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Top Key ATAR** Stats:
- 2023 ATAR Median: 69.31%
- Down from 70.33% in 2022.
- 71.05% reported median ATAR for NSW & ACT.
- Over 17% achieved 90% or above ATAR.
Top Key HSC Stats*:
- 67,234 students completed HSC.
- 18,516 students on state’s Merit Lists.
- 1420 students recognized on “All Round Achievers” list.
- 12% of HSC results in top performance band, 72% in top three bands.
- 0.27% of study scores were of the maximum 50.
100 best performing private schools in NSW based on 2023 HSC results***
Rank | Location | Students | Affiliation | SMH Rank | HSC Success Rate | Median ATAR | ATAR % >95 | ATAR % >90 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reddam House | Bondi | Co-ed | - | 5 | 54.24% | - | 40.00% | 60% |
St Aloysius Milsons Point | Milsons Point | Boys | Catholic | 6 | 52.50% | 95.48% | - | - |
Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst | Boys | Non-denominational | 7 | 52.30% | - | 59% | 80% |
SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst | Girls | Anglican | 9 | 46.40% | - | - | - |
Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga | Girls | Anglican | 10 | 45.70% | 93.50% | 45% | 65% |
Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga | Boys | Uniting Church | 11 | 45.60% | 93.00% | - | - |
Meriden School | Strathfield | Girls | Anglican | 12 | 44.40% | 93.10% | 38% | 63% |
Al-Faisal College | Auburn | Islamic | 16 | 40.50% | - | - | 55% | |
Ascham School | Edgecliff | Girls | Non-denominational | 17 | 40.00% | - | - | 60% |
Pymble Ladies’ College | Pymble | Girls | Uniting Church | 19 | 38.10% | 90.45% | 33% | 51% |
St Catherine’s School | Waverley | Girls | Anglican | 21 | 38.00% | 91.05% | - | - |
Loreto Kirribilli | Kirribilli | Girls | Catholic | 22 | 37.80% | - | 27% | 52% |
SHORE Sydney CoE Grammar | North Sydney | Boys | Anglican | 24 | 37.40% | 91.90% | 32% | 56% |
Kambala Girls | Rose Bay | Girls | Anglican | 25 | 35.70% | - | 34% | 47% |
The King’s School | Parramatta | Boys | Anglican | 26 | 35.50% | 87.50% | 29% | 42% |
Alpha Omege College | Auburn | Co-ed | - | 27 | 35.40% | - | 25% | - |
Presbyterian Ladies College | Croydon | Girls | Presbyterian | 28 | 34.60% | - | - | 48% |
Moriah College | Bondi Junction | Co-ed | Jewish | 29 | 34.30% | - | 29% | 51% |
Tara Anglican School | Parramatta | Girls | Anglican | 30 | 34.10% | - | 28% | - |
Wenona School North Sydney | North Sydney | Girls | - | 31 | 34.10% | 90.15% | - | - |
Roseville College | Roseville | Girls | Anglican | 33 | 31.70% | - | 30% | 60% |
Ravenswood School for Girls | Gordon | Girls | Uniting Church | 34 | 31.50% | - | - | - |
Santa Sabina College | Strathfield | Girls | Catholic | 36 | 30.20% | - | 28% | 56% |
Barker College | Hornsby | Co-ed | Anglican | 37 | 29.70% | - | 21% | 40% |
St Luke’s Grammar | Dee Why | Co-ed | Anglican | 38 | 29.70% | - | - | - |
Cranbrook School | Bellevue Hill | Boys | Anglican | 40 | 29.00% | 89.00% | - | - |
Queenwood | Mosman | Girls | Non-denominational | 42 | 27.80% | - | - | - |
Redfield College | Dural | Boys | Catholic | 43 | 27.30% | - | - | - |
Northholm Grammar School | Arcadia | Co-ed | Anglican | 45 | 27.10% | - | - | - |
Frensham School | Mittagong | Girls | Non-denominational | 46 | 27.00% | 89.75% | 17% | 48% |
