Best schools by subject
Published in the Daily Telegraph - 17/12/09
Schools with 5 or less exams sat have not been included in this list
Rank-school ................................................................................. exams sat ... DA .... %
MATHEMATICS
1. Sule College, Prestons .............................................................. 22 ............... 16 ..... 72.73
2. James Ruse Agricultural High .................................................... 68 .............. 48 ...... 70.59
3. Malek Fahd Islamic School ........................................................ 59 ............... 40 ..... 67.8
4. Baulkham Hills High School ....................................................... 107 ............. 67 ..... 62.62
5. Reddam House (Bondi Campus) ................................................. 35 ............... 20 ..... 57.14
6. Normanhurst Boys High School .................................................. 83 ............... 46 ..... 55.42
7. Sydney Boys High School ......................................................... 147 ............. 79 ...... 53.74
8. Conservatorium High School ...................................................... 15 ............... 8 ....... 53.33
9. North Sydney Boys High School ................................................ 84 ............... 44 ...... 52.38
10. Parramatta Marist High School ................................................. 77 ............... 40 ..... 51.95
MATHEMATICS EXTENSION 1
1. Malek Fahd Islamic School ........................................................ 22 ............... 21 ..... 95.45
2. James Ruse Agricultural High School ......................................... 151 .............. 133 ... 88.08
3. Kambala .................................................................................. 7 ................. 6 ....... 85.71
4. Redfield College ........................................................................ 6 ................. 5 ....... 83.33
4. Pittwater House Grammar School ............................................... 6 ................ 5 ....... 83.33
4. St Joseph's Catholic College ...................................................... 6 ................. 5 ....... 83.33
7. Masada College ........................................................................ 13 ............... 10 ..... 76.92
8. Baulkham Hills High School ....................................................... 150 ............. 109 .... 72.67
9. Bethlehem College .................................................................... 7 ................. 5 ....... 71.43
9. De La Salle College, Revesby Heights ........................................ 7 ................. 5 ....... 71.43
ENGLISH ADVANCED
1. Brigidine College Randwick ........................................................ 21 ............... 16 ..... 76.19
2. James Ruse Agricultural High School ......................................... 169 .............. 124 ... 73.37
3. Baulkham Hills High School ....................................................... 188 ............. 135 .... 71.81
4. Menai High School .................................................................... 38 ............... 26 ..... 68.42
5. Moriah College .......................................................................... 91 ............... 57 ..... 62.64
6. Kambala .................................................................................. 83 ............... 49 ...... 59.04
7. Ascham School ........................................................................ 75 ............... 39 ..... 52
8. Hornsby Girls High School ......................................................... 124 ............. 62 ..... 50
9. Sydney Girls High School .......................................................... 161 ............. 77 ..... 47.83
10. St Clare's College .................................................................... 26 ............... 12 ..... 46.15
BIOLOGY
1. James Ruse Agricultural High School ......................................... 55 ............... 43 ...... 78.18
2. Reddam House (Bondi Campus) ................................................. 17 ............... 10 ..... 58.82
3. Hornsby Girls High School ......................................................... 28 ............... 16 ..... 57.14
4. Malek Fahd Islamic School ........................................................ 79 ............... 43 ..... 54.43
5. North Sydney Girls High School ................................................. 35 ............... 19 ..... 54.29
6. Merewether High School ............................................................ 61 ............... 27 ..... 44.26
7. Baulkham Hills High School ....................................................... 46 ............... 20 ..... 43.48
8. Northern Beaches Secondary College, Manly Selective Campus ... 40 ............... 16 ..... 40
9. The Canobolas Rural Technology High School ............................. 8 ................. 3 ....... 37.5
9. St Philip's Christian College - Port Stephens ............................... 8 ................. 3 ....... 37.5
ANCIENT HISTORY
1. Baulkham Hills High School ....................................................... 22 ............... 17 ..... 77.27
2. Loreto Kirribilli ........................................................................... 13 ............... 10 ..... 76.92
3. Ascham School ........................................................................ 21 ............... 14 ..... 66.67
3. Hurlstone Agricultural High School Glenfield ................................ 24 ............... 16 ..... 66.67
5. Hornsby Girls High School ......................................................... 20 ............... 12 ..... 60
5. Newcastle Grammar School ....................................................... 15 ............... 9 ....... 60
7. North Sydney Boys High School ................................................ 22 ............... 13 ...... 59.09
8. St George Girls High School Kogarah ......................................... 34 ............... 20 ..... 58.82
9. Penrith High School .................................................................. 16 ............... 9 ....... 56.25
