This report shows the total number of HSC Distinguished Achiever awards won by students in each subject at each school during 2018.
| 1 | Al-Faisal College | Auburn | Senior Science | 13 |
| 2 | Cherrybrook Technology High School | Cherrybrook | Senior Science | 11 |
| 3 | Hunter Valley Grammar School | Ashtonfield | Senior Science | 10 |
| 4 | Meadowbank Education Trust School | Sydney Olympic Park | Senior Science | 9 |
| 5 | Pymble Ladies College | Pymble | Senior Science | 8 |
| 6 | Cheltenham Girls High School | Beecroft | Senior Science | 7 |
| 7 | Warners Bay High School | Warners Bay | Senior Science | 7 |
| 8 | Gosford High School | Gosford | Senior Science | 6 |
| 9 | Macquarie Fields High School | Macquarie Fields | Senior Science | 6 |
| 10 | Meriden School | Strathfield | Senior Science | 6 |
| 11 | Normanhurst Boys High School | Normanhurst | Senior Science | 5 |
| 12 | Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Campus | Freshwater | Senior Science | 5 |
| 13 | St Mary Star of the Sea College | Wollongong | Senior Science | 5 |
| 14 | Loreto Normanhurst | Normanhurst | Senior Science | 4 |
| 15 | Oakhill College | Castle Hill | Senior Science | 4 |
| 16 | Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta | Parramatta | Senior Science | 4 |
| 17 | Parramatta Marist High School | Westmead | Senior Science | 4 |
| 18 | St Lukes Grammar School | Dee Why | Senior Science | 4 |
| 19 | St Marys Senior High School | St Marys | Senior Science | 4 |
| 20 | Willoughby Girls High School | Willoughby | Senior Science | 4 |
| 21 | Carlingford High School | Carlingford | Senior Science | 3 |
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| 22 | Chatswood High School | Chatswood | Senior Science | 3 |
| 23 | Dubbo College Senior Campus | Dubbo | Senior Science | 3 |
| 24 | Girraween High School | Girraween | Senior Science | 3 |
| 25 | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | Glenfield | Senior Science | 3 |
| 26 | John Therry Catholic College | Rosemeadow | Senior Science | 3 |
| 27 | Mount St Patrick College | Murwillumbah | Senior Science | 3 |
| 28 | Snowy Mountains Grammar School | Jindabyne | Senior Science | 3 |
| 29 | St Augustines College | Brookvale | Senior Science | 3 |
| 30 | St Gregorys College Campbelltown | Gregory Hills | Senior Science | 3 |
| 31 | Sydney Boys High School | Moore Park | Senior Science | 3 |
| 32 | Bradfield College | St Leonards | Senior Science | 2 |
| 33 | Callaghan College Jesmond Campus | Jesmond | Senior Science | 2 |
| 34 | Castle Hill High School | Castle Hill | Senior Science | 2 |
| 35 | Cecil Hills High School | Cecil Hills | Senior Science | 2 |
| 36 | Coffs Harbour Senior College | Coffs Harbour | Senior Science | 2 |
| 37 | Deniliquin High School | Deniliquin | Senior Science | 2 |
| 38 | East Hills Girls Technology High School | Panania | Senior Science | 2 |
| 39 | Great Lakes College Tuncurry Senior Campus | Tuncurry | Senior Science | 2 |
| 40 | Homebush Boys High School | Homebush | Senior Science | 2 |
| 41 | Jamison High School | South Penrith | Senior Science | 2 |
| 42 | Lithgow High School | Lithgow | Senior Science | 2 |
| 43 | MacKillop College Port Macquarie | Port Macquarie | Senior Science | 2 |
| 44 | Marist Catholic College Penshurst | Mortdale | Senior Science | 2 |
| 45 | Mitchell High School | Blacktown | Senior Science | 2 |
| 46 | Mount St Benedict College | Pennant Hills | Senior Science | 2 |
| 47 | Mount View High School | Cessnock | Senior Science | 2 |
| 48 | Port Hacking High School | Miranda | Senior Science | 2 |
| 49 | Ryde Secondary College | Ryde | Senior Science | 2 |
| 50 | St Ignatius College | Lane Cove | Senior Science | 2 |
| 51 | St Josephs College Banora Point | Banora Point | Senior Science | 2 |
| 52 | St Josephs Regional College | Port Macquarie | Senior Science | 2 |
