HSC School Rankings 2016 Revealed
The HSC School Rankings list for 2016 have been revealed with the top 200 schools across NSW earning bragging rights on the list of distinguished achievers.
The 2016 HSC exams commenced on the 13 October 2016 and carried through to Friday 4 November 2016. Tens of thousands of students aged 16-18 across the state of New South Wales sat the written exams during this 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 2016.
At Hawkeye Education, we understand the importance of past history as an indicator of future success which is why the 2016 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 2016 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 2016 HSC School Rankings Listed Calculated?
Before we rank the best schools in NSW by HSC results for 2016, 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 2016
| NSW Ranking | School Name | School Location | All Rounders |
| 1 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford | 92 |
| 2 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills | 66 |
| 3 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest | 51 |
| 4 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst | 50 |
| 5 | Sydney Boys High School | Surry Hills | 44 |
| 6 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest | 39 |
| 7 | Barker College | Hornsby | 30 |
| 8 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga | 29 |
| 9 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby | 29 |
| 10 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga | 26 |
| 11 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl | 26 |
| 12 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney | 26 |
| 13 | Fort Street High School | Petersham | 24 |
| 14 | Normanhurst Boys High School | Normanhurst | 19 |
| 15 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble | 19 |
| 16 | St George Girls High School | Kogarah | 19 |
| 17 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills | 19 |
| 18 | The Kings School | North Parramatta | 18 |
| 19 | Brigidine College St Ives | St Ives | 17 |
| 20 | Girraween High School | Girraween | 17 |
| 21 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | 17 |
| 22 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst | 17 |
| 23 | Wenona School | North Sydney | 17 |
| 24 | St Aloysius College | Milsons Point | 16 |
| 25 | Meriden School | Strathfield | 15 |
| 26 | Reddam House Bondi Campus | North Bondi | 15 |
| 27 | Loreto Normanhurst | Normanhurst | 14 |
| 28 | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook | 13 |
| 29 | Loreto Kirribilli | Kirribilli | 13 |
| 30 | Moriah College | Bondi Junction | 13 |
| 31 | Kambala | Rose Bay | 12 |
| 32 | Queenwood School for Girls | Mosman | 12 |
| 33 | Freeman Catholic College | Bonnyrigg Heights | 11 |
| 34 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon | 11 |
| 35 | Sydney Technical High School | Bexley | 11 |
| 36 | Chatswood High School | Chatswood | 10 |
| 37 | Newington College | Stanmore | 10 |
| 38 | Penrith High School | Penrith | 10 |
| 39 | Kincoppal Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart | Rose Bay | 9 |
| 40 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft | 8 |
| 41 | Gosford High School | Gosford | 8 |
| 42 | Ravenswood School for Girls | Gordon | 8 |
| 43 | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove | 8 |
| 44 | St Lukes Grammar School | Dee Why | 8 |
| 45 | St Marys Senior High School | St Marys | 8 |
| 46 | Ascham School | Edgecliff | 7 |
| 47 | Caringbah High School | Caringbah | 7 |
| 48 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield | 7 |
| 49 | St Josephs College | Hunters Hill | 7 |
| 50 | St Vincents College | Potts Point | 7 |
| 51 | The Scots College | Bellevue Hill | 7 |
| 52 | Killara High School | Killara | 6 |
