Find out who topped HSC subjects in the class of 2019, including the girls who’ve taken out the top spots in the most difficult maths course, chemistry and Science Extension
The highest achievers in this year's HSC first-in-course awards were boys, with three students from North Sydney Boys High, Cranbrook and Sydney Grammar topping nine subjects ranging from German to mathematics.
As the state's year 12 class of 2019 nervously awaits the release of their HSC results at 6am on Tuesday, the NSW Education Standards Authority is celebrating the students who finished first in a course at a ceremony at midday on Monday.Advertisement Cranbrook's Jesse Caminer led the state in Chinese Continuers, English Extension 2 and English Advanced.Young women fared well in STEM subjects, with James Ruse students Eunice Wah Yan Cheng topping the new Science Extension course and Jocelin Shing-Yan Hon leading the state in Maths Extension 2. The last female to top the hardest maths course was Shelley She in 2012.
North Sydney Boys and Sydney Grammar claimed five first-in-course awards each, followed by James Ruse Agricultural High and Knox Grammar with four, and Sydney Girls High, Cranbrook and Barker College with three.
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