| 53 | Sydney Institute Randwick College | Randwick | Senior Science | 2 |
| 54 | Thomas Hassall Anglican College | Middleton Grange | Senior Science | 2 |
| 55 | William Clarke College | Kellyville | Senior Science | 2 |
| 56 | Woolooware High School | Woolooware | Senior Science | 2 |
| 57 | Xavier College | Llandilo | Senior Science | 2 |
| 58 | Al Noori Muslim School Senior Campus | Greenacre | Senior Science | 1 |
| 59 | All Saints Catholic Senior College | Casula | Senior Science | 1 |
| 60 | Aquinas College | Menai | Senior Science | 1 |
| 61 | Belmont Christian College | Belmont North | Senior Science | 1 |
| 62 | Bethany College | Hurstville | Senior Science | 1 |
| 63 | Birrong Girls High School | Birrong | Senior Science | 1 |
| 64 | Blaxland High School | Blaxland | Senior Science | 1 |
| 65 | Bulli High School | Bulli | Senior Science | 1 |
| 66 | Calrossy Anglican School | Tamworth | Senior Science | 1 |
| 67 | Canley Vale High School | Canley Vale | Senior Science | 1 |
| 68 | Chester Hill High School | Chester Hill | Senior Science | 1 |
| 69 | Clancy Catholic College | West Hoxton | Senior Science | 1 |
| 70 | De La Salle College Revesby Heights | Revesby Heights | Senior Science | 1 |
| 71 | Emmaus Catholic College | Kemps Creek | Senior Science | 1 |
| 72 | Goulburn High School | Goulburn | Senior Science | 1 |
| 73 | Green Point Christian College | Green Point | Senior Science | 1 |
| 74 | Hunters Hill High School | Hunters Hill | Senior Science | 1 |
| 75 | Illawarra Sports High School | Berkeley | Senior Science | 1 |
| 76 | Kildare Catholic College | Wagga Wagga | Senior Science | 1 |
| 77 | Kingsgrove North High School | Kingsgrove | Senior Science | 1 |
| 78 | Marist College Eastwood | Eastwood | Senior Science | 1 |
| 79 | Marist College Kogarah | Bexley | Senior Science | 1 |
| 80 | Mary MacKillop College | Wakeley | Senior Science | 1 |
| 81 | Montgrove College | Orchard Hills | Senior Science | 1 |
| 82 | Moorebank High School | Moorebank | Senior Science | 1 |
| 83 | Mount Carmel Catholic College | Varroville | Senior Science | 1 |
| 84 | Northholm Grammar School | Arcadia | Senior Science | 1 |
| 85 | Oberon High School | Oberon | Senior Science | 1 |
| 86 | Orange High School | Orange | Senior Science | 1 |
| 87 | Richmond High School | Richmond | Senior Science | 1 |
| 88 | Roseville College | Roseville | Senior Science | 1 |
| 89 | South Sydney High School | Maroubra | Senior Science | 1 |
| 90 | St Aloysius College | Milsons Point | Senior Science | 1 |
| 91 | St Andrews Cathedral School | Sydney | Senior Science | 1 |
| 92 | St Francis Xaviers College | Hamilton | Senior Science | 1 |
| 93 | St George Christian School | Hurstville | Senior Science | 1 |
| 94 | St John Bosco College | Engadine | Senior Science | 1 |
| 95 | St John Paul II Catholic College Nirimba | Nirimba Fields | Senior Science | 1 |
| 96 | St Johns College Dubbo | Dubbo East | Senior Science | 1 |
| 97 | St Marks Catholic College | Stanhope Gardens | Senior Science | 1 |
| 98 | St Marys Cathedral College | Sydney | Senior Science | 1 |
| 99 | St Patricks College Sutherland | Sutherland | Senior Science | 1 |
| 100 | Tempe High School | Tempe | Senior Science | 1 |
| 101 | Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College The Entrance Campus | Shelly Beach | Senior Science | 1 |
| 102 | Turramurra High School | South Turramurra | Senior Science | 1 |
| 103 | Ulladulla High School | Ulladulla | Senior Science | 1 |
| 104 | Wadalba Community School | Wadalba | Senior Science | 1 |
| 105 | Walcha Central School | Walcha | Senior Science | 1 |
| 106 | Waverley College | Waverley | Senior Science | 1 |
| 107 | Winmalee High School | Winmalee | Senior Science | 1 |
| 108 | Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts | Fairy Meadow | Senior Science | 1 |