Top 50 Secondary Schools Overall This ranking is based on the schools average performance in years 7 and 9. The results in each area; reading, writing, spelling, grammar and punctuation, and numeracy are based on each school's average results in only year 9. School Suburb Rank James Ruse Agricultural High School Carlingford 1 North Sydney Girls High School Crows Nest 2 North Sydney Boys High School Crows Nest 3 Sydney Girls High School Surry Hills 4 Hornsby Girls High School Hornsby 5 St George Girls High School Kogarah 6 Baulkham Hills High School Baulkham Hills 7 Sydney Boys High School Surry Hills 8 Sydney Grammar School Darlinghurst 9 Girraween High School Girraween 10 Fort Street High School Petersham 11 Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus North Curl Curl 12 Hurlstone Agricultural High School Glenfield 13 Normanhurst Boys High School Normanhurst 14 Penrith High School Penrith 15 Merewether High School Broadmeadow 16 Smiths Hill High School Wollongong 17 Sydney Technical High School Bexley 18 Caringbah High School Caringbah 19 Gosford High School Gosford 20 Conservatorium High School Sydney 21 St Aloysius' College Milsons Point 22 SCEGGS, Darlinghurst Darlinghurst 22 Abbotsleigh Wahroonga 23 Ascham School Ltd Edgecliff 24 Pymble Ladies' College Pymble 25 Ravenswood School for Girls Gordon 26 Meriden School Strathfield 27 MLC School Burwood 28 Presbyterian Ladies College Croydon 29 Sefton High School Sefton 30 Loreto Kirribilli Kirribilli 31 Queenwood School for Girls Ltd Mosman 32 Roseville College Roseville 33 Kincoppal Rose Bay Sh School of the Sacred dheart Rose Bay 34 Barker College Hornsby 35 Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College North Sydney 36 The Emanuel School Randwick 37
Wenona School Ltd North Sydney 37 Tara Anglican School for Girls North Parramatta 38 Tangara School for Girls Cherrybrook 39 Arden Anglican School Beecroft 40 Newcastle Grammar School Newcastle 41 Blessed Mary MacKillop College Wagga Wagga 42 Sydney Church of England Grammar School North Sydney 43 Kambala Rose Bay 44 Frensham School Mittagong 45 Loreto Normanhurst Normanhurst 45 Brigidine College, St Ives St Ives 46 The Scots College Bellevue Hill 47 Knox Grammar School Wahroonga 48 Cheltenham h Girls High Sh School Beecroft 49 Newington College Stanmore 50 Top 50 Secondary Schools by Writing School Suburb Rank St George Girls High School Kogarah 1 James Ruse Agricultural High School Carlingford 2 Hornsby Girls High School Hornsby 3 Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus North Curl Curl 4 North Sydney Girls High School Crows Nest 5 North Sydney Boys High School Crows Nest 6 Baulkham Hills High School Baulkham Hills 7 Girraween High School Girraween 8 SCEGGS, Darlinghurst Darlinghurst 9 Sydney Girls High School Surry Hills 9 Gosford High School Gosford 10 Condell Park Christian School Condell Park 11 Sydney Grammar School Darlinghurst 11 Abbotsleigh Wahroonga 12 Conservatorium High School Sydney 13 Smiths Hill High School Wollongong 14 Sydney Boys High School Surry Hills 14 Kincoppal Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart Rose Bay 15 Caringbah High School Caringbah 16 Ascham School Ltd Edgecliff 17 Fort Street High School Petersham 17 Normanhurst Boys High School Normanhurst 17 Roseville College Roseville 17 The Emanuel lsh School Randwick 18 Brigidine College, St Ives St Ives 19 Merewether High School Broadmeadow 19 Penrith High School Penrith 20 Loreto Kirribilli Kirribilli 21
