Top-Ranked NSW High Schools 2024
About NSW Ranked Schools
You are finding a top ranked high school in NSW. Here we can guide you through the tough decision of choosing the Best NSW High Schools for your child. I give you an easy way to compare the 119 best schools in the state. Keeping this in mind, you can choose the best school for your child.
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These will be the schools that have performed best in the HSC examinations in the past years. It will be very easy for you to choose.
Difference between HSC And ATAR
Both HSC and ATAR are separate measure of achievement. The HSC marks indicate the performance of the student in the year-end examinations and how he/she performed that year has shown. Based on these numbers, the school is ranked
ATAR is a ranking system. Based on which you can get admission in the university. For this you have to get a good ATAR.
Unlocking NSW (HSC) High School Ranking Verification
Total HSC Exams shows the number of merit list courts completed. The ranking shows how many students achieved a Band 6 score.
The 2024 Success Rate is calculated by expressing high scores as a percentage of entries.
Ranked NSW High Schools
According to the 2024 HSC results
| Rank | School | Success Rate (%) | High Score | HSC Students | Total HSC Exam Entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Sydney Boys High School | 69.0 | 658 | 158 | 955 |
| 2 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | 60.0 | 598 | 158 | 996 |
| 3 | Baulkham Hills High School | 55.8 | 675 | 200 | 1210 |
| 4 | North Sydney Girls High School | 54.7 | 497 | 153 | 909 |
| 5 | Reddam House | 54.2 | 371 | 122 | 684 |
| 6 | St Aloysius’ College | 52.5 | 498 | 157 | 948 |
| 7 | Sydney Grammar School | 52.3 | 618 | 134 | 786 |
| 8 | Normanhurst Boys High School | 46.4 | 365 | 130 | 812 |
| 9 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | 46.4 | 307 | 110 | 682 |
| 10 | Abbotsleigh | 45.7 | 499 | 179 | 1093 |
| 11 | Knox Grammar School | 45.6 | 979 | 397 | 2145 |
| 12 | Meriden School | 44.4 | 410 | 161 | 924 |
| 13 | Sydney Boys High School | 42.7 | 536 | 214 | 1254 |
| 14 | Hornsby Girls High School | 41.8 | 296 | 119 | 709 |
| 15 | Al-Faisal College-Auburn | 41.7 | 250 | 116 | 599 |
| 16 | Al Noori Muslim School | 40.5 | 231 | 116 | 571 |
| 17 | Ascham School | 40.5 | 261 | 117 | 652 |
| 18 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | 38.7 | 287 | 126 | 741 |
| 19 | Pymble Ladies’ College | 38.1 | 593 | 276 | 1538 |
| 20 | Sydney Girls High School | 38.0 | 370 | 156 | 973 |
| 21 | St Catherine’s School-Waverly | 38.0 | 241 | 114 | 635 |
| 22 | Loreto Kirribilli | 37.8 | 311 | 140 | 822 |
| 23 | Fort Street High School | 37.5 | 323 | 155 | 861 |
| 24 | SHORE- Sydney Church of England Grammar School | 37.4 | 434 | 210 | 1161 |
| 25 | Kambala | 35.7 | 167 | 78 | 468 |
| 26 | The King’s School | 35.5 | 481 | 240 | 1354 |
| 27 | Alpha Omega Senior College | 35.4 | 191 | 105 | 540 |
| 28 | Presbyterian Ladies’ College-Sydney | 34.6 | 275 | 139 | 795 |
| 29 | Moriah College | 34.3 | 251 | 138 | 731 |
| 30 | Tara Anglican School For Girls | 34.1 | 155 | 76 | 454 |
| 31 | Wenona School | 34.1 | 298 | 146 | 874 |
| 32 | Girraween High School | 32.5 | 269 | 143 | 829 |
| 33 | Roseville College | 31.7 | 219 | 117 | 692 |
| 34 | Revenswood School For Girls | 31.5 | 209 | 120 | 663 |
| 35 | Penrith Selective High School | 31.1 | 304 | 167 | 977 |
| 36 | Santa Sabina College | 30.2 | 188 | 107 | 622 |
| 37 | Barker College | 29.7 | 552 | 335 | 1857 |
| 38 | St Luke’s Grammar School | 29.7 | 199 | 122 | 671 |
| 39 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | 29.2 | 305 | 184 | 1045 |
| 40 | Cranbrook School | 29.0 | 251 | 158 | 867 |
| 41 | Caringbah High School | 28.0 | 259 | 157 | 925 |
| 42 | Queenwood | 27.8 | 146 | 95 | 525 |
| 43 | Redfield College | 27.3 | 56 | 41 | 205 |
| 44 | Merewether High School | 27.2 | 277 | 170 | 1017 |
| 45 | Northholm Grammar School | 27.1 | 64 | 46 | 236 |
| 46 | Loreto Normanhurst | 26.8 | 237 | 147 | 883 |
| 47 | Smith’s Hill High School | 26.8 | 192 | 127 | 717 |
| 48 | Loreto Normanhurst | 26.0 | 235 | 154 | 902 |
| 49 | Kincoppal-Rose Ray School of the Sacred Heart | 26.3 | 152 | 97 | 577 |
| 50 | Brigidine College Rabdwick | 26.3 | 197 | 130 | 749 |
