Key HSC stats*:

67,234 students completed their HSC
18,516 students were placed on the state’s Merit Lists for outstanding achievements in their studies
1420 students were also recognised on the “All Round Achievers” list for gaining results in the highest possible band across 10 units of study
12% of this year’s HSC results are in the top performance band and 72% of results are in the top three bands
656 study scores (0.27%) were of the maximum 50

Key ATAR** stats:

Median ATAR for 2023 was 69.31% down from 70.33% in 2022

The reported median ATAR score for NSW & ACT is 71.05%
Over 17% of NSW & ACT HSC students achieved an ATAR of 90% or above

The table below lists the 100 best performing private schools in NSW based on 2023 HSC results***

*Data sourced from the NSW Education Standards Authority and Sydney Morning Herald correct as at 05/02/2024

**Note that some schools do not disclose Median ATAR scores

**Self-published ATAR data from schools has not been independently verified, for IB schools we have used combined ATAR scores

School	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%	-	-