Loreto Normanhurst | Normanhurst | Girls | Catholic | 47 | 26.80% | - | 17% | 35% |
Kincoppal-Rose Bay | Rose Bay | Girls | Catholic | 49 | 26.30% | 86.00% | 17% | 38% |
Brigidine College Randwick | Randwick | Girls | Catholic | 50 | 26.30% | - | - | - |
The Scots College | Bellevue | Boys | Presbyterian | 51 | 26.10% | - | 17% | - |
Newcastle Grammar | Newcastle | Co-ed | Anglican | 52 | 25.80% | - | - | 40% |
Central Coast Grammar | Erina Heights | Co-ed | Non-denominational | 53 | 25.60% | - | 17% | 29% |
Arden Anglican School | Epping | Co-ed | Anglican | 57 | 24.30% | - | - | 36% |
St Vincent’s College | Potts Point | Girls | Catholic | 58 | 24.20% | 84.42% | - | 36% |
MLC Burwood | Burwood | Girls | Methodist | 60 | 23.80% | - | - | - |
Stella Maris College | Manly | Girls | Catholic | 61 | 23.20% | - | - | 31% |
Tangara School for Girls | Cherrybrook | Girls | Catholic | 62 | 23.00% | - | - | - |
Emanuel School | Randwick | Co-ed | Jewish | 65 | 22.80% | - | 17% | 32% |
Masada College | St Ives | Co-ed | Jewish | 66 | 22.60% | 84.00% | 29% | 39% |
Danebank Anglican School For Girls | Hurstville | Girls | Anglican | 67 | 21.90% | - | - | - |
Parramatta Marist High School | Westmead | Boys | Catholic | 68 | 21.70% | - | - | - |
St Ignatius’ College | Lane Cove | Boys | Catholic | 69 | 21.70% | 84.10% | - | - |
St Clare’s College | Waverley | Co-ed | Catholic | 70 | 21.20% | - | - | - |
Our Lady of Mercy College | Parramatta | Girls | Catholic | 71 | 20.90% | 82.30% | 14% | 27% |
Monte Sant’ Angelo Mercy | North Sydney | Girls | Catholic | 72 | 20.60% | - | 17% | 40% |
Marist College Kograh | Bexley | Boys | Catholic | 73 | 19.80% | - | - | - |
St Joseph’s College | Hunters Hill | Boys | Catholic | 74 | 19.80% | - | - | - |
Brigidine College St Ives | St Ives | Girls | Catholic | 75 | 19.70% | - | 13% | 27% |
St Ursula's College | Kingsgrove | Girls | Catholic | 76 | 19.70% | - | - | 29% |
St Spyridon College | Maroubra | Co-ed | Greek Orthodox | 78 | 19.10% | - | - | 19% |
Mount St Benedict College | Pennant Hills | Girls | Catholic | 79 | 18.90% | - | - | 28% |
Christian Brothers' High School Lewisham | Lewisham | Boys | Catholic | 82 | 18.70% | - | - | 27% |
St Andrew's Cathedral School | Sydney | Co-ed | Anglican | 84 | 18.60% | - | 22% | 41% |
All Saints Grammar | Belmore | Co-ed | Greek Orthodox | 86 | 18.30% | - | - | - |
Northern Beaches Christian School | Terrey Hills | Co-ed | Christianity | 88 | 18.30% | - | - | 26% |
Marcellin College | Randwick | Boys | Catholic | 90 | 18.30% | - | - | - |
SCEGGS Redlands | Cremorne | Co-ed | Anglican | 91 | 18.20% | - | 25% | 44% |
Marist College Eastwood | Eastwood | Boys | Catholic | 93 | 17.70% | - | - | - |
St Augustine’s College Sydney | Brookvale | Boys | Catholic | 94 | 17.70% | - | 25% | - |
Pittwater House Schools | Collaroy | Co-ed | Non-denominational | 95 | 17.70% | 83.50% | 10% | 25% |
Marist Sisters' College Woolwich | Woolwich | Girls | Catholic | 96 | 17.60% | - | - | - |
The Hills Grammar | Kenthurst | Co-ed | - | 97 | 17.50% | - | - | - |
Georges River Grammar | Georges Hall | Co-ed | Anglican | 98 | 17.40% | - | 23% | - |
Bethany College | Hurstville | Girls | Catholic | 99 | 17.30% | - | - | - |
St John Bosco College | Engadine | Co-ed | Catholic | 100 | 16.80% | - | - | 26% |