| 53 | Parramatta Marist High School | Westmead | 6 |
| 54 | St Ursulas College | Kingsgrove | 6 |
| 55 | Tara Anglican School for Girls | North Parramatta | 6 |
| 56 | Alpha Omega Senior College | Auburn | 5 |
| 57 | Carlingford High School | Carlingford | 5 |
| 58 | Castle Hill High School | Castle Hill | 5 |
| 59 | Central Coast Grammar School | Erina Heights | 5 |
| 60 | Cranbrook School | Bellevue Hill | 5 |
| 61 | Emanuel School | Randwick | 5 |
| 62 | Epping Boys High School | Eastwood | 5 |
| 63 | International Grammar School | Ultimo | 5 |
| 64 | Mercy Catholic College | Chatswood | 5 |
| 65 | Newcastle Grammar School | Newcastle | 5 |
| 66 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus | Manly Vale | 5 |
| 67 | Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta | Parramatta | 5 |
| 68 | St Scholasticas College Glebe Point | Glebe Point | 5 |
| 69 | The Hills Grammar School | Kenthurst | 5 |
| 70 | Edmund Rice College | West Wollongong | 4 |
| 71 | Macquarie Fields High School | Macquarie Fields | 4 |
| 72 | Monte Sant Angelo Mercy College | North Sydney | 4 |
| 73 | Rose Bay Secondary College | Dover Heights | 4 |
| 74 | Roseville College | Roseville | 4 |
| 75 | Santa Sabina College | Strathfield | 4 |
| 76 | Sefton High School | Sefton | 4 |
| 77 | St Catherines School | Waverley | 4 |
| 78 | Turramurra High School | Turramurra South | 4 |
| 79 | Willoughby Girls High School | Willoughby | 4 |
| 80 | Al-Faisal College | Auburn | 3 |
| 81 | Asquith Girls High School | Asquith | 3 |
| 82 | Bethlehem College | Ashfield | 3 |
| 83 | Brigidine College Randwick | Randwick | 3 |
| 84 | Burwood Girls High School | Croydon | 3 |
| 85 | Canberra Grammar School | Red Hill | 3 |
| 86 | Covenant Christian School | Belrose | 3 |
| 87 | Danebank An Anglican School for Girls | Hurstville | 3 |
| 88 | Good Samaritan Catholic College | Hinchinbrook | 3 |
| 89 | Kinross Wolaroi School | Orange | 3 |
| 90 | Marist Catholic College Penshurst | Mortdale | 3 |
| 91 | Mater Maria Catholic College | Warriewood | 3 |
| 92 | Model Farms High School | Baulkham Hills | 3 |
| 93 | Mount Carmel Catholic College | Varroville | 3 |
| 94 | Mount St Benedict College | Pennant Hills | 3 |
| 95 | Mount St Joseph Milperra | Milperra | 3 |
| 96 | Penrith Anglican College | Orchard Hills | 3 |
| 97 | Red Bend Catholic College | Forbes | 3 |
| 98 | Smiths Hill High School | Wollongong | 3 |
| 99 | St Augustines College | Brookvale | 3 |
| 100 | St Francis Xaviers College | Hamilton | 3 |
| 101 | St Patricks College Sutherland | Sutherland | 3 |
| 102 | Strathfield Girls High School | Strathfield | 3 |
| 103 | Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus | Glebe | 3 |
| 104 | Waverley College | Waverley | 3 |
| 105 | Westfields Sports High School | Fairfield West | 3 |
| 106 | Winmalee High School | Winmalee | 3 |
| 107 | Amity College Prestons | Prestons | 2 |
| 108 | Arden Anglican School Epping Campus | Epping | 2 |
| 109 | Cecil Hills High School | Cecil Hills | 2 |
| 110 | Cerdon College | Merrylands | 2 |
| 111 | Champagnat Catholic College | Maroubra | 2 |
| 112 | Chevalier College | Burradoo | 2 |
| 113 | De La Salle College Cronulla | Cronulla | 2 |
| 114 | Elderslie High School | Narellan | 2 |
| 115 | Gilroy Catholic College | Castle Hill | 2 |
| 116 | Inverell High School | Inverell | 2 |
| 117 | Kildare Catholic College | Wagga Wagga | 2 |
| 118 | Macarthur Anglican School | Cobbitty | 2 |
| 119 | Marian Catholic College | Kenthurst | 2 |
| 120 | Marist College North Shore | North Sydney | 2 |
| 121 | McAuley Catholic College | Clarenza | 2 |
| 122 | MLC School | Burwood | 2 |
| 123 | Moorebank High School | Moorebank | 2 |
| 124 | Mosman High School | Mosman | 2 |
| 125 | Newtown High School of Performing Arts | Newtown | 2 |
| 126 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus | Balgowlah | 2 |