Presbyterian Ladies College Croydon 22 St Aloysius' College Milsons Point 22 Kesser Torah College Dover Heights 23 Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College North Sydney 23 Hurlstone Agricultural High School Glenfield 24 Kambala Rose Bay 25 PLC Armidale Armidale 25 Santa Sabina College Strathfield 25 Pymble Ladies' College Pymble 26 MLC School Burwood 27 Tara Anglican School for Girls North Parramatta 27 St Vincent's College Potts Point 28 Willoughby Girls High School Willoughby 28 Ravenswood School for Girls Gordon 29 Sydney Technical High School Bexley 29 Tangara School for Girls Cherrybrook 29 Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus Manly Vale 30 Meriden School Strathfield 31 Central Coast Grammar School Erina Heights 32 Queenwood School for Girls Ltd Mosman 32 St Matthew's Central School Mudgee 32 St Lawrence's Central School Coonabarabran 33 St Luke's Grammar School Dee Why 34 Loreto Normanhurst Normanhurst 35 Frensham School Mittagong 36 Sydney Church of England Grammar School North Sydney 37 Malek Fahd Islamic School Greenacre 38 Barker College Hornsby 39 Blessed Mary MacKillop College Wagga Wagga 39 St Patrick's College Strathfield 40 Mount St Benedict College (Pennant Hills) Pennant Hills 41 Wenona School Ltd North Sydney 41 William Branwhite Clarke College Kellyville 41 Cheltenham Girls High School Beecroft 42 Newington College Stanmore 42 Sefton High School Sefton 42 German International School Sydney Terrey Hills 43 St Paul's Grammar School Penrith Cranebrook 43 Brigidine College Randwick Randwick 44 Redfield College Dural 44 East Hills Girls Technology High School Panania 45 Snowy Mountains Grammar School Jindabyne 45 St Patrick's College Sutherland 45 Blue Mountains Grammar School Wentworth Falls 46 Danebank School Hurstville 46 Moriah College Bondi Junction 47 Newtown High School of Performing Arts Newtown 47 St Joseph's Catholic College East Gosford 47 Strathfield Girls High School Strathfield 47 The Scots School Albury Albury 47 Newcastle Grammar School Newcastle 48
Our Lady of Mercy College Burraneer Cronulla 48 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Regional College Kensington 48 St Ignatius' College Lane Cove 48 The Illawarra Grammar School West Wollongong 48 Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta Parramatta 49 Pittwater House Girls College Collaroy 49 St Philip's Christian College Waratah 49 Cherrybrook Technology High School Cherrybrook 50 Inaburra School Bangor 50 International Grammar School Ultimo 50 The Scots College Bellevue Hill 50 Top 50 Secondary Schools by Reading Suburb Rank James Ruse Agricultural High School Carlingford 1 Hornsby Girls High School Hornsby 2 North Sydney Girls High School Crows Nest 3 St George Girls High School Kogarah 4 Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus North Curl Curl 5 Sydney Girls High School Surry Hills 6 Merewether High School Broadmeadow 6 North thsd Sydney Boys High Sh School Crows Nest 7 Baulkham Hills High School Baulkham Hills 8 Sydney Grammar School Darlinghurst 9 Gosford High School Gosford 9 Hurlstone Agricultural High School Glenfield 10 Fort Street High School Petersham 11 Caringbah High School Caringbah 12 Smiths Hill High School Wollongong 13 Sydney Boys High School Surry Hills 14 Penrith High School Penrith 15 Girraween High School Girraween 16 SCEGGS, Darlinghurst Darlinghurst 17 Snowy Mountains Grammar School Jindabyne 18 Abbotsleigh Wahroonga 19 Frensham School Mittagong 20 Roseville College Roseville 21 St Aloysius' College Milsons Point 22 Normanhurst Boys High School Normanhurst 23 Pymble Ladies' College Pymble 23 Ascham School Ltd Edgecliff 24 Monte Sant' 'Angelo Mercy College North hsd Sydney 24 Elonera Montessori School Mount Ousley 24 Ravenswood School for Girls Gordon 25 Sydney Technical High School Bexley 26
