HSC awarded data
This data reports on the number of students who were awarded the HSC in 2025. View the gender, location and socio-economic status of students.
About the data
To qualify for the HSC students must satisfactorily complete a:
- Year 11 pattern of study – comprising of at least 12 units.
- Year 12 pattern of study – comprising at least 10 units.
Students must also meet the HSC minimum standard in literacy and numeracy before they can receive their HSC.
Learn more about HSC eligibility, location and socio-economic status (SES) data by viewing the data glossary.
This data is taken from 19 January 2026.
Gender
Use the graph to view the gender of students awarded the HSC.
Overview
In 2025, there were:
- 37,777 female students
- 35,118 male students
- 80 non-binary students.
Location
Use the graph to view the number of students awarded the HSC by school location. The location is based on Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Remoteness Area classification.
Overview
In 2025, there were:
- 59,975 students from schools in major cities
- 10,948 students from schools in inner regional areas
- 1,879 students from schools in outer regional and remote areas
- 173 students from schools overseas.
Socio-economic status (SES)
Use the graph to view the number of students awarded the HSC by SES. The SES is based on the 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 2025, there were:
- 13,696 students in Quartile 1
- 16,250 students in Quartile 2
- 19,327 students in Quartile 3
- 23,496 students in Quartile 4
- 206 students with an unknown SES.
Number of calendar years
Most students complete Stage 6, Year 11 and Year 12, over 2 calendar years. A small number take at least 3 years to complete this stage, and a very small number take just 1 year.
Use the graph to see how many years students took to complete Stage 6 for the 2025 HSC.