This is the NSW HSC honour Roll, listing every award or prize won by New South Wales HSC students in 2016, 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 | Aamir, Aniqa | Malek Fahd Islamic School | Greenacre | Mathematics | DA | |
| 2 | Aamir, Aniqa | Malek Fahd Islamic School | Greenacre | Physics | DA | |
| 3 | Aaron, Divine | Willoughby Girls High School | Willoughby | English (Advanced) | DA | |
| 4 | Aarons, Amanda | Willoughby Girls High School | Willoughby | Mathematics General 2 | DA | |
| 5 | Aarons, Joshua John | Barker College | Hornsby | English (Standard) | DA | |
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| 6 | Aarons, Joshua John | Barker College | Hornsby | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | DA | |
| 7 | Aarons-Burton, Gabrielle | Taree High School | Taree | Ancient History | DA | |
| 8 | Aarons-Burton, Gabrielle | Taree High School | Taree | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | DA | |
| 9 | Abagi, Curtis George | Barker College | Hornsby | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | DA | |
| 10 | Abaid, Zainab | Beverly Hills Girls High School | Beverly Hills | Business Studies | DA | |
| 11 | Abaid, Zainab | Beverly Hills Girls High School | Beverly Hills | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | DA | |
| 12 | Abayasingam, Arsha | Strathfield Girls High School | Strathfield | Mathematics | DA | |
| 13 | Abbas, Sakina | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby | English (Advanced) | DA | |
| 14 | Abbas, Sakina | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby | Mathematics | DA | |
| 15 | Abbott, Jasmin | Ascham School | Edgecliff | Visual Arts | DA | |
| 16 | Abbott, Thomas John | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney | Business Studies | DA | |
| 17 | Abbott, Thomas John | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney | English (Standard) | DA | |
| 18 | Abbott, Zoe | Blue Mountains Grammar School | Wentworth Falls | Visual Arts | DA | |
| 19 | Abboud, James | St Charbels College | Punchbowl | Mathematics General 2 | DA | |
| 20 | Abboud, Sellma | Tara Anglican School for Girls | North Parramatta | Biology | DA | |
| 21 | Abboud, Sellma | Tara Anglican School for Girls | North Parramatta | Business Studies | DA | |
| 22 | Abd Elmesseh, Miriam | St Mary and St Minas Coptic Orthodox College | Rockdale | Biology | DA | |
| 23 | Abd Elmesseh, Miriam | St Mary and St Minas Coptic Orthodox College | Rockdale | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | DA | |
| 24 | Abdallah, Abdul-Kareem | International Grammar School | Ultimo | Drama | DA | |
| 25 | Abdallah, Mohammad | James Cook Boys High School | Kogarah | Mathematics | DA | |