Northern beaches HSC school rankings 2020

Some schools have ratcheted up the HSC league tables this year while others have suffered dramatic drops. SEE HOW YOUR SCHOOL RANKED

The 137 students who sat for a total of 805 exams — and gained 362 Distinctive Achievers — helped Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus to top the local HSC rankings for 2020. Picture: Google Maps

They’ve done it again — Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus has topped the NSW HSC rankings on the peninsula.

The selective school at North Curl Curl landed at number 13 overall in the 2020 HSC list of 585 schools across the state, the same position it held last year.

Its 137 students, who sat for a total of 805 exams, ended up with 362 Distinctive Achievers — those who had a score of 90pc or more in an exam.

Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly topped the HSC rankings on the northern beaches. Picture: Supplied

Of the 20 local high schools with students who sat for their end of Year 12 exams, the majority of schools managed to climb up the in rankings from 2019.

Mackellar Girls at Manly Vale, which ranked 43 overall, was the second highest ranking non-selective public school in the state. Its overall ranking in 2019 was 91.

Davidson High School was another improver, leaping an impressive 95 places in 2020 to sit at 122 on the ladder while Pittwater High (161) and Barrenjoey High (162) both jumped more than 40 places on 2019.

Mackellar Girls at Manly Vale was the second highest ranking non-selective public school in NSW — and ranked 43 overall. Picture: Manly Daily

St Lukes Grammar at Dee Why grabbed second place on the local HSC list with an overall ranking of 24 — up from 28 in 2019.

Coming in third on the northern beaches was Mackellar Girls (43), followed by Balgowlah Boys High with an overall ranking of 60.

In fifth place was St Augustine’s College in 66th place on the NSW list, an improvement of 12 places on the previous year.

WHERE YOUR NORTHERN BEACHES’ SCHOOL RANKED IN HSC 2020

Source: NSW Board of Studies. (Based on the percentage of exams sat that achieved a Distinguished Achievers — 90 or above)

Northern Beaches Secondary College, Manly: 13

St Luke’s Grammar School, Dee Why: 24

Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus, Manly Vale: 43

Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus: 60

St Augustine’s College, Brookvale: 66

Oxford Falls Grammar School: 74

Killarney Heights High School: 88

Stella Maris College, Queenscliff: 101

Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus: 121

Davidson High School, Davidson: 122

Pittwater House Schools, Collaroy: 131

Covenant Christian School, Belrose: 135

Northern Beaches Christian School, Terrey Hills: 143

Pittwater High School, Mona Vale: 161

Barrenjoey High School, Avalon Beach: 162

Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer Campus: 192

Mater Maria Catholic College, Warriewood: 238

St Paul’s Catholic College, Manly: 246

The Forest High School, Frenchs Forest: 342

Narrabeen Sports High School: 469