HSC School Rankings 2017 Revealed
The HSC School Rankings list for 2017 has been revealed with the top 200 schools across NSW earning bragging rights on the list of distinguished achievers.
The 2017 HSC exams started on the 16 October 2017 and carried through to the 7 November 2017. Tens of thousands of students across the state of New South Wales were put to the test with written examinations. The below list features some new and familiar names that performed well to feature in the top 20, top 50, top 100, and top 200 HSC performers in the state of New South Wales for 2017.
At Hawkeye Education, we understand the importance of past history as an indicator of future success which is why the 2017 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 2017 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 2017 HSC School Rankings Listed Calculated?
Before we rank the best schools in NSW by HSC results for 2017, 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 2017
| NSW Ranking | School Name | School Location | All Rounders |
| 1 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford | 92 |
| 2 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills | 72 |
| 3 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst | 53 |
| 4 | Sydney Boys High School | Surry Hills | 49 |
| 5 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest | 46 |
| 6 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga | 43 |
| 7 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills | 39 |
| 8 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby | 32 |
| 9 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble | 32 |
| 10 | Fort Street High School | Petersham | 27 |
| 11 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | 25 |
| 12 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest | 25 |
| 13 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl | 25 |
| 14 | Normanhurst Boys High School | Normanhurst | 24 |
| 15 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga | 23 |
| 16 | Barker College | Hornsby | 22 |
| 17 | Moriah College | Bondi Junction | 18 |
| 18 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon | 17 |
| 19 | Girraween High School | Girraween | 16 |
| 20 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst | 16 |
| 21 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney | 16 |
| 22 | Ascham School | Edgecliff | 15 |
| 23 | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook | 15 |
| 24 | Loreto Normanhurst | Normanhurst | 15 |
| 25 | The Kings School | North Parramatta | 15 |
| 26 | Freeman Catholic College | Bonnyrigg Heights | 14 |
| 27 | Cranbrook School | Bellevue Hill | 13 |
| 28 | Kincoppal Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart | Rose Bay | 13 |
| 29 | Caringbah High School | Caringbah | 12 |
| 30 | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove | 12 |
| 31 | Meriden School | Strathfield | 10 |
| 32 | St George Girls High School | Kogarah | 10 |
| 33 | Wenona School | North Sydney | 10 |
| 34 | Castle Hill High School | Castle Hill | 9 |
| 35 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft | 9 |
| 36 | Epping Boys High School | Eastwood | 9 |
| 37 | Kambala | Rose Bay | 9 |
| 38 | Ravenswood School for Girls | Gordon | 9 |
| 39 | St Aloysius College | Milsons Point | 9 |
| 40 | St Josephs College | Hunters Hill | 9 |
| 41 | Sydney Technical High School | Bexley | 9 |
| 42 | Gosford High School | Gosford | 8 |
| 43 | Killara High School | Killara | 8 |
| 44 | Monte Sant Angelo Mercy College | North Sydney | 8 |
| 45 | Sefton High School | Sefton | 8 |
| 46 | Danebank An Anglican School for Girls | Hurstville | 7 |
| 47 | Newtown High School of Performing Arts | Newtown | 7 |
| 48 | Parramatta Marist High School | Westmead | 7 |
| 49 | Queenwood School for Girls | Mosman | 7 |
| 50 | Reddam House Bondi Campus | North Bondi | 7 |
