HSC School Rankings 2020 Revealed
The HSC School Rankings list for 2020 has been revealed with the top 200 schools across NSW earning bragging rights on the list of distinguished achievers.
To say that 2020 was an unprecedented year would be an understatement. In a year that presented new challenges and expedited remote learning there has never been a better time to look at personal education.
At Hawkeye Education, we understand the importance of past history as an indicator of future success which is why the 2020 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 2020 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.
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How is the 2020 HSC School Rankings Listed Calculated?
Before we rank the best schools in NSW by HSC results for 2020, 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 2020
| NSW Ranking | School Name | School Location | All Rounders |
| 1 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford | 79 |
| 2 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills | 72 |
| 3 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst | 63 |
| 4 | Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga | 47 |
| 5 | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest | 43 |
| 6 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest | 36 |
| 7 | Normanhurst Boys High School | Normanhurst | 35 |
| 8 | Sydney Boys High School | Surry Hills | 35 |
| 9 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby | 33 |
| 10 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills | 31 |
| 11 | Meriden School | Strathfield | 30 |
| 12 | Reddam House Bondi Campus | North Bondi | 27 |
| 13 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble | 26 |
| 14 | The Kings School | North Parramatta | 25 |
| 15 | Fort Street High School | Petersham | 24 |
| 16 | Barker College | Hornsby | 23 |
| 17 | Ascham School | Edgecliff | 22 |
| 18 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga | 21 |
| 19 | Girraween High School | Girraween | 21 |
| 20 | St Aloysius College | Milsons Point | 20 |
| 21 | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook | 17 |
| 22 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl | 17 |
| 23 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon | 17 |
| 24 | Wenona School | North Sydney | 17 |
| 25 | Cranbrook School | Bellevue Hill | 16 |
| 26 | Loreto Normanhurst | Normanhurst | 16 |
| 27 | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove | 15 |
| 28 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney | 13 |
| 29 | Merewether High School | Broadmeadow | 12 |
| 30 | Caringbah High School | Caringbah | 11 |
| 31 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield | 11 |
| 32 | Loreto Kirribilli | Kirribilli | 11 |
| 33 | Epping Boys High School | Eastwood | 10 |
| 34 | Kambala | Rose Bay | 10 |
| 35 | Penrith High School | Penrith | 10 |
| 36 | St Catherines School | Waverley | 10 |
| 37 | St Josephs College | ? | 10 |
| 38 | St Lukes Grammar School | Dee Why | 10 |
| 39 | St Vincents College | Potts Point | 9 |
| 40 | Willoughby Girls High School | Willoughby | 9 |
| 41 | Freeman Catholic College | Bonnyrigg Heights | 8 |
| 42 | Smiths Hill High School | Wollongong | 8 |
| 43 | St George Girls High School | Kogarah | 8 |
| 44 | The Scots College | Bellevue Hill | 8 |
| 45 | Gosford High School | Gosford | 7 |
| 46 | Moriah College | Bondi Junction | 7 |
| 47 | Newcastle Grammar School | Newcastle | 7 |
| 48 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst | 7 |
| 49 | St Philips Christian College Waratah | Waratah | 7 |
| 50 | St Ursulas College | Kingsgrove | 7 |
| 51 | Tara Anglican School for Girls | North Parramatta | 7 |
| 52 | Alpha Omega Senior College | Auburn | 6 |
| 53 | Brigidine College St Ives | St Ives | 6 |
| 54 | Santa Sabina College | Strathfield | 6 |
| 55 | St Augustines College | Brookvale | 6 |
| 56 | Sydney Technical High School | Bexley | 6 |
| 57 | Al Noori Muslim School Senior Campus | Greenacre | 5 |
| 58 | Al-Faisal College | Auburn | 5 |
| 59 | Castle Hill High School | Castle Hill | 5 |
| 60 | Chatswood High School | Chatswood | 5 |
| 61 | Monte Sant Angelo Mercy College | North Sydney | 5 |
| 62 | Mount Carmel Catholic College | Varroville | 5 |
| 63 | Oakhill College Castle Hill | Castle Hill | 5 |
| 64 | Parramatta Marist High School | Westmead | 5 |
| 65 | Rose Bay Secondary College | Dover Heights | 5 |
| 66 | St Ives High School | St Ives | 5 |
| 67 | Brigidine College Randwick | Randwick | 4 |
| 68 | Burwood Girls High School | Croydon | 4 |
| 69 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft | 4 |
| 70 | Christian Brothers High School Lewisham | Lewisham | 4 |
| 71 | Conservatorium High School | Sydney | 4 |
| 72 | Emanuel School | Randwick | 4 |
| 73 | Killara High School | Killara | 4 |
| 74 | Killarney Heights High School | Killarney Heights | 4 |
| 75 | Kincoppal Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart | Rose Bay | 4 |
| 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 | Waverley College | Waverley | 3 |
| 102 | Aquinas College | Menai | 2 |
