HSC School Rankings 2018 Revealed
The HSC School Rankings list for 2018 has been revealed with the top 200 schools across NSW earning bragging rights on the list of distinguished achievers.
The 2018 HSC exams started on Thursday 18 October 2018 and went through to Friday 9 October 2018. Thousands of students across the state of NSW were put through their paces with the below list revealing the standout performers from the 2018 HSC exams. The list features some new and familiar names in the top 20, top 50, top 100, and top 200 HSC performers in the state of New South Wales.
At Hawkeye Education, we understand the importance of past history as an indicator of future success which is why the 2018 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 2018 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 2018 HSC School Rankings Listed Calculated?
Before we rank the best schools in NSW by HSC results for 2018, 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 2018
| NSW Ranking | School Name | School Location | All Rounders |
| 1 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford | 94 |
| 2 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills | 68 |
| 3 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest | 56 |
| 4 | Sydney Boys High School | Surry Hills | 53 |
| 5 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst | 46 |
| 6 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble | 43 |
| 7 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest | 42 |
| 8 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills | 40 |
| 9 | Fort Street High School | Petersham | 29 |
| 10 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga | 25 |
| 11 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby | 24 |
| 12 | Sydney Technical High School | Bexley | 23 |
| 13 | Moriah College | Bondi Junction | 22 |
| 14 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield | 21 |
| 15 | St George Girls High School | Kogarah | 21 |
| 16 | Barker College | Hornsby | 19 |
| 17 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga | 18 |
| 18 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst | 18 |
| 19 | Girraween High School | Girraween | 17 |
| 20 | St Aloysius College | Milsons Point | 17 |
| 21 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney | 16 |
| 22 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl | 15 |
| 23 | Loreto Normanhurst | Normanhurst | 14 |
| 24 | Meriden School | Strathfield | 13 |
| 25 | Normanhurst Boys High School | Normanhurst | 13 |
| 26 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon | 13 |
| 27 | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove | 13 |
| 28 | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook | 12 |
| 29 | Kambala | Rose Bay | 12 |
| 30 | Ascham School | Edgecliff | 11 |
| 31 | Caringbah High School | Caringbah | 11 |
| 32 | Newington College | Stanmore | 11 |
| 33 | Cranbrook School | Bellevue Hill | 10 |
| 34 | Gosford High School | Gosford | 10 |
| 35 | Wenona School | North Sydney | 10 |
| 36 | Killara High School | Killara | 9 |
| 37 | Masada College | St Ives | 9 |
| 38 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | 9 |
| 39 | Smiths Hill High School | Wollongong | 9 |
| 40 | Burwood Girls High School | Croydon | 8 |
| 41 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft | 8 |
| 42 | Santa Sabina College | Strathfield | 8 |
| 43 | St Marys Senior High School | St Marys | 8 |
| 44 | The Scots College | Bellevue Hill | 8 |
| 45 | Cerdon College | Merrylands | 7 |
| 46 | The Kings School | North Parramatta | 7 |
| 47 | Castle Hill High School | Castle Hill | 6 |
| 48 | Kincoppal Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart | Rose Bay | 6 |
| 49 | Loreto Kirribilli | Kirribilli | 6 |
| 50 | Penrith High School | Penrith | 6 |
| 51 | Queenwood School for Girls | Mosman | 6 |
| 52 | Brigidine College St Ives | St Ives | 5 |
| 53 | Hunter Valley Grammar School | Ashtonfield | 5 |
| 54 | Monte Sant Angelo Mercy College | North Sydney | 5 |
| 55 | Reddam House Bondi Campus | North Bondi | 5 |
| 56 | Roseville College | Roseville | 5 |
| 57 | Sefton High School | Sefton | 5 |
| 58 | St Francis Xaviers College | Hamilton | 5 |
| 59 | St Patricks College Strathfield | Strathfield | 5 |
| 60 | St Vincents College | Potts Point | 5 |
| 61 | Tara Anglican School for Girls | North Parramatta | 5 |
| 62 | The Hills Grammar School | Kenthurst | 5 |
| 63 | Brigidine College Randwick | Randwick | 4 |
| 64 | Canberra Grammar School | Red Hill | 4 |
| 65 | Freeman Catholic College | Bonnyrigg Heights | 4 |
| 66 | MacKillop College Port Macquarie | Port Macquarie | 4 |
| 67 | Oakhill College Castle Hill | Castle Hill | 4 |
| 68 | Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College | Kensington | 4 |
| 69 | Patrician Brothers College Fairfield | Fairfield | 4 |
| 70 | Ravenswood School for Girls | Gordon | 4 |
| 71 | St Andrews Cathedral School | Sydney | 4 |
| 72 | St Catherines School | Waverley | 4 |
| 73 | St Josephs College | ? | 4 |
| 74 | St Ursulas College | Kingsgrove | 4 |
| 75 | Strathfield Girls High School | Strathfield | 4 |
| 76 | Trinity Grammar School | Summer Hill | 4 |
| 77 | Arden Anglican School Epping Campus | Epping | 3 |
| 78 | Canley Vale High School | Canley Vale | 3 |
| 79 | Danebank An Anglican School for Girls | Hurstville | 3 |
| 80 | De La Salle College Cronulla | Cronulla | 3 |
| 81 | Epping Boys High School | Eastwood | 3 |
| 82 | Frensham School | Mittagong | 3 |
| 83 | International Grammar School | Ultimo | 3 |
| 84 | Kinross Wolaroi School | Orange | 3 |
| 85 | Macquarie Fields High School | Macquarie Fields | 3 |
| 86 | Magdalene Catholic College | Narellan | 3 |
| 87 | MLC School | Burwood | 3 |
| 88 | Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta | Parramatta | 3 |
| 89 | Parramatta Marist High School | Westmead | 3 |
| 90 | Pittwater House Schools | Collaroy | 3 |
| 91 | Riverside Girls High School | Gladesville | 3 |
| 92 | Ryde Secondary College | Ryde | 3 |
| 93 | St Mary and St Minas Coptic Orthodox College | Rockdale | 3 |
| 94 | St Mary Star of the Sea College | Wollongong | 3 |
| 95 | The Scots School Albury | Albury | 3 |
| 96 | Waverley College | Waverley | 3 |
| 97 | William Branwhite Clarke College | Kellyville | 3 |
| 98 | Willoughby Girls High School | Willoughby | 3 |
| 99 | Xavier Catholic College | Skennars Head | 3 |
| 100 | All Saints Catholic Senior College | Casula | 2 |
| 101 | Alstonville High School | Alstonville | 2 |
| 102 | Asquith Girls High School | Asquith | 2 |
| 103 | Bishop Druitt College | Coffs Harbour | 2 |
| 104 | Blakehurst High School | Blakehurst | 2 |
| 105 | Cecil Hills High School | Cecil Hills | 2 |
| 106 | De La Salle College Revesby Heights | Revesby Heights | 2 |
| 107 | Emanuel School | Randwick | 2 |
| 108 | Green Point Christian College | Green Point | 2 |
| 109 | Holy Spirit College | Ryde | 2 |
| 110 | Homebush Boys High School | Homebush | 2 |
| 111 | IPEKA Integrated Christian School | Indonesia | 2 |
| 112 | Kiama High School | Kiama | 2 |
| 113 | Kirrawee High School | Kirrawee | 2 |
| 114 | MacKillop College Bathurst | Bathurst | 2 |
| 115 | Marist College Eastwood | Eastwood | 2 |
| 116 | Marist College Kogarah | Bexley | 2 |
| 117 | Menai High School | Menai | 2 |
| 118 | Mount Carmel Catholic High School | Varroville | 2 |
| 119 | Newtown High School of Performing Arts | Newtown | 2 |
| 120 | PLC Armidale | Armidale | 2 |
| 121 | SCECGS Redlands | Cremorne | 2 |
| 122 | St Charbels College | Punchbowl | 2 |
| 123 | St Columba Anglican School | Port Macquarie | 2 |
| 124 | St Euphemia College | Bankstown | 2 |
| 125 | St Josephs Catholic College | East Gosford | 2 |
| 126 | St Leos Catholic College | Wahroonga | 2 |
| 127 | St Pauls Catholic College | ? | 2 |
| 128 | St Pauls High School | Booragul | 2 |
| 129 | St Philips Christian College Waratah | Waratah | 2 |
| 130 | The Armidale School | Armidale | 2 |
| 131 | Trinity Catholic College Lismore | Lismore | 2 |
| 132 | Turramurra High School | Turramurra South | 2 |
| 133 | Al Amanah College | Liverpool | 1 |
| 134 | All Saints College Bathurst | Bathurst | 1 |
| 135 | All Saints Greek Orthodox Grammar School | South Belmore | 1 |
| 136 | Aquinas College | Menai | 1 |
| 137 | Barrenjoey High School | Avalon | 1 |
| 138 | Batemans Bay High School | Batehaven | 1 |
| 139 | Bede Polding College | South Windsor | 1 |
| 140 | Blaxland High School | Blaxland | 1 |
| 141 | Blue Mountains Grammar School | Wentworth Falls | 1 |
| 142 | Bossley Park High School | Bossley Park | 1 |
| 143 | Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy Campus | Woy Woy | 1 |
| 144 | Bulli High School | Bulli | 1 |
| 145 | Cabramatta High School | Cabramatta | 1 |
| 146 | Chatswood High School | Chatswood | 1 |
| 147 | Chevalier College | Burradoo | 1 |
| 148 | Christian Brothers High School Lewisham | Lewisham | 1 |
| 149 | Coffs Harbour Christian Community School | Bonville | 1 |
| 150 | Coffs Harbour Senior College | Coffs Harbour | 1 |
| 151 | Concord High School | Concord | 1 |
| 152 | Crestwood High School | Baulkham Hills | 1 |
| 153 | Cronulla High School | Cronulla | 1 |
| 154 | Davidson High School | Frenchs Forest | 1 |
| 155 | Dubbo College Senior Campus | Dubbo | 1 |
| 156 | Dubbo School of Distance Education | Dubbo | 1 |
| 157 | Duval High School | Armidale | 1 |
| 158 | Elderslie High School | Narellan | 1 |
| 159 | Engadine High School | Engadine | 1 |
| 160 | Georges River College Oatley Senior Campus | Oatley | 1 |
| 161 | Gilroy Catholic College | Castle Hill | 1 |
| 162 | Good Samaritan Catholic College | Hinchinbrook | 1 |
| 163 | Great Lakes College Tuncurry Senior Campus | Tuncurry | 1 |
| 164 | Gulgong High School | Gulgong | 1 |
| 165 | Inaburra School | Bangor | 1 |
| 166 | INTI International College Penang | Malaysia | 1 |
| 167 | James Cook Boys Technology High School | Kogarah | 1 |
| 168 | James Sheahan Catholic High School | Orange | 1 |
| 169 | John Therry Catholic College | Rosemeadow | 1 |
| 170 | Kesser Torah College | Dover Heights | 1 |
| 171 | Kingscliff High School | Kingscliff | 1 |
| 172 | Kogarah High School | Kogarah | 1 |
| 173 | Lucas Heights Community School | Barden Ridge | 1 |
| 174 | Macarthur Anglican School | Cobbitty | 1 |
| 175 | Macarthur Girls High School | Parramatta | 1 |
| 176 | Maitland High School | Maitland East | 1 |
| 177 | Malek Fahd Islamic School | Greenacre | 1 |
| 178 | Marist Sisters College Woolwich | Woolwich | 1 |
| 179 | McAuley Catholic College | Clarenza | 1 |
| 180 | Meadowbank Education Trust School | Meadowbank | 1 |
| 181 | Mosman High School | Mosman | 1 |
| 182 | Mount St Joseph Milperra | Milperra | 1 |
| 183 | Murwillumbah High School | Murwillumbah | 1 |
| 184 | Muswellbrook High School | Muswellbrook | 1 |
| 185 | Newcastle Grammar School | Newcastle | 1 |
| 186 | Northern Beaches Christian School | Terrey Hills | 1 |
| 187 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus | Manly Vale | 1 |
| 188 | Nowra Christian School | Nowra | 1 |
| 189 | Oxford Falls Grammar School | Oxford Falls | 1 |
| 190 | Pal College | Cabramatta | 1 |
| 191 | Pennant Hills High School | Pennant Hills | 1 |
| 192 | Picnic Point High School | Panania | 1 |
| 193 | Randwick Girls High School | Randwick | 1 |
| 194 | Redfield College | Dural | 1 |
| 195 | Rose Bay Secondary College | Dover Heights | 1 |
| 196 | Rosebank College | Five Dock | 1 |
| 197 | Rouse Hill Anglican College | Rouse Hill | 1 |
| 198 | St Clares High School | Taree | 1 |
| 199 | St Columbas Catholic College | Springwood | 1 |
| 200 | St Francis De Sales Regional College | Leeton | 1 |