| 51 | St Catherines School | Waverley | 7 |
| 52 | Brigidine College St Ives | St Ives | 6 |
| 53 | Chatswood High School | Chatswood | 6 |
| 54 | Loreto Kirribilli | Kirribilli | 6 |
| 55 | Marist College Kogarah | Bexley | 6 |
| 56 | Penrith High School | Penrith | 6 |
| 57 | The Scots College | Bellevue Hill | 6 |
| 58 | Brigidine College Randwick | Randwick | 5 |
| 59 | Canberra Grammar School | Red Hill | 5 |
| 60 | Oakhill College Castle Hill | Castle Hill | 5 |
| 61 | Rosebank College | Five Dock | 5 |
| 62 | St Ursulas College | Kingsgrove | 5 |
| 63 | St Vincents College | Potts Point | 5 |
| 64 | Trinity Grammar School | Summer Hill | 5 |
| 65 | Willoughby Girls High School | Willoughby | 5 |
| 66 | Alpha Omega Senior College | Auburn | 4 |
| 67 | Carlingford High School | Carlingford | 4 |
| 68 | Clancy Catholic College | West Hoxton | 4 |
| 69 | Concord High School | Concord | 4 |
| 70 | Conservatorium High School | Sydney | 4 |
| 71 | Frensham School | Mittagong | 4 |
| 72 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield | 4 |
| 73 | Lambton High School | Lambton | 4 |
| 74 | Marist Sisters College Woolwich | Woolwich | 4 |
| 75 | Menai High School | Menai | 4 |
| 76 | MLC School | Burwood | 4 |
| 77 | Moorebank High School | Moorebank | 4 |
| 78 | Newcastle Grammar School | Newcastle | 4 |
| 79 | Santa Sabina College | Strathfield | 4 |
| 80 | St Patricks Marist College | Dundas | 4 |
| 81 | Amity College Prestons | Prestons | 3 |
| 82 | Cerdon College | Merrylands | 3 |
| 83 | Emanuel School | Randwick | 3 |
| 84 | Gilroy Catholic College | Castle Hill | 3 |
| 85 | Good Samaritan Catholic College | Hinchinbrook | 3 |
| 86 | Hunter School of the Performing Arts | Broadmeadow | 3 |
| 87 | Macarthur Anglican School | Cobbitty | 3 |
| 88 | Malek Fahd Islamic School | Greenacre | 3 |
| 89 | Masada College | St Ives | 3 |
| 90 | Mount St Benedict College | Pennant Hills | 3 |
| 91 | Newington College | Stanmore | 3 |
| 92 | Prairiewood High School | Wetherill Park | 3 |
| 93 | Rose Bay Secondary College | Dover Heights | 3 |
| 94 | Roseville College | Roseville | 3 |
| 95 | Ryde Secondary College | Ryde | 3 |
| 96 | Smiths Hill High School | Wollongong | 3 |
| 97 | St Columba Anglican School | Port Macquarie | 3 |
| 98 | St Gregorys College Campbelltown | Gregory Hills | 3 |
| 99 | St Lukes Grammar School | Dee Why | 3 |
| 100 | St Marys Senior High School | St Marys | 3 |
| 101 | St Patricks College Strathfield | Strathfield | 3 |
| 102 | St Stanislaus College | Bathurst | 3 |
| 103 | Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus | Glebe | 3 |
| 104 | Tangara School for Girls | Cherrybrook | 3 |
| 105 | Trinity Catholic College Lismore | Lismore | 3 |
| 106 | Al Noori Muslim School Senior Campus | Greenacre | 2 |
| 107 | Alstonville High School | Alstonville | 2 |
| 108 | Burwood Girls High School | Croydon | 2 |
| 109 | Central Coast Grammar School | Erina Heights | 2 |
| 110 | Chester Hill High School | Chester Hill | 2 |
| 111 | Covenant Christian School | Belrose | 2 |
| 112 | Crestwood High School | Baulkham Hills | 2 |
| 113 | Cumberland High School | Carlingford | 2 |
| 114 | Engadine High School | Engadine | 2 |
| 115 | Georges River Grammar | Georges Hall | 2 |
| 116 | Holy Cross College | Ryde | 2 |
| 117 | International Grammar School | Ultimo | 2 |
| 118 | Kildare Catholic College | Wagga Wagga | 2 |
| 119 | Killarney Heights High School | Killarney Heights | 2 |
| 120 | Macquarie Fields High School | Macquarie Fields | 2 |
| 121 | Marist College North Shore | North Sydney | 2 |
| 122 | Meadowbank Education Trust School | Meadowbank | 2 |
| 123 | Montgrove College | Orchard Hills | 2 |
| 124 | Mosman High School | Mosman | 2 |
| 125 | Mount Carmel Catholic College | Varroville | 2 |
| 126 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus | Manly Vale | 2 |
