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2023 High School Rankings
HSC and ATAR results were released on the 14th December 2023. Check to see how your school stacked up this year!
Here are the 2023 High School rankings based on HSC results.
Top 150 Schools by HSC Success Rate in 2023
If you would like an explanation of how this data is organised and how to use it, please read the Beginner’s Guide to High School Rankings.
How to Read the HSC High School Rankings:
Terminology
- High Scores: the number of Band 6 scores.
- Total HSC exams sat: the number of merit list course completions.
- 2023 Success Rate: the high scores expressed as a percentage of entries, rounded to two decimal places.
The top 150 schools by their success rate are shown in the table below:
2023 School Ranking 2022 School Ranking 2021 School Ranking 2023 Success Rate(%) 2023 HSC Students 2023 Total HSC Exam Entries 2023 High Scores North Sydney Boys High School 1 2 2 69.00% 158 955 659 James Ruse Agricultural High School 2 1 1 60.04% 158 996 598 Baulkham Hills High School 3 3 3 55.80% 200 1210 675 North Sydney Girls High School 4 4 9 54.70% 153 909 497 Reddam House 5 5 6 54.20% 122 684 371 St Aloysius’ College 6 15 27 52.50% 157 948 498 Sydney Grammar School 7 6 4 52.30% 134 786 618 Normanhurst Boys High School 8 8 10 46.40% 130 812 365 SCEGGS Darlinghurst 9 10 17 46.40% 110 682 307 Abbotsleigh 10 7 15 45.70% 179 1093 499 Knox Grammar School 11 28 30 45.60% 397 2145 979 Meriden School 12 17 12 44.40% 161 924 410 Sydney Boys High School 13 11 13 42.70% 214 1254 536 Hornsby Girls High School 14 9 8 41.80% 119 709 296 Al-Faisal College – Auburn 15 23 26 41.70% 116 599 250 Al Noori Muslim School 16 26 32 40.50% 116 571 231 Ascham School 17 18 16 40.00% 117 652 261 Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus 18 19 7 38.70% 126 741 287 Pymble Ladies’ College 19 20 25 38.10% 276 1538 593 Sydney Girls High School 20 16 5 38.00% 156 973 370 St Catherine’s School – Waverley 21 13 23 38.00% 114 635 241 Loreto Kirribilli 22 12 21 37.80% 140 822 311 Fort Street High School 23 24 22 37.50% 155 861 323 SHORE – Sydney Church of England Grammar School 24 37 54 37.40% 210 1161 434 Kambala 25 14 11 35.70% 78 468 167 The King’s School 26 35 51 35.50% 240 1354 481 Alpha Omega Senior College 27 22 31 35.40% 105 540 191 Presbyterian Ladies’ College – Sydney 28 32 48 34.60% 139 795 275 Moriah College 29 27 18 34.30% 138 731 251 Tara Anglican School for Girls 30 31 34 34.10% 76 454 155 Wenona School 31 25 24 34.10% 146 874 298 Girraween High School 32 29 19 32.50% 143 829 269 Roseville College 33 30 43 31.70% 117 692 219 Ravenswood School for Girls 34 42 20 31.50% 120 663 209 Penrith Selective High School 35 40 33 31.10% 167 977 304 Santa Sabina College 36 56 62 30.20% 107 622 188 Barker College 37 50 55 29.70% 335 1857 552 St Luke’s Grammar School 38 33 41 29.70% 122 671 199 Hurlstone Agricultural High School 39 43 40 29.20% 184 1045 305 Cranbrook School 40 36 35 29.00% 158 867 251 Caringbah High School 41 34 44 28.00% 157 926 259 Queenwood 42 21 49 27.80% 95 525 146 Redfield College 43 127 209 27.30% 41 205 56 Merewether High School 44 38 50 27.20% 170 1017 277 Northholm Grammar School 45 117 45 27.10% 46 236 64 Frensham School 46 97 46 27.00% 56 318 86 Loreto Normanhurst 47 48 38 26.80% 147 883 237 Smiths Hill High School 48 70 57 26.80% 127 717 192 Kincoppal – Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart 49 41 28 26.30% 97 577 152 Brigidine College Randwick 50 67 58 26.30% 130 749 197 The Scots College 51 72 77 26.10% 209 1218 318 Newcastle Grammar School 52 53 56 25.80% 97 551 142 Central Coast Grammar School 53 78 75 25.60% 112 638 163 Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus 54 92 72 25.30% 117 628 159 Sydney Tech High School 55 54 42 24.60% 153 839 206 Willoughby Girls High School 56 66 65 24.30% 154 801 195 Arden Anglican School 57 79 71 24.30% 90 506 123 St Vincent’s College 58 45 70 24.20% 131 716 173 St George Girls High School 59 49 45 24.00% 163 902 216 MLC School 60 46 39 23.80% 69 386 92 Stella Maris College 61 63 96 23.20% 112 561 130 Tangara School for Girls 62 73 37 23.00% 54 278 64 Chatswood High School 63 59 60 23.00% 244 1282 295 Gosford High School 64 52 86 22.90% 171 971 222 Emanuel School 65 44 36 22.80% 77 429 98 Masada College 66 39 68 22.60% 36 195 44 Danebank – An Anglican School for Girls 67 58 59 21.90% 73 434 95 Parramatta Marist High School 68 57 53 21.70% 147 814 177 Saint Ignatius’ College 69 47 64 21.70% 229 1379 299 St Clare’s College 70 74 29 21.20% 77 435 92 Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta 71 65 99 20.90% 148 800 167 Monte Sant’ Angelo Mercy College 72 62 52 20.60% 164 938 193 Marist College Kograh 73 172 76 19.80% 110 597 118 St Joseph’s College (Hunters Hill) 74 86 148 19.80% 195 1058 209 Brigidine College St Ives 75 69 66 19.70% 154 859 169 St Ursula’s College 76 94 69 19.70% 175 961 189 Killara High School 77 55 178 19.60% 265 1425 279 St Spyridon College 78 112 79 19.10% 69 383 73 Mount St Benedict College 79 77 82 18.90% 150 816 154 Epping Boys High School 80 68 138 18.80% 202 1098 206 Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus 81 85 125 18.80% 138 768 144 Christan Brothers’ High School Lewisham 82 114 182 18.70% 94 534 100 Carlingford High School 83 110 133 18.70% 206 1038 194 St Andrew’s Cathedral School 84 152 – 18.60% 132 742 138 Cammeraygal High School 85 87 185 18.50% 124 653 121 All Saints Grammar 86 190 143 18.30% 45 229 42 Cheltenham Girls High School 87 93 116 18.30% 224 1162 213 Northern Beaches Christian School 88 132 244 18.30% 114 612 112 Newtown High School of Performing Arts 89 121 102 18.30% 166 859 157 Marcellin College 90 82 127 18.30% 115 674 123 SCECGS Redlands 91 178 126 18.20% 85 457 83 Cherrybrook Technology High School 92 81 108 17.80% 344 1849 329 Marist College Eastwood 93 143 95 17.70% 111 603 107 St Augustine’s College Sydney 94 75 73 17.70% 187 959 170 Pittwater House Schools 95 91 167 17.70% 87 486 86 Marist Sisters’ College Woolwich 96 106 87 17.60% 140 778 137 The Hills Grammar School 97 51 91 17.50% 62 338 59 Georges River Grammar 98 232 – 17.40% 58 328 57 Bethany College 99 80 63 17.30% 149 838 145 St John Bosco College 100 98 117 16.80% 93 547 92 Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus 101 129 190 16.75% 322 1618 271 St Ives High School 102 136 132 16.72% 181 939 157 Domremy Catholic College 103 149 124 16.01% 93 531 85 William Clarke College 104 100 101 15.98% 169 870 139 St Patrick’s College, Strathfield 105 109 132 15.96% 158 946 151 Freeman Catholic College 106 95 74 15.70% 186 1158 182 Xaiver Catholic College Ballina 107 61 131 15.70% 95 567 89 Aquinas Catholic College 108 89 97 15.69% 125 701 110 Sefton High School 109 90 47 15.60% 173 922 144 Macarthur Anglican School 110 99 84 15.60% 108 605 94 St George Christian School 111 60 103 15.52% 66 348 54 Cerdon College 112 214 85 15.34% 158 939 144 Nowra Anglican College 113 160 – 15.33% 76 437 67 St Philip’s Christian College – Waratah 114 64 118 15.16% 99 521 79 Oxford Falls Grammar School 115 173 115 15.11% 92 483 73 Rosebank College 116 102 113 15.07% 211 1201 181 St Scholastica’s College Glebe Point 117 119 147 15.04% 146 831 125 Marist Catholic College North Shore 118 122 304 14.99% 99 527 79 Rose Bay Secondary College 119 125 140 14.90% 183 953 142 Prarirewood High School 120 163 – 14.66% 151 764 112 St Columba Anglican School 121 101 100 14.02% 101 542 76 International Grammar School 122 83 61 13.89% 102 583 81 Castle Hill High School 123 113 197 13.80% 350 1833 253 Tempe High School 124 130 128 13.78% 152 769 106 Moss Vale High School 125 325 – 13.75% 36 240 33 De La Salle Catholic College, Cronulla 126 155 – 13.60% 161 897 122 Amity College, Prestons 127 115 92 13.60% 150 787 107 Mercy Catholic College 128 131 107 13.55% 118 664 90 Hunter Valley Grammar School 129 103 191 13.40% 90 485 65 Trinity Catholic College Lismore 130 175 – 13.36% 116 666 89 Parramatta High School 131 116 168 13.36% 166 891 119 Killarney Heights High School 132 123 147 13.31% 117 586 78 Ryde Secondary College 133 104 155 13.19% 202 1001 132 Waverley College 134 133 219 13.04% 147 790 103 St Mary’s Cathedral College 135 139 254 13.02% 106 599 78 Pennant Hills High School 136 213 12.89% 129 706 91 Kinross Wolaroi School 137 142 123 12.88% 123 730 94 Newington College 138 126 94 12.85% 151 848 109 Mater Maria Catholic College 139 140 284 12.61% 93 587 74 Mount St Patrick College 140 162 114 12.50% 96 592 74 Chevalier College 141 153 – 12.37% 118 598 74 Covenant Christian School 142 111 135 12.22% 77 401 49 Clancy Catholic College 143 105 81 12.22% 152 933 114 Strathfield Girls High School 144 107 210 12.15% 148 757 92 Marist Catholic College Penshurst 145 88 90 12.15% 114 609 74 St Francis Catholic College 146 508 – 12.14% 51 280 34 Burwood Girls High School 147 184 123 12.10% 171 942 114 Bethlehem College 148 120 204 11.90% 78 378 45 Menai High School 149 255 144 11.85% 157 802 95 Snowy Mountains Grammar School 150 157 – 11.67% 35 187 22 2022 High School Rankings
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