This report shows the total number of HSC Distinguished Achiever awards won by students in each subject at each school during 2016.
| 1 | Kogarah High School | Kogarah | Russian Continuers | 2 |
| 2 | Rose Bay Secondary College | Dover Heights | Russian Continuers | 2 |
| 3 | South Sydney High School | Maroubra | Russian Continuers | 2 |
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| 4 | Asquith Boys High School | Asquith | Russian Continuers | 1 |
| 5 | Caringbah High School | Caringbah | Russian Continuers | 1 |
| 6 | Charlton Christian College | Fassifern | Russian Continuers | 1 |
| 7 | De La Salle College Ashfield | Ashfield | Russian Continuers | 1 |
| 8 | Gosford High School | Gosford | Russian Continuers | 1 |
| 9 | John Edmondson High School | Horningsea Park | Russian Continuers | 1 |
| 10 | Killara High School | Killara | Russian Continuers | 1 |
| 11 | Marist Sisters College Woolwich | Woolwich | Russian Continuers | 1 |
| 12 | MLC School | Burwood | Russian Continuers | 1 |
| 13 | Moorefield Girls High School | Kogarah | Russian Continuers | 1 |
| 14 | Newtown High School of Performing Arts | Newtown | Russian Continuers | 1 |
| 15 | Randwick Boys High School | Randwick | Russian Continuers | 1 |
| 16 | Ryde Secondary College | Ryde | Russian Continuers | 1 |
| 17 | St Ives High School | St Ives | Russian Continuers | 1 |
| 18 | Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus | Glebe | Russian Continuers | 1 |
| 19 | Willoughby Girls High School | Willoughby | Russian Continuers | 1 |