The state’s public selective schools have led the state in the 2022 Higher School Certificate, as more private schools muscle into top places.
Private schools have taken out more places in the HSC top 10 rankings than at any time in more than a decade, while intellectual powerhouse James Ruse Agricultural High has claimed the number one spot for the 27th year straight.analysis of this year’s HSC reveals the state’s public selective schools dominated the top five places in 2022, with North Sydney Boys in second, followed by Baulkham Hills and North Sydney Girls.
Of the state’s top 150 schools, 25 were state selective schools, 19 were comprehensive public schools, 23 were Catholic schools and the rest were independent. Four private schools have muscled into the top 10, with Abbotsleigh in seventh and SCEGGS Darlinghurst rounding out tenth place. The highest-ranked independent schools all charge year 12 fees of more than $35,000. Two-thirds of the top 50 schools this year are independent schools.
“It is always so close among the top schools. We have more than 1200 students, so we try to make sure we have a broad curriculum, and a range of subjects from maths to Korean and software design,” he said. All schools in the top 20 rankings were in the highest ICSEA percentiles - an index that measures students’ socio-educational advantage - at either 98 or 99.
Thomas Henderson from Sydney Grammar received nine band 6 results, more than any other student, acing ancient history, history extension, English advanced, English extension 1 and 2, Classical Greek continuers, classical Greek extension, Latin continuers and Latin extension.
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