Kincoppal Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart Rose Bay 26 Conservatorium High School Sydney 27 Blue Mountains Grammar School Wentworth Falls 28 International Grammar School Ultimo 28 Loreto Kirribilli Kirribilli 29 The Emanuel School Randwick 30 Presbyterian Ladies College Croydon 31 Queenwood School for Girls Ltd Mosman 32 Tangara School for Girls Cherrybrook 32 Central Coast Grammar School Erina Heights 32 Newtown High School of Performing Arts Newtown 32 Meriden School Strathfield 33 MLC School Burwood 33 PLC Armidale Armidale 33 Barker College Hornsby 34 Wenona School Ltd North Sydney 34 Newcastle Grammar School Newcastle 34 St Columba Anglican School Port Macquarie 34 Brigidine College, St Ives St Ives 35 The Scots School Albury Albury 35 St Lawrence's Central School Coonabarabran 36 Kinross Wolaroi School Orange 37 Sydney Church of England Grammar School North Sydney 38 St Ignatius' College Lane Cove 38 Korowal School Hazelbrook 38 Kambala Rose Bay 39 The Scots College Bellevue Hill 39 William Branwhite Clarke College Kellyville 39 St Pius X College Chatswood 39 Tara Anglican School for Girls North Parramatta 40 Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner School Limited Middle Cove 40 Deniliquin Christian School Deniliquin 40 Loreto Normanhurst Normanhurst 41 Kesser Torah College Dover Heights 41 Pittwater House Girls College Collaroy 41 Turramurra High School Turramurra South 42 Santa Sabina College Strathfield 42 St Vincent's College Potts Point 42 Cheltenham Girls High School Beecroft 43 Mount St Benedict College (Pennant Hills) Pennant Hills 43 St Matthew's Central School Mudgee 43 Illawarra Christian School Cordeaux Heights 43 Scone Grammar School Scone 43 Newington College Stanmore 44 St Patrick's College Strathfield 44 Knox Grammar School Wahroonga 45 Lindisfarne Anglican School Terranora 45 Stella Maris College Manly Manly 45 Mosman High School Mosman 45 Redfield College Dural 46 Oxley College Burradoo 46
The French School of Sydney Maroubra Junction 47 Danebank School Hurstville 47 Redlands Cremorne 47 St Patrick's College Sutherland 47 Northern Beaches Christian School Terrey Hills 47 Willoughby Girls High School Willoughby 48 St Luke's Grammar School Dee Why 48 Mackillop College Bathurst 48 St Mary Star of the Sea College Wollongong 48 Arden Anglican School Beecroft 49 St Paul's Grammar School Penrith Cranebrook 49 Inaburra School Bangor 49 Cape Byron Rudolf Steiner School Byron Bay 49 Hunter Christian School Sh Mayfield 49 Sefton High School Sefton 50 St Catherine's School Waverley 50 Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus Manly Vale 50 Our Lady of Mercy College Burraneer Cronulla 50 St John's College Woodlawn Lismore 50 Top 50 schools for Spelling in year 9 School Suburb Rank James Ruse Agricultural High School Carlingford 1 North Sydney Girls High School Crows Nest 2 Sydney Girls High School Surry Hills 3 Hornsby Girls High School Hornsby 4 St George Girls High School Kogarah 5 North Sydney Boys High School Crows Nest 6 Baulkham Hills High School Baulkham Hills 7 Hurlstone Agricultural High School Glenfield 8 Sydney Boys High School Surry Hills 9 Normanhurst Boys High School Normanhurst 10 Girraween High School Girraween 11 Sydney Technical High School Bexley 12 Sd Sydney Grammar Sh School Darlinghurst 13 Fort Street High School Petersham 14 Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus North Curl Curl 15 Penrith High School Penrith 16 Merewether High School Broadmeadow 17 Smiths Hill High School Wollongong 18 Caringbah High School Caringbah 19 Sefton High School Sefton 19 Gosford High School Gosford 20 St Aloysius' College Milsons Point 21 Queenwood School for Girls Ltd Mosman 22
