Distinguished Achievers
This data reports on the number of students who achieved a Distinguished Achiever result in 2023. View the gender, location and socio-economic status of students with Distinguished Achievement results.
About the statistics
There were 39,723 Distinguished Achiever results in 2023.
The Distinguished Achievers list recognises all students with a top band (Band 6 or E4 for extension courses) result for courses completed in 2023. The list is arranged alphabetically by student name and includes the students' school and the course(s) with top band results.
Students can be recognised for distinguished achievement if they completed at least one HSC course in 2023 and achieved a top band result. This includes students undertaking some form of flexible progression such as acceleration, compressed curriculum delivery or part-time study.
Students who complete externally examined HSC courses may be eligible for inclusion in the HSC Merit Lists. You can also search the Distinguished Achievers list.
This data is taken from 22 January 2024.
Gender
Use the graph to view the gender of students who received a Distinguished Achiever result.
Overview
In 2023, there were:
- 21,937 Distinguished Achiever results from female students
- 17,768 Distinguished Achiever results from male students
- 18 Distinguished Achiever results from non-binary students.
Location
Use the graph to view the location of students who received a Distinguished Achiever result. The location is based on Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Remoteness Area classification.
Overview
In 2023, there were:
- 37,111 Distinguished Achiever results from students attending schools in major cities
- 2,347 Distinguished Achiever results from students attending schools in inner regional areas
- 208 Distinguished Achiever results from students attending schools in outer regional and remote areas
- 57 Distinguished Achiever results from students attending schools overseas.
Socio-economic status (SES)
Use the graph to view the SES of students who received a Distinguished Achiever result. SES refers to the location of a student's address.
- Quartile 1 – represents the lowest or most disadvantaged 25% of SES localities.
- Quartile 4 – represents the highest or most advantaged 25%.
For details on SES data, view the data glossary.
Overview
In 2023, there were:
- 22,687 Distinguished Achiever results from students in Quartile 4
- 9,082 Distinguished Achiever results from students in Quartile 3
- 4,937 Distinguished Achiever results from students in Quartile 2
- 2,799 Distinguished Achiever results from students in Quartile 1.