This report shows the total number of HSC Distinguished Achiever awards won by students in each subject at each school during 2012.
| 1 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft | Chinese Beginners | 1 |
| 2 | Mosman High School | Mosman | Chinese Beginners | 1 |
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| 3 | Mullumbimby High School | Mullumbimby | Chinese Beginners | 1 |
| 4 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer Campus | Cromer | Chinese Beginners | 1 |
| 5 | Penrith High School | Penrith | Chinese Beginners | 1 |
| 6 | Pittwater High School | Mona Vale | Chinese Beginners | 1 |
| 7 | Randwick Boys High School | Randwick | Chinese Beginners | 1 |
| 8 | Rose Bay Secondary College | Dover Heights | Chinese Beginners | 1 |
| 9 | St Augustines College | Brookvale | Chinese Beginners | 1 |
| 10 | St Mary Star of the Sea College | Wollongong | Chinese Beginners | 1 |
| 11 | Sydney Distance Education High School | Woolloomooloo | Chinese Beginners | 1 |
| 12 | Tempe High School | Tempe | Chinese Beginners | 1 |