This report shows the total number of HSC Distinguished Achiever awards won by students in each subject at each school during 2017.
| 1 | Chatswood High School | Chatswood | Ancient History | 5 |
| 2 | Chatswood High School | Chatswood | Biology | 15 |
| 3 | Chatswood High School | Chatswood | Chemistry | 9 |
| 4 | Chatswood High School | Chatswood | Chinese and Literature | 2 |
| 5 | Chatswood High School | Chatswood | Chinese Beginners | 1 |
| 6 | Chatswood High School | Chatswood | Economics | 4 |
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| 7 | Chatswood High School | Chatswood | Engineering Studies | 3 |
| 8 | Chatswood High School | Chatswood | English (Advanced) | 7 |
| 9 | Chatswood High School | Chatswood | English as a Second Language | 2 |
| 10 | Chatswood High School | Chatswood | History Extension | 3 |
| 11 | Chatswood High School | Chatswood | Hospitality Examination | 1 |
| 12 | Chatswood High School | Chatswood | Indonesian Beginners | 1 |
| 13 | Chatswood High School | Chatswood | Japanese Beginners | 6 |
| 14 | Chatswood High School | Chatswood | Japanese Continuers | 4 |
| 15 | Chatswood High School | Chatswood | Korean and Literature | 1 |
| 16 | Chatswood High School | Chatswood | Korean in Context | 1 |
| 17 | Chatswood High School | Chatswood | Legal Studies | 6 |
| 18 | Chatswood High School | Chatswood | Mathematics | 31 |
| 19 | Chatswood High School | Chatswood | Mathematics Extension 1 | 27 |
| 20 | Chatswood High School | Chatswood | Mathematics Extension 2 | 9 |
| 21 | Chatswood High School | Chatswood | Mathematics General 2 | 13 |
| 22 | Chatswood High School | Chatswood | Modern History | 4 |
| 23 | Chatswood High School | Chatswood | Music 1 | 2 |
| 24 | Chatswood High School | Chatswood | Music 2 | 3 |
| 25 | Chatswood High School | Chatswood | Music Extension | 6 |
| 26 | Chatswood High School | Chatswood | Persian Background Speakers | 1 |
| 27 | Chatswood High School | Chatswood | Personal Development, Health and Physical Education | 5 |
| 28 | Chatswood High School | Chatswood | Physics | 13 |
| 29 | Chatswood High School | Chatswood | Portuguese Continuers | 1 |
| 30 | Chatswood High School | Chatswood | Senior Science | 4 |
| 31 | Chatswood High School | Chatswood | Society and Culture | 2 |
| 32 | Chatswood High School | Chatswood | Software Design and Development | 4 |
| 33 | Chatswood High School | Chatswood | Studies of Religion II | 2 |
| 34 | Chatswood High School | Chatswood | Visual Arts | 3 |