This report shows the total number of HSC Distinguished Achiever awards won by students in each subject at each school during 2009.
| 1 | Santa Sabina College | Strathfield | Japanese Extension | 6 |
| 2 | James Ruse Agricultural High School | Carlingford | Japanese Extension | 5 |
| 3 | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook | Japanese Extension | 4 |
| 4 | Hornsby Girls High School | Hornsby | Japanese Extension | 4 |
| 5 | Pennant Hills High School | Pennant Hills | Japanese Extension | 4 |
| 6 | Presbyterian Ladies College Sydney | Croydon | Japanese Extension | 4 |
| 7 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble | Japanese Extension | 4 |
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| 8 | Strathfield Girls High School | Strathfield | Japanese Extension | 4 |
| 9 | Sydney Girls High School | Surry Hills | Japanese Extension | 4 |
| 10 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft | Japanese Extension | 3 |
| 11 | Girraween High School | Girraween | Japanese Extension | 3 |
| 12 | Birrong Girls High School | Birrong | Japanese Extension | 2 |
| 13 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield | Japanese Extension | 2 |
| 14 | International Grammar School | Ultimo | Japanese Extension | 2 |
| 15 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus | North Curl Curl | Japanese Extension | 2 |
| 16 | St Columbas Catholic College | Springwood | Japanese Extension | 2 |
| 17 | Baulkham Hills High School | Baulkham Hills | Japanese Extension | 1 |
| 18 | Bethlehem College | Ashfield | Japanese Extension | 1 |
| 19 | Bonnyrigg High School | Bonnyrigg | Japanese Extension | 1 |
| 20 | Carlingford High School | Carlingford | Japanese Extension | 1 |
| 21 | Central Coast Grammar School | Erina Heights | Japanese Extension | 1 |
| 22 | Chester Hill High School | Chester Hill | Japanese Extension | 1 |
| 23 | Gilroy Catholic College | Castle Hill | Japanese Extension | 1 |
| 24 | Killarney Heights High School | Killarney Heights | Japanese Extension | 1 |
| 25 | Kirrawee High School | Kirrawee | Japanese Extension | 1 |
| 26 | Loreto Kirribilli | Kirribilli | Japanese Extension | 1 |
| 27 | Macquarie Fields High School | Macquarie Fields | Japanese Extension | 1 |
| 28 | North Sydney Girls High School | Crows Nest | Japanese Extension | 1 |
| 29 | Rose Bay Secondary College | Dover Heights | Japanese Extension | 1 |
| 30 | SCECGS Redlands | Cremorne | Japanese Extension | 1 |
| 31 | St George Girls High School | Kogarah | Japanese Extension | 1 |
| 32 | St John Paul College | Coffs Harbour | Japanese Extension | 1 |
| 33 | Strathfield South High School | Enfield | Japanese Extension | 1 |
| 34 | Tara Anglican School for Girls | North Parramatta | Japanese Extension | 1 |
| 35 | The Scots School Albury | Albury | Japanese Extension | 1 |