| 103 | Arden Anglican School Epping Campus | Epping | 2 |
| 104 | Asquith Girls High School | Asquith | 2 |
| 105 | Blakehurst High School | Blakehurst | 2 |
| 106 | Bulli High School | Bulli | 2 |
| 107 | Byron Bay High School | Byron Bay | 2 |
| 108 | Calrossy Anglican School | Tamworth | 2 |
| 109 | Covenant Christian School | Belrose | 2 |
| 110 | Crestwood High School | Baulkham Hills | 2 |
| 111 | Dapto High School | Dapto | 2 |
| 112 | Davidson High School | Frenchs Forest | 2 |
| 113 | Frensham School | Mittagong | 2 |
| 114 | Georges River College Oatley Senior Campus | Oatley | 2 |
| 115 | Glenwood High School | Glenwood | 2 |
| 116 | Greystanes High School | Greystanes | 2 |
| 117 | Kellyville High School | Kellyville | 2 |
| 118 | Kinross Wolaroi School | Orange | 2 |
| 119 | Lambton High School | Lambton | 2 |
| 120 | Macarthur Anglican School | Cobbitty | 2 |
| 121 | Marist Sisters College Woolwich | Woolwich | 2 |
| 122 | Mercy Catholic College | Chatswood | 2 |
| 123 | Mount St Benedict College | Pennant Hills | 2 |
| 124 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus | Balgowlah | 2 |
| 125 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer Campus | Cromer | 2 |
| 126 | Oxley College | Burradoo | 2 |
| 127 | Pittwater High School | Mona Vale | 2 |
| 128 | Pittwater House Schools | Collaroy | 2 |
| 129 | Queenwood School for Girls | Mosman | 2 |
| 130 | Riverside Girls High School | Gladesville | 2 |
| 131 | Ryde Secondary College | Ryde | 2 |
| 132 | Sefton High School | Sefton | 2 |
| 133 | St Clares College | Waverley | 2 |
| 134 | St Euphemia College | Bankstown | 2 |
| 135 | St Patricks College Strathfield | Strathfield | 2 |
| 136 | St Patricks Marist College | Dundas | 2 |
| 137 | St Pauls Catholic College | ? | 2 |
| 138 | The Hills Grammar School | Kenthurst | 2 |
| 139 | Trinity Grammar School | Summer Hill | 2 |
| 140 | William Branwhite Clarke College | Kellyville | 2 |
| 141 | Wyndham College | Quakers Hill | 2 |
| 142 | All Saints Greek Orthodox Grammar School | South Belmore | 1 |
| 143 | Amity College Prestons | Prestons | 1 |
| 144 | Arndell Anglican College | Oakville | 1 |
| 145 | Australian International School Malaysia | Malaysia | 1 |
| 146 | Barrenjoey High School | Avalon | 1 |
| 147 | Beverly Hills Girls High School | Beverly Hills | 1 |
| 148 | Blaxland High School | Blaxland | 1 |
| 149 | Blue Mountains Grammar School | Wentworth Falls | 1 |
| 150 | Bomaderry High School | Bomaderry | 1 |
| 151 | Bossley Park High School | Bossley Park | 1 |
| 152 | Cabramatta High School | Cabramatta | 1 |
| 153 | Cammeraygal High School | Crows Nest | 1 |
| 154 | Canberra Grammar School | Red Hill | 1 |
| 155 | Casino High School | Casino | 1 |
| 156 | Cecil Hills High School | Cecil Hills | 1 |
| 157 | Cerdon College | Merrylands | 1 |
| 158 | Clarence Valley Anglican School | Grafton | 1 |
| 159 | Coffs Harbour Senior College | Coffs Harbour | 1 |
| 160 | De La Salle College Cronulla | Cronulla | 1 |
| 161 | Domremy College | Five Dock | 1 |
| 162 | Edmund Rice College | West Wollongong | 1 |
| 163 | Gilroy Catholic College | Castle Hill | 1 |
| 164 | Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner School | Middle Cove | 1 |
| 165 | Good Samaritan Catholic College | Hinchinbrook | 1 |
| 166 | Great Lakes College Tuncurry Senior Campus | Tuncurry | 1 |
| 167 | Hills Adventist College North Kellyville Campus | Kellyville | 1 |
| 168 | Holy Spirit College | Hunters Hill | 1 |
| 169 | Homebush Boys High School | Homebush | 1 |
| 170 | Hunter School of the Performing Arts | Broadmeadow | 1 |
| 171 | Hunter Valley Grammar School | Ashtonfield | 1 |
| 172 | Hunters Hill High School | Hunters Hill | 1 |
| 173 | Inaburra School | Bangor | 1 |
| 174 | International Grammar School | Ultimo | 1 |
| 175 | James Cook Boys Technology High School | Kogarah | 1 |
| 176 | James Sheahan Catholic High School | Orange | 1 |
| 177 | Kesser Torah College | Dover Heights | 1 |
| 178 | Lucas Heights Community School | Barden Ridge | 1 |
| 179 | Macquarie Fields High School | Macquarie Fields | 1 |
| 180 | Marcellin College | Randwick | 1 |
| 181 | Marist Catholic College Penshurst | Mortdale | 1 |
| 182 | Marist College Eastwood | Eastwood | 1 |
| 183 | Mater Maria Catholic College | Warriewood | 1 |
| 184 | Montgrove College | Orchard Hills | 1 |
| 185 | Moruya High School | Moruya | 1 |
| 186 | Mosman High School | Mosman | 1 |
| 187 | Muswellbrook High School | Muswellbrook | 1 |
| 188 | Norwest Christian College | Riverstone | 1 |
| 189 | Nowra Anglican College | Bomaderry | 1 |
| 190 | Oneschool Global NSW | Oatlands | 1 |
| 191 | Oxford Falls Grammar School | Oxford Falls | 1 |
| 192 | Pacific Hills Christian School | Dural | 1 |
| 193 | Patrician Brothers College Blacktown | Blacktown | 1 |
| 194 | Patrician Brothers College Fairfield | Fairfield | 1 |
| 195 | Pennant Hills High School | Pennant Hills | 1 |
| 196 | PLC Armidale | Armidale | 1 |
| 197 | Port Hacking High School | Miranda | 1 |
| 198 | Randwick Girls High School | Randwick | 1 |
| 199 | Redfield College | Dural | 1 |
| 200 | Richard Johnson Anglican School | Oakhurst | 1 |