| 127 | Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta | Parramatta | 2 |
| 128 | Redfield College | Dural | 2 |
| 129 | St Augustines College | Brookvale | 2 |
| 130 | St Charbels College | Punchbowl | 2 |
| 131 | St Patricks College Campbelltown | Campbelltown | 2 |
| 132 | St Patricks College Sutherland | Sutherland | 2 |
| 133 | St Pauls Catholic College | Sydney | 2 |
| 134 | St Philips Christian College Waratah | Waratah | 2 |
| 135 | St Pius X College | Chatswood | 2 |
| 136 | St Scholasticas College Glebe Point | Glebe Point | 2 |
| 137 | St Spyridon College Senior School | Maroubra | 2 |
| 138 | The Armidale School | Armidale | 2 |
| 139 | The Illawarra Grammar School | Wollongong West | 2 |
| 140 | Thomas Hassall Anglican College | West Hoxton | 2 |
| 141 | Turramurra High School | Turramurra South | 2 |
| 142 | Waverley College | Waverley | 2 |
| 143 | Wollondilly Anglican College | Tahmoor | 2 |
| 144 | Al-Faisal College | Auburn | 1 |
| 145 | Alexandria Park Community School | Alexandria | 1 |
| 146 | Aquinas College | Menai | 1 |
| 147 | Arden Anglican School Epping Campus | Epping | 1 |
| 148 | Avondale School | Cooranbong | 1 |
| 149 | Bede Polding College | South Windsor | 1 |
| 150 | Bellingen High School | Bellingen | 1 |
| 151 | Birrong Girls High School | Birrong | 1 |
| 152 | Bishop Druitt College | Coffs Harbour | 1 |
| 153 | Blacktown Girls High School | Blacktown | 1 |
| 154 | Blaxland High School | Blaxland | 1 |
| 155 | Bossley Park High School | Bossley Park | 1 |
| 156 | Broughton Anglican College | Campbelltown | 1 |
| 157 | Calrossy Anglican School | Tamworth | 1 |
| 158 | Canley Vale High School | Canley Vale | 1 |
| 159 | Caroline Chisholm College | Glenmore Park | 1 |
| 160 | Catherine McAuley Westmead | Westmead | 1 |
| 161 | Central Coast Adventist School | Erina | 1 |
| 162 | Coffs Harbour Christian Community School | Bonville | 1 |
| 163 | Coffs Harbour Senior College | Coffs Harbour | 1 |
| 164 | Corowa High School | Corowa | 1 |
| 165 | Davidson High School | Frenchs Forest | 1 |
| 166 | De La Salle College Cronulla | Cronulla | 1 |
| 167 | Domremy College | Five Dock | 1 |
| 168 | East Hills Girls Technology High School | Panania | 1 |
| 169 | Elderslie High School | Narellan | 1 |
| 170 | Elizabeth Macarthur High School | Narellan | 1 |
| 171 | Erina High School | Erina | 1 |
| 172 | Forbes High School | Forbes | 1 |
| 173 | Galston High School | Galston | 1 |
| 174 | Georges River College Oatley Senior Campus | Oatley | 1 |
| 175 | Glenwood High School | Glenwood | 1 |
| 176 | Green Point Christian College | Green Point | 1 |
| 177 | Green Valley Islamic College | Green Valley | 1 |
| 178 | Hills Adventist College North Kellyville Campus | Kellyville | 1 |
| 179 | Holy Spirit Catholic College Lakemba | Lakemba | 1 |
| 180 | Homebush Boys High School | Homebush | 1 |
| 181 | Hunter Valley Grammar School | Ashtonfield | 1 |
| 182 | Inaburra School | Bangor | 1 |
| 183 | IPEKA Integrated Christian School | Indonesia | 1 |
| 184 | John Edmondson High School | Horningsea Park | 1 |
| 185 | Kellyville High School | Kellyville | 1 |
| 186 | Kinross Wolaroi School | Orange | 1 |
| 187 | Kirrawee High School | Kirrawee | 1 |
| 188 | La Salle Academy | Lithgow | 1 |
| 189 | Lakes Grammar An Anglican School | Warnervale | 1 |
| 190 | Macarthur Girls High School | Parramatta | 1 |
| 191 | MacKillop Catholic College | Warnervale | 1 |
| 192 | MacKillop College Bathurst | Bathurst | 1 |
| 193 | Macquarie College | Wallsend | 1 |
| 194 | Manning Valley Anglican College | Cundletown | 1 |
| 195 | Marcellin College | Randwick | 1 |
| 196 | Marian Catholic College | Kenthurst | 1 |
| 197 | Marist College Eastwood | Eastwood | 1 |
| 198 | Mary MacKillop College | Wakeley | 1 |
| 199 | Mercy Catholic College | Chatswood | 1 |
| 200 | Model Farms High School | Baulkham Hills | 1 |