Ascham School Ltd Edgecliff 23 SCEGGS, Darlinghurst Darlinghurst 24 Conservatorium High School Sydney 25 MLC School Burwood 25 Abbotsleigh Wahroonga 26 Bob Hughes Christian School Chester Hill 27 Pymble Ladies' College Pymble 28 Pal College Cabramatta 29 Ravenswood School for Girls Gordon 30 Meriden School Strathfield 30 Malek Fahd Islamic School Greenacre 30 Presbyterian Ladies College Croydon 31 Condell Park Christian School Condell Park 32 Tangara School for Girls Cherrybrook 33 The Emanuel School Randwick 34 Barker College Hornsby 35 Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College North Sydney 36 Kesser Torah College Dover Heights 36 Loreto Kirribilli Kirribilli 37 Pittwater House Girls College Collaroy 38 Cheltenham Girls High School Beecroft 39 Macquarie Fields High School Macquarie Fields 39 Brigidine College, St Ives St Ives 40 St Pius X College Chatswood 40 Roseville College Roseville 41 Tara Anglican School for Girls North Parramatta 41 Christadelphian Heritage College Cooranbong 41 Tempe High School Tempe 42 Kincoppal Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart Rose Bay 43 Blessed Mary MacKillop College Wagga Wagga 43 Wenona School Ltd North Sydney 43 Snowy Mountains Grammar School Jindabyne 43 PLC Armidale Armidale 44 Deniliquin Christian School Deniliquin 44 Willoughby Girls High School Willoughby 45 St Catherine's School Waverley 45 St Patrick's College Strathfield 46 Newington College Stanmore 46 St Matthew's Central School Mudgee 47 Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta Parramatta 47 Central Coast Grammar School Erina Heights 48 Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus Manly Vale 49 Loreto Normanhurst Normanhurst 49 Mackillop College Bathurst 50 Top 50 schools for Grammar and Punctuation in year 9
James Ruse Agricultural High School Carlingford 1 North Sydney Girls High School Crows Nest 2 Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus North Curl Curl 3 Sydney Grammar School Darlinghurst 4 Sydney Girls High School Surry Hills 5 Hornsby Girls High School Hornsby 5 North Sydney Boys High School Crows Nest 6 St George Girls High School Kogarah 7 Baulkham Hills High School Baulkham Hills 8 Girraween High School Girraween 9 Fort Street High School Petersham 9 Merewether High School Broadmeadow 10 Smiths Hill High School Wollongong 11 Sydney Boys High School Surry Hills 12 Gosford High School Gosford 13 The French School of Sydney Maroubra Junction 14 SCEGGS, Darlinghurst Darlinghurst 15 Penrith High School Penrith 16 Hurlstone Agricultural High School Glenfield 17 Caringbah High School Caringbah 18 Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner School Limited Middle Cove 19 Abbotsleigh Wahroonga 20 Deniliquin Christian School Deniliquin 20 St Aloysius' College Milsons Point 21 Normanhurst Boys High School Normanhurst 22 Ascham School Ltd Edgecliff 23 Elonera Montessori School Mount Ousley 24 Snowy Mountains Grammar School Jindabyne 25 Conservatorium High School Sydney 26 Sydney Technical High School Bexley 27 Presbyterian Ladies College Croydon 28 Ravenswood School for Girls Gordon 29 Condell Park Christian School Condell Park 29 Pymble Ladies' College Pymble 30 Kincoppal Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart Rose Bay 31 The Emanuel School Randwick 31 Loreto Kirribilli Kirribilli 32 Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College North Sydney 32 Roseville College Roseville 33 Blessed Mary MacKillop College Wagga Wagga 33 MLC School Burwood 34 Kesser Torah College Dover Heights 34 Christadelphian Heritage College Cooranbong 34 Queenwood School for Girls Ltd Mosman 35 Tangara School for Girls Cherrybrook 35 Meriden School Strathfield 36 Wenona School Ltd North Sydney 37 Sydney Church of England Grammar School North Sydney 37 Barker College Hornsby 38 International Grammar School Ultimo 38 Brigidine College, St Ives St Ives 39
