HSC School Rankings 2019 Revealed
The HSC School Rankings list for 2019 has been revealed with the top 200 schools across NSW earning bragging rights on the list of distinguished achievers.
The 2019 HSC exams kicked off on Thursday 17 October 2019 and carried through to Monday 11 November 2019. The HSC results for 2019 were officially released to a throng of nervous students on Tuesday 17 December 2019. The below list highlights the top achieving schools of the 2019 examination period with some new and familiar names featuring 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 2019 HSC top performing high school list provides such valuable insights for students and parents.
2019 was the first year that students experienced the updated assessment syllabus, with the well-known English module, 'Area of Study' being phased out for 'Texts and Human Experiences'. Make sure you stay ahead of the new content with Hawkeye Education's year 7 English tutoring.
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 2019 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 2019 HSC School Rankings Listed Calculated?
Before we rank the best schools in NSW by HSC results for 2019, 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 2019
| NSW Ranking | School Name | School Location | All Rounders |
| 1 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford | 84 |
| 2 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst | 65 |
| 3 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest | 51 |
| 4 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills | 40 |
| 5 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills | 40 |
| 6 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga | 39 |
| 7 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest | 37 |
| 8 | Sydney Boys High School | Surry Hills | 35 |
| 9 | Barker College | Hornsby | 32 |
| 10 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby | 31 |
| 11 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga | 28 |
| 12 | Normanhurst Boys High School | Normanhurst | 28 |
| 13 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble | 28 |
| 14 | Meriden School | Strathfield | 27 |
| 15 | Reddam House Bondi Campus | North Bondi | 25 |
| 16 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst | 20 |
| 17 | Girraween High School | Girraween | 19 |
| 18 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon | 19 |
| 19 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney | 17 |
| 20 | Cranbrook School | Bellevue Hill | 16 |
| 21 | Fort Street High School | Petersham | 16 |
| 22 | Loreto Normanhurst | Normanhurst | 16 |
| 23 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl | 16 |
| 24 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | 15 |
| 25 | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove | 15 |
| 26 | Ascham School | Edgecliff | 14 |
| 27 | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook | 14 |
| 28 | Freeman Catholic College | Bonnyrigg Heights | 13 |
| 29 | St Patricks College Strathfield | Strathfield | 13 |
| 30 | Chatswood High School | Chatswood | 12 |
| 31 | Gosford High School | Gosford | 12 |
| 32 | Kincoppal Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart | Rose Bay | 12 |
| 33 | St George Girls High School | Kogarah | 12 |
| 34 | Killara High School | Killara | 11 |
| 35 | Loreto Kirribilli | Kirribilli | 11 |
| 36 | Penrith High School | Penrith | 11 |
| 37 | St Catherines School | Waverley | 11 |
| 38 | Sydney Technical High School | Bexley | 11 |
| 39 | The Scots College | Bellevue Hill | 11 |
| 40 | Brigidine College Randwick | Randwick | 10 |
| 41 | Kambala | Rose Bay | 10 |
| 42 | St Aloysius College | Milsons Point | 10 |
| 43 | St Ursulas College | Kingsgrove | 10 |
| 44 | Al-Faisal College | Auburn | 9 |
| 45 | Conservatorium High School | Sydney | 9 |
| 46 | St Augustines College | Brookvale | 9 |
| 47 | Wenona School | North Sydney | 9 |
| 48 | Burwood Girls High School | Croydon | 8 |
