This is the NSW HSC honour Roll, listing every award or prize won by New South Wales HSC students in 2008, along with their school and subject details.
The report includes all Distinguished Achiever awards, All Rounder awards, and Subject Top Achiever awards (including rankings). First in Course awards are shown as Subject Top Achiever awards with a ranking of '1' i.e. first place.
| 1 | Abad, Riccardo | Aquinas College | Menai | Business Studies | DA | |
| 2 | Abadee, Daniel Martin | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest | All-rounder | ||
| 3 | Abadee, Daniel Martin | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest | English (Advanced) | DA | |
| 4 | Abadee, Daniel Martin | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest | English Extension 1 | DA | |
| 5 | Abadee, Daniel Martin | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest | English Extension 2 | DA | |
| 6 | Abadee, Daniel Martin | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest | Legal Studies | DA | |
| 7 | Abadee, Daniel Martin | North Sydney Boys High School | Crows Nest | Modern History | DA | |
| 8 | Abalo, Christabel | Cerdon College | Merrylands | All-rounder | ||
| 9 | Abalo, Christabel | Cerdon College | Merrylands | Biology | DA | |
| 10 | Abalo, Christabel | Cerdon College | Merrylands | Chemistry | DA | |
| 11 | Abalo, Christabel | Cerdon College | Merrylands | English (Advanced) | DA | |
| 12 | Abalo, Christabel | Cerdon College | Merrylands | Hospitality Examination | DA | |
| 13 | Abalo, Christabel | Cerdon College | Merrylands | Mathematics Extension 1 | DA | |
| 14 | Abalo, Christabel | Cerdon College | Merrylands | Studies of Religion I | DA | |
| 15 | Abate, Jessica | Loreto Normanhurst | Normanhurst | Business Studies | DA | |
| 16 | Abate, Jessica | Loreto Normanhurst | Normanhurst | Community and Family Studies | DA | |
| 17 | Abate, Jessica | Loreto Normanhurst | Normanhurst | General Mathematics | DA | |
| 18 | Abbas, Salam | St George Girls High School | Kogarah | Chemistry | DA | |
| 19 | Abbas, Salam | St George Girls High School | Kogarah | Mathematics Extension 1 | DA | |
| 20 | Abbas, Salam | St George Girls High School | Kogarah | Mathematics Extension 2 | DA | |
| 21 | Abbey, Michael | St Josephs College | ? | Geography | DA | |
| 22 | Abbott, Georgina Elizabeth | Scone Grammar School | Scone | Music 1 | DA | |
| 23 | Abboud, Aimee | Loreto Normanhurst | Normanhurst | Studies of Religion I | DA | |
| 24 | Abboud, Amanda | St Charbels College | Punchbowl | Mathematics | DA | |
| 25 | Abboud, Amanda | St Charbels College | Punchbowl | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | DA | |