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Education
Rank

School

Category

Region Students DA %

JamesRuseAgriculturalHighSchool
(Carlingford)

Govt.
selective

Metro

159

721

69.1
%

NorthSydneyBoysHighSchool(Crows Govt.
Nest)
selective

Metro

158

574

58.5
%

NorthSydneyGirlsHighSchool(Crows
Nest)

Govt.
selective

Metro

159

582

56.1
%

SydneyGirlsHighSchool(SurryHills)

Govt.
selective

Metro

169

573

56.0
%

BaulkhamHillsHighSchool

Govt.
selective

Metro

202

733

54.6
%

SydneyBoysHighSchool(MoorePark)

Govt.
selective

Metro

205

641

53.0
%

HornsbyGirlsHighSchool

Govt.
selective

Metro

119

377

50.9
%

NorthernBeachesSecondaryCollege
ManlyCampus(NorthCurlCurl)

Govt.
selective

Metro

139

401

50.7
%

ConservatoriumHighSchool(Sydney)

Government Metro

26

81

50.6
%

10

10

Abbotsleigh(Wahroonga)

Non
Metro
government

138

417

48.0
%

11

11

SydneyGrammarSchool(Darlinghurst)

Nongovt.
selective

188

546

45.4
%

12

12

ReddamHouse(Woollahra)

Non
Metro
government

88

201

42.8
%

13

13

FortStreetHighSchool(Petersham)

Govt.
selective

167

424

42.2
%

14

14

AschamSchool(Edgecliff)

Non
Metro
government

99

228

42.0
%

15

15

GirraweenHighSchool

140

339

Govt.

Metro

Metro

Metro

40.4

selective

16

16

LoretoNormanhurst

Non
Metro
government

164

397

40.3
%

17

17

MoriahCollege(BondiJunction)

Non
Metro
government

139

312

39.4
%

18

18

EmanuelSchool(Randwick)

Non
Metro
government

48

112

39.0
%

19

19

StGeorgeGirlsHighSchool(Kogarah)

Govt.
selective

Metro

167

364

38.6
%

20

20

SCEGGSDarlinghurst

Non
Metro
government

113

260

38.3
%

21

21

MasadaCollege(StIves)

Non
Metro
government

45

98

38.0
%

22

22

NormanhurstBoysHighSchool

Govt.
selective

Metro

124

290

37.6
%

23

23

LoretoKirribilli

Non
Metro
government

124

286

37.5
%

24

24

HurlstoneAgriculturalHighSchool
(Glenfield)

Govt.
selective

192

399

36.6
%

25

25

QueenwoodSchoolforGirls(Mosman)

Non
Metro
government

82

172

36.4
%

26

26

PymbleLadies'College

Non
Metro
government

248

527

34.9
%

27

27

SHORESydneyChurchofEngland
GrammarSchool(NorthSydney)

Non
Metro
government

200

382

34.5
%

28

28

StAloysius'College(MilsonsPoint)

Non
Metro
government

152

304

34.4
%

29

29

PresbyterianLadies'CollegeSydney
(Croydon)

Non
Metro
government

130

260

33.8
%

30

30

RosevilleCollege

Non
Metro
government

80

137

32.2
%

31

31

SydneyTechnicalHighSchool(Bexley)

Govt.
selective

Metro

166

294

31.5
%

32

32

MeridenSchool(Strathfield)

Non
Metro
government

114

203

30.7
%

33

33

PenrithHighSchool

Govt.
selective

Metro

148

281

29.9
%

34

34

WenonaSchool(NorthSydney)

Non
Metro
government

111

189

29.0
%

35

35

CranbrookSchool(BellevueHill)

Non
Metro
government

143

252

28.6
%

36

36

ClementCollege(Cabramatta)

Non
Metro
government

28.6
%

37

37

BlueMountainsGrammarSchool
(WentworthFalls)

Non
Metro
government

65

99

28.4
%

38

38

CaringbahHighSchool

Govt.
selective

Metro

153

239

28.1
%

39

39

GosfordHighSchool

Govt.
selective

Country 192

283

27.4
%

40

40

Kambala(RoseBay)

Metro

114

Non

Metro

73

26.6

government

41

41

StCatherine'sSchool(Waverley)

Non
Metro
government

82

120

25.4
%

42

42

KnoxGrammarSchool(Wahroonga)

Non
Metro
government

293

397

25.1
%

43

42

ParramattaMaristHighSchool
(Westmead)

Non
Metro
government

143

208

25.1
%

44

44

MerewetherHighSchool(Broadmeadow)

Govt.
selective

Country 174

268

24.8
%

45

45

SmithsHillHighSchool(Wollongong)

Govt.
selective

Country 141

192

24.7
%

46

46

BarkerCollege(Hornsby)

Non
Metro
government

327

447

24.5
%

47

46

TangaraSchoolforGirls(Cherrybrook)

Non
Metro
government

43

60

24.5
%

48

48

MLCSchool(Burwood)

Non
Metro
government

93

124

24.3
%

49

49

RavenswoodSchoolforGirls(Gordon)