Domremy College | Five Dock | Girls | Catholic | 103 | 16.01% | - | - | - |
William Clarke College | Kellyville | Co-ed | Anglican | 104 | 15.98% | - | - | |
St Patrick's College | Strathfield | Boys | Catholic | 105 | 15.96% | 83.10% | 9% | 22% |
Freeman Catholic College | Bonnyrigg Heights | Co-ed | Catholic | 106 | 15.70% | - | 9% | 19% |
Xavier College | Ballina | Co-ed | Catholic | 107 | 15.70% | - | - | |
Aquinas College | Menai | Co-ed | Catholic | 108 | 15.69% | - | - | |
Macarthur Anglican School | Cobbitty | Co-ed | Anglican | 110 | 15.60% | - | 10% | 26% |
St George Christian School | Hurtsville | Co-ed | Non-denominational | 111 | 15.52% | - | - | - |
Cerdon College | Merrylands | Girls | Catholic | 112 | 15.34% | - | - | - |
Nowra Anglican College | Mowra | Co-ed | Anglican | 113 | 15.33% | - | - | 18% |
St Philip’s Christian College | Waratah | Co-ed | Non-denominational | 114 | 15.16% | - | - | 23% |
Oxford Falls Grammar School | Oxford Falls | Co-ed | Christianity | 115 | 15.11% | - | - | - |
Rosebank College | Five Dock | Co-ed | Catholic | 116 | 15.07% | - | - | 19% |
St Scholastica's College | Glebe Point | Girls | Catholic | 117 | 15.04% | 80.45% | - | - |
Marist College North Shore | North Sydney | Co-ed | Catholic | 118 | 14.99% | - | - | - |
St Columba Anglican School | Port Macquarie | Co-ed | Anglican | 121 | 14.02% | - | - | - |
International Grammar School | Ultimo | Co-ed | - | 122 | 13.89% | - | 5% | 14% |
De La Salle College/St Aloysius College | Cronulla | Co-ed | Catholic | 126 | 13.60% | - | - | - |
Amity College | Prestons | Co-ed | - | 127 | 13.60% | - | - | 20% |
Mercy Catholic College | Chatswood | Girls | Catholic | 128 | 13.55% | - | - | 14% |
Hunter Valley Grammar School | Ashtonfield | Co-ed | - | 129 | 13.40% | - | 8% | 21% |
Trinity Catholic College | Lismore | Co-ed | Catholic | 130 | 13.36% | - | - | 16% |
St Mary's Cathedral College | Sydney | Boys | Catholic | 135 | 13.02% | - | - | 16% |
Kinross Wolaroi School | Orange | Co-ed | Uniting Church | 137 | 12.88% | - | 10% | 19% |
Newington College | Stanmore | Boys | Uniting Church | 138 | 12.85% | - | - | - |
Mater Maria Catholic College | Warriewood | Co-ed | Catholic | 139 | 12.85% | - | - | 20% |
Mount St Patrick College | Murwillumbah | Co-ed | Catholic | 140 | 12.61% | - | - | - |
Chevalier College | Burradoo | Co-ed | Catholic | 141 | 12.37% | - | - | - |
Covenant Christian College | Belrose | Co-ed | Christianity | 142 | 12.22% | - | - | 24% |
Clancy Catholic College | West Hoxton | Co-ed | Catholic | 143 | 12.22% | - | - | 28% |
Marist College Penshurst | Penshurst | Co-ed | Catholic | 145 | 12.15% | - | - | - |
St Francis Catholic College | Edmondson Park | Co-ed | Catholic | 146 | 12.14% | - | - | - |
Bethlehem College | Ashfield | Co-ed | Catholic | 148 | 11.90% | - | - | - |
Snowy Mountains Grammar School | Jindabyne | Co-ed | Anglican | 150 | 11.67% | - | - | - |
Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner School | Middle Cove | Co-ed | Non-denominational | - | - | 84.28% | - | - |
*Data sourced from the NSW Education Standards Authority and Sydney Morning Herald.
**Note that some schools do not disclose Median ATAR scores
**The self-published ATAR data from schools has not been independently verified, and combined ATAR scores have been used for IB schools.