This report shows the total number of HSC Distinguished Achiever awards won by students in each subject at each school during 2009.
| 1 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills | French Extension | 13 |
| 2 | Ascham School | Edgecliff | French Extension | 5 |
| 3 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest | French Extension | 5 |
| 4 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble | French Extension | 5 |
| 5 | SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst | French Extension | 5 |
| 6 | Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst | French Extension | 5 |
| 7 | Cranbrook School | Bellevue Hill | French Extension | 4 |
| 8 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby | French Extension | 4 |
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| 9 | Ravenswood School for Girls | Gordon | French Extension | 4 |
| 10 | Roseville College | Roseville | French Extension | 4 |
| 11 | Kambala | Rose Bay | French Extension | 3 |
| 12 | Loreto Kirribilli | Kirribilli | French Extension | 3 |
| 13 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon | French Extension | 3 |
| 14 | SHORE Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney | French Extension | 3 |
| 15 | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove | French Extension | 3 |
| 16 | The Illawarra Grammar School | Wollongong | French Extension | 3 |
| 17 | Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga | French Extension | 2 |
| 18 | Barker College | Hornsby | French Extension | 2 |
| 19 | Canberra Grammar School | Red Hill, ACT | French Extension | 2 |
| 20 | Kincoppal Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart | Vaucluse | French Extension | 2 |
| 21 | Kinross Wolaroi School | Orange | French Extension | 2 |
| 22 | Loreto Normanhurst | Normanhurst | French Extension | 2 |
| 23 | Pennant Hills High School | Pennant Hills | French Extension | 2 |
| 24 | Queenwood School for Girls | Mosman | French Extension | 2 |
| 25 | Santa Sabina College | Strathfield | French Extension | 2 |
| 26 | St Catherines School | Waverley | French Extension | 2 |
| 27 | St George Girls High School | Kogarah | French Extension | 2 |
| 28 | Bishop Tyrrell Anglican College | Fletcher | French Extension | 1 |
| 29 | Blue Mountains Grammar School | Wentworth Falls | French Extension | 1 |
| 30 | Cecil Hills High School | Cecil Hills | French Extension | 1 |
| 31 | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook | French Extension | 1 |
| 32 | Cumberland High School | Carlingford | French Extension | 1 |
| 33 | Frensham School | Mittagong | French Extension | 1 |
| 34 | Galston High School | Galston | French Extension | 1 |
| 35 | International Grammar School | Ultimo | French Extension | 1 |
| 36 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford | French Extension | 1 |
| 37 | Killara High School | Killara | French Extension | 1 |
| 38 | Kirrawee High School | Kirrawee | French Extension | 1 |
| 39 | MLC School | Burwood | French Extension | 1 |
| 40 | Moriah College | Queens Park | French Extension | 1 |
| 41 | Mount St Joseph Milperra | Milperra | French Extension | 1 |
| 42 | South Sydney High School | Maroubra | French Extension | 1 |
| 43 | The Hills Grammar School | Kenthurst | French Extension | 1 |