Non
Metro
government

97

132

24.2
%

50

50

NewcastleGrammarSchool

Non
Country 73
government

100

24.2
%

51

51

DanebankAnAnglicanSchoolFor
Girls(Hurstville)

Non
Metro
government

81

129

23.6
%

52

51

TheScotsCollege(BellevueHill)

Non
Metro
government

166

224

23.6
%

53

53

KincoppalRoseBaySchoolofthe
SacredHeart

Non
Metro
government

72

105

23.2
%

54

53

StLuke'sGrammarSchool(DeeWhy)

Non
Metro
government

87

113

23.2
%

55

55

TaraAnglicanSchoolforGirls(North
Parramatta)

Non
Metro
government

68

102

22.8
%

56

56

InternationalGrammarSchool(Ultimo)

Non
Metro
government

87

110

22.6
%

57

57

KesserTorahCollege(DoverHeights)

Non
Metro
government

27

22.5
%

58

57

TheKing'sSchool(NorthParramatta)

Non
Metro
government

205

259

22.5
%

59

59

WilloughbyGirlsHighSchool

Government Metro

148

177

22.4
%

60

60

SeftonHighSchool

Govt.
selective

Metro

152

182

21.2
%

61

61

MountStBenedictCollege(Pennant
Hills)

Non
Metro
government

105

131

21.1
%

62

62

SantaSabinaCollege(Strathfield)

Non
Metro
government

129

160

20.9
%

63

63

ArdenAnglicanSchool(Beecroft)

Non
Metro
government

65

75

20.7
%

64

64

StIgnatius'College(LaneCove)

Non
Metro
government

251

306

19.9
%

65

65

StUrsula'sCollege(Kingsgrove)

Non
Metro
government

146

167

19.8
%

66

66

KillaraHighSchool

Government Metro

271

283

19.2
%

67

66

StMaryandStMina'sCopticOrthodox
College(Bexley)

Non

government

31

32

19.2
%

68

68

NewtownHighSchoolofPerforming
Arts

Government Metro

161

162

19.2
%

69

69

MacarthurAnglicanSchool(Cobbitty)

Non
Metro
government

77

84

19.1
%

70

70

CherrybrookTechnologyHighSchool

Government Metro

347

355

18.6
%

71

71

AlphaOmegaSeniorCollege(Auburn)

Non
Metro
government

62

66

18.4
%

72

72

StJoseph'sCollege(HuntersHill)

Non
Metro
government

198

208

18.2
%

73

73

NewingtonCollege(Stanmore)

Non
Metro
government

178

188

18.1
%

74

74

EppingBoysHighSchool(Eastwood)

Government Metro

191

17.9
205 %

75

75

CheltenhamGirlsHighSchool

Government Metro

199

191

17.9
%

76

76

FrenshamSchool(Mittagong)

Non
Country 48
government

48

17.7
%

77

77

AustralianInternationalSchoolHong
Kong(KowloonTong)

Non

government

43

17.0
%

78

78

GalstaunCollege(Ingleside)

Non
Metro
government

19

17.0
%

79

79

ChatswoodHighSchool

Govt.
selective

Metro

158

159

16.8
%

80

79

StPatrick'sCollege,Strathfield

Non
Metro
government

162

164

16.8
%

81

81

StVincent'sCollege(PottsPoint)

Non
Metro
government

82

77

16.2
%

82

82

TheHillsGrammarSchool(Kenthurst)

Non
Metro
government

78

72

16.0
%

83

83

MonteSant'AngeloMercyCollege
(NorthSydney)

Non
Metro
government

154

147

15.9
%

84

84

StScholastica'sCollegeGlebePoint

Non
Metro
government

122

111

15.7
%

85

85

StAndrew'sCathedralSchool(Sydney)

Non
Metro
government

132

111

15.6
%

86

86

StrathfieldGirlsHighSchool

Government Metro

188

162

15.5
%

87

87

OxfordFallsGrammarSchool

Non
Metro
government

56

45

15.5
%

88

88

StPiusXCollege(Chatswood)

Non
Metro
government

138

129

15.4
%

89

89

TrinityGrammarSchool(SummerHill)

Non
Metro
government

159

140

15.1
%

90

90

FreemanCatholicCollege(Bonnyrigg
Heights)

Non
Metro
government

195

192

14.9
%

91

91

BrigidineCollegeStIves

Non
Metro
government

127

108 14.8
%

92

92

BurwoodGirlsHighSchool(Croydon)

Government Metro

217

175

14.7
%

93

93

MacquarieFieldsHighSchool

Govt.
selective

Metro

144

121

14.4
%

94

94

CarlingfordHighSchool

Government Metro

172

134

14.2
%

95

94

StColumbaAnglicanSchool(Port
Macquarie)

Non
Country 52
government

42

14.2
%

96

96

MalekFahdIslamicSchool(Greenacre)

Non
Metro
government

129

94

14.2
%

97

97

BrigidineCollegeRandwick

Non
Metro
government

127

113

14.1
%

98

98

CentralCoastGrammarSchool(Erina
Heights)

Non
Country 87
government

73

13.9
%

99

99

OurLadyofMercyCollegeParramatta

Non
Metro
government

132

115

13.6
%

MosmanHighSchool

Government Metro

146

109

13.6
%

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