Central Coast Grammar School Erina Heights 39 Kambala Rose Bay 40 Newington College Stanmore 40 St Pius X College Chatswood 40 Arden Anglican School Beecroft 41 Frensham School Mittagong 41 PLC Armidale Armidale 41 Pittwater House Girls College Collaroy 41 Redfield College Dural 41 Newcastle Grammar School Newcastle 42 Santa Sabina College Strathfield 43 St Matthew's Central School Mudgee 43 William Branwhite Clarke College Kellyville 44 St Patrick's College Strathfield thfi 45 Blue Mountains Grammar School Wentworth Falls 45 The Scots School Albury Albury 46 Mount St Benedict College (Pennant Hills) Pennant Hills 46 Loreto Normanhurst Normanhurst 47 Willoughby Girls High School Willoughby 47 The Scots College Bellevue Hill 48 Pal College Cabramatta 48 Kinross Wolaroi School Orange 49 Knox Grammar School Wahroonga 50 Cheltenham Girls High School Beecroft 50 St Vincent's College Potts Point 50 Stella Maris College Manly Manly 50 Scone Grammar School Scone 50 Top 50 schools by Numeracy in year 9 James Ruse Agricultural High School Carlingford 1 North Sydney Boys High School Crows Nest 2 North Sydney Girls High School Crows Nest 3 Baulkham Hills High School Baulkham Hills 4 Sydney Girls High School Surry Hills 5 Sydney Boys High School Surry Hills 6 Sydney Grammar School Darlinghurst 7 Sydney Technical High School Bexley 8 Hornsby Girls High School Hornsby 9 St George Girls High School Kogarah 10 Girraween High School Girraween 11 Normanhurst Boys High School Normanhurst 12 Fort Street High School Petersham 13 Hurlstone Agricultural High School Glenfield 14 Penrith High School Penrith 15 Caringbah High School Caringbah 16
Gosford High School Gosford 17 Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus North Curl Curl 18 Smiths Hill High School Wollongong 19 Sefton High School Sefton 20 Pal College Cabramatta 21 Merewether High School Broadmeadow 22 St Mary and St Mina's Coptic Orthodox College Bexley 23 St Aloysius' College Milsons Point 24 German International School Sydney Terrey Hills 24 Barker College Hornsby 25 Conservatorium High School Sydney 26 Knox Grammar School Wahroonga 27 Malek Fahd Islamic School Greenacre 27 Chatswood High Sh School Chatswood 28 The French School of Sydney Maroubra Junction 29 SCEGGS, Darlinghurst Darlinghurst 29 Pymble Ladies' College Pymble 29 Sydney Church of England Grammar School North Sydney 29 Ascham School Ltd Edgecliff 30 Snowy Mountains Grammar School Jindabyne 30 Roseville College Roseville 31 The King's School North Parramatta 32 Ravenswood School for Girls Gordon 33 MLC School Burwood 33 St Pius X College Chatswood 34 Reddam House North Bondi 35 Abbotsleigh Wahroonga 36 Newington College Stanmore 36 The Scots College Bellevue Hill 37 Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner School Limited Middle Cove 38 Killara High School Killara 38 Trinity Grammar School Summer Hill 39 Alexandria Park Community School Alexandria 40 Presbyterian Ladies College Croydon 41 Canley Vale High School Canley Vale 41 St Patrick's College Strathfield 42 Pittwater House Grammar School Collaroy 42 Macquarie Fields High School Macquarie Fields 42 Epping Boys High School Eastwood 42 Kesser Torah College Dover Heights 43 Meriden School Strathfield 43 Newcastle Grammar School Newcastle 43 Moriah College Bondi Junction 43 Tempe High School Tempe 43 St Mark's Coptic Orthodox College Wattle Grove 43 The Emanuel School Randwick 44 The Scots School Albury Albury 44 Tangara School for Girls Cherrybrook 45 Wenona School Ltd North Sydney 45 Willoughby Girls High School Willoughby 45 Illawarra Christian School Cordeaux Heights 45
Carlingford High School Carlingford 45 Ryde Secondary College Ryde 45 Turramurra High School Turramurra South 46 St Ignatius' College Lane Cove 46 The Illawarra Grammar School West Wollongong 46 Homebush Boys High School Homebush 46 Loreto Kirribilli Kirribilli 47 Cheltenham Girls High School Beecroft 48 Oakhill College Castle Hill 48 Cherrybrook Technology High School Cherrybrook 49 Strathfield Girls High School Strathfield 49 Kambala Rose Bay 50 St Luke's Grammar School Dee Why 50 The Hills Grammar Sh School Kenthurst t 50