| 51 | The Scots College | 26.1 | 318 | 209 | 1218 |
| 52 | Newcastle Grammar School | 25.8 | 142 | 97 | 551 |
| 53 | Central Coast Grammar School-Erina Heights | 25.6 | 163 | 112 | 638 |
| 54 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus | 25.3 | 159 | 117 | 628 |
| 55 | Sydney Technical High School | 24.6 | 206 | 153 | 839 |
| 56 | Willoughby Girls High School | 24.3 | 195 | 154 | 801 |
| 57 | Arden Anglican School | 24.3 | 123 | 90 | 506 |
| 58 | St Vincent’s College-Potts Point | 24.2 | 173 | 131 | 716 |
| 59 | St George Girls High School | 24.0 | 216 | 163 | 902 |
| 60 | MLC School | 23.8 | 92 | 69 | 386 |
| 61 | Stella Maris College | 23.2 | 130 | 112 | 561 |
| 62 | Tangara School For Girls | 23.0 | 64 | 54 | 278 |
| 63 | Chatswood High School | 23.0 | 295 | 244 | 1282 |
| 64 | Gosford high School | 22.9 | 222 | 171 | 971 |
| 65 | Emanual School | 22.8 | 98 | 77 | 429 |
| 66 | Masada College | 22.6 | 44 | 36 | 195 |
| 67 | Danebank-An Anglican School For Girls | 21.9 | 95 | 73 | 434 |
| 68 | Parramatta Marist High School | 21.7 | 177 | 147 | 814 |
| 69 | St lgnatius’ College | 21.7 | 299 | 229 | 1379 |
| 70 | St Clare’s College ( Waverley ) | 21.2 | 92 | 77 | 435 |
| 71 | Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta | 20.9 | 167 | 148 | 800 |
| 72 | Monte Sant’ Angelo Mercy College | 19.8 | 193 | 164 | 938 |
| 73 | Marist College Kograh | 19.8 | 118 | 110 | 597 |
| 74 | St Joseph’s College ( Hunters Hill ) | 19.8 | 209 | 195 | 1058 |
| 75 | Brigidine College College St lves | 19.7 | 169 | 154 | 859 |
| 76 | St Ursula’s College | 19.7 | 189 | 175 | 961 |
| 77 | Killara High School | 19.6 | 279 | 265 | 1425 |
| 78 | St Spytidon College | 19.1 | 73 | 69 | 383 |
| 79 | Mount St Benedict College | 18.9 | 154 | 150 | 816 |
| 80 | Epping Boys High School | 18.8 | 206 | 202 | 1098 |
| 81 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus | 18.8 | 144 | 138 | 768 |
| 82 | Christan Brother’s High School Lewisham | 18.7 | 100 | 94 | 534 |
| 83 | Carlingford High School | 18.7 | 194 | 206 | 1038 |
| 84 | St Andrew’s Cathedral School ( sydney ) | 18.6 | 138 | 132 | 742 |
| 85 | Cammeraygal High School | 18.5 | 121 | 124 | 653 |
| 86 | All Saints Grammar | 18.3 | 42 | 45 | 229 |
| 87 | Cheltenham girls High School | 18.3 | 213 | 224 | 1162 |
| 88 | Northern Beaches Christian School | 18.3 | 112 | 114 | 612 |
| 89 | Newtown High School Of Performing Arts | 18.3 | 157 | 166 | 859 |
| 90 | Marcellin College | 18.3 | 123 | 115 | 674 |
| 91 | Redlands | 18.2 | 83 | 85 | 457 |
| 92 | CherryBrook Technology High School | 17.8 | 329 | 344 | 1849 |
| 93 | Marist College Eastwood | 17.7 | 107 | 111 | 603 |
| 94 | St Augustine’s College Sydney | 17.7 | 170 | 187 | 959 |
| 95 | Pittwater House Schools | 17.7 | 86 | 87 | 486 |
| 96 | Marist Sister’s College Woolwich | 17.6 | 137 | 140 | 778 |
| 97 | The Hills Grammar School | 17.5 | 59 | 62 | 338 |
| 98 | George River Grammar | 17.4 | 57 | 58 | 328 |
| 99 | Bethany College | 17.3 | 145 | 149 | 838 |
| 100 | St John Bosco College-Engadine | 16.8 | 92 | 93 | 547 |
| 101 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior School | 16.8 | 271 | 322 | 1618 |
| 102 | St lves High School | 16.7 | 157 | 181 | 939 |
| 103 | Domremy Catholic College | 16.1 | 85 | 93 | 531 |
| 104 | William Clarke College | 16.0 | 139 | 169 | 870 |
| 105 | St Patrick’s College, Strathfield | 15.9 | 151 | 158 | 946 |
| 106 | Freeman Catholic College (Bonnyrigg Heights) | 15.7 | 182 | 186 | 1158 |
| 107 | Xavier Catholic College | 15.7 | 89 | 95 | 567 |
| 108 | Aquinas Catholic College | 15.6 | 110 | 125 | 701 |
| 109 | Sefton High School | 15.6 | 144 | 173 | 922 |
| 110 | Macarthur Anglican School | 15.5 | 94 | 108 | 605 |
| 111 | St George Christian School (hurstville) | 15.5 | 54 | 66 | 348 |
| 112 | Cerdon College | 15.3 | 144 | 158 | 939 |
| 113 | Nowra Anglican College | 15.3 | 67 | 76 | 437 |
| 114 | St Philip’s Christian College-Warath | 15.2 | 79 | 99 | 521 |
| 115 | Oxford Falls Grammar School | 15.1 | 73 | 92 | 483 |
| 116 | Rosebank College | 15.1 | 181 | 211 | 1201 |
| 117 | St Scholastica’s College Glebe Point | 14.9 | 79 | 99 | 527 |
| 118 | Marist Catholic College North Shore | 15.0 | 79 | 99 | 527 |
| 119 | Rose By Secondary College | 14.9 | 142 | 183 | 953 |
