This report shows the total number of HSC Distinguished Achiever awards won by students in each subject at each school during 2008.
| 1 | Cerdon College | Merrylands | Italian Extension | 1 |
| 2 | Delany College | Granville | Italian Extension | 1 |
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| 3 | Loreto Kirribilli | Kirribilli | Italian Extension | 1 |
| 4 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl | Italian Extension | 1 |
| 5 | Santa Sabina College | Strathfield | Italian Extension | 2 |
| 6 | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove | Italian Extension | 1 |
| 7 | St Mary and St Minas Coptic Orthodox College | Rockdale | Italian Extension | 1 |
| 8 | St Marys Cathedral College | Sydney | Italian Extension | 1 |
| 9 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst | Italian Extension | 3 |
| 10 | Trinity Catholic College Lismore | East Lismore | Italian Extension | 1 |