| 49 | Danebank An Anglican School for Girls | Hurstville | 8 |
| 50 | St Lukes Grammar School | Dee Why | 8 |
| 51 | St Patricks Marist College | Dundas | 8 |
| 52 | Caringbah High School | Caringbah | 7 |
| 53 | Castle Hill High School | Castle Hill | 7 |
| 54 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield | 7 |
| 55 | Moriah College | Bondi Junction | 7 |
| 56 | Newcastle Grammar School | Newcastle | 7 |
| 57 | Smiths Hill High School | Wollongong | 7 |
| 58 | St Ives High School | St Ives | 7 |
| 59 | St Marks Coptic Orthodox College | Wattle Grove | 7 |
| 60 | St Vincents College | Potts Point | 7 |
| 61 | Carlingford High School | Carlingford | 6 |
| 62 | Epping Boys High School | Eastwood | 6 |
| 63 | Marist College Kogarah | Bexley | 6 |
| 64 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Campus | Harbord | 6 |
| 65 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus | Manly Vale | 6 |
| 66 | Oakhill College Castle Hill | Castle Hill | 6 |
| 67 | Santa Sabina College | Strathfield | 6 |
| 68 | Alpha Omega Senior College | Auburn | 5 |
| 69 | Brigidine College St Ives | St Ives | 5 |
| 70 | Killarney Heights High School | Killarney Heights | 5 |
| 71 | Masada College | St Ives | 5 |
| 72 | Monte Sant Angelo Mercy College | North Sydney | 5 |
| 73 | Oxley College | Burradoo | 5 |
| 74 | Queenwood School for Girls | Mosman | 5 |
| 75 | Ravenswood School for Girls | Gordon | 5 |
| 76 | Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus | Glebe | 5 |
| 77 | The Kings School | North Parramatta | 5 |
| 78 | Thomas Hassall Anglican College | West Hoxton | 5 |
| 79 | Waverley College | Waverley | 5 |
| 80 | Bethany College | Hurstville | 4 |
| 81 | Canley Vale High School | Canley Vale | 4 |
| 82 | Emanuel School | Randwick | 4 |
| 83 | International Grammar School | Ultimo | 4 |
| 84 | Marcellin College | Randwick | 4 |
| 85 | Mount St Benedict College | Pennant Hills | 4 |
| 86 | Roseville College | Roseville | 4 |
| 87 | St Josephs College | Hunters Hills | 4 |
| 88 | St Marys Cathedral College | Sydney | 4 |
| 89 | Strathfield Girls High School | Strathfield | 4 |
| 90 | Amity College Prestons | Prestons | 3 |
| 91 | Cerdon College | Merrylands | 3 |
| 92 | Clancy Catholic College | West Hoxton | 3 |
| 93 | Concord High School | Concord | 3 |
| 94 | Frensham School | Mittagong | 3 |
| 95 | Georges River College Oatley Senior Campus | Oatley | 3 |
| 96 | Marist Sisters College Woolwich | Woolwich | 3 |
| 97 | Mercy Catholic College | Chatswood | 3 |
| 98 | Parramatta Marist High School | Westmead | 3 |
| 99 | Prairiewood High School | Wetherill Park | 3 |
| 100 | St George Christian School | Hurstville | 3 |
| 101 | St Marys Senior High School | St Marys | 3 |
| 102 | St Patricks College Sutherland | Sutherland | 3 |
| 103 | St Scholasticas College Glebe Point | Glebe Point | 3 |
| 104 | Trinity Grammar School | Summer Hill | 3 |
| 105 | Albury High School | Albury | 2 |
| 106 | Arden Anglican School Epping Campus | Epping | 2 |
| 107 | Arthur Phillip High School | Parramatta | 2 |
| 108 | Calrossy Anglican School | Tamworth | 2 |
| 109 | Casimir Catholic College | Marrickville | 2 |
| 110 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft | 2 |
| 111 | Coffs Harbour Senior College | Coffs Harbour | 2 |
| 112 | De La Salle College Cronulla | Cronulla | 2 |
| 113 | East Hills Girls Technology High School | Panania | 2 |
| 114 | Emmaus Catholic College | Kemps Creek | 2 |
| 115 | Gilroy Catholic College | Castle Hill | 2 |
| 116 | Green Valley Islamic College | Green Valley | 2 |
| 117 | Hunter School of the Performing Arts | Broadmeadow | 2 |
| 118 | Hunters Hill High School | Hunters Hill | 2 |
| 119 | Kirrawee High School | Kirrawee | 2 |
| 120 | Macarthur Anglican School | Cobbitty | 2 |
| 121 | Marian Catholic College | Ashfield | 2 |
| 122 | MLC School | Burwood | 2 |
| 123 | Mosman High School | Mosman | 2 |
| 124 | Mount St Joseph Milperra | Milperra | 2 |