| 127 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Campus | Harbord | 2 |
| 128 | Pacific Hills Christian School | Dural | 2 |
| 129 | Parramatta High School | Parramatta | 2 |
| 130 | Port Hacking High School | Miranda | 2 |
| 131 | Redfield College | Dural | 2 |
| 132 | Rosebank College | Five Dock | 2 |
| 133 | St Clares High School | Taree | 2 |
| 134 | St Johns College | Sydney | 2 |
| 135 | St Johns College Dubbo | Dubbo East | 2 |
| 136 | St Marys Cathedral College | Sydney | 2 |
| 137 | St Pius X College | Chatswood | 2 |
| 138 | Stella Maris College | Manly | 2 |
| 139 | Tangara School for Girls | Cherrybrook | 2 |
| 140 | William Branwhite Clarke College | Kellyville | 2 |
| 141 | Albury High School | Albury | 1 |
| 142 | All Saints Catholic Senior College | Casula | 1 |
| 143 | All Saints College St Marys Campus | Maitland | 1 |
| 144 | Aquinas College | Menai | 1 |
| 145 | Asquith Boys High School | Asquith | 1 |
| 146 | Bede Polding College | South Windsor | 1 |
| 147 | Belmont Christian College | Belmont North | 1 |
| 148 | Blaxland High School | Blaxland | 1 |
| 149 | Bonnyrigg High School | Bonnyrigg | 1 |
| 150 | Bossley Park High School | Bossley Park | 1 |
| 151 | Byron Bay High School | Byron Bay | 1 |
| 152 | Calrossy Anglican School | Tamworth | 1 |
| 153 | Camden High School | Camden | 1 |
| 154 | Canley Vale High School | Canley Vale | 1 |
| 155 | Catherine McAuley Westmead | Westmead | 1 |
| 156 | Christian Brothers High School Lewisham | Lewisham | 1 |
| 157 | Clancy Catholic College | West Hoxton | 1 |
| 158 | Colo High School | Richmond North | 1 |
| 159 | Conservatorium High School | Sydney | 1 |
| 160 | Corpus Christi Catholic High School | Oak Flats | 1 |
| 161 | Cronulla High School | Cronulla | 1 |
| 162 | East Hills Girls Technology High School | Panania | 1 |
| 163 | Emmaus Catholic College | Kemps Creek | 1 |
| 164 | Engadine High School | Engadine | 1 |
| 165 | Fairvale High School | Fairfield West | 1 |
| 166 | Frensham School | Mittagong | 1 |
| 167 | Glenwood High School | Glenwood | 1 |
| 168 | Gorokan High School | Gorokan | 1 |
| 169 | Great Lakes College Tuncurry Senior Campus | Tuncurry | 1 |
| 170 | Green Valley Islamic College | Green Valley | 1 |
| 171 | Gymea Technology High School | Gymea | 1 |
| 172 | Holy Spirit Catholic College Lakemba | Lakemba | 1 |
| 173 | Hunters Hill High School | Hunters Hill | 1 |
| 174 | James Sheahan Catholic High School | Orange | 1 |
| 175 | Kesser Torah College | Dover Heights | 1 |
| 176 | Lambton High School | Lambton | 1 |
| 177 | Macarthur Girls High School | Parramatta | 1 |
| 178 | MacKillop Catholic College | Warnervale | 1 |
| 179 | Macquarie College | Wallsend | 1 |
| 180 | Macquarie Grammar School | Sydney | 1 |
| 181 | Maitland Grossmann High School | Maitland East | 1 |
| 182 | Marist College Kogarah | Bexley | 1 |
| 183 | Marist Sisters College Woolwich | Woolwich | 1 |
| 184 | Marrickville High School | Marrickville | 1 |
| 185 | Meadowbank Education Trust School | Meadowbank | 1 |
| 186 | Menai High School | Menai | 1 |
| 187 | Mount St Patrick College | Murwillumbah | 1 |
| 188 | Muirfield High School | North Rocks | 1 |
| 189 | Northern Beaches Christian School | Terrey Hills | 1 |
| 190 | Northmead Creative and Performing Arts High School | Northmead | 1 |
| 191 | Nowra High School | Nowra | 1 |
| 192 | Oakhill College Castle Hill | Castle Hill | 1 |
| 193 | Oxford Falls Grammar School | Oxford Falls | 1 |
| 194 | Oxley College | Burradoo | 1 |
| 195 | Parkes High School | Parkes | 1 |
| 196 | Pennant Hills High School | Pennant Hills | 1 |
| 197 | Plumpton High School | Plumpton | 1 |
| 198 | Prairiewood High School | Wetherill Park | 1 |
| 199 | Richard Johnson Anglican School | Oakhurst | 1 |
| 200 | Riverside Girls High School | Gladesville | 1 |