |
| 83 | Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta | Parramatta | 3 |
| 84 | Randwick Girls High School | Randwick | 3 |
| 85 | Santa Sabina College | Strathfield | 3 |
| 86 | St Marys Senior High School | St Marys | 3 |
| 87 | Strathfield Girls High School | Strathfield | 3 |
| 88 | Sutherland Shire Christian School | Barden Ridge | 3 |
| 89 | Trinity Grammar School | Summer Hill | 3 |
| 90 | Waverley College | Waverley | 3 |
| 91 | Wenona School | North Sydney | 3 |
| 92 | All Saints Catholic Senior College | Casula | 2 |
| 93 | Arden Anglican School Epping Campus | Epping | 2 |
| 94 | Australian International School Singapore | Singapore | 2 |
| 95 | Bethany College | Hurstville | 2 |
| 96 | Blakehurst High School | Blakehurst | 2 |
| 97 | Canterbury Girls High School | Canterbury | 2 |
| 98 | Cecil Hills High School | Cecil Hills | 2 |
| 99 | Covenant Christian School | Belrose | 2 |
| 100 | Cronulla High School | Cronulla | 2 |
| 101 | De La Salle College Cronulla | Cronulla | 2 |
| 102 | Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and Design | Dulwich Hill | 2 |
| 103 | Gilroy Catholic College | Castle Hill | 2 |
| 104 | Good Samaritan Catholic College | Hinchinbrook | 2 |
| 105 | International Grammar School | Ultimo | 2 |
| 106 | Macarthur Anglican School | Cobbitty | 2 |
| 107 | MacKillop College Port Macquarie | Port Macquarie | 2 |
| 108 | Macquarie Fields High School | Macquarie Fields | 2 |
| 109 | Mercy Catholic College | Chatswood | 2 |
| 110 | Northern Beaches Christian School | Terrey Hills | 2 |
| 111 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Campus | Harbord | 2 |
| 112 | Oakhill College Castle Hill | Castle Hill | 2 |
| 113 | Pacific Hills Christian School | Dural | 2 |
| 114 | Parramatta Marist High School | Westmead | 2 |
| 115 | Pennant Hills High School | Pennant Hills | 2 |
| 116 | St Clares College | Waverley | 2 |
| 117 | St Ives High School | St Ives | 2 |
| 118 | St John Paul College | Coffs Harbour | 2 |
| 119 | St Johns College Dubbo | Dubbo East | 2 |
| 120 | St Marys Cathedral College | Sydney | 2 |
| 121 | St Patricks College Strathfield | Strathfield | 2 |
| 122 | St Pauls High School | Booragul | 2 |
| 123 | St Philips Christian College Waratah | Waratah | 2 |
| 124 | St Spyridon College Senior School | Maroubra | 2 |
| 125 | St Ursulas College | Kingsgrove | 2 |
| 126 | St Vincents College | Potts Point | 2 |
| 127 | Sylvania High School | Sylvania | 2 |
| 128 | Tangara School for Girls | Cherrybrook | 2 |
| 129 | The Armidale School | Armidale | 2 |
| 130 | The Hills Grammar School | Kenthurst | 2 |
| 131 | Warners Bay High School | Warners Bay | 2 |
| 132 | Xavier Catholic College | Skennars Head | 2 |
| 133 | Al-Faisal College | Auburn | 1 |
| 134 | Alexandria Park Community School | Alexandria | 1 |
| 135 | Australian Christian College: Marsden Park | Riverstone | 1 |
| 136 | Beverly Hills Girls High School | Beverly Hills | 1 |
| 137 | Bonnyrigg High School | Bonnyrigg | 1 |
| 138 | Bossley Park High School | Bossley Park | 1 |
| 139 | Burwood Girls High School | Croydon | 1 |
| 140 | Cambridge Park High School | Cambridge Park | 1 |
| 141 | Coffs Harbour Senior College | Coffs Harbour | 1 |
| 142 | Colo High School | Richmond North | 1 |
| 143 | Conservatorium High School | Sydney | 1 |
| 144 | Cumberland High School | Carlingford | 1 |
| 145 | De La Salle College Revesby Heights | Revesby Heights | 1 |
| 146 | East Hills Boys Technology High School | Panania | 1 |
| 147 | Elderslie High School | Narellan | 1 |
| 148 | Elizabeth Macarthur High School | Narellan | 1 |
| 149 | Finley High School | Finley | 1 |
| 150 | Frensham School | Mittagong | 1 |
| 151 | Georges River Grammar | Georges Hall | 1 |
| 152 | Glenwood High School | Glenwood | 1 |
| 153 | Green Point Christian College | Green Point | 1 |
| 154 | Greystanes High School | Greystanes | 1 |
| 155 | Heathcote High School | Heathcote | 1 |
| 156 | Henry Kendall High School | Gosford | 1 |
| 157 | Homebush Boys High School | Homebush | 1 |
| 158 | Hunter Valley Grammar School | Ashtonfield | 1 |
| 159 | Inaburra School | Bangor | 1 |
| 160 | Kildare Catholic College | Wagga Wagga | 1 |
| 161 | Kincoppal Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart | Rose Bay | 1 |
| 162 | Kinross Wolaroi School | Orange | 1 |
| 163 | Kirrawee High School | Kirrawee | 1 |
| 164 | Kotara High School | Adamstown | 1 |
| 165 | Ku-ring-gai Creative Arts High School | Turramurra North | 1 |
| 166 | Liverpool Girls High School | Liverpool | 1 |
| 167 | Macarthur Girls High School | Parramatta | 1 |
| 168 | Macquarie College | Wallsend | 1 |
| 169 | Marcellin College | Randwick | 1 |
| 170 | Marian Catholic College | Kenthurst | 1 |
| 171 | Model Farms High School | Baulkham Hills | 1 |
| 172 | Moorebank High School | Moorebank | 1 |
| 173 | Mount St Patrick College | Murwillumbah | 1 |
| 174 | Muirfield High School | North Rocks | 1 |
| 175 | Nagle College | Blacktown | 1 |
| 176 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer Campus | Cromer | 1 |
| 177 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus | Manly Vale | 1 |
| 178 | Northmead Creative and Performing Arts High School | Northmead | 1 |
| 179 | OTEN Open Training and Education Network | Strathfield | 1 |
| 180 | Picton High School | Picton | 1 |
| 181 | Pittwater House Schools | Collaroy | 1 |
| 182 | Port Hacking High School | Miranda | 1 |
| 183 | Randwick Boys High School | Randwick | 1 |
| 184 | Richard Johnson Anglican School | Oakhurst | 1 |
| 185 | Rose Bay Secondary College | Dover Heights | 1 |
| 186 | Rosebank College | Five Dock | 1 |
| 187 | Sefton High School | Sefton | 1 |
| 188 | Springwood High School | Springwood | 1 |
| 189 | St Andrews Cathedral School | Sydney | 1 |
| 190 | St Augustines College | Brookvale | 1 |
| 191 | St Clares High School | Taree | 1 |
| 192 | St Columba Anglican School | Port Macquarie | 1 |
| 193 | St Columbas Catholic College | Springwood | 1 |
| 194 | St Gregorys College Campbelltown | Gregory Hills | 1 |
| 195 | St Josephs Catholic College | East Gosford | 1 |
| 196 | St Marouns College | Dulwich Hill | 1 |
| 197 | St Patricks Marist College | Dundas | 1 |
| 198 | St Pauls College | Sydney | 1 |
| 199 | St Philips Christian College Port Stephens | Salamander Bay | 1 |
| 200 | St Pius X College | Chatswood | 1 |