HSC 2019 results: How western and northwest Sydney schools performed
The “guinea pigs” at James Ruse Agricultural High School have topped the list of best performing schools in the region and NSW.
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Go to the top of the class — west and northwest Sydney’s best performing schools have been revealed following the HSC results.
Out of the 107 schools in western Sydney, the top three were selective — James Ruse Agricultural High School at Carlingford came first followed by Baulkham Hills High and Girraween High.
Non-government school Al-Faisal College at Auburn, Tara Anglican School for Girls at North Parramatta, Penrith High School, The King’s School at North Parramatta, Alpha Omega Senior College at Auburn and Mount St Benedict College at Pennant Hills rounded out the top 10.
The brilliant minds at James Ruse High also propelled their school to become the best performing in the state.
James Ruse principal Rachel Powell said she was extremely proud of the students and staff including Year 10 student Jason Liu who topped the state in software design and development.
“They worked incredibly hard all year to get these results,’’ she said.
“There was a lot of anxiety because of the new syllabus, particularly English, history and science so teachers had to learn a completely new set of skills and contents, and teach a different syllabus, so students didn’t have any knowledge of the exams so it was a guinea pig year.’’
HOW YOUR SCHOOL PERFORMED IN NSW
Sefton High School - 75
Baulkham Hills High School - 9
Girraween High - 21
Al-Faisal College - 23
Tara Anglican School for Girls - 43
Penrith High School - 45
The Kings School - 62
Alpha Omega Senior College - 68
Mount St Benedict - 74
Parramatta Marist High School - 83
The Hills Grammar School - 84
Cherrybrook Technology High School - 88
Castle Hill High School - 89
Pacific Hills Christian School - 93
William Clarke College - 98
Tangara School for Girls - 103
Northholm Grammar School - 113
St Patrick’s Marist College - 118.5
Carlingford High School - 124
Catherine McAuley Westmead - 137
Parramatta High School - 139
Cerdon College 146
Gilroy Catholic College 148
Arndell Anglican College 152
Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta 157
Springwood High School 169
Oakhill College Castle Hill 179
Crestwood High School 180
Cumberland High School 183
Macarthur Girls High School 184
St Columba’s Catholic College 192
Caroline Chisholm College 201
St Marys Senior High School 204
Trinity Catholic College 220
Blue Mountains Grammar School 227
Pennant Hills High School 231
Blacktown Boys High School 235
Tyndale Christian School 245
Toongabbie Christian College 246
Model Farms High School 249
Greystanes High School 255
Penrith Anglican College 260
Maronite College of the Holy Family - Parramatta 262
Blaxland High School 265
Muirfield High School 270
Marian Catholic College 273
Rouse Hill High School 274
St Dominic’s College 277
Nagle College 282
Blacktown Girls High School - 287
Arthur Phillip High School -288.5
Galston High School - 293
Colo High School - 302
Rouse Hill Anglican College -312
Auburn Girls’ High School - 322
Northmead Creative and Performing Arts High School - 329
Patrician Brothers’ College Blacktown - 332
Mitchell High School, Blacktown -338
Winmalee High School - 340
Australian Islamic College of Sydney - 348.5
St Paul’s Catholic College, Greystanes - 360
Glenwood High School - 361.5
Bede Polding College - 364
Katoomba High School - 371
St Mark’s Catholic College, Stanhope Gardens -376
Chester Hill High School - 385
The Hills Sports High School - 398
Xavier College - 400
Nepean Creative and Performing Arts High School - 406
St Paul’s Catholic College - 407.5
St Andrews College, Marayong - 418
Marian Catholic College - 418
Kellyville High School -430
Penrith Christian School -432
McCarthy Catholic College
McCarthy Catholic College
St John Paul II Catholic College - 437.5
Richard Johnson Anglican School - 451
McCarthy Catholic College - 455
Doonside High School - 460
Erskine Park High School - 461
Wyndham College - 467
St Paul’s Catholic College - 482
Jamison High School - 490
Merrylands High School - 503
Holroyd High School - 523
Plumpton High School - 583~
Chifley College Senior Campus - 540
Glenmore Park High School -543.5
Delany College - 552
Hawkesbury High School - 553
Mountain View Adventist College - 557
Richmond High School - 559
Granville Boys High School -564
Loyola Senior High School - 565