9. Smith's Hill High School ............................................................ 16 ............... 9 ....... 56.25
DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY
1. Meriden School ......................................................................... 8 ................ 5 ....... 62.5
2. Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College ............................................. 23 ............... 14 ..... 60.87
3. Winmalee High School .............................................................. 6 ................. 3 ....... 50
3. Gosford High School ................................................................. 6 ................. 3 ....... 50
3. St Euphemia College ................................................................. 10 ............... 5 ....... 50
3. St John Bosco College .............................................................. 6 ................. 3 ....... 50
7. SHORE - Sydney Church of England Grammar School ................. 11 ............... 5 ....... 45.45
8. Cheltenham Girls' High School ................................................... 9 ................. 4 ....... 44.44
9. MLC Burwood ........................................................................... 7 ................. 3 ....... 42.86
10. Loreto Kirribilli ......................................................................... 21 ............... 9 ....... 42.86
ECONOMICS
1. Kambala .................................................................................. 28 ............... 16 ...... 57.14
2. James Ruse Agricultural High School ......................................... 51 ............... 29 ...... 56.86
3. Baulkham Hills High School 6 .................................................... 1 ................. 34 ..... 55.74
4. Roseville College ....................................................................... 9 ................ 5 ....... 55.56
5. Hornsby Girls High School ......................................................... 30 ............... 16 ..... 53.33
6. SHORE - Sydney Church of England Grammar School ................. 37 ............... 19 ..... 51.35
7. Sydney Girls High School .......................................................... 45 ............... 21 ..... 46.67
8. Masada College ........................................................................ 13 ............... 6 ....... 46.15
9. Moriah College .......................................................................... 31 ............... 14 ..... 45.16
10. Hurlstone Agricultural High School Glenfield .............................. 35 ............... 15 ...... 42.86
VISUAL ARTS
1. James Ruse Agricultural High School ......................................... 6 ................. 5 ....... 83.33
1. Baulkham Hills High School ....................................................... 6 ................. 5 ....... 83.33
3. Sydney Girls High School .......................................................... 10 ............... 8 ....... 80
4. North Sydney Boys High School ................................................ 9 ................. 7 ....... 77.78
5. St George Girls High School Kogarah ......................................... 13 ............... 10 ..... 76.92
6. Hornsby Girls High School ......................................................... 25 ............... 19 ..... 76
7. Ravenswood School for Girls ...................................................... 37 ............... 28 ..... 75.68
8. Moriah College .......................................................................... 27 ............... 20 ..... 74.07
9. Knox Grammar School .............................................................. 23 ............... 17 ..... 73.91
10. Ku-ring-gai Creative Arts High School ........................................ 14 ............... 10 ..... 71.43
DANCE
1. Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts ........................... 11 ............... 4 ....... 36.36
1. Westfields Sports High School ................................................... 11 ............... 4 ....... 36.36
3. Newtown High School of the Performing Arts ............................... 32 ............... 10 ..... 31.25
4. Woolooware High School ........................................................... 7 ................. 2 ....... 28.57
5. Catherine McAuley Westmead ................................................... 4 ................. 1 ....... 25
5. Port Hacking High School .......................................................... 12 ............... 3 ....... 25
7. St Mary Star of the Sea College ................................................. 10 ............... 2 ....... 20
8. St Peter's Catholic College ........................................................ 7 ................. 1 ....... 14.29
8. Plumpton High School ............................................................... 7 ................. 1 ....... 14.29
8. Terrigal High School .................................................................. 7 ................. 1 ....... 14.29
STUDIES OF RELIGION ll
1. Sydney Boys High School ......................................................... 9 ................. 8 ....... 88.89
2. St Ursula's College .................................................................... 16 ............... 10 ..... 62.5
3. St Patrick's College, Strathfield .................................................. 16 ............... 9 ....... 56.25
4. Knox Grammar School .............................................................. 6 ................. 3 ....... 50
4. Hunter Valley Grammar School .................................................. 8 ................. 4 ....... 50
6. St Andrew's Cathedral School .................................................... 11 ............... 5 ....... 45.45
7. Emanuel School ....................................................................... 9 ................. 4 ....... 44.44
8. Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield ............................................. 14 ............... 6 ....... 42.86
8. Moriah College .......................................................................... 21 ............... 9 ....... 42.86
8. St Peter's Catholic College ........................................................ 7 ................. 3 ....... 42.86