| 125 | Mount St Patrick College | Murwillumbah | 2 |
| 126 | Newington College | Stanmore | 2 |
| 127 | Newtown High School of Performing Arts | Newtown | 2 |
| 128 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus | Balgowlah | 2 |
| 129 | Pacific Hills Christian School | Dural | 2 |
| 130 | Pittwater House Schools | Collaroy | 2 |
| 131 | Port Hacking High School | Miranda | 2 |
| 132 | Riverside Girls High School | Gladesville | 2 |
| 133 | Rosebank College | Five Dock | 2 |
| 134 | Ryde Secondary College | Ryde | 2 |
| 135 | Sefton High School | Sefton | 2 |
| 136 | Shire Christian School | Barden Ridge | 2 |
| 137 | Springwood High School | Springwood | 2 |
| 138 | St Andrews Cathedral School | Sydney | 2 |
| 139 | St Charbels College | Punchbowl | 2 |
| 140 | St Spyridon College Senior School | Maroubra | 2 |
| 141 | Stella Maris College | Manly | 2 |
| 142 | Tara Anglican School for Girls | North Parramatta | 2 |
| 143 | The Hills Grammar School | Kenthurst | 2 |
| 144 | The McDonald College | North Strathfield | 2 |
| 145 | Trinity Anglican College Albury | Thurgoona | 2 |
| 146 | Willoughby Girls High School | Willoughby | 2 |
| 147 | Xavier Catholic College | Skennars Head | 2 |
| 148 | Al Noori Muslim School Senior Campus | Greenacre | 1 |
| 149 | All Saints College St Marys Campus | Maitland | 1 |
| 150 | Alstonville High School | Alstonville | 1 |
| 151 | Arndell Anglican College | Oakville | 1 |
| 152 | Australian International School Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 1 |
| 153 | Bede Polding College | South Windsor | 1 |
| 154 | Bega High School | Bega | 1 |
| 155 | Bishop Druitt College | Coffs Harbour | 1 |
| 156 | Blacktown Boys High School | Blacktown | 1 |
| 157 | Blaxland High School | Blaxland | 1 |
| 158 | Broughton Anglican College | Campbelltown | 1 |
| 159 | Canberra Grammar School | Red Hill | 1 |
| 160 | Canterbury Girls High School | Canterbury | 1 |
| 161 | Catherine McAuley Westmead | Westmead | 1 |
| 162 | Central Coast Grammar School | Erina Heights | 1 |
| 163 | Christian Brothers High School Lewisham | Lewisham | 1 |
| 164 | Corpus Christi Catholic High School | Oak Flats | 1 |
| 165 | Covenant Christian School | Belrose | 1 |
| 166 | Crestwood High School | Baulkham Hills | 1 |
| 167 | Cumberland High School | Carlingford | 1 |
| 168 | Domremy College | Five Dock | 1 |
| 169 | Duval High School | Armidale | 1 |
| 170 | Edmund Rice College | West Wollongong | 1 |
| 171 | Elderslie High School | Narellan | 1 |
| 172 | Forbes High School | Forbes | 1 |
| 173 | Glen Innes High School | Glen Innes | 1 |
| 174 | Glenwood High School | Glenwood | 1 |
| 175 | Gloucester High School | Gloucester | 1 |
| 176 | Good Samaritan Catholic College | Hinchinbrook | 1 |
| 177 | Holy Spirit Catholic College Lakemba | Lakemba | 1 |
| 178 | Holy Spirit College | Strathfield | 1 |
| 179 | Homebush Boys High School | Homebush | 1 |
| 180 | Hunter Valley Grammar School | Ashtonfield | 1 |
| 181 | Ingleburn High School | Ingleburn | 1 |
| 182 | IPEKA Integrated Christian School | Indonesia | 1 |
| 183 | Macquarie College | Wallsend | 1 |
| 184 | Macquarie Grammar School | Sydney | 1 |
| 185 | Malek Fahd Islamic School | Greenacre | 1 |
| 186 | Marist Catholic College Penshurst | Mortdale | 1 |
| 187 | Marsden High School | West Ryde | 1 |
| 188 | Mater Dei Catholic College | Wagga Wagga | 1 |
| 189 | Mater Maria Catholic College | Warriewood | 1 |
| 190 | Moama Anglican Grammar School | Moama | 1 |
| 191 | Moss Vale High School | Moss Vale | 1 |
| 192 | Mount Carmel Catholic College | Varroville | 1 |
| 193 | Nagle College | Blacktown | 1 |
| 194 | Northern Beaches Christian School | Terrey Hills | 1 |
| 195 | Nowra High School | Nowra | 1 |
| 196 | Oneschool Global NSW | Oatlands | 1 |
| 197 | Parramatta High School | Parramatta | 1 |
| 198 | Penrith Anglican College | Orchard Hills | 1 |
| 199 | Randwick Girls High School | Randwick | 1 |
| 200 | Redfield College | Dural | 1 |