The students who topped HSC subjects in the class of 2018
Students from Sydney Grammar have blitzed the first-in-course awards this year, topping 11 subjects ranging from ancient history to Chinese.
Four students from Pymble Ladies College finished first in their courses, while James Ruse Agricultural High School and Abbotsleigh picked up three first-in-course awards each.
As the state's high school class of 2018 nervously awaits their HSC results to be released at 6am on Thursday, the NSW Education Standards Authority is celebrating the students who topped a course at a special ceremony in Sydney at midday on Wednesday.
There are 92 schools whose students won 132 first place awards for HSC courses in 2018.
Ten Sydney Grammar School students have claimed 11 of the top achiever awards, the most of any school this year. Two of the awards went to one Grammar student, Alexander Yao, who topped both French and German continuers.
Grammar students also topped English extension 1, ancient history and music 1, while also taking top honours in Italian continuers, Italian extension, Latin continuers, Chinese extension, classical Greek continuers and classical greek extension.
It is rare for a school to top so many subjects. Last year, four Fort Street students picked up six awards, while the year before, Sydney Grammar again led the pack with seven students topping a subject.
Ten students finished equal first in maths general 2, while the two students who came equal first in mathematics 1, Christopher Ta from Sydney Boys High School and Ze Hong Zhou from St Patrick's College, Sutherland, were both in year 11.
There were also 19 first in course students from the Saturday School of Community Languages.
This year, four students topped two subjects. One of them was Eliza Fox from Ascham, who lead the state in both biology and German extension.
James Ruse Agricultural High School had three first in course awards, with student Raymond Li picking up two of them for maths extension 1 and chemistry.
Abbotsleigh student Sarah Chang got top marks in music 2 and music extension, while one of her classmates, Jacinta Lin, topped Latin extension.
Students from Pymble Ladies' College topped the state in dance, English as a second language, food technology and agriculture.
John Bivell from Fort Street High School, who lead the state in economics this year, also topped the state in Earth and environmental science last year.
Emma Bui, a year 11 student from Cheltenham Girls' High School, came